The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-06
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some time during the winter,
VIM. Boyle of Independence left
that place on the 25th of October.
for Osage Mission. He was recog-
Dized by his shirts.
Jack Boley from Macon City, Illi-
nois. He was returning home horse
back. His horse was found at Liber-
| ty, station on the T.. Il. & q. r. r.,
sixteen miles south of the murder, iu
the possession of O man named
Dopp, who bought the animal of a
man bound for the nation. He was
/ q very large man, which led to The
identification of his body
| Alonzo Sconce, an Irish laberer or
brakeman, who was on bis way to
Parsons, q young man. Body identi-
fed by his socks and teeth. He left
Sycamore township, Montgomery
county, in March, where his brother
in-law, named Osborn, owns claim.
INCIDENTS, s#
Thursday over 1 900 people were
on the ground. Yesterday Deputy
United States Marshal and other
officers were securing the country
At o'clock Deputy Sheriff Julian
received dispatch from Parsons de-
mandiBg all the handcuffs and
shackles that could be spared. It is
reported that over % arrests have
been made, bat the names are with
held. .
Thomas Tyack, the nearest neigh
Dor OF the Bender family. and his
wife, have. been arrested and taken
to Tbayer. Tyack is about IS years
of age. and has daughter young
woman. The family reside on the
side of the mound northeast of the
murdererss den, and seemed to be
very intimate with them. They pro
cured milk of them; still they
claimed TO have no knowledge of the
sudden disappearance of Bender.
| Tyack was taken out and suspended
By the neck three times until life was
nearly extinct. We are not positive
that any evidence or confession was
choked out of him. His wife was
threatened but revealed nothing.
/ i. Brockman. who keeps n grocery
store mile and half south, was
also decorated with hemp cravat as
a reminder of what might occur. bat
the result is kept profound secret.
Yesterday carriages and wagons
were driving to and fro in every di-
rection for the devils grave yard
Pieces of weather boarding, per-
forated with bullet holes. were sawed
or torn of and carried away as
inernentoes. Also locks of hair of
the dead.
Ali the bodies found have been
placed there since last October. It
is possible more may yet be found.
Tor year or more past, bodies have
been found in the creeks aud on the
prairies within a radius of twenty
miles OF this place. The Bender
family have been residing on the
Claim about three years and it is not
improbable, from the wholesale
slaughter recently discovered that
they, or as a party by an extensive
gang of marauders had something
to do with these mysterious murders.
The claim is an old section of rail-
road land. Some one with an eve to
business under the most trying
circumstances stuck up board near
the well on which is written: 'This
claim taken May 9th, 1873, r. Elder .
Fiction founded upon the annals
of crime has failed to furnish mys-
terry SO astounding as this revelation
of horrible facts. It is with this
feeling that visitor wrote on the
door of the murderers den. John
Bender, special agent for He'll. As
this house was seeming place oi
entertainment for wayfarers, i.
forces to the mind that startling old
Russian romance, 1.-The Travellers
Last Inn"
i We are unable to see the financial
speculation in this octave of muir.
ders. Some of the killed were
known to be almost penniless,
though three of the number possibly
had large sums of money.
i Doubtless York was murdered
because of the interes. he was tax,
ing in endeavoring to trace up the
missing Longcor aud child. He had
| identified the wagon found at Long
cor's and in case the murder was re
vealed would become an important
witness.
The Bender family left about the
sixth of April, left their team and
dog on the streets at Thayer, and
bought tickets for Humboldt. The
horses attracted attention when driv
en- by hunger they had nearly de
youred the wagon bed. The dog at
tempted to jump on every passing
train going north. Bendcrs left The
train at Chanute and it is presumed
went south to Texas.
i Gov. Osborn should offer large
reward not only for their arrest bu
, for the investigation of other mrr
ders committed IN this and adjoining
counties There was one committed
, near this city a year since that vii
!, bear further investigation.
Miss Katie Bender lectured il
Oswego last winter on woman
rights. She is represented in he
own neighborhood as doctress.
: The spring styles of bonnets ar
> certainly superb. The. ladies ar
!. | showiuer eycellent taste and thew mr.