The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11
"HAlLoo. KATE 2,
|Capture Of the Benders-How the Old
Man Swears I'm German.

parted near trero. CQOIlly DclOIc OdQ-
london informed Gregg of their suspi-
inquiries about the Bender family OF
sas Mr.. Gregg has since learned that
toung couple crossed the river at Omaha
the wagon and team and went into
no doubt en- route to the place OF meet
agreed upon between them and the old
They bad team of one gray and one
the Jail have been heard talking Of the
ing couple One said: "How do you
" the others will be caught" mo,
will fool them. They are gone South,
will go on the wrong track, was the
B. IL is understood that Condor is fol-
ing on their track. Sheriff Gregg says
kt when DE arrested the old couple he ode
TO them and said, "Halloo, Kate" and the
IMAM replied:
''I AMT KATE BENDER"
kg slieves he has got sure thing on the
Kman, but thinks the woman Is Bender's
Stress his theory being that she started OH
IA Nh the Bender outfit when they fed, and
&hsst she and the old man killed Mrs. Bender,
Ind this woman has been living with Bender
Aver since. She has been with him through
ali the Indian country, and gives good de-
scriptions of the habits and life of various
Indian tribes. The officer has examined the
prisoners separately, and finds that while
\their stories are somewhat alike, they do not
Agree on q number of important particulars
3he old man claims that he was at Bender's
br awhile, and was laid up sick for seven
d a half weeks. He says his wife was not
IRE, and that he sent for her. and that she
there with him during the times that
murders were committed, and that he
W all about them. The woman claims
q! she went to Bender's with him, and
both were sick in bed for seven weeks
q half. The original old Bender is a
man, and has big scar in the center OF
- auud -
Toes not know q word OF German, but
en- German was put in cell and cursed
m in the German language, according TO
structions, the prisoner forgot himself and
swoRE -ERRIFIcALLY IN GERMAN
he man. The prisoner also has scar
bis head answering to the scar on old
nder's head, and In several other points
answers the description. He accounts for
be scar by say ing he was kicked by morse.
is seventy-two years old. At times he Is
rfectly frantic and yells 80 that be can be
ard two or three blocks away. Mr.. Gregg
Is been sleeping in the cell under the old
an, in hopes OF hearing something from
n, and he mss not been disappointed. The
hsoner wants to commit suicide, and he
ked Sheriff Gregg for rszor with which
shave himself. Mr.. Gregg would not
BIT bis request, but said he would have a
Der come and shave him. 81 don't want
damned barber to shave me" said the
oner. he saws that he doesn't want to
AIKEN TO Kansas, but he will go anywhere
TO be tried. He swears he will
NEVER GO TO KANSAS ALIVE.
be is a woman of forty years of age, wears
IL shoes and has hands as big as the old
h's. She is large, masculine looking
kture. She says there were ten persons
led by old Bender. two of the bodies
ver having been found. Mr.. Hoohan,
a 81. -fa az aA in
sterdayis dispatches, Is a clerk in Mr.
bsd's store. at Fremont, and Mr.. Shed in
iced the Sheriff 10 allow him to visit the
.ptiyes. The moment he saw the old man
said THAT'S Bender" The prisoner
roppsd his head as if shot. Hoohsn claims
bat be was we'll acquainted with him. He
pys the prisoner has changed his style OF
having, but that his features are unchanged,
I'D that the scar on his head ia positive
roof that he is the man who must go to
ansas to answer for the murder of DR..
Drk and his numerous other victims. 1t is
derstood that SIS, 900 is offered for the
hole gang, and of this amount there Is
LOCO for old Bender.
Especial to the Chicago Tribune.
FREMONT, Neb, August i The knowl
the arrest of old man Bender and wife has
en- tslegraphed all over the country, and
d this morning when the Tribune CORE
pndent reached Fremont he set about
kaining an interview with the famous
rdereTs. At last the desired end was
ched, and a long talk had with the
kisoner, who declares that bis name is
I'm McGregOr He admits having been a
Iember OF the famous John Bender family
hiring five months just previous to March,
73. but says be was compelled 20 remain
bere by sickness, and that his wife, VINO is
opposed to be Mrs Bender, was her nurse;
bile on the other hand the old woman, not
II an hour ago, swore that the old man was
q original John Bender, but that she was
bt his WIFE but had been travelling with
n during the past seven years. AS your
respondent came to the door which leads
the prisoner he rose and at once began
king about the trouble which had ovar-
ken him. He said he was not John Bender,
BIT was John McGregor. from Jacksonville,
:, which place he left last fall.
BUT ALMOST IN THE SAME BREATH
ID he had been among Northern tribes of
dams for FIVE years.
"But you knew the Benders?
"Yes; and they were bad lot."
''Were you there when any persons were
led?"
'Oh, yes; they killed at least dozen dur
the five or six weeks that / was in their
nse"
EHow did they kill them?"
"First By letting them through trap
Dor, and then by knocking out their
rains"
E'Who did thisF"
We'll, the old man. John sometimes
Bulled the lever and let them fall into the
,sllar. Then Kate would knock their brains
but."
k-nQid Kate Bender do this? She must
been perfect devil"
She was terrible bad, and most OF the
be was dressed as 8 man."
"What did she kill them WITH"
with short-hsndled ak or Ratchet, and
bmstimes she had TO strike three or four
mes before they died"
show do you know all this?"
81 was sick in the house, you know, and
hey told me-"
EWho do you mean by they"
"Old John and Kate; they told me ell
bout it.
"Wers you there when DR.. York was
Iilled?'
81 don't know who DIR. York was"
.sHow many dead bodies did you see?'
81 saw them bury six or seven; Ii was after
Ark"
ibid you
SEE THEM KILL ANY LITTLE cHILDREN?'
They killed whole family. Mr.. and
rs. Louchere and two children, think
hsir names were"