Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-05-23
NUMBER 81.

the supposition is that the murdered vic
tim was struck down from behind and
then his temples broken in by the same
weapon. The face, hair, and whiskers
were in good state of preservation, and
the remains were readily identified by his
brother.
This successful issue of the search led
to a closer scrutiny, and, on the house be-
ing entered, an eff1uvium arose which in
stantly led to the suspicion that more
bodies were concealed beneath. The
building was removed without delay, and,
on the earth being removed, the gaze of
the beholders was Mortified by the discov-
cry of eight more bodies. All these vic
Tins had been killed by blow on the
back of the head with hammer, and their
throats then cut. The following are the
names of the persons thus far discovered
and identified: B. f. Mckenzie, identi-
fed by his brother-in-law; III. Longchor
and child eighteen months old, identified
by his father-in-law; w. +. Mccarthy,
formerly a member of the 123d Illinois in
fantry; d. Brown, identified by some
Howard County man, and John Geary,
also of Howard County, identified by
his wife The names of the other two
bodies l have not learned
Intense excitement prevails, and the de-
termination is general to bring the guilty
parties to Justice The Bender family are
supposed to have gone north, as the agent
at Thayer, the next station north, reports
that he sold tickets to a family answering
the description of the Benders, two or
three weeks ago.
With the crowd at the grave was man
named Brockman, who was supposed to
l.
Gus men laid hold upon him at once, and
strung him up to beam in the house.
His cOntortions were fearful. His eyes
started from their sockets, and livid hue
came to his face that was appalling.
Death was within reach of him when he
was cut down. Confess! contest" they
yelled, but he said nothing. Again he
was jerked from his feet, and again was
the strong body convulsed with the death
throes. Again resuscitated, he once more
refused to open his mouth. He did not
appear to understand what was wanted of
him. The yelling crowd, the mutilated
and butchered dead, the flickering and
twiring torches sputtering in the night
wind, the stern, set faces of his execution
ers, all, all passed before him as a dread
full phantasmagoria which daZZled him
and struck him speechless. For the third
time they swung him up, and then his
heart could not be felt to beat, and there
was no pulse at his wrist. He is dead"
they said. But he was not dead. The
night air revived him at last, and he was
permitted to stagger away in the darkness
as one who was drunken or deranged.--
Chicago Post, Nay II.
ST. LOUIS May II.
~~ThOmas Reers a detective of Kansas ar
rived here on yesterday on the trail of the
Bender family, upon whose premises so
many bodies of murdered men have been
found. He has the authority of Governor
Osborne, of Kansas, to hunt the assassins
down regardless of expense. Chief Nc
Donough, of this city, will render all as
sistance possible. Already information
has been received Of parties here who have
told more about the murders than they
ought to know as innocent people.
PARSONS Kan May II.
Colonel Boudenot, who has just return
ed from the scene of Benders' murders, re.
ports three more graves discovered yester-
day. Over 5000 people were on the
ground A special train has just arrived
with seven cars filled with people. There
was intense excitement all over the coun-
try, and firm determination to ferret out
the parties engaged in the murders. 1t is
understood that large rewards will be Of
fered by the county and State for the ar
rest of the assassins. Nearly all the bod
les of the dead were indecently mutilated.
1t is considered certain that the little girl
was thrown alive into the grave of her
father, as no marks of violence were found
on the body.