Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-08-03
THE BENDER FAMILY.
They are Now in Fremont Jail.
HUNTING YOUNG BENDER AND WIPE
OLD BENDER's MISTRESS.
THE OLD MAN KILLS HIS WIFE.
A Reward of $4,000 offered for
the Arrest of the Gang.
TBy Telegraph to the sentinel.l

oAAHA, Neo, August 2.-Sherlf Gregg.
OF Dodge county, who arrested old Bender
| and wife. and who are now in the Fremont
81, 60
JAN va :" o"ana 'oua' hunting up tue
track OF young Bender and wife, who were
seen with a team and wagon in INA
with old BENDER and wife who we-a nm
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loot' near schuyler ana they parted near
there shortly before. Daniel Camden in
formed Gregg az their susnicions ;non;r;es
~ poa,
aoous INC De"uei iAulis VI Aahsas' uregg
has learned that the young compile crossed
! the river at Omaha with the wagon and
49,. ~ $3.50,
y" uouos 'nes
are Gu route 10 a place OF meeting agreed
| upon between them and the old folks.
They had a team OF one gray and one bay
horse, and a covered wagon. The old peo-
| people in Jail have been heard talking Of
the Young compile. One said "Now. do
yon think the Others will be caught /"
mo. they will fool them they are gone
south; they will go on the wrong track"
was the reply. 1t is understood that Cam
dan is following on their track. Sheriff
Gregg saws that when he arrested the old
| couple he rode up to them and sid
Hello, Kate" and the woman replied.
| amt Kate Bender Gregg believes he
has got a sure thing on them. He thinks
the woman is Bender's mistress. his the
ory being that she started off with the
| Bender outfit when they left, and that the
old man killed Mrs. Bender. and that this
woman has been with him through all the
Indian countr and gives good descrip.
| TINS of the habits and life Of the varions
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oners separately. and finds that the whole
of their stories are somewhat alike, mt
they do not agree in a number Of import-
ant particulars. The old man claims that
he was at Binders for awhile. and was
laid up there for seven and a half weeks.
He SAYS his wife was there. and that
he sent for her. and that she was there
with him during the time the murders
we're committed and that abe knew ali
about them. The woman claims thar abe
went to Bender's with him. and that both
were sick in bed for seven weeks and a
half. The original old BENDER u Ger.
man and has a big scar in the center Of
the head. The prisoner AZ Fremont swears
that he does not know A word az German
but when a German was put in his cell,
and cursed in the German language. AZ.
cording to instructions. the prisoner for-
got himself and swore terrifcally in German
at the man. The prisoner has also a
scar on his head. answering 10 !
scar on old Bender's head. and in seyersl
other points he answers the deserintion
He accounts for the scar nv saving tbat no
was kicked by a horse. He ia seyentv.two
wears old. and At times ia nerf.ctlv frantic
and wells so that he can be heard two or
three blocks away. Mr.. Gregg has been
| sleeping in the cell with the old man in
hopes OF hearing something from him. and
has not been disappointed. The prisoner
wants to commit snic;de and he asts
| Sheriff Gregg for A razor with which IN
shave himself nv Greoo wo,ld NJ,
grant his request. but said lie would have
a barber come and shave him. II don't
IN ,n ~ oa u 70 s1ase me, sala
want to be taken to Kansas bnt viii oo
anywhere else to be tried He swears he
VIII never go to kansas Young Bender Is
hands arr a. hi. ~ The ola man a"u ms
a large muscular looking creature. He
says there were ten persons killed bv old
Bender. and that two nf the bodies have
never been found. Mr.. Hoofian who in
terviewed the prisoners, as stated in ves-
terday's dispatches, is a clerk in Mr.. Sheds
StufG NJ fremont. and MT, Shed 1nducel
| the sheriff TO allow him TO visit the can.
tives. The moment he saw the old man
he said. THAT'S Bender" The prisoner
| dropped his head as If he had been shot.
Hoofian claims that he was was well &C.
qnainted with him; he saws the prisoner
has changed his style of shaving, but his
features are unchanged. and that the scar
on his head is positive proof. and that he
is the man who mnst go TO Kansas for the
murder of DIR. York and numerous other
victims. IL il understood that s25. 900
reward is offered for the whola gang end
Of this amount there is Sill, 200 for old
Dender.
o""'''on OF tanner.
~ august <.-ror the nrst
MS ias' W. Tan
onas '"as ne 'ei'
very weak. ana 'ha' his stomach was in