John Reno
John Reno was held in the Floyd County jail in New Albany, Indiana, when, before dawn on December 12, 1868, a masked mob of men from Seymour broke in. According to the Cincinnati Times, the mob took the keys, unlocked the cells, and hanged John Reno along with his brothers Frank and Simeon and a man named Charles Anderson. The account says the sheriff was shot through the arm when he tried to escape the mob. The mob was the only party named as acting in the killings.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob of Seymour men broke into the Floyd County jail, took the keys, unlocked the cells and hanged John Reno, according to the Cincinnati Times, and a 1905 Washington Times retrospective describes the same lynching.
Reported by: Cincinnati Times (reporters); Washington Times 1905 retrospective account (reporters).