Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-08-02

DOMESTIC NEWS.

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DOMESTIC NEWS.
The Captured Benders-getaiIs OF Their
Arrest.
OMAHA, August 1st.-Sherif Gregg, of
Dodge county, who arrested old Bender and
wife. who are now in the fremont jail, was
in Omaha to-day hunting up the trail of
Young Bender and wife, who were seen with
a team and wagon in company with old Ben
der and wife, who were on foot, near Schuy-
Ter, and they parted near there, shortly be-
fore Daniel Coonlan informed Gregg of their
suspicious inquiries about the Bender family
of Kansas. Gregg has since learned that the
young couple crossed the river at Omaha with
wagon and team and went into Iowa, no
doubt en- route to the place of meeting agreed
upon between them and the old folks. They
had team of one gray and one bay horse
have been heard talking of the young couple.
One said, Glow do you know the Others will
be caught" enc; they will fool them.
They are gone south. They will go on
s ply It r0n S Understood s "as that 'ns Daniel
Condan is following on their track. Sheriff
Gregg says that when he arrested the old
couple he rode up to them and said, Hello,
Kate" and the woman replied, " amt Kate
Bender" Gregg believes that he has got
sure thing on the old man, but thinks the
woman is Bender's mistress. His theory is
that she started off with the Bender outfit
when they fled, that the old man killed Mrs.
Bender, and that this woman has been with
him through all the Indian country, and
gives good descriptions of the habits and life
of the various Indian tribes. The officer has
examined the prisoners separately, and finds
that the whole of their stories are somewhat
alike, though they do not agree in a number
of important particulars. The old man claims
that he was at Bender's for awhile, and was
laid up sick for seven and a half weeks.
He says his wife was not there, and that he
sent for her, and that she was there with him
during the time the murders were committed,
and that he knew all about them. The
woman claims that she went to Bender's with
him, and that both were sick in bed for seven
weeks and half. The original old Bender
is German, and has big scar in the center
of his head The prisoner at Fremont swears
that he does not know word of German.
but when German was put in his cell and
cursed him in the German language, accord
ing to instructions, the prisoner forgot him.
self and swore terrifcally in German at the
man. The prisoner also has scar on his
head answering to the scar on old Bender's
head, and in several other points he answers
the description. He accounts for the scar by
saving that he was kicked by horse He is
~ years old. At times he is perfectly
frantic, and yells SO that he can be heard two
or three blocks away. Mr.. Gregg has teen
sleeping in the cell with the old man, in hopes
of hearing something from him, and he has
not been disappointed. The prisoner wants
to commit suicide, and he asked Sheriff
Gregg for razor with which to shave him.
self. Mr.. Gregg would not grant his request.
but said he would have barber come sr.d
shave him. 81 don't want any id barber
to shave me-" said the prisoner. He says
that he doesn't want to be taken to Kansas,
but will go anywhere else to be tried He
swears he viii never go to Kansas alive. Iae
woman is about 40 years of age, wears No.
Ii shoes and has hands as big as the Old
mans. She is a large, MISUNDERSTANDING
creature, and says there were ten persons
killed by old Bender. Two of the bodies have
never been found. Mr. Hoohan, who inter
viewed the prisoners, as stated in yesterdays
dispatches is clerk in Sheds store at Ere
mont, and Mr.. Shed induced the Sheriff to
he saw the old man he said, "That's Bender"
and the prisoner dropped his head as if he
had been shot Hoo1an claims that he was
well acquainted with him. He says the pris-
oner has changed his style of shaving, but
that his features are unchanged that the scar
on his head is positive proof, and that he is
the man who must go to Kansas for the muir
der of DR.. York and numerous other victims
1t is understood that S25, 900 reward is offered
for the whole gang, and of this amount there
is 81, coo for old Bender.
DIR. Tanners Fast-The Thirfy.fiffh Day.
New York, August 1st.-At noon to-day
DIR. Tanner entered on the thirty-ffth day of
his fast. He slept well the night previous,
and appeared refreshed this morning. He
kept to the gallery all day. and was attacked
with nausea and vomiting at different periods
throwing up mixture of bile and mucous
At 2:45 his pulse was found to be 7S his tenn
perature 984 and the dynamometer marked
| 50 kilometers. At 2:55 he got up to put on
his clothes, but could not do so, as he had an
attack of vomiting. At 7:35 and $40 this
evening he had other attacks of vomiting,
and at 9 P. NJ, retired to his cot and appeared
| to be sleeping. His medical attendants said
he was in a feebler condition than yesterday /;
| that the attacks of nausea were unfavorable,
and as they occurred after drinking small
quantity of fluid, it showed the doctors stcm-
ach to be in q highly irritated condition. One
of the medical men said DR.. Tanner was fail.
| ing every day, but there was no doubt he
would finish his self-imposed task. He
thought the frequent attacks Of vomiting
showed that the coats Of the stomach were
somewhat inAamed. Dr. Tanner took moth
ing to-day but little carbonated acid water.
Business at New York.
New York, August 1st.-Trade has been
irregular during the greater part of the week
and prices of most of the leading articles of
merchandise have huctuated more or less eg-
cry day yet there are few marked changes
as compared with the close of last week. As
rule, business is on the increase, yet the fall
season does not set in very actively. Holders
of most all descriptions Of merchandise are
| confident, however, and are firm in their
views.
Railroad Matters in Colorado.
| DENVER, August 1st.-The joint track of
the Denver and South Fork and Denver and
Rio Grande Railroads was completed into
| Leadville yesterday, and both companies be-
gan running regular through trains to-day.
Their track is also completed and open for
business to Hortense, twelve miles from
Buena Vista, on the Gunnison extension.
Immense Railroad Traffic.
PouGHKEEps1E N. Y. J, August LIST -Forty-
FIVE freight trains,e comprising 800 cars,
passed south on the Hudson River Railroad
yesterday. 1t was the heaviest one days
shipment since the road was built.
Arrested for Forgery.
PHILADELPHIA, August 1st.-Rev. L. Mil
Ter, Dean of the Philadelphia University of
Medicine and Surgery, was arrested tonight
upon charge of forgery. The alleged
forgery consists in antedating series of lee
ture tickets, and in writing the names of
Professors on them.
Fatal Shooting ARRAY.
CINCINNATI, August 1st.-Specials from
Buliitt county, Kentucky, report the fatal
shooting of Turner Weson by Ben. johnson,
son of Governor johnson, last
Friday, at political meeting at Balltown.
Northumberland Passengers.
OMAHA Auarst at The f.,llouinn