The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-25
snV=RsL YEARS AGO
They Caused g Plack Chapter Ia the
History OF The State OF Kansas.
Their Tavern and lan was
The Scene Of Many
CIae, Murders.
Ct uei Murders.

the notorious Bender family has been
revived, saws dispatch from T1peks,
Kaosas. Mcss peopie for years have
believed that the Benders escaped
from Kansas and are still living sone-
where. But Dr.. James a. Ds Moss,
Of rnaysr, declares shat the Bendsss
are al lsid 70 rss5 in unmarked gray
IS near Thzyer, and ;h2t he knows
the exsct spot.
r have in my possession" said he
''the names Of eight living persons
who can tell the public, If they would,
where tie Benders sIe buried and who
tnden:ihsd their bodies before their
burial. They csn point out the graves
Of that wicked family. TO establish
g bistoric fast std tor the purpose o;
removing any doubt shout tie ma
asr, the b:diss Shout De exaumad. l.
Scme enc will aid ne snail under
take the task"
TEE sENDERs IN KANSAS.
Ke,. .>sss bas had many revolving
crimes committed within her borders,
out none ever eQuals1 tbs BeIdsr
crimes, exoeps possibly tie sacE'n%
cf L.~rerca. The B:ndsis lived c.:
tee main t.a7sled road, a52u5 hall
9sy bstwesu Tcaye- and C!:e:ryVzie.
That was in tie early 70's T1era
ware four in tha family. O:5 nsR
B :ncer ana mis- sife a1d soa SD EiS
2.fA. Tee sc:i's vie claimed to b; {
medium ard S,s6 great iEhrs2ua o7tE
sSe meotsrS OF :he f:ml: TAay s.l1
re.re,l:m.r.s and fad :ray@la1s wnG
h.ppsnsd along abous neal time
Their h2uss had tTo rcors, sa1 the
parSit!o5 cco>'s:e;E OF g calico curtaiD.
ia The early sp;tas OF '73 pc. p,a be-
ra2 Suddenly 10 disappear 81 ,uad 5oat
sac.ioa OK tbs eoansry. i1ey WoGl;;
s-crt ou5 On the Tosysr Cherryvale
r9a5, anl that goul. b. lhs last seso
OF tham. They would drop conp.ets.
ly out o. s:g:,t.
WHO TIE vICTINs WERE
II MaGc2 OF glsS n William York,
:. bsosl5r OF Ssa.:o: 7 YoEk, vha p:sy-
I'd an Important role n saa PoIssoy
.eaator:al sandal, ::srSed frcm Fo1E
Sc2:s 80 Indspsadsrce. He d.oppaa
;ua 0: six:.s. Sh9.Jly a!ssr*aTd tnf
8s:!Ge- Iam!ls disappeared. Tne frs:
:ine rl1sy were n:issed vas Whsn &
oeishhor f1ua6 3 Gait tied 70 trse
tead in s'la gard. The Gait na3 died
ot starvation. T1e psopie then bscsmc
curious AID bs%aa sm investigation
saey found 3 trap Goor in the hcuga
and is c2e4cd 20 a pit ab Ut six fsst
il ciana;sr. TIE ground 62or VIZ;
soaked sSitf2 bto.:d IL smelled OF DE-.
csEeG humac f4s;l Gu; In TIE gsraec
s1:nc suoken bo:ss Sere discovered
\ ne;rtbor though he would Dig
dos2 and see woat re could turn up.
s.: SCI atru:k 2 cJ1pse. Waen re.
7n:,vs6 il VS. luceCtifsd sS taas C1
VILLAIN York. Tae Investigation On
t,nueS aad sevcn more hodiss were
dus up. Taey we're all i'd n.;fsd bu,
one. TnesA .d=Dsifad were:
George ". L ?Igcar ard daughter,
taree months cid. Lopecor had los.
MS wife AID was taking his little girl
back to Iosa 81 live.
G.e.2s Brosn OF Cnerryvale.
William M,Crothy OF H3~ard c2un.
ty, who hao left homs with $4,000 il
cssa.
81. T. McKicz,e Of IDdiaua, who
aad come West with little mo5ey tc
locate.
NJ. B. B ,y'c ct Montgomery county
and an unSnoWG msn.
IN TIE BENDER HOUSE.
It after"sio nas bruusaL out that
all Of shsse people were Kill q in the
Bender house 1T d:t1sren5 sinss, With
une exception OF Lougcor and his
daughter. Tne v.c.iu would stop fos
4 meal. BE would be seated at the
table with his back near Gae caijco
curtain. Then one OF the Berde-s
VI uid slip up sid hit him en- the bead
~itn ham nsr, crushing his skull.
Els body would be dumped through
the trapGoor into the pit AID shen TO
make sure Ct Lis death 3 Baudsr would
cua his throas from esr TO esr Every
victim was treaied IN the ssme fasE-
ION. Tnsir beaes we're al crushs1 ln
aud thar tbroass CIT. IL due tima
the body would be taken 80 tie garden
a1d .uciei,
o. Apvi! 7, 1873, TIE four BeCders
drove zway. TGey left their team
Abouo ulla trcm Tha5ar aad totk
she trs,:a TO EuUbo:dt. At least taas
is she ssory. Thay have never beer
aaen silca. A pcsse was after taen
abous toss time. Afssr ek:Emisning
around, for a few days the Is.ln:r.
.: sca p3s;e rstu;nsd So their houes
s.y;2g t:sas taey had etvsa up The
ease. They 6Zoppsd tie suhjs@'
Gu cGly. The wae:>aooc:s OF s:1::
5 n.iezs never SEEM d GO boaher then
alter rb2t. Bus cua:r pecp:s wars
curious ard ere still curious to this
day. Tho posse lever peacoed. But
:!lat ts..y Cos rid cf tae Bandsrs has
always ts:n SUSPECT :neo by Gsuy.
Aad ne fact th>t Dr., Ds Moss, Ct