Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-08-12

Chairman, and we sincerely hope the people
of the State will respond to the call.
JOHN S. PRESTON, Chairman.
ARREST OF Two OF THE BENDERs.-A
man and woman, who are supposed to be
John Bender and bis wife Kate, the notorious
Kansas murderers, whom the police of the
country have been hunting for over seven
years, are now lodged in jail in Fremont,
Dodge county, Nebraska. They were arrest
ed in Colfax county, near Schuyler, coming
East The man said his name was McGreger,
but admitted that at one time he staid with
the Benders, and saw them put two children
in hole in the garden. The woman claimed
that the man was her husband, and that
both of them witnessed some of the murders
committed in Kansas Subsequently the pris.
oners wers visited by Mr.. HooAand, who, for
two years prior to July, 1873, was neigh
Dor Of the Bender family, in Kansas, and
were fully identified by him. The woman
admitted that the man was John Bender, but
said that she was not his wife. Young Kate
and John Bender, she said, were with team
taking another road. The party we're to have
met in Iowa, and then some one was to 60 to
Kansas and dig up 500 buried on old Bend
ers premises. ..... .t-.. ......-
The Bender family, it will be remembered,
consisted Of two men and two women, who
occupied one-story cabin on the open prairie
in Lebette county, Kansas, which was kept
as sort Of wayside tavern for the accommo-
dation of travellers. Shortly after they occu-
pied the house, remarkable disappearance Of
travellers began to be noted. In February,
1873, an old man and his granddaughter
left Cherryvale, near where the Blenders
lived, in wagon to 90 to Fort Scott, but
never reached that place. In March, DR..
VIM. 81. York saw their wagon at Fort Scott,
and started to ferret out the mystery. He
too disappeared, and search for him resulted
in the discovery of the bodies of the old man
and child in ravine, with their throats cut.
The house of the Benders was often visited
by the searchers, and in April, 1873, the
whole family disappeared. The house was
searched and ira p-door discovered, under.
meath which was q well, the floor and walls
being saturated with blood. The body of
DR.. York was found buried in the garden,
with wound in the back of his head, and in
short time nine more graves were discovered,
eight Of them containing single bodies Of men,
and one of them an old man and little girl.
Since that time every effort has been made to
capture the murderers, but without success
until now. ..,. .t.... .- r.. .-.
WIT IN CoURT.-Keen and cutting words,
or even triAing incivilities INDUCED in at the
expense of the counsel have sometimes met
with swift retribution. Plunket was once en-
gagged in case, when toward the end of the
afternoon it became question whether the
court should proceed or adjourn till the next
day. Plunket expressed his willingness to
20 on if the jury would "set." "sit, sir, sit"
said the presiding judge, mot set; /; hens set"
~ thank you, my lord" said Plunket. The
case proceeded, and presently the judge had
occasion to observe that if that were the case,
he feared that the action would not clay"
"Lie, my lord, lie," exclaimed the barrister !;
"not lay;' hens lay"
eff you don't stop your coughing, sir"
said testy and irritable judge, "Ill fine you
s1OO." "I'll give your lordship e2OO if you
can stop it for me" was the ready reply.
Curran was once addressing jury, when
the Judge, who was thought to be antagonis-
tic to his client, intimated dissent to an argu-
ment advanced by a shake Of his head.
Il see, gentlemen said Curran "I see the
motion Of his lordship's head. Persons un.
acquainted with his lordship would be apt to
think this implied difference of opinion, but
be assured gentlemen this is not the case.
When you know his lordship as well as l do,
it will be unnecessary to tell you that when
he shakes his head there is really nothing in
it." 20.
On another occasion Curran was plead.
ing before Etzgibbon, the Irish Chancellor,
with whom he was on terms of anything but
friendship. The Chancellor, with the distinct
purpose, as it would seem, of insulting the
advocate, hroupht With him on the bench 9