Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-08-13

of ten murdered people. Most of the
bodies were identified and the roster OF
, recognized victims were az follows:
w II. YORK, CLIO. W. LoSGcAR,
l.. q. BROWN, MISS LoNGcAR,
VIZ. MccRorTY, HENRY =. MCKENZIE.
PETER BOYLE JOHN BodERr
Two MEN UNKNOWN.
The BODY Of the second daughter Of
Mr.. Longcar was not found. II was
buried i'll the corner Of the garden that
was not carefully probed. These vic
tins had probably been attracted 70
the Bender house by the conspicuously
displayed grocery sign. A stranger
was inveigled into the death trap, and
invited to glass Of wine or something
to eat. As he sat at the table in the
smote him with hammer, crushing
in his skull, and killing him Instantly
But 10 insure death his throat was
ripped from ear to ear, and he was hur-
riedly dropped through the trap door
into the bloody cavern beneath. In
the dead of night the body was re-
moved to the garden and buried.
These ghastly crimes were committed
solely for gold Whoever entered the
Bender mansion alone and with money
it mattcrcd not how little, died like u
brute
Longcar was one Of DR. Iork's neigh
bors, and had started for Iowa with u
view to locating permanently. Casual
~ stopping in 1T the Bender place he
was brutally murdered Ills skull was
mashed to u jelly, his throat cut and
his body mutilated. His little child
had evidently been tossed into the
grave upon the mnngcd corpse and
buried alive,
The discovery of the nhuman
butchcrics pcrpetated by the Bender
family was made seven years ago. For
seven years dilligent search for the
bloody murdcrcrs has been pursued IN
every land upon the face of the earth.
Up to four days ago the search was I'M
awaiting, But lustice though tardy, is
sure, and once in the tolls Of Il grossly
outraged law, the Bonders will speedily
suffer the penalty Of their Iicndish
atrocities. The gnllows upon which
they die should be built 50 high that all
the world might see and enjoy the
death throcs of the most inhunnn
wrctchcs with which civilization has
been cursed since the days Of Sawncy
Bean and his inccstnouS family Of cnn-
nibnls
now TnE CAPTURE or TIE ELDER BENDER
ANn Ills WIFE WAS EFFECTED.
A man was arrested by Sheriff Gregg
Mt Richlnnd three days agoand he IL now
lodged in jail ut Fremont He was
with woman travelling eastward on
foot They Ind stopped at II house
near there. Soon after their arrival
they made inquiries MS 10 whether any
thing had yet been discovered of the
Bender family who formerly lived in
Kansas, Their talk md actions eXcit-
ed suspicion, which was further
strengthened by their answers to qucs-
tons asked them. They appeared eX-
cited, and told conflicting stories rs to
who they were and where they were
from; they said they had lived five or
six years among the Indians; that they
had been UP in tho Nobrara country,
and that they were not the Blenders.
Ingenious questioning brought ~ bear
on them and the story finally came
ont
While they were together IN Jail
conversation was overheard between
them on the eth Of July, which wat
taken down by parties who were CON
ccnled near by. The old man, who is
apparently over 60 years of age, said to
her: III knew if we came To Kansas
they would hang MS before we would he
there two hours We would not stand
II ghost Of II show. i'll have to die,
want to die with you and be buried
with you. ann going crazy, know
hnvc to- die want that razor in here
before start for Kansas.
''rhcy would not let you have it,
They are afraid Of losing their reward, =
she said
He continued Il know You'll give
me away, hut You cannot save yourself,
ON, my first wife. She WIS n good wo-
man You don't care for me. lou
mustn't think YOU can escape hy giy
ing mo away Don't you cry
Hero they were interrupted hy some
noise, and would shy no more. The
parties were nltcrward separated, and
lllt OH man WIS lulu ltlAl Sllt llHu nCHll
taken to Kansas. lie appcaredt to feel
very bad, bat said little. She was then
questioned and asked To give the whole
story, which was finally got ont of her,
~ appears in the answers given to the
questions put to her, The old woman
said the Bcndcrs had To run away from
Illinois. They were IN the same husi-
ness there that they were alterward in
Kansas.
II was with the old man, the woman
said, "nll the time he was with the
Bcndcrs don't know il he had any
thing To do with the murders think
he hnd The money taken from per
sons murdered was always divided
among tho Blenders think my hls
band never got any Of it, The garden
was full Of graves, and the cellar full Of
dead bodies nr Works brother wns
murdered while | wns there. lie was
u single man, think about - years
old, The dining room Of the house was
an. ,A,t,, i. MAN 81, .lta.x =, .,4,,.,