The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-13

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cousin, was there at the place called /
Bender's Hotel After Beingthere "A few |
days / helped john make a trap door |
the same as had in Illinois The first |
man killed wouldn't get on the trap-d door |
He and Kate slept together, and she xii |
led him with butcher knife. She show |
ed me the butcher knife. Buried him
near the house. The only man l ever
killed alone IN Kansas was a peddler;
hit him in the back of the head with a
stone-hammer; hit him once; got "A good
deal of money from him; don't know
how much | remember others that
were killed. One man John killed and
put him under the ice. Two little chill
dren, both girls, were buried alive. The
children were seven or eight years old
The parents were killed the day before
/ used to stand behind the curtain and
push the trap door Kate and Maggie
were always down the cellar to cut the
victims tkroats | often heard them
whetting knives John and Kate used
TO sleep together. Leander Smith was
Rates lover. Justice Grimshaw used 10
be Maggie's man. After leaving Kan
sas we went with the Indians. We
thought, this spring. we must go 10 ILL
nois 10 die. We started with Kate, John,
Maggie and four children. The old wO-
man and | left them at Schuyler They
had team of old horses, one bay and
one grey, and an old wagon
The Benders ut Bay.
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 7.-Sheriil Bender
(no relative of the prisoners, of Labette
county, Kansas, passed through the city
to-day en- route to Kansas, with the prs
oners, the old man and the old woman
arrested in this county several days ago,
| and who have since been in Jail al Ere
mont, on suspicion of being the Kansas
butchers. The prisoners have been en-
| tIrely separated since the first day of
their confinement in jail. The old NO
| man made several confessions none es-
pecially contradictory-each revealing II
new phase of their previous criminal life.
She was led Ia believe that if she freely
confessed and turned state evidence she
would escape conviction. She not only
related detailed particulars of the Kan
sas murders which convinced many that
| she was either Mrs. Bender or Kate, but
she told of Il murder near Jacksonville,
Illinois, before she moved 10 Kansas
| She implicated inDthc Kansas murders Il
Young woman named Maggie, a cousin
of Kate and John, also as bad as Kate
She stoutly maintained that the
old man is John Bender, who was
known as Alexander McGrcgor before he
moved to Kansas. The old man, under
promise to help To escape, talked freely
last night, and fully corrobOratcd the old
woman's story ms to the Illinois murder
and Maggie's participation in the Kan
sas crimes. This morning the old man
and old woman were brought together
for the first time since the Imprisonment
When he found out the deception that haC
been practiced upon HIM he was fairly
livid with rage, which was increase(
when the old woman told him she ha(
freely confessed. They were led to be
lIevc that they were being taken 10 Jack
sOnville, Illinois. When
KANSAS is MENTIONED
the old man works himself into an un
governable fury. lie declares he won
go back there on the cars. To-day III
asked for scissors to cut his hair. III,
seems anxious TO get something to com
nit suicide. AT every railroad station
large crowds of people gathered TO Sc,
the Blenders. Several hundred were IA
the depot in this city to see the prison
ers when they passed through this after
noon. The prisoners went to kansas
City over the Wabash road.
OswEGo, Kas., Aug. 9.-The old couple
supposed 10 be Bender and wife arrived
here from Nebraska this morning, an,
were exposed in the court house som,
hours. Many persons went 10 see them
and dozens who knew the real Bender
= pronounced these people 10 bc impostorS
The sheriff thinks they will he discharg
ed tomorrow.
Fort SCOTr, Kan, Aug 10.-Thc de
: scription of John Bender, published il
the Monitor of May 30, 1872, is perfec
description of the man carried tn Oswc
go Yesterday. If this is not Bcnder-fo
his case furnishes the basis of the mos
wonderful romance the world ever hCart
of-parties in this city say the descrip
ton is il perfect one of Il man who passet
, the night of the 2Sth of last month, ant
who asked how far il was TO where Ben
der lived, and talked familiarity abou
John and Kate, and they identified tn
prisoner as the man.
OswEGo, Kan, Aug. 10-The sup
posed Blenders had preliminary eX
animation to day and were discharged
Ended ut I4lst-Dr. Tanner Completes Iii
Forty Days Fast.
New YORK, Aug. 7.-Dr. Tanner IL
noon today finished his fast OF fort,
days. At noon his time was up ant
task finished. The crowd checred Tan
ner enthusiastically. About one thous
and persons were in the hall, and an i'm
mense number of people on the side
walk. The doctor drank glass of mill
and called for Georgia watermelon
This he tapped, dug his hands into
and ate heartily. When demonstrate,
5 with, he asked 10 be left alone, saying
4 No: my lord! l am running this now
! When he placed glass of milk to hi
; mouth, he remarked: "Gentlcmen yo
don't believe that's good ."
The signal for the expiration of tn
L fast was whistled from the factory built
: ing in the vicinity. When it blew, Tar
0 ncr had a peach in his had, but bcfor
!, he could put il in his mouth somebOd
l snatchcd it away. In response to tn
4 plaudits of the assemblage, Tanner
5 was placed ON Il table, and waved hant
: kerchief over his head At121j, he gC
l down from the table, and left the hall i
I 4 coach in charge of DIR. Gum, who too
him to his own residence, where he wi
/ receive careful medical treatment. Dl
Tanner weighed at the end of his fas
121% pounds. lie lost thirty-six pound
since he commenced his fast.
u NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-At O'Clock D.
5 Tanner had Il fit of vomiting. lie &c
i up and dressed at 80; he was much e,
Il hausted and laid down on a cot; he n
r maincd thus until 1915, when he wen
4 into the lower hall. After "a walk h
4 laid down and was covered with
Y blanket. At 10 so the Doctor arose an
u where there was fine spread of waite
: melons, fruits, bread, etc. AT II o'cloc
I the Doctor stood at the window O
: Thirteenth street, looking out upon th
: crowd. HIS brother-in-law, Gardene
c called; his visit seemed to make tn
a Doctor nervous, and he complained {
i goneness in the stomach. Just b,
S fore noon the temperature of til
S Doctor was 90, pulse 90, respiration L
S On leaving the hall the Doctor wake
unassisted down stairs, with slice {
Y melon in his hand. He received an ov;
| ton from the crowd in the streets, shop
y and windows, and exhibited much graf
V ficatiOn at the hearty reception; he o.
:. dered the cover of the carriage throw
back, and joked and talked with tn
j crowd that surrounded the vehicle. A
e ter two or three dozen persons had grasI
ed his hand, the accompanying phys
! clan grasped him by the arm and hel
c him on the seat TO prevent him from iii
i ing himself out. On reaching the res
4 dence of DIR. Gum he endeavored {
u sleep. The milk and watermelon ha
e not disagreed with him.
! NEW YORK, Aug. AT 9 80 d.
/ Tanner was resting quietly and in goo
5 condition. He has eaten of water me
on in small quantities three or four time
y withsut Injurious effect
1 At 8 80 DIR. Tanner drank an ounceC
e light wine, after which he ate n smal
l piece OF water melon. At 4 80 he wa
e with great relish piece of beef steal
e He did not swallow the fibre but onl
4 partOOk of the juice of the meat. TIL
. doctor saw no visitors during the afIel
I noon, and it was reported that he wa
L in excellent spirits.
NEW YORK, Ang. o. Doctor Tame
. continues in good condition. He passe
? a quiet night sleeping most of the time
At seven O'Clock this morning he at
+; heartily of becfsieak and bread A
: nine O'Clock he took two boiled egg
: and stewed potatoes, drinking tW
ounces of light wine At eleven o'cloc