, 1873-05-14
THE KANBAa H0RRnR

It has boon loft for An,orican front ier lifo to
develop q story OF crimo moro ho rriblo aud
moro mysterious than any told in tlea fiction Of
which Mr., Thao)seray's novel OF "tCathorino "
WAS paraphraso. Tho adventures told in the
Biographies Of jack Sheppard and Dio]t Turpin;
tho horrors that Sue aud tho old ar Dumas in
vented to satisfy morbid appotiteta; tho blood
curdling sketches evolved out Of :Poo'A abnor-
NAL imagination; the staple ofd tho "Dimo
Novels aud the wcekly serials ktlo traditions
Of tho sensational drama with the hsayside inn,
with its trap-doors and its murderA, which poo
pic hayo como to regard with tho aliaguat that
attondH ascortainel e1aggoration, hayo all
boon rendered possible by the syst ;ernatic and
prolonged butchary praotsc1 by tho Bondor
family In Southeastern Kansas. Tn aories OF
murders in tho Dlack Forest Wild Charles
ncado utilized in ono Of Ills atorioA aud tho
! slaughter which n,alo Troppman1'a M no known
throughout the world, do not compn1 In point
Of pure and unadultoraLad horror with 4tlia caso
Tfopp1nsnn enticcd away aingEo family Oh tho
pretoxt Of discovering an inheritance, sAnd MIR
doris all tho mombors Of It, butt tho Dem dera nttd
their confoderatoB lay In whit for all Pc oPle WHO
| happened to como thoir way; !, and nla' a'ightorcd
| tllom with tho prospects Of small gG'a. Tho
| " Chamber Of HORRORS" in Mmo. TuBaeauus
London collection OF wax Bgu ros does'not, with
oil itH hdeous oaricatures, pa raont 10 complete
4 picture Of human dopra, 'ity na las hocn
traced to M isolated frontier aottlomont In 1'a~
| botso County, Kansas.
| Tho Disappearance of DR.. York, brother OF
Senator York, who exposed til ePonleroy bribery,
calaol tho ilgNt vigorous inv oBtigation into tho
| ca,lBe OF humorous similar isnpponrancoa TINT
had occurred In scotiol Of II Ansas not far from
Independence. Or. York waB i1ufsBol nbout tho
mttldlo CT laAt Murc1l, and, !e~short time ago,
henntor York organized D ar4,' to Bconr tho
country i'll uonrcl OF uomo t raco Of him. DR..
York waa known to hayo takor. tho<route botwoou
Independence auu Osaga Miustt m md the
securing lmyty cn.no acroHy house
stuntoa about half way botweon I rum Orocl
and Big 1Inl, III n lismal 4t,x1anHo oi
prsirie-land. This huuso waB w sort oI
halfway stopping placo. combining d grocery
and ea,glouso, wllere trayoloru 1lsua. 'y l'altof
for lunch. Tho houao Was kept by 20 fa1nil,
named Bender, consisting Of tho old 1nA aud I
. Young man, said to bo fathor anl son, d and NJ
old woman and young woman, said to u
mother aud daughter. Both couples wezo sup
poHod to bo married, but tho young woman, "llt
profeHsod to DO gpiritualistio mediums ta tol
fortunes and to euro diseases, Ind bad "rek 'uta
ton III tho noighborhood. When tho t,bject o
0 Senator York's search became known to thea,
people, the young mau offered to arAat tl4u
: party, nnd the young woman desired to mako III
appointment with Senator York, wlon, also prom
' laol, aho would royoal tho manner OF hl1
: brothers. disappearance through the MD Of the
Spirits Little attention WAS paid to these offers
. aud senntor York aud his party wont On. Tho,
:. were obliged to return ut last without having
discovered any Clue to tho mysterious disappear
0 ance. Senator York then employed a detective
o named Beers, who won't to work at tho case
@ Attor solne days, Dcsra' attention was drawn I.
% tho Bender house, aud whom ho went thors hi