Description: The Benders of Kansas John T. James Originally published 1913 – 1995 copyright Roger O’Connor – This is 2004 Mostly Books 178-page illustrated trade paperback John T. James: Atty. For the defense in the trial of the “Bender Women” at Oswego, Labette County, in 1889-1890 The Complete Story - facts not fiction____________________________________________ Preface: when the New York Newspapers rushed artists and reporters to Kansas in the spring of 1873, it was not to cover Wild Bill Hickok or Bat Masterson, nor cattle drives, buffalo hunters, railroad construction, Indian fights, or other normal aspects of this fledgling land. No, they converged on a makeshift abattoir some 14 miles west of Parsons, wear a gruesome ex summation proved that I family known only as the Benders had been murdering travelers and bury the bodies about the grounds of their isolated claim. The lawless frontier in Kansas, suddenly, was right here. Shock and promotion are rapidly followed by indignation and thoughts of revenge. As this book will tell you, Aussies were formed almost at the hour of the bodies were discovered, with a fervent hope that the benders would meet their fate at the hands of one jury or another, legends were born. Many are the tales of men who claimed…
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Publication Year: 2004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: The Benders of Kansas
Author: John James
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Mostly Books
Intended Audience: Adults
Topic: Kansas True Crime
Edition: Reprint
