The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-01-07
BONES OF THE RENDERS.

Time and again the fate of the
Bender family mas been a question
warmly debated in all parts OF the
West. Many people maintain that
the family we're duly killed by the
avengers OF DR.. York, whose death
first brought to notice the murderous
family. Notwithstanding this, every
little while comes the report that the
Blenders are still living and have
been captured. There have been
discovered no LEES than a hundred
different Bender families, and col
lection OF the newspaper sensatieEs
relative to the discoveries OF Blenders
would prove q most interesting liter.
airy curiosity. The latest Bender cen
sstion was a local one, when the de.
tsctives OF this city clapped guile
less citizen into a calsboose, upon
the statement OF q man named
Green. He was discharged froui GUS
tody lew days afterwards.
the Blenders kept an inn on a
lonesome road near Oherry4ale, La
bette county, Kansas. The road
passed through the middle of prsi.
rie, six miles from Oherryvale, and
all the inn travellers often stopped to
get lodgings fer the night. Travel
leTs stopping there, supposed to have
money, we're seated at the table, and
while they we're taking their meals, q
curtain which was suspended behind
them showed the posi- ton of their
heads. A blow with the head OF an
axe, from behind the curtain, would
stun Or finish them. The bodies were
lowered into 8 cellar underneath
Though trap-door, where the peck
cts would be rifed of money ami VAL
uables and then the bo5ies we're
BURIED IN A HOLE,
dug in the lot in the rear OF this hos.
pitable tavern. The disappearance
of DR.. York led to the discovery OF
these terrible crimes, and the sudden
departure of the Bender family.
Many statements of toe manner in
which the Blenders met their retribu-
lion have been made, but the circum.
stances of the affair have for long
time been enveloped in mystery. a
new version OF the fate of the BEN
1ers sets the matter beyond all doubt.
The following statement is made
By Captain ]. G. Reeves, who was
First Lieutenant of Captain Burrows'
Battery, U. s. volunteers, and who
vas living at Independence, Kansas,
It the time the Bender family were
letectedIas the murderers OF DR.. York
ind others, was given to Colonel D.
". Wear OF this city, who furnished
t to the Republican. According TO
captain Reeves statement, DR.. York
ived in independence, Kansas, and
vent from independence to Fort
'cott to sell house and lot at that
,lace. He negotiated the sale, but
he purchaser did not pay any money
own. York started for bis home in
and was met and rec
gnized at Parsons, Kansas, where he
purchased some cigars. He was next
net on the road from Parsons to
3enders, and recognized by three or !
our parties, but he never could be
raced beyond Blenders. DR.. York's
rife being irdisposed, her husbands
eturn vas expected that night. HE
rother, Colonel York, aware of the l
elicate condition OF his brothers.
rife, started out after him, ana the
rst trail he struck was q. Parsons, {
7hich place he learned the doctor !
ad passed through on his way hcme
be day before. From this place he
ct out on the trail, and heard of his
rother three or four times between
Parsons and the Bender place.
Jolonel York stopped at the Bender
lace and made inquiries fer his
rother, the doctor. The Blenders de-
lied that he had ever been there.
Jolonel York then went to Independ- {
nee, Montgomery county, Kansas, {
nd got Sheriff Stone. They both {
Colonel York and Sheriff Stone) {
nsde a visit to the Blenders. On ar
wing there, the information they got {
rom him was unsatisfactory, but {
nough was obtained TO