Show ORKUXAT TRAIX ROIJJIEJI His First Theft Was From Ills Father Columbus Ind Feb 2Jolm Reno is I I dead He was one of the first train robbers I rob-bers in the United States and was a I daring individual Renos first theft I was from his father He stole a fine J horse and sold it at Jeffersonviile Ind In September 1SS6 the Adams Express I companys car on the Pennsylvania I road was robbed of express matter va > l I j ued at 590000 The thieves entered I through a side door and pulling the J j 1 bellrope stopped the train Reno was J later arrested for robbing the Joplin IMo I-Mo treasury of 45000 He was for this sent to the Missouri prison for twenty years but was pardoned oy Governor Brown Reno entered the United States service ser-vice during the war and served his country well Twice while in the Missouri Mis-souri prison ho was barreled in the theF I cooperage department for shipment to i F parts outside the walls of the prison but each time the schems was detected and he was returned to prison He never forgave the men who by force ended the existence of his brothers who were hanged for train robbery |