Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-08-12

my first wife. She was good woman.
You don't care for me. You mustn't think
you can escape by giving me awny Don't
you cry" The couple were f1ually sepa
rated and charged with being the original
Benders. They denied it. The old man
said his name was MoGregor; that be was
taken sick and stopped at the house of 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 terrible story.
She said the money of the persons muir
dered was ways divided among the
Benders. II think my husband never got
any Of 1t. The garden was full Of graves
aud the csllar full of dead bodies. DR..
York's BROTHER was murdered while | was
there. He WAN single man, think about
30 years old. The dining room OF the
house was the room which the sliding trap
was under, person would sit down at
the table to eat aud the person would fall
into deep cellar. don't know how deep
the cellar WAS. They would kill anybody
then who would come to the house, rich
or poor for fenr they might inform on
thsm. They killed some persons that had
no money at ALL" N
NO DOUBT OF THE PRISONER 8 IDENTITY.
For day or two it was doubtful
whether the maD was really old Bender.
There does not seem to be any doubt of
1t now. A man who lived near him at
uherryvale called at the iail. ! His name
Ia Hoohsn, and he identified the prisoner
az old john Bender.
''Did you ever see this face before ?"
Hoodan asked. "Yes," replied the old
man, 81 know you, but can't place you.
Don't you know the man who used to
herd near your place in Kansas ?" Mr..
Hootian inquired. The old man became
excited. My God, yes," he answered;
''how did you come here" And 80 the
old man was led on to tell of the crimes
which had been committed. On being
told that he would have to go to Kansas,
he swore that he would not go. He said
that he would go anywhere else, and
would kill himself before he would go
there. Hoohan showed him plan of
the house and surroundings, which
he acknowledged was correct. Hoofan
then went aud saw the woman. She
began laughing when she saw him. When
asked if she knew him she answered:
Yes; do know him. How do you do,
MIR. Huffan ?" the name she was wont to
use. l never expected to see you any
more. 1 don't want to talk to you here.
We are captured at last and they will hang
us. You know that that's john Bender.
There's no use denying that any longer.
I'm going to tell the truth. II that don't
save me from being hung, I'll have to
hang, too. l ought to have told the
truth from the start. / told him that we
would be- caught if we came back this way
ON the main road. We were going back
East. We had hard time among the
Indians; very seldom saw white person."
Sheriff Gregg says that the true Bender is
in custody. AS to the woman he is doubt
full. He thinks abe Is not the original
Mrs. Bender, but that Mrs. Bender was
killed and that this woman is Benders
mistress Sheriff Gregg is now engaged
in hunting up young Bender and his wife.
They have been seen recently, and officers
are on their track. The excitement is
intense.
OMAHA, August Ga travelling man
named Rogers, who assumes to know what
he is talking about, visited Fremont Jail,
to-day, and said the prisoners were the
Benders sure, and offered to bet $500 that
he was right. An ex-attorney and ex-
journalist named Shedd, who has the
fullest confidence of the old woman, told
her that Kate and John had been cap
tured; that Kate had turned States evi.
dence; that Kate says she the old
woman committed most of the murders
while sne (Kate) was comparatively inno-
cent that he can and will help her to
escape. He has obtained from her more
elaborate statement than any one else.
This evening Shedd and reporter of
the Omaha Republican had long inter-
view with the old man, who was under the
delusion that they would assist him to
escape. He corroborated in every i'm.
portant particular the confession of the
old woman. and described the killing of
the man in Illinois exactly as his wife did
He thinks his wife has escaped, and makes
no secret of his identity as Bender. He
gives complete history of Kate, John and
Maggie. This is the first time that he has
talked freely, and the first time he has ad-
mtted that he is John Bender, of Kansas