Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-21
PROBABLY THEY WE'RE LYNCaED.
The disappearance OF the Famous
Render Family a Matter of Com ont

An Usage Mission (kan.) telegram SAYS
Whist has become Of the Blenders, the Mont
gomory county family of murderers: Toe
question has often been asked. and all The
attempts to answer il have so far been I'M
successful. Long ago their capture WAS
given up. and the belief that they were
caught aud summarily dealt with before
they had an opportunity t. escape from the
immediate vicinity OF their crimes has
gradually come TO he accepted. In view OF
ihi. fact, the following incident related by
a prominent attorno\ of This place may be
of interest:
That gentleman was engaged in some
important legal business IN Montgomery
county. Having cause to visit lndepend-
ence, and finding that he could reach there
and accomplish his purpose 60 better ad-
vantage by going across the country in a
carriage, he, accompanied by another gen.
tlemln. started that way. 1t so happened
that they passed within short distance OF
tue Bender place, and his companion was
pointing out the location and explaining
where the house stood and where the
graveyard wss located IN which the LIhu.
man blutcs buried their victims. He had
been talking for some time and seemed
familiar with all the details. when the attor-
ney abruptly asked, breaking in on the
other party while speaking:
Nv hat became OF the Bender family +: b"
The speaker stopped and eyed him for
the space OF ten seconds without saying a
word. lie then answered by asking ar.
otNr question
WHO are you and where are you
iromf"
The mans manner was rather suspicious,
but the attorney. having satisfied him a. TO
his identity and business. he very soon be-
came communicative again, and went on To
explain that when the murder OF Colonel
York took place he was living within two
miles Of the Bender farm, and had been
present when the bloody cellar was dlsc0y-
cred, and aiterward when the private
graveyard had been found and the various
victims Of this horrible butchery were dug
40 amid the curses and threats OF the an
cry mob. He still became more cOuidcn-
lial, and gave the following account of
their disappearance
Not one Of the Bender family is alive
now. They were all caught before they
had chance TO so but a little way from
the scene Of their misdcedS. and given quick
and sure justice. John and the old mln
and woman were hung, begging like cow
ards for their lives. Kate fought, and
despite all the efforts of the parties who
took her they could not hang her. and
at last one OF them drew revolver and
shot her, killing her on the spot. she
was game, however, TO the very last,
biting, scratching, and Kicking her a.
sailsnts In such furious manner ihlt
il was impossible 10 DO anything but
10 Kill her like dog. She never begged
or seemed To exhibit any concern for
What she had done, or what was going TO
| he done with her. When she found what
her captors were going 10 do she seized the
| first thing OF which she could get hold and
made au attack on her nearest pursuer. and
kept Il up until she was killed The 9TH
ers, however, begged for life in the most
sbiect msnncr, especially the old man,
whose piteorls cries were only cut short By
The rope ss 1t choked The wind out OF him.
Their bodies are in the Indian Territory.
! ard some Gay people may know where they
are, bui not for the present.
The stranger then became silent aud did
| not seem inclined 10 give any further par
ticulars. From facts aftcrward learned the
truth oil the story can be depended on, or
at least so thought The attorney TO whom II
was related. The fact, too. tina, Colonel
| York wcLt down when his brother was
killed. and, after having several con
ftrences with the people in the ueighbor-
hood. has never since made any endeayors
10 find the murderers OF his brother, adds
TO the presumption that he then learned the
fate Of The parties in question, and conse-
quehtly knows that there i no use TO search
Tor them.