St. Landry democrat., 1880-08-14

er expected to sec you any more: l
don't want to talk to you here. We
are captured last, and they will hang
us. You know that. That's John Ben
der. There's no use denying that any
longer. Pm going to tell the truth. II
that don't save me from being hung, I'll
have to hang, too. | ought to have told
the truth from the start. told them
that we would be caught it we came
were going back East. We had a hard
time among the Indians; very seldom
saw q white person.
She was asked where the other child
was buried, as only one of the two chill
dren was found. She asked Hootlan if
he remembered where they dug up Dr..
1ork's body, and which way from him
the child was found. He told her" es,"
She said the other child was buried in
the southeast corner of the garden.
She said they had come back from the
Indian country, and that they were
going over the Missouri. Kate and
young John Bender were with the
teams taking another road. They were
party was to go to Kansas and dig up
$500 they had buried there on the old
Bender place.
There would seem to be no further
reason for doubt as to the identity of
the prisoners, and that they are MEM
bers Of the only original Bender family.
No legal investigation has yet been had
and this must be awaited before the
world will be satisfied that the monster
butchers of the age are at last in GUS
tody. The woman claims that she is
not Bender's wife that the latter was
left when they went south through the
ChoctaW nation, in 1878, because she
could not go further when they aban
doned the team. She thinks the old
woman died in 1876. Hootlan's descrip-
ton Of the old Bender place agrees per-
fectly with that OF other persons who
have been there.
AFTER KATE AND YOUNG JOHN.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 2-Sheriff Gregg
of Dodge County, who arrested old
Bender (the outlaw and his wife, who
are now in Fremont Jail, was in this
city yesterday hunting up the trail of
young Bender and his wife. They were
seen with team and wagon in company
with old Bender and his wife, who were
on foot, near Schuyler, and they parted
near there shortly before Daniel Con-
don informed Gregg of their suspicious
inquiries about the Bender family of
haHSaS. MI. UfeSS Has since learned
that the young couple crossed the river
at Omaha, with a wagon and team, and
went into Iowa, no doubt en- route for a
place of meeting agreed upon by them
and the old folks. They had team of
one gray and one bay horse, and col
ored wagon. 1t is understood that Con-
don is following on their track.
Sheriff Gregg says that when he ar
rested the old couple he rode up to them
and said: "Hello, Kate" The woman
replied, amt Kate Bender" Gregg
believes he has sure thing on the. old
man, but thinks the woman is Bender's
mistress, and that they have killed his
wife. Old Bender was German, and
had big scar on the centre of his fore
head. The prisoner at Fremont has
scar, but swears he does not know a
word of German. A German was put
into a sell with instructions to curse him
in his native tongue. Old Bender for
got himself, and swOre terrifically at the
man in German. Bender asked for a
razor to shave, but Gregg, fearing lie
would commit suicide, refused, and had
barber shave him.
Sheriff Gregg is determined to cap
ture young Bender, and it is understood
$4,000 reward is offered for the whole
gang. Of this amount Sit 900 is offered
for the old man.