Weekly Arizona citizen., 1880-08-07
TEL BG GRAPHIC. THE RENDERS AGAIN. A Terrible Confession of Dark and Bloody Deeds. An Excursion Train Wrecked in Ohio---2 Killed and
 g Wounded. Victoria Making For the Guada- lupe Mountains--Grierson
 Only Four Hours
 Behind Garfeld's Enthusiastic Recep- ton Tn New York.
 The GIrd Mill Started Up.
Garfeld's Enthusiastic Recep-
 ton Tn New York.
The Gird Siin Started Up.
Special to theCitlzen.
More Confession of Crime by the Ben
 ders.

More Confession of Crime by the Ben ders.
 OMAHA, August Told Mrs. Ben der -continues to hold receptions in
 the jail Tn Fremont, and continues to confess in her talks. She occasionally
 throws additional light on the past
 life and crimes of the Bender family.
 To-day, among other things, she said
 that when she married Bender, alias
 McGregor, at Springfield, Illinois, his
 two children John and Kate were in ! Kansas The first murder was com
 mitted by old Bender aod his wife
 al their place near Jacksonville, Hi noIs. One afternoon a man rode up to
 their house and asked to stay sll night.
 She made him pay in advance, and in
 So doing he exhibited a large roll of
 money. Her husband had fixed trap door, and while this man was
 
 sitting at supper he slipped up behind
 him and split his head with a hatchet. The murdered man was short thick
 set man with black hair and whiskers,
 his chin being shaved The body was
 thrown into the cellar temporarily and
 in the afternoon was buried back of
 the house. She did not get any Of the money, but thought the old man must have got it. They remained on
 the farm only a few weeks after that removed to Iowa City. They there lived on the money obtained from the murdered man and then went to h. diana, where they lived eight months, afterward moving to Kansas where John and Kate were and also Maggie. cousin. These three had been keep ing tavern, calling it Renders Hotel. The old woman does not know of any murders committed by John, Kate and Maggie. Before she and the old man went there the old man said he would fix a trap door like the one in Illinois to let men into the cellar to be chopped to death with hatcAets by Ks.e and Maggie. The old man then described at length the modus oper- sndi in various murders. They al ways found what customers had mon. ey, and she also states that Kate allow ed men to sleep with her and then cut their throats and sleep soundly after wards until morning. She told of one such case in detail, and said the mans money was divided between them. Kate had a lover who used to steer men 10 her place. Horsethieves and cut,hrosts used 10 be entertained by Kate and Maggie, but were never harmed. She then related the adven- lures during their flight from Lsbette county. The reporter who spent the 1 afternoon with Mrs. Bender, also call ed on the old man, who was under the delusion that his wife had escaped and 1 told the complete history of his life He corroberated the old woman's con ! fessiOH and described the killing of | the man in Illinois and the murders l In Kansas exactly as the old woman told il. He makes no secret of being 1 Bender, and gives complete history 1 of Kate, John and Maggie.
 Bender's statement My name is Alexander McGrsgor; was born in the | State of New York, and lived there till he married his first wife. When | married they had one child called | William Hanlou, begotton in adultery. 1 After being married two weeks, John | Bender, his son, was born, then they | moved to Illinois, where Kate was born. Kate and John were good child | ren but ran away when r years old ] and went to Kansas. Ills first wife | died in Illinois with consumption. ! after two years of married life By 1 his second wife he had three children. Her name was Nancy Peabody The | children all died. He had no children 1 by his second wife while they lived in | Illinois. He committed the first mur der by killing short dark haired | mAn, and sent him down ID the cellar through trap door. He got some money from him, and then buried him | at the back of the house about two rods. The old woman helped bury l him. 1 went to Independence, Iowa. and worked on a farm at my trade blacksmith-there. After a while I | went to Kansas; had heard from Kate | and John, who wrote for me 10 come 1 on, SO 1 went 10 Kansas 10 live with I John and Kate. Maggie and her cou | sin were there tor few days. Helped John make a trap door, same ss We had in Illinois first. The first man killed here slept with Kate, and she killed him with butcher knife. She | showed me the knife, and we buried | him near the house. The only man I | ever killed alone iu Kansas was a ped. dler. l hit him on the head with a stone hammer. I go; a good deal of