One of the earliest U.S. train robberies occurred on May 22, 1868, at nearby Marshfield, a refueling and watering stop. The engine and express car were detached from a Jeffersonville, Madison, and Indianapolis Railroad train and abandoned near Seymour. The notorious Reno Gang took U.S. treasury notes and government bonds from Adams Express Company safes in the car. The Indiana-based Reno Gang operated after the Civil War during a period of unemployment and lawlessness, while vigilante organizations continued to be active. The Pinkerton National Detective Agency investigated the Marshfield robbery and apprehended several suspects, but before any were tried, members of the Reno Gang were lynched by vigilantes.