The Reno Gang: The Most Daring Band of Train Robbers
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- Some of the most famous outlaws of the wild west: The James- Younger gang, Billy the kid, and Sam Bass, were inspired by a brazen gang of Indiana brothers whose names are far less well known, and whose extraordinary career in crime was punctuated by a daring act of larceny that occurred 155 years ago today, on October 6, 1866- the first peacetime train robbery in America. The rise, and rather precipitous fall, of the Indiana Reno gang deserves to be remembered.
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I’d like to see an expose on the Pinkerton Detective Agency. They weren’t always on the up and up and I’m pretty sure some historical events might have gone differently without their influence.
“Fast is fine, boys, but accuracy is finer”.
In a bit of linguistic irony, the first train robbery in the West was on the Central Pacific RR, Nov. 4, 1870 near Reno Nevada. $41,000 in gold coin from the San Francisco Mint was on it's way to Virginia City Nevada to pay the miners (paper money wasn't used here). The robbers, led by "Smiling" Jack Davis, boarded at Verdi Nevada, took control of the train, stopped at Lawton Hot Springs, 4 miles west of Reno and a mile from my house, and took off with the gold. No one was injured. The Washoe County sheriff captured them all in a few weeks, but "Smiling " Jack apparently hid $3000 In coin somewhere and it has not been found. Care to look for it?
Congrats on starting your second million off with a bang THG. Really loved the intro graphics by the way. My wife grew up 50 miles from Seymour and had never heard of this gang.
The writing on the prison wall (noted in John Reno's autobiography) was from the King James Version Bible: Proverbs 13:15 "Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard."
Rage at Dawn 1955 movie, starring my favorite actor Randolph Scott, was a good movie about these Brothers. Need to watch. Love your coverage of history. Thumbs up!!
“Bounty jumping” - first I’ve about this. Interesting.
The way of the transgressor is hard, unless you’re a politician.
I grew up in New Albany, Ind. and the Reno brothers being jailed in our city was always prominently taught in our schools, though the lynching was not highlighted. Thank you, HG, for filling in a lot of detail, even the grisly parts.
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Wow that history I didn't know! And I'm a lifelong Indiana resident as matter of fact I'm from Lawrence county Indiana! Jasksons county next door !
We could use some of that justice today! As long as they are guilty, no harm done!
Hey this is my family!! Thank you for doing this video!
I enjoyed this. I was born and raised in Seymour Indiana { as was John Mellencamp }. I heard about the Renos all my life. I grew up about three miles from Rockford in a community called Madden Hill. My eighth grade history teacher wrote a book call the Masked Halters about the Reno Gang. His name was Edwin Boley.
Born in Seymour and grew up with this history! That whole area used to run on trains growing up! Also check out local historian Edwin Boley. He was my history teacher and he did a lot of work on the Reno Brothers.
Loved your story. Never heard of the Reno Brothers or their exploits until now. Thanks.
There are so many interesting stories of the American frontier era that are all but forgotten today and that;s a shame. Thank human nature for bring out The History Guy to keep at least some of the best from being forgotten.
As another person who grew up in the area around New Albany, I heard of the Renos as a kid. Mean as snakes. Nobody regretted their lynching. My dad, George Engle, did a painting of them in the 1960's.