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Show THE BENDER BUTCHERS. Tlio Wet Koqiii'Nteil lo Look Out lor Them. Description of the Fiends. Tho BfiuU-r funiily, tho Kiuwi.s 1'ifiids, luivo iiuf. Iiirn nipfuml yot, ami tho (iovornor of Iviinsiirt luin olVor-ol olVor-ol iv rcwunl ofl,(XH emit for Ihcir iurot. Thopoliooof tliLs oity Imvo loon instructed to look out Tor thorn, (ho suppwition I't'ing thut thry nro iw likely to conic wot iw to m unywhcro else. In ease tliey should turn up in this vicinity wo give a description of them in liirnifthetl to the olliecrw hero: I Old ninn liender is 55 to (iO veal's 'old, id. unit 5 feet 7 inches in height, 1 round shouldered, durk coniplexion-:od; coniplexion-:od; h:w he:ivy hoiml cut short, hair . Ions ,intl dark, niixetl with sray, ! heavy cyo-laslies, sharp nose, haiuls sparo with prominent cords on the 'hacks; piit slow and sluqpish; weight 110 to 150 pounds. He liad a sleepy, I downcast look, and was grim and surly sur-ly in his deportment. His voice seems to eomo rather from the breast than tho mouth. He speaks English in 11 very broken manner, his native (oneiric being Ixnv Dutch. The old woman is aged altout 50 vein's, is very nearly as tall as her husband, hus-band, is broad-shouldered ami long-waisttxl; long-waisttxl; skin dark and tawny; face 1 wrinkled; neck slim and conlv; hair dark brown. She has a quick, nervous ner-vous walk, and speaks broken English .sharp and quick. The young man. John Bender, is about -8 years old, strongly built, full, round face ; large mouth, eyes and nostrils'; swarthy, leather-like complexion, com-plexion, light brown hair and heavy jaws; was inclined to run his boots over on the outside. He has a wild, ! scary expression, but looks square in the face when talking, and is generally gener-ally smiling when in conversation. There is a scar across two of his lingers ling-ers of the right band, and one linger is stiflened. Katie, the '"she devil'' of this gang of fiends, was aged twenty-ono or twenty-two years. Her complexion yellow. She has very high cheek Ikmics, sharp chin, and the contour of her countenance is' said to resemble that of a wolf. Her hair is a light brown with a tinge of ml. She is .somewhat round or sloop-shouldered, and hollow breasted ; slender, and has along slim waist; eyes dark grey; nose somewhat Halwith large nostrils: weighs 110 pounds. She speaks French tluenlly. Altogether the family seems to have heen aliut as disagreealtle an one as could well I? imagined. Any information infor-mation regarding them may bo communicated, com-municated, to the ottieers of this city, or to James Newberry, Marshall, Fort Scott, Kansas. |