Frank Reno
Frank Reno was held in the New Albany jail in Indiana, and a newspaper report says his wife was in the city after his death. On December 12, 1868, a telegraph dispatch reported that about sixty to seventy masked men, described as Seymour Regulators, entered the jail before dawn, took the keys, and went to the cells. According to the report, the mob hanged Frank Reno from the cell railing, and his brother Simon was hanged with him. The report also says the sheriff tried to stop the mob and was shot through the arm.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A New Albany telegraph dispatch reports that a mob of masked men took the keys from the county jail and hanged Frank Reno from his cell railing, with the sheriff shot through the arm while trying to stop them.
Reported by: New Albany telegraph dispatch (reporters).