Credited with pulling the first peacetime train robbery in America goes to the four, relatively unknown, Reno brothers of Indiana, John, Frank, Simeon and William. It happened on October 6th, 1866 in Seymour, Indiana, and the take ranged from $12,000 to $20,000 dollars. Reportedly they left behind a safe containing $10,000 in gold.
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