Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-23
The Kansas Horror.


THE latest horror has just been unearth-
ed in Eabette County, Kansas, where nine
murdered bodies have already been dis
covered, and search is being prosecuted
for more. Among the victims found is
DIR. William York, brother of State Sena-
tor York (whO gained such extended no.
toriety during the late Senatorial election)
The scene of these wholesale murders lies
one and half miles southeast of More
head Station, on the road leading from
Usage Mission 10 Independence. The
bodies were found under a frame house
recently occupied by a German family
named Bender, who left the place some
two or three weeks since. This family
consisted of four adults, Bender and his
wife, and a son and daughter they had
settled upon a railroad claim ten years
ago, and although theywere not regarded
favorably by their neighbors, no suspicion
existed that they were engaged in criminal
practices. The daughter professed to be
a spiritual physician, and claimed the art
of healing all the ills that flesh is heir to.
Her mode of cure is now found to have
been efectual. The following is a copy
of her advertisement published in the In
dependence (Kas.) Journal,
Prof. Miss Katie Bender can heal an sorts OF dis
eases; can cure blindness, hts, Deafness and all
such diseases, also deaf and dumbness. Residence
4 miles east Of Independenee, ON the road from
Independence 20 Usage Mission, ~ miles south
east of Morehead Station. KATE BENDER.
The history of the terrible tragedy is
full of interest Persons had been Inys-
teriously disappearing for some time, but
as they had no friends to prosecute an
earnest search, but tlittleattention was paid
to hematter, Sometime in March, while
DIR. York was on visit TO Fort Scott, a
partially consumed wagon was brought
into the .clty which the doctor recognized
as the remains of vehicle he had sold TO
a German in Independence The parties
WHO brought ii in explained that they had
found il just of the road between Ladore
and Moreheads and that it was supposed
To have belonged. d.tONa German who, with
his daughter, had started out few days
previously DR. York expressed great in
tcrest' in the discovery, and When he
started out ON his return honle, declared
his intention ofhunting up the. details of
thesupposed crime. About March 10 he
lett Fort Scott, mounted on valuable
horse, but never reached his home His
family becoming alarmed at his absence,
his brother, the Senator proceeded to Fort
Scott to inquire after him. Learning the
facts of the case, he returned over the
road, accompanied by another brother who
lived in that city and some other
persons, and they traced the missing
man TO Usage Mission and thence to Drum
Creek, and here all trace of him was lost.
II was at once supposed that the doctor
had been waylaid and murdered, the re-
cent disappearance Of other persons in the
same locality giving color TO thesuspicion.
Oihcers were set 20 work TO ferret ont the
murderers, and Governor Osborne offered
reward of $500 for the apprehension of
every person concerned in the crime. This
stimulated inquiry, and on the 9th inst.
the body Of the murdered man was dis