The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-09-09


under arrest in less than an hour.
John, lr., was more fortunate than
the other members OF the tribe, for
ho contrived to evade us for an hour
longer, but bo was Mt length run 90
cover and forced to surrender.
Everyone of them showed fight. but
With the exception of Kate they all
weakened whou it came TO the
scratch. This charm ny border
beauty omptied every chamber of hor
revolver into our facos. but her aim
was bad and she did no serious dam
age beyond manning one of our
horses and clipping lock of hair
from my tenple. The bullet raise /
a ridge along the skin, the mark Of
which shows TO this day. She fin
ally succumbol 10 superior strength.
but to tho miintniucd the same dare
devil, reckless demeauor Tho pris,
onors were accordingly arraivued
aud asked what they had 10 say in
their defense. The old woman was
sullon ani ugly, bat tho two men
showed signs OF faltering. Had they
been left TO themselves they wonld
have maio full confessions beyond
doubt. The amiible Kate perceived
this, and thinking il would please
the vigi.antes too much to hear con.
iessiOns, she fell to cursing her
brother aud father for thoir coward.
ice Fouler language was never at
terel tbnu came from the lips of this
iieni. No term was too vile to apply
To her relatives, Thoy took il suilcn
/ ly at first, bIt soon something of her
reckless spirit infused them aud they
too joined in tho trade. The choru.
Of blasphomy that weut up from
that hardcuel lot cansel shullsr
to run through our party. With
death Btaring them ~ the face they
united IN cur5ing ns and lancnting
thoir inability % 10 us harm. Such
miiiIuity never saw oq1llvi. Even
tho old woman clipped in OCCASION
ally, and her appearance indicatel
that she wholly approved Of the fam
ny NNuh'H"s ~ ANi'u' hucu CDdtGcl
with the murders laid at their doors
/ tho answer was "a curse, followed bv
more cGrsos aud then Il yollev, "a
sillIio Of curses and ribild abuse.
I Oar court weUt through with the
form prescribed and then announced
q sentence Of death. The announce.
mcnt vas received with jcers from
/ the hardened criminals, who had dc.
termiuei e. brave it ont Ia the last.
/ Il was decided that the murdercls
should be shot, rs it would take too
mac4 tlmo to hang them. The sun
was aloaly nearly down aud the
shadows OF approaching night were
/ deepening There on tho borders
IT the forest the cruel killers were
tied to sapplings aud told to prepare
| for death. One Of our number. who
had not quito forgotten his early Oh
gcati9n, undertook to Offer a prayer,
but The lovely hate spit in his ilu,
while be WAs addressing the throne
If grace, aul he qlit right in the
middle OF scnt2uca aud drew of ia
disgust The four d.oj with cursas
ou their lips, hardened anl unrppsu-
taut 20 the last. There in that lonely
dismal spot. away beyond the con-
| !ines Of civilization thoy met n
rigbtoone rctributipn aud their soul,
black with crime, wero sent to meet
.he great Judge. Their exocuiiouors
treated their innocent victims.
they were killed quickly AMI pains
les5ly, not butchered brutally. 70
be suro, not much time was wasted
in buriel, but it was growing late aud
the vigilantos hal "A long ride before
them. a holo, made by tho dis
placement of the roots Of n fallen
cottonwood, was mllo a little larg.
er aud deeper aud the bodies thrown
in and hastily covered with loose
earth, rocks and brushwood. Ga
reaching the level again the effects
of the Benders were stacked aud
burned as sort of an Offering to
heaven. Wo then proceeded north,
ward, separating before reaching the
settlements, each seeking his home
quietly. There was no blow made
about our achievement each man
keeping his own counsel. Tho So
cret was well kept, aud it was week
before outsiders stopped prowling
around in search of the Benders
Those Immediately concerned very
speedily lost interest in tue chase,
however, and, though nothing was
said on the snbject, it came to be
tacitly understood through Labette
aud Montgomery counties that it
would be waste of time to prose-
cute inquiry further This is the
true history OF the fate of the Bend
ers, and when, in future, you hear of
the apprehension of any of tho tribe
you can put it down as "a cauard.
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"If hit yer" said ono littlo hoy