The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-05-31
rnE FATE or rm uENDERS.
\ Narrative D, Our OF tbr M,u Who
l,uthrd ThruH.

Narrative %, Our OF the hicu Who
INuthrd rhcm.
\ Western Iaucr contains au account
ot tire fate ut the Bender family, whose
deeds ui clwg iu Kansas and mysterious
disappearance created such ID great syu-
~guuu "a few YEAR uEy. IL seems that "a
tramp Who was sleeping m haNatayk
back ui the Blenders. house WAS avak-
ru,i at midnight, ua looking ont he
SAW three persons evidently 10 work dig
-iug 30 % 7Aug. distance iraM ham. but IL
MAS ra dark that hrruullual distinguish
arm nor make uut Whu, they were bury
lug. The next dsy lac told this circum-
stance to "a uylphhurug farmer who im-
mvJ-tely organized u party ut twelve
alG started for the home ut the Blenders,
Lut when they arrived there 10 Was de
serted The party l.uad the wagon
tracks # the fleeing inmates, and Imme-
u4utaly started lA pursuit
The ,u.ck Of the Bender wagon could
he seen leading o. the southwest. The
luremeu followed az fun speed Just
before sunset the pur,uuTs came in sight
,t the tugitygs Ih,N had evidently
ur-el ta,iI teams ON v.ta all speed pos
slblr, as they We're % good iuty-iiyy miles
from their tavern, and their animals APP
Ienrrd well u-ri mp As Jlc pursuit
came ina sight ut ,aeif game llsy gave
Veil anl CHARGED ,I.v,. pr..p thIrg Tho
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anp.ar.3 .. ...r- u,..n tH-r J,Nr.
Hrni.r ,,no.y.- ,,..f..r.. In. ta,. -il,. ~
fhs v5s,u rr forward r, tE. Ns.I
team as rh,Y.,. n, r.f.,.#. r.,.n lint
,..g. evidently recalled hy the .fI man
who handed Erl ONT ru nil-f,-Ni.r,.I
,rua..tb-h -h.r,. Ya-g,r r.h, W.ra Is-
.vf.,rau he br,g "a harmless. -bn, at t.,
al,..D,.ng lg-.emsn. nYi then drew, i
navy rgyuIyu al... r.arse.l his FlraH into
tae wagon Ion another Before aa had
t.ul, ta draw II u.,l however. shot
from one uG ,lr farmers laid lam ont
Lfr.rss uu the prairie. the bail entering
Ai, Def, I...-. ..L r.ruiug the lauEt
Ola lm Ig..e. ..ouI zap DID the
WAGON, aul. striking down th, cover.
yelled 81, hls horses u German 4ui h.Gr-
Ishci Iyyu.yar over l.- head The
puE-uy., ul.l.t ,seu'ura Lm alive, #
possible lut lli NOS .ar 90 approach
lGyy vrr, gu.ua down Tdl. W the rral-
ur one 81 the lyau hur,s tu.l, and Kate.
spriuEug ual 81 t-u Wagon, went O. the
fallen animal n il o. get It mp But lu-
steaI ut u.l,gng the fallen beast. She cut
loose us mate, aud. mounting u, wan cu-
deAyorlag a. ahe lrE escape uu It's
back. At th.s tie uli iuaa seemed crazy
with anger. and fired A.s revolver 90 her.
Ng dad uut hE Ncr however. bat tie
Aar-e spriugiug forward caught Lex iu
the brrvcuus ot sis fallen mate, and
wen. down with Kate under hmm. The
Ola u.u having ,wut.-I Als revolver thc
puTsurrs closed iu uu L.a aul beat him
down with their gun barrels. though hr
and his wife Tough, like tigers q thr
h-t After they had tied Bender and
Ills wife tAsy r.t the girl uut iram under
,He horse ana found tha; sine had O. leg
broken in the fll. Kate cursed tar.n.
cursed her fatheraud muther.aul seemed
m "a r,.I-hot viii If wrath.
Tho rsriy moved over ta a "run" and
-anpri for the rtrht bl Bender To-
~ .'. ID. ava varl in Fnsl.sh. but both
b. and L.s vile cursed ta,ir cap,ar, ln
German K4f. Fender seemed Ia tliuk
far.r r.n,ar, knew r,ery.hing.aui while
She v.4ll NOT answer questions she
.,rsf. r,rr..1ns-t ~ tf., .Vru1 work
,f-f I'D ,.,.p ,,arr4.8 .u M III, tavern
mi asserted FREQUENTLY that thew had
l.,I,l ny.r lul ,..r..,. SI. .ail .be
EaI don. most ~ tb, thr.a, r.t,!ng
h.-.srf. ,r.f Jlrp yFns asra,I. that hr
~ ~. IN ,,.-rr., .iif ,v.rI ,r.ua', ,a
r.rrr,. ,r.,..r victim. .u tn,. head lut thsv
g,,,,,.,r..I q, A.. .f,,ff ,f fl,,n n.,,r ihry
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VIII, ..st..i ,.r,,. ,l,,y killed. .., many
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