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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
New phase Developed.

A new and interesting phase has de-
veloped in the case of the. burning OF
the Lincoln county court house which
duplicates another man, John Skies. OF
near HamlIn. The implication OF
Skies comes through Henry Huffman.
wno was implicated by the Adkins
brothers. He states that on the day
the bloodhounds were put on the trail
they followed a trail without any de-
Walton to- an old apple tree. where
Skies was found. In spite OF this Skies
was not arrested. It is said he is to
be used as a county witness by the
authorities. and that he will be sprung
as coup on the defense at the last
moment. 1t Is thought by number
of citizens of Lincoln county that when
the truth of the matter Is sifted to the
bottom that at least rs. different men
will be implicaed. and that the Adkl ms
boys will be found to have been SLIM
ply tools and had absolutely nothing
to do with the engineering OF: the
crime.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Is$ Mr.. LoREE RIcHT7

81 west virginia shippers are more ar
\ l leg puzzled over the statement Of Mr.,
W. Y! e. Loree. general superintendent
Soi the Wheeling division Of the BAL
4t:more and Ohio Railroad, who says
he doesn't think the Penn sylvania
Railroad Company ir stuntlne tic
$trov!tts. and :,umpering the expans!,,
OF the 3. ana o. in West Virginia.
Then, WHAT'S the, trouble, MIR. Lorec7
sfsltgia a wei known fact that the 8.
and 81. 10 one # the poorest equipped
Sfoade5 10 .i,e country IN a territory
where 1T ought to: be one Of the very
hess. the order for some new cars and
slne. locomotives went in SO hte that all
The other big roads Of the country viii,
be ahead of the q. fand o. Il, tak.i1
5c7re !cf the increased business. coming
for this year. Why was the 3. and ..
so late in putting in thesorder for n e~
equipment, If It a really has beer.
put In 2 Why ir Il that business
He ls ireeogn tzed everywhere az one Of
the best n llroad men in the country.
Snen VINO 90 to Baltimore. the alleged
OF the q. and o. system.
4 cant get a hearing until some place
else sis heard from? Why i1 the gen
eral Impression abroad that the a..
4 and Q. president Is a figurehead off:
i5cifl Why was Mr.. Murray fircd7
What 10 the new president expected to
& dor Is re Ito be president CT the a.
and O., in fact or Is he tool Of the
sSPennsylvan:a, whose principal buai-
mess; will be to hold the 8. and o. in
check and hold West Virginia develops
I. r,,cnt hack fnr many years7 These
Z are quest:,ns the people Of northern
West Virginia. who have suffered fos'
saysnrn because OF The lack Of better
railroad facilities, would like to have
4 ar,aWeredg squareIy, tearIessly ana
strfthfultys Can Mr.. Lore answer
Il tl;enn q 4 Can Mr.. Murray, the. retiring
Z president Of: Mr.. Willard the incon'-
Ting: one? 3. The people of mortimer,
West Virginia have ria''t to know
3sv,7y there are not better railroad IA
(. cilit.,sS lin this section. They believe
Y that The Pennsylvania and 3. and y.
intcrestls prevented the building OF
K the 9. and II. and the extension OF Wa
Ssthas h; through here, and now, not be.
3Sir.t,, satisfied with crowding out corn
Il Petition. the g. and o. is coming to i
3 ii and still in .'te own development at
Aha dawn cfta great period OF indus
II trial expansion. This is certainly. a
subject Of inquiry both by the state
<; Legislature and federal Congress.
There mus. be no let ur until north
tern West Virginia; is provided w.
,S;bettef shipping facilities.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Last Appointments,

The following are the last appoint
ments made by General Burlew, the
retiring adjutant general OF the State:
Lieutenant Colonel Clarence F. Iol-
life. First Infantry. is made colonel.
First Infantry, the appointment to date
December IA. The promotion, is sub
1ect to an examination to be made
when practicable to convene the ,ex-
amining board. -.
Second Lieutenant Cnas. Neptune,
First Infantry. Is promoted to he
First Lieutenant, First Infantry. and
assigned to Company'H.
Second Lieutenant Edward M. Bur
dette. Of Charleston. quartermastcr
Second Battalion, Second Infantry, IS
promoted to be First Lieutenant. Adj
jutant Second Battalion. secind Infau-
trv .-. S.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Charters Issued.

Charters have been issued from the
office OF the Secretary of State cs fol-
lows:
Bowman Realty Company. of Hunt.
lngton. to deal in real estate, with a
capital stock. OF $4,000. incorpor,,.
tors: F. NJ: Bowman, Sturat H.. Bow.
man. ]. w. Dingess. l.. H. .Cammnck,
OF Huntington. and T., B. Bowman, Of
Philippi.
TyEart Oil and Gas Company, Of
Grafton. to prospect for oil and gas.
The capital stock is $4,000. OF which
$500 has been subscribed AMI $50 paid
in. lncorporators: u. B.. williams, 3.
l.. Hilverstott. w. c. Kinney, D. r.
Cofman and ]. NJ. Shay. all OF Graf.
ton.
Lambert Oil and Gas Company, of
Pennsboro. Richie county, to deal In
oil and gas. The capital stock is $780,
600. of which $1,000 has been subscrib-
cd and $1,000 paid. Incorporators: q.
]. Mckinley. J. "A. Leggett, j. II. Will.
son. ]. "A. Woddell and H. l. Lambert,
all of Pennsboro
William A. Rogers. Limited, ,of Mag
ara Fails. New York. with chief works
In Virginia and Massachusetts,. will
manufacture silver plated ware ard
silverware. Capital stock. Is. .$25,U0D.
of which $500 has been subscribed and
$50 paid. Incorporatprs: w. A.. Jane
son. Morris Conn. Jr., Burton j. Mo
sier. II. X. Blanchard and Frederick
Chormann. OF Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Hinton Fruit and Produce Compa ny
to deal in fruit; produce. and contec
tlonery. The capital stock Is $25. 900,
IF which $4,000 has been subscribed
and $1,000 paid. 'Ineorporators: G. a
b. Edwards. H. j. Edwards. ". ". Ly
tie, E. T. Ednonds and T. n. Read, all
OF Hinton. F.,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

an. active years. business is looked for.
1t Is generally conceded that the rail.
roads will be free spendtrs for i'm.
provements in the coming year. Final
". II reports Us to holiday and retail.
buying are correct. public purchasing
power. despite high prices ruling,
seems to be fairly normal. All these
things indicate activity in nigh de.
gree. Modifying or qualifying. those
TEXTURES somewhat is the question OF
the effect increased price levels of
commodities, and therefore Of nh costs
or business and Industrial operation.
Will have upon general business.
These have already lessened profits
and bid fair to be productive of much
friction in Industrial lines. II the &c.
tivity confidently looked for evertu-
ates. active money markets and firm
rates would seem probable. Indeed.
the calm In speculation after earlier
activity resulting In new high record
price levels is taken by some to indI-
cate that the securities markets har.
already discounted much of the future,
Conservatism and tact In dealing with
the labor situation and with the polit-
ico-economic questions which are pres.
sing for solution would seem neces-
sary IL what now looks like a very, ex-
cellent trade outlook is to be fully
realized in 1910.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Fine Meeting
OF M. e. CHURCH BROTHERHOOD
WAS HELD YESTERDAY
4 s.. AFTERNOON. ~ .y,5s.

The Brotherhood Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church held very profita
bic and interesting meeting Sunday
afternoon at three O'clock at the
church on Main street. The organixa
ton whcn was made recently was fur
ther completed yesterday and olant
we're outlined for the work Of thu
brotherhood. Thity-e:ght new mem
bers were added 10 the roll at til.
meeting yesterday.
This organization starts cut witt
bright prospects, and much good viii:
be derived from the meetings Of the
Ernthcrhooc'.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
NOTICE TO cohTRAcToRs..


Sealed bids will be received by the
County Court OF Marion County at its
office in Fairmont. West Virginia. I'm
til Thursday. the Goth day of January.
1910. at 1900 o'clock noon, for the
construction Of Jail and Jaller's
RESIDENCE for Marion County, at Fair
mont. In said county. according to the
plans and specifications prepared by
BY Edward J. Wood. Architect, Clarlss.
burg. ". Va. The plans and SPECIFIC.
lions are now on file at the County
Clerks Office. In Fairmont. Marion
County. West Virginia, and in the Of
tice OF Edawrd j.. Wood Architect,
ClarkBburg, West Virginia.
Dated this Sd day OF December, 1909.
JOHN +. Phillips, ClerN. /
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Parkersburg Tragedy.

A milk wagon owned by Amos Te.
bay. OF near Parkersburg. and occupi-
ed by Charles Brown the driver, Earl
Tebay. the son Of the dairynan, and
Harry NJ: Enrlght, the eleven year old
son of Eugene NJ. Enright, Of Parkers-
burg. went over, an enibanltment near
the city of Parkersburg. as q result of
which the Enright boy was Ill He'd. the
others escaping serious injury The
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
TO Fight Fee simple.


s. The coming meeting OF the West
Virginia Sherifs' Association promises
to be one OF the utmost Importance.
The date of the meeting has been set
for January l and the place Of meet
Ing is the Frederick Hotel at Hunting
ton. The object OF the meeting is
identical with that OF the recent ses-
sion Of the county and circuit clerks.
which was held last week at Hunting
ton. the opposing of the rulings OF Tax
Commissioner Townsend in regard to
fees collected by ali sheritfs. circuit
and county clerks OF West Virginia.
The ffty-five sherifs OF West virginia
have signified their intention of attend
Ing. Is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
MISS J. ] UPTON.
|. 3.i.PRlzElVlNNEB
POLAR REGION" MAGIC WORDS
WHICH MANY PEOPLE TRIED
7, So .i ~ To GtIE SS. rlt 4 q

Z {. e. 7. T o. CUE IS. I.
The winners OF the priezsA in the
window contest OF the. Denham fuFni.
ture store were: LIST prize. Mabel Up.
ton. Fairmont; I'd prize, Simon Dunn.
route A. Fairmont, and NJ. A. Wads-
worth. Fairnionr IS Z
The window was made TO represent
an Arctic scene. which many thought
was the North tole. and was very
timely attraction for the Xmas season
and attracted a great deal OF Interest
owing to the artistic work OF the win:
dow dresser. The exact title OF the
window as sealed in an envelope was
Polar Region. and was guessed by
only the three prize winners, but many
others had answers approximately cor
rect. The two closet were "The Polar
Region" submitted by L. N. Davis and
G.. Ray Hunter, but the qualification
prizes. Many others guessed North
Pole" Arctic Region" etc. '.'
The first prize. was mission China
closet, the second a pedestal extern:
sion table and the third q rocker. !
The words. "see Denham First"
brought up the background over the
northern lights, and Mr.. Denham says
that the failure Of Dr.. Cook to embody'
this scene in MS report was the main,
cause Of his failure to establish his:
claim to- the discovery OF the North
Pole.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Christian Enedayor MeetInu,

From January fifth to ninth. Karl
Lehman. travelling secretary Of the
United Society oil. Christian Endeaovr.
VIII hold a meeting in Huntington.
Mr.. Lehman will visit Fair.nont early
In February In the interest OF the
Christian Enedaror work.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Woman Cuts Hookkecper's 1hroa
Then Hangs Herself.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. .3.-La,:
yesterday morning Lizzie E. cren
shaw, 23 years old. cut the throat @
John M. Jennings, a bookkecper wltt
whom she lived. Later She hange,
herself In a cell at the police station
using h:r apron strings as 2 rope.
She was dead when discovered .:
TIC turnkey. Jennings has some
eight chance Of recovery. Jealousy
i1 the cause attributed by, the pollc.
for tie vontan'1 actions. .F :,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Congressman Hubbard Here.

Congressman W. p. Hubbard. Of
Wheeling. was In Fnirmont short
while today. He didn't announce his
candidacy for the United States Sen!
ate nor say who would be named for
postmaster at Farmont. so far rs we
could find out. He left on the two
o'clock cur for ClarksburE.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
SENATOR NELSON
W"' Probably Preside During Balm.
ger-Pinchot Herring. Z.
fBY United Press.l

THV United Press.)
WASHINGTON, q. c., AIN. 3.-Ac
9ording to present prospects, Senator
knute Nielsen. Ct Minnesota. will pre-
side at the trial OF the aalIinger-Pin-
ehot affair which will be conducted b.
JOINT committee Of the House and
senat> A resolution call!,g for an
investigation will be introduced
Nedne sday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Through Service.
rairnont to Clarksbure
/. FARM ONT. G. cLARksRuPG
,s TRACTION COMPANY. 81

Cars leave Cor. Main and Jefferson
sts., Falrnont, HOURLY for Clark.
burg and intermediate Points from.
$500 A.; M. yeti! 1000 2. NJ: 4
Schedule OF aInterurban Cars, oetoi
! Der Fl, 1907. ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

Major c. D.. Elliott Is being consi.l-
cred for Adjutant General in place Of
General Burlew, resigned. A fine s,ls-
gestion. Major Elliott Is pretty COOL
general whether In war or politics,
and his appointment as adi,ltnnt would
undoubtedly meet with approval.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Butcher VI eyZer
FAMOUS "BuTcHER" OF SPAIN
HAS UNDERTAKEN TO PUT
..... DOWN NEW TROUBLE,
tBy United Press.)

MADRID. Jan. 3.-Gencral Wevlrr.
"tEe butcher" arrived from Barcelona
to-day to take represslve measures
7ga'rst another threatened revolu.
tionary outbreak. He will strengthen
garrison and has agreed to assume the
responsibility Of supEresa..,s the new
trouble,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
L. o. r. M. OFFICERS.

The following officers were electct
ny Marion Hive No. so, /. o. r. NJ.
for the ensuing year and will be IT
stalled Tuesday night, January. 5th:
Commander. Mrs. Cora /. Morrow.
p. c.. Mrs. |. Annie Smith.
Lieut.. Corr, Mrs. Blanche Knapp.
+ Record Keeper, Mrs. Olive e. Har
der.
Finance Auditor, Mrs. Manerv;
Lang.
Chap. Mrs. Serena Youst.
II. at Arms. Mrs. Ella Evans.
Sergeant. Miss Carrie Reese.
sent.,ei-Miss sallie Reese.
PICKET, Mrs. Sue Satterfield.
Cant. Of Guards, Mrs. v. Hawkins.
Musician. Miss fara Halter.
Assistant, Miss Gay Hoffman.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

II you are dissatisfied ienant-whIc.
you should be II YOU have cu,lse-loo5
at some q the houses or apartment
advertised today, Il rs h. ) x e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
MRS. CARPENTER Very ILL.

The condition Ct Mrs. Elizabeth Car.
pcnter. who, fell down a stairway ut
her home last week, remains unehan1;
Cd. She is very II from the effects OF
tho fall.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
Re.eIerts OFFICERS.
I NotAdiutant GEN eraf.

II - - FL - 20 ~ . Z
The tSate OF West Virginia has NO
adtptant: general now, the resignation
OF General Burlew having taken effect
January first. The successor. to Gem
eral BnrleW will probably be- an
nonunced this week by Governor
Glasscock, x "A
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

fir. {. c. Kerr, Of Walnut avenue
wan admitted to Cook Hospital to,
gay. mr.. Kerr is the Oldest Mason If
tho city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
State 81 q 4 ael ].
No tsIunday shayes.:

No Mbret Sunday shavesl
The city authorities Of .Parkersburg
have decided that is unlawful for
the tonsorial parlors to do business on
Sunday. and the different parlora were
notified to observe Sunday hereafter.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03
BROTHERS
GET INJUNCTION
iEY Ifni.Axf Draaa i

(By United nress.)
BUFFALO,, N. ". Jan. 3.-The Fed.
'ra' Court to-day granted an inlun:-
ton against Glenn =. Curtis, aviato.;.
asked by the Wright brothers. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

Enrigilt boy jumped from the wagun.
while che other txn occupants remain
ed In 1t y X, X ~
Re,eleets Officers. s,;;s
The Clarksbnrg Fair Association
held its annual election OF officers on
Saturday afternoon. which resulted as
folloEs: S. G. Denham president: F..
y Haymaker. vice president: v. L
Highland. treasurer, James Hess sec
Rotary; s: Faris, chief marshal; B.;
B. Stout. ticket marshal. :. :;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-01-03

1t was a short winter.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
STUDENT BUILDS
LARGE A[R0PLANE

New York. May 5.LPbIlip Wilcox,
Columbia university student and
former president of The Columbia Aero
club, who has been working 10 months
on a bi.Dlane Of the Farman type.
has competed Inc obstruction of bis
flyer and will next week install a
sixty-horsepower cight-cyclinder mo
tor
The aeroplane is somewhat larger
than the types thus far used In this
country and. Ii successful. Will be
the most powerful in the United
States. Trial flights will be attempt
ed at the Aero club grounds at Min
cola. L. l., within fortnight
The machine incorporates not only
WilcoX's ideas of what successful
aeroplane should be. but also several
innovations suggested by student
theorists In Yale. Amherst and uni
versitIes OF Pennsylvania, Virginia
and Chicago.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
LAND WAS HELD BY
KlNLESS INDIAN

Washington. May "a kinless and
well.pIgh friendless dead Indian. Hair
Forehead Brown by name. stands in
the clear title TO the land sold
within tho great Truckee-Car-
son irrigation project In Ne
vada. and Secretary Ballinger. by dl.
rection OF the President, has submit
ted 10 the house bill designed 10
blaze the way by cancclling Hair
Forehead's patent
Mo SO To Be. for this is the Pa
hutes Indian name. was allotted num-
Der S on the public domain in the
Carson land district. He died and the
26-year period In which the land has
been held In trust. has not expired.
Both the President and Secretary Bal
llngcr believe that In the case OF the
death, OF an Indian allottee during the
trust period without heirs, the cquit"
able title In the allotment reverts TO
the United States, vesting thereby full
title in the government. Under n
statute OF limitations 1t was felt that
the Pahute's title could not be can
oelled without congressional author
jty.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
PORTO RICO AS A
PLEASURE GROUND

New York. May 5.-All that Porto
Rico needs to draw a swarm of tour
lists is a big hotel, and all that stands
in the way of hotel is the consent
OF congress. This is the opinion of
Col. George R Cotton. who is In New
York preparing to sail for his post
next Saturday.
Porto Rico is the best equipped
winter resort in the western hemis'
phere, except for the lack of hotels,
says Governor Cotton. 1T has 1900
miles of the best sort of automobile
roads running through beautiful coun-
try. and il we can have hrst-class
hotel at San Juan. Porto Rico, we
will start next winter as rival OF
jamaica. the Bahamas, Florida and
southern California. Last year 1000
tourists visited the island, but they
stayed on the average only eight
hours because there was no way Of
housing them
A bill is pending in Washington au-
thorizing the President to convey GER
tain federal lands in the center q
San Juan bay TO Porto Rico, so that
they may be sold for the erection OF
a half-mllllon dollar hotel
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
OFFICER IS ARRESTED
ON SERIOUS CHARGE

PROVO, May i.-Heber Gladhill.
special police officer of American
Fork. who is here as witness In tho
case of the CITY of Provo against The
odore Nicholas. was arrested last
night on two serious charges. and has
been arraigned and waived his prellm-
mary hearing.
The complaint against Gladhill.
which was sworn to by George T.
Judd, charges him with criminal as
sault on ono count and with indecent
assault on another count In each
case tho alleged victim Is a girl 13
years old
Gladhill was released upon securing
bonds In the sum of 81 900. He is
married and has two children. and
heretofore had an excellent rcputa-
ti0n
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
NOT (R|()US
Kate BENDER
Dies in Rio Vista, Cali
fornia, After Leading
a Life of Shame

Rio Vista. Cnl. May 5.-That a wo-
man who lived here for nearly 90
years under the name OF Mrs Gavin
ond subsequently that of Mrs. Peters
and who died recently was really Kate
Bender of the notorious Bender fam
fly of Kansas murdercrS, is a state
ment made by Jack Collins. a resident
OF this place The woman was found
dead in her home near here last Mon
day evening. having died week or
ten days before from natural causes
She had been conducting resort of
III repute for several years and late
ly had been living alone.
According to Collins. a close friend
Of the woman, Mrs. Peters revealed
her identity TO him number OF years
ago while critically III aud believing
that she was at the point Of death.
But she recovered and fearing that
Collins, he says would make her con-
fession known, she offered another
man $50 Ii he would set fire to
houseboat in which Collins lay VIC
tim of paralytic stroke.
Collins declares the woman gave
him a detailed account OF many muir
ders which she and her brothers COM
mitted in the Bender homo at Cherry
vale, Kas., in the seventies. Her role.
according 10 Collins. was to make love
to the unfortunate wayfarers who
sought shelter at the Bender house,
and lure them TO a corner Of a room,
where her brothers. concealed behind
curtain. would crush their skulls
with heavy clubs. Robbery was the
motive Of the crimes
During the investigation Of the muir
ders by detectives. the woman eS-
capped 10 Chicago after which she went
to New York and sailed from there
around Cape Horn TO San Francisco.
There she became a trained nurse
and married John Gavin, whaler.
Ten or fifteen years later they were
divorced and the women then began
a life of shame.
The dead woman was IS years old.
A reward of $4,000 was at one umo
offered for the capture OF Kate Ben
der.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-05
senders Killed Many

Kansas City. May 5.-It is not
known how many murders the motor
ious Bender family committed while
living In the early 70's In Labette
county. Kansas. The family con
sisted OF William Bender. so years of
age: his wife. aged 55 years; Kate.
Is. and John. % Kate and John
were children OF William Bender By
a former wife.
Kate Bender professed TO be mag
netic healer. The Bender house was
situated on the main highway be-
tween independence, Kansas. and the
Osage mission. Tho BeDdcrs kept
little store supplied with food for man
and boast. but 1t is eaid TO have been
n decoy for weary travellers rath9r
than anything else.
The Renders lived in frame house
about twenty feet long and sixteen
feet wide One room was divided by
n canvas partition drawn tightly over
uprlgbt scanuings. This partition
was the death trap The victim was
docoved to a seat near the canvas
Knte. behind the canvas, would rend-
or the victim senseless with ham,
rcr II the blow was not fatal, the
old man followed with blows on the
temple. Then the throat was cut
After the BODY was robbed, II was
thrown into the cellar through a
"hIInd door" After the family fed
nine bodies were found on the place.
The murder OF DIR York OF lnde-
nendcnce led to the undoing OF the
murdcrers. His brother, A NJ, York,
az Fort Scott, Instituted search and
found the nine bodies on the Bender
place Including that OF bis brother
Tho fate of the Bender family has
noycn been definitely known Al
various times. persons who have
claimed to have been members OF a
posse who pursued the family. have
given out statements. Son e nave
said that the entire family was Killed
others have stated that Kate escaped