The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-08-19
THE AppEsT.

Whe.o they went TO no one knew. A
few days ago man waE seen &C Richiand
travelling eastward with woman. They
stopped at % house, and soon after theis
arrivals made Inquiries as to whether
any thing had yet heeIi discovered OF the
Bender family, who formerly lived in
Kansas. Their talk aud actions excited
suspicion, which was further strength
| ened by their answers TO questions. asked
them. They appeared excited, ind told
conflicting stories us 10 who they we're
| and where they eanie from; aaid they
had lived five or six yearc among the. In
dians; tha! they lad bse1 up in the
NiebraTa country, aud that they were
| not the Denders. Sheriff Gregg was
| called He started on their track. at
Schuyler he. caught up with them. lie
passed them two or three times, and
finally turned around aud met them with
drawn revolver. He said to the wo-
man, Hello, Kate" and she was consid-
erHbly stalled, and replied "I am not
Kate Bender.n The old man didn't offer
any resistance, and the officer had no diff.
ficuity in landing him and his wife in
the Fremont JAIL In jail the couple
had conversation, which was overheard.
III old man, who is apparently over go
years of ege, said to her II knew if we
came to Kansas that they would hang us
before we would be there two hours. We
would not stand ghost of chow. If
have to die, / want to die with you and
be buried with you. ] am going crazy.
! know have TO die. Il want that razor
in here before start fox Kansas"
R"They would not let you have ie. They
are afraidi0f losing their reward,n she
said. he continued: ~ know you'll
give me away, but you cannot save your
self. oh my first wife; fShe was IA
good woman. You don't care for Sine.
You mustn't think you can escape by Civ
ing me away. Don't you cry" The
! couple we're. finally separated and
charged with being the original Benders.
They denied it. The old man said his
name Yves McGregor; that he was taken
sicl and stopped at the houserof the
Benders for seven weeks, and that his
wife was with him. He said he knew of
various murders being committed, and
that he did not dare to say anything for
fear of his life. The old woman told a
terrible story. She said the. money of
the persons murdered was always divided
among the Benders. ri think my hus-
band never got any of it. The garden
was full Of graves and, the cellar full of
dead bodies. DR.. York's brother was
| murdered while was there. He was q
single man, ] think about 80 years old.
The dining room of4the house was the
room which the aiding trap was under.
A person would sit down at the table to
eat, and the slides were moved and the
person you'd fall into deep collar. /
don't know how deep the cellar was.
They would killapybody then who would
come to the house, rich or poor, for fear
they might inform on them. They
killed some persons that had no money
at ALL"
NO DOUBT OF THE PRISONERS IDEN.
TITY.
For q dag or two il was doubtful
! whether the man was really old Bender.
There does not seem to be any doubt of
it now man who lived pe.s. him at
Cherryvale' called at the Jail. His name
is Hooflan, and he identified the prisoner
as old John Bender.
"Did you ever see this face before ?n
Hooaan asked. 'sYes,n replied the old
man, ''I know you, .bnt I can't place
you." "Don't you know aiie mar, who
used to herd near your place in X Ransas ?n
Mr. Hoofan inquired. The old man be-
came excited. MY God, yes,n he an
swered; chow did you come here ?D
And SO the old man Was led on 10 tell
of the crimes which had been committed
On being told that he would have to 90
to Kansas, he swore that he would not
go. He said that he would not go any
where else, and would kill himself before
he would go there Hooflan showed him
a plan Of tho house and surroundings,
which. be acknowledged YVES correct.
Hoofan then went and cav the woman.
She began laughing when she saw him.
When aske1 If she knew, him she an
swered, tYes, ] do know him. How do
you do, Mr., Hutlin ~ THE name she
was wont to use. ! never expected 10
see you any more. don't want to talk
to You here. We are captured at last
and they Kill hang us. Yon know that
that's John Bender. There's no use de.
nying hat any longer. I'm going to tell
the truth. If that .don's. save. me from
hsssssszz5.s z5.s.ung, I'll have TO hang, too. II
ought To have told z the truth from eiie
START. told him that we would be
caught II we came back this way on tho
main road. We were goink back East.
We had hard time among the indians;
very seldom saw white pefson.n Sheriff
Gregg says that the true Bender Is In
custody. As to the woman he is donbt-
ful. He thinks she lie not tho original
Mrs Bender, but that Mrs. Bender was
killed, ahd that this woman is Bendef's
mistress, Sheriff Gregg Is now engaged
| IN huniing up yuunB Bender and his
wife. They have been seen recently, aud
officers are on their track. The excite-
ment is intense.
Hrs. Bender C0nfosses.
Ffemost Dispatch in Chicago E rii6,sfe, dug. q.
Further startling developments ssere
made In the BENDER matter today. Mrs.
Bender, or Mrs. AInIsregnr. nadc n full
and complete confession of the whole
matter, even To the yrsinutest details re-.
| aardifa The butcliories r,ernstfateif IN
the John Bender farm during 1872 aud
1873. She danies having had any per
sonal hand Ia the matter, but says Kate.
old Johns daughter, was ths ieaSier Of
NIL the depiltry. She won't over her
entire history from the. time she became
hfrs. Alexander McG cGregor She was q
widow At the time she married BfcC Cregor.
alias Bender, who was widoger With
four children, two of whom wele Kate
.gnd John, Jr. They migrated from Mis-
ssossri TO- Labhtle County, Kansas. anSi
became John Bender and family. being
asked IL shes wonld be called Mrs. Mc.
Greg0r or Mfs. Bender, alie replied /:
The latter will do If yon be satisfied, 90
you bH here TO soc Mrs. Bender.n aNVere
you married 10 Bender iii Kansas ?,' sI
| Twas n. widnvg md tft sSa arrfas1 ,,.l ,,k