The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-04-27
BENDER FAMILY.
The Mystery AS to These MOTTO.
rions People Revived.
SEVERAL YEARS ACC

Their Tavern and Inn was
The Scene of Many
Cruel Murders.
The question as to what became of
the notorious Bender family has bnen
revived, saia IL dispatch from topeka.
Kapsas. MosS people for years have
oe''eyed that the Bsndess escaped
from Kansas and are still living some.
where. But DR.. James A. Da MOSS,
or Tnayar, declares that the Bendays
axe ali laid to rest in unmarked gray
es near Thsyar, and that he knows
the exact spot.
i nave in my posse ssion," said he
the IN OF eight living personR
who can tell the public, IL they would,
where tho Benders are buried and who
Unidentified their bodies before their
burial. They can point out tho graves
OF thaG wicked family. To establish
y historic fact aud tor the purpose OF
tamoVing any doubt about the maj
tor, tho b1d.as shouli b. exlaumsd. II
soma nj Will aid me I shall under
tlko tho task"
THE BENDERS IN KANSAS.
Kansas has had many revolving
crimes comm!bled Ulthtn her borders,
ouS none ever equalad tho Baod4r
cHmes, cx3cp3 pod3thiy tho seeking
or Lswreno9. The Randnrs lived on
Gne main Travelled road, about half
cay bdt~een TDayar and ChorryvAla
HAT was In tho early 7O's There
wore four In thu family. Old man
Is .ii0er and his wife aud sou and his
w'fa. Tho s0n's wife claimed to b, l.
medium and had CREST IL tiueuce Over
ne members OF the fSmilY They scll
r"offe'hman;3 and fed travellers who
happened along about meal time
fnsir house had two rooms, and the
pat0ttion consisted Of Il calico curtain.
IN the early Spting Of '73 pc pie bG-
san suddenly 10 disappear around that
section Of tho country. They woulj
start out on tho Tnayer. Oherryvalc
road, and tnat would be- tho last seen
Of them. Thoy would drop complase-
~ out Of sight.
WHO Ii VICTIMS WERE
10 Maroh OF that ysar William York.
: brother OF Senator Y Ik, who play.
ed an Important role In tho Pomeroy
senatorial SCANDAL, started from Fort
SCOTT to independence. He dropped
out OF siRnt. Shortly afterward the
Bender family disappeared. The frat
Tina they were niased was when a
nelghoor fouid 3 calf tied TO q tree
dead In the yard. The calf had died
OF starvation. Tho people then bsoaEuc
curious aud began au investigation.
ihey fuuld q trap door in tho house
and 10 opeued to a pitt ab ut six feet
la diamater. TIE ground floor was
soaked with blood. 1t amelled OF dc
cayed human fish Our in the gsrdeu
aome sunksn holes were discovered
a neiRhbor though he would dig
~ ~n aud sec VIVA he could turn up.
He soon struck q Corpse. Wuen re.
moved IL wos indentii-d az that q
William York. The Investigation c,n
ttnued aud seven moro fodies were
dug up. They were all Identified but
one. Thes, den tt66d were:
George w. Lngcor and daughter
three months old Longcor had LOST
his wife and was taking his little cir
back to Iowa to live.
Gto,8e Bro .n OF Oherryyale,
William M3Or0thy Of Howard onun.
ty. Who had left homo Win 81, 600 If
cAah.
H.. y. McKlrzio Of Indiana, WHO
nad c1me We,t With q little money tt
sOo.tc.
M. r. Bayio Of Montgomery county
ailG an uoKOOWp man.
IN THE BENDER U
IL ~aftarward Sag Lruugud out that
~ or ths3o pchpia were XII d in ti,e
Benuer houss 81 q ifArsnG shines. with
Hoa exception OF Lopgcor and his
daughter. TAevciim would STOP for
8 ioeal. He would be seated al the
Uabl3 Widh his b eek neal the ca!lcl
curtain. Then u OF The Bcuda,s
you'd slip up 6nd bit Aim en- Ghe hpsd
Hlbl nam nor, crushing hiY tkull
lis body would b. dGmped through
ne trapdoor into the pit add then 10
MAKE sure Of hisde<tl d Bender would
ouJ BIS threat from car 60 a Eyofv
rictim was tfca'e0 In The same fAsl,-
iUh. Tucir heats were al era hes IN
hAd their thro@.S cut. Ia duo TIM
INC hQdT you'd be taken 90 tie ya,uel,
aud buYjed.
o. April 7, 1873. tho four Bsnda,s
Grove assay. Ia y left their team
aptuf % lniIc rem TnAycr and took
the train 20 HuAbolut. AT least tDat
IL tho story. They have never boen
a3on siac>. a pase wa sitter them
&boub thAt iimA A:ttr pkirni,hipp
Around, Tor q faw daya the membcr,
o. bic posse returned 20 their hos. ~
4"yirg trai they had giVe. up tht
Q asA. They drolp d The subject
qu'GEly. Iao WD~1faaOouts OF tpa
3 nIor% rcVor seemed 10 bother them
aver that. BIZ other people were
curious and are still curious to MS
aAY. Fac posse Deyor pe2chcd Bui
tnab thu COS rid Of tho Bsnu1rg has
always BON Su'pici ned by many
And tho fact that DR., Do Mo,s, CT
rnayer, now c64Is 10 turn no the
bones OF tho Bonacrs tends to confirm
the suspicion
HnIly NGoocd.