The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-20
him by his peculiar shirt, which her
own hands had made for him. He had
started on foot from Usage Mission some
time last December.

Town hanQ9 naQ m6Qe I0r Dim. ne nat
started on foot from Usage Mission soma
time last December.
THE UNREcoGNlzED.
The only one of the bodies not identi
fed is supposed, and very reasonably
to be that OF Jack Bogart, who started
tor Illinois, on horsebsck, about yeal
ago. The horse he rode has been founc
. in the possession OF a responsible man
who purchased him from one Of tht
suspected confederates.
This completes the list Of those vel
discovered on these grounds.
PISTOLS AND KNIVES FOR A SUPPER.
One Of the most marvellous stories
ever heard, but which is vouched for by
reliable men, is the following: One
evening about three months ago,
poor woman, toot-sore and weary,
travelling to Independence, without
money, stopped at the Bender den and
asked or some supper, and for the
privilege of resting awhile. She was
invited 10, and being nearly exhausted
she took her shoes aud scanty wrap
pings of and laid down on the bed 10
the back room. She soon fell into a
troubled doze, from which she was
awakened by the touch Of the old hsg
of the den, who, pointing to an array oil
pistols aud double edged knives, Of
various sizes, lying on the table, said in
the epirit OF hellish malignity There,
your supper is ready. The woman was
motionless and breathless With terror,
and as she sank back on the bed, the
devil dame picked up the knives one
by one and drew her finger across the
sharpened blades, at the same time
glancing fiendishly at her intended
victim. How long this terror lasted
the woman could not tell; but at last
she, in the very desperation OF fear,
arose as though not alarmed, and mace
a private excuse for going out. She
was permitted to do so, and moving
around to the shelter of the stable,
baretooted and scarce half clad, she
darted off on the wings OF fear, and ran
tor two mlles.to the house of one who
protected her and gave her shelter. AS
she was running away, che turned fre-
quently to see if she was pursued; but
no one followed her, though she saw
the light from the opened doorway
several times, as though the devils in.
side were awaiting her return.
Even this story seems not to have
aroused more than the before exciting
suspicion that the Benders were not
exactly the right kind OF people.
BUNeLEp BUSINESS.
Although for the past three years
this section has been infested with horse
thieves and murderers, and this was
known to everyone about the country.
il is probable the same state Of affairs
might have continued for an indefinite
period had not the murder OF DR.. York,
a man OF family. friends and reputation,
led to the exposure. Men have been
missed and bodies found OF murdered
men for three years past. and vigilance
committees" have hunted and driven
some men from the country. but it
would now seem as though the leaders
OF these regulators" were themselves
the villains, and honest men had been
falsely suspected and driven from their
homes. Known villains have for that
time been sent to the Penitentiary. only
to be pardened ou, by the Governors.
And even the band of seventy.five
armed and honest men who secured the
country in search of DR.. York, when ii
was learned he wac mlsslog, seem to
have had very little judgement or dis
cretion.
On the 2Sth of March last, Col. York
and Mr. johnson visited the Bender
house, to which place they had tracked
DR.. York, and endeavered to coaz
some in Information from them, but they
would tell nothing. On the Sd OF April
this armed band visited the house with
the sole object OF finding the murderert
OF DR.. York. yet they did not mott CT
the bullet holes in the house, and allow
ed themselves to be fooled by an as
sumed stupidity which was the disguise
of most hellish cunning. The old hag
sat mum and gloomy, pretending sht
could not understand or speak English
old Bender said nothing; Kate, she o
the evil eye, deLied all knowledge o
the lost, aud the younger male villain
fooled them with q well made up story
He said that at about the time they
ssid DR. York was missed, he, Bender,
| HAD BEEN SHOT AT
in e lonesome place near Drum Creek
one evening and it must have beer
those that killed the doctor. He des
cribed the place minutely and then tool
them to it, and it was found as he said
and they half believed his story, auc
returned with him. Col. York repeat
ed the story given above, Of supper, o
pistols and knives offered to the lon'
woman, when the old hag soon fount
her sense of the English language im'
proved. She understood all that ha'
been said, and flew into a violent pas
sion. She denied the story Of the sup
per, but said that that was bad ant
: wicked woman whom she would kill
ever she came near them again; tha
the woman was a witch and had be
witched Kate's coffee; and then sh
ordered the whole band away. Will
going aud coming from the creek job
told Col. York that his sister Kate coul'
do anything, that she could control tn
| nj, ord that the Devil did her bid
ding. When they returned to tn
house Col. York tried to induce thu
wonderful mistress OF the Devil t