The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-20

that they would have hung them if
had not been for the persuasion OF Col
York and few others, who were de
termined that none but the known gull
ty should suffer. OF course this visi
alarmed the Benders, and they fed
How. has been published in the Times
MORE cARRLEssNEss.
1t seems strange that 20 watch wa
put upon the suspected Benders, anG
still more strange that they should hay'
been gone three weeks before any on,
knew it When they went to Thsyei
they left their team. wagon and dog or
the public street of the town. On tht
street the team and wagon remained
two days without a claimant, when they
were taken charge of by a livery firm
Bears & Wheeler. No notice, Other
than an item in the Head Light, a loca'
journal, was given Of the finding OF tn
team. aud no description Of the horses
published, though they were peculiarly
and singularly marked. Had such de-
scription been given, it must have led
to the speedy pursuit Of the fleeing
criminals. 1t is not suspected thai
there was any guilt in this neglect, but
only carelessness.
THERE MUST BE A GANG.
No doubt is entertained that the Ben
ders have not been alone in their dam.
nable villiany. They must have had
confederates to. dispose OF the stock and
clothes of the murdered men, and sus.
picon has really pointed to a numbe,
OF men, living throughout that section
in different directions. and to none with
more evidence of justice than to one.
- NIT. CAERRE.
This fellow lives about three miles
south of Parsons, and when Col. York
was making search for his brother he
tried tc induce the Colonel to hire him
as detective. Luckily the Colonel
would have nothing to do with him.
This man, it is said by two men who
are generally credited, at different
places and times, and separately, told
them he was a member OF band OF
regulators in the county, and that when
they found a criminal they never
troubled him with the law, or put the
county to any expense about him; that
the band always knew their own work
when they saw it, for every man they
put out OF the way they laid with his
throat cut, his left arm across his
breast, and his right by his side. In
such condition and position were found
nearly all the Bender victims AS q
further evidence againet this fellow, it
is known that soon after McCrotty's
disappearance was known, and when
there was about to be some action TAX
en- to look for him, he pretended 10
have letter from McCrotty, telling Of
bis safe arrival in Illinois, at his intend
ed destination.
The other suspected parties who
have been arrested are men OF bad re-
pute in general, and believed for some
time to be horse thieves, if nothing
worse. On Sunday, Sheriff Stone
brought into Independence. under ar
rest, Addison Roach, of Ladoro. and
William Buxton a son-in-law oi
the elderRoach, both found near Cedar
vale. This makes the numbee under
arrest now on suspicion, so far as known
twelve. The names OF the others have
been published in the Times.
LAST SUNDAY AT THE GRAVES.
On last Sunday there was about one
thousand, men, women and children, al
the Bender grounds, gazing with min
gled emotions OF horror and curiosity
The graves even yet sent forth a sick
eniDg stencil, and women held theil
noses as they peered down into the now
tenantless holes. Two special trains
were run, one from Independence and
one from Coffeyville, to point on the
railway line about two miles from the
house, and teams were busy running tc
and from the cars to fairgrounds, while
the greater portion of the crowd waf
compelled to walk. These traini
brought about three hundred persons
There were about six or seven hundred
persons there from all parts of the sur
rounding country, in wagons, carriages
buggies and on horse back.
The curiosity Of many seemed tt
master their repulsion, and hundreds
brought away some memento OF th'
dreadful place. The blood stained bed
stead was smashed to pieces, and divid'
ed in the crowd, all the shrubbery ant
Young trees were broken or torn up
and carried away, and pieces OF th'
house borne off by the curious. Sucf
another raid would not leave much o
the shanty. 1t was supposed that th'
grounds would be ploughed and scrap
ed again this day to search for othe
bodies, but the intent was abandoned
and it is not probable any furthe
search will be made until it is dom
regularly by the county authorities.
REWARDS OFFERED.
Rewards to the amount OF $5.OO
have been offered for the capture o. tn
murderers, and there is not the slight
est doubt they will be recovered VI
Hast Saturday the detectives were o.
1.-THE trail of the Benders, with the ex
pressed certainty of edecting thel
speedy capture, and it is more tha,
probable they are already taken. Wit
the number under arrest and the other
watched, no doubt some one will revea
the whole truth, when Kansas will b
rid of the worst ecouDdrels that eve
infested and cursed this country.