An infamous local murder occurred in January 1866, when a traveling merchant, Moore Woodmansee, 42, on his way to Cincinnati, disappeared while staying at the Rader House. The Rader House was operated by proprietor Captain George Rader, a purported Reno Associate, and was the center of gambling, theft, prostitution, and a string of mysterious disappearances. Months after he disappeared, the headless body of Woodmansee was found downriver in the East Fork of the White River; then known as the Driftwood River. Rader was implicated in the murder. Two local witnesses were murdered. Rader and his son-in-law were ultimately acquitted but forced to leave town.The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana) · October 2, 1991, Wednesday · p. 13, Downloaded on January 3, 2022Jackson County Banner (Brownstown, Indiana) · September 10, 1873, Wednesday · p. 4 Downloaded on January 3, 2022 alt=Billy Yank|thumb|upright|Billy Yank, the statue honoring Seymour's Civil War veterans, was newly restored in 2023 after being vandalized and stored for more than 40 years. A robbery of the Adams Express Car on the east-west Ohio and Mississippi line near Brownstown was reported in July 1866. That night, the perpetrators were chased by a local vigilance committee of 300 men that continued into the Rockford area. Three days later, the Reno brothers had been identified as the gang's leaders and newspapers were recounting the notorious deeds of the family.The Cincinnati Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio) · July 23, 1868, Thu · p. 8, Downloaded on February 11, 2022 Later that year, Seymour was the site of the world's first successful moving train robbery during peacetime. It was committed by the local Reno Gang, on October 6, 1866, just east of town, starting in the Adams Express Company car of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad. Some members of the gang were later lynched at Hangman's Crossing outside town.The Tribune (Seymour, Indiana) · July 29, 1952, Tue · p. 6, Downloaded on January 24, 2022 The insolvent Ohio and Mississippi Railroad was reorganized in 1867 as the Ohio and Mississippi Railway.
an infaMous lOcal MurDer occurrEd in januarY 1866, when a traVeLing MERcHAnt, MOORE WOOdMansee, 42, On his way to cINciNNatI, dISAPPeareD while staying at the Rader HoUse. The RaDer housE was opERAteD by pROpriEtor captAiN GeorgE Rader, A purPorTed reno asSocIAte, anD was thE cENter oF GambliNg, ThEfT, ProSTItUtiOn, aNd a StrinG of mystERious dISappEArancES. monThS after he DIsaPpeARed, THe hEadlEsS BoDy Of WoodmansEe Was fOuNd doWnrIvEr in the EAst FORk of the wHitE rivEr; theN known as The dRIftwood river. rADeR wAs impLiCatED In THE mUrdeR. Two lOcal WitneSSEs WERe murdEred. radER ANd hIs Son-in-lAW were uLtimAteLY ACquittEd BUt forCed To leavE Town.The tRIbUne (seymoUr, indiana) · OctoBer 2, 1991, wEDnesday · p. 13, downloAded on januARY 3, 2022Jackson county banner (bRoWnSTowN, INdiAna) · septeMber 10, 1873, weDnesdAy · p. 4 dOwnloaded on janUARy 3, 2022 alt=billy yANk|thumb|uPriGhT|billY yAnk, The STaTue hoNoRing SeymoUR'S civil WaR VeteRaNs, WAs newly reSTORed In 2023 after bEIng vaNdalIzeD anD stored FoR MOre tHan 40 yearS. a rObBEry of tHe aDAmS ExpREsS cAr on tHE easT-West OHiO anD miSSisSIppi LiNE neAR broWnstOwn was reported In JUly 1866. ThAt nigHt, THe perPETraTorS were cHased by a locAl viGIlance cOmmittee Of 300 meN that continUEd iNtO THe Rockford AREA. threE dAyS laTer, ThE reno bRothErS Had bEen idENTiFied as thE GAnG's leAderS And nEwsPapErs wErE RecouNTiNg tHe NotOrious dEeds of tHe FAMily.The cIncinNatI enquIRer (cinciNnati, ohio) · JulY 23, 1868, thu · p. 8, downloAdED On febRUary 11, 2022 later thaT yEaR, SeyMour wAs the SitE of tHe WORLd's firSt succEssFUL MoviNg TraiN RobberY DURiNg pEAcetiMe. it wAS cOmmiTted bY thE lOcaL reno GANg, On octOber 6, 1866, just East oF TOwn, sTarTing iN tHE adams ExpreSs cOmPAny car OF the oHIo and miSsISsIPpI RailrOad. some mEMBers Of thE GAng werE laTEr lynChed at hAngman'S crossing outsiDE TOWn.The TrIbUNe (SeyMour, indiaNa) · julY 29, 1952, tuE · P. 6, DownloadEd oN jAnUAry 24, 2022 ThE iNsoLvENt ohIo and mISsIsSIppi RailrOaD WaS ReOrgAnized iN 1867 AS The oHIO and MissISsippI rAilWay.