John Reno

John Reno was one of four Reno brothers from Seymour, Indiana. According to a 1905 Washington Times retrospective, he was held in the jail at New Albany when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him, and the account says his brothers were taken and killed the same way. The article gives no date for the killings. It describes the lynching approvingly and does not say whether jail staff resisted the mob or handed the men over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A 1905 Washington Times retrospective account says a mob took John Reno from the New Albany jail and lynched him.

Reported by: Washington Times 1905 retrospective account (reporters).

News report

• The Washington Times, September 17, 1905, page 37 The Washington Times, September 17, 1905