Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-28
Man Wanted for Murder OF Alma
KelIner Said to be in San
Francisco.
CHASE HAS BEEN LONG ONE
Made by Chief of Detectives Carney
OF Louisville--Policc Reticent
About Case.

san Francisco. July est Is de-
clared In an article published here this
morning that Joseph Vending. want
ed in Louisville. Ky, In connection
with the murder of Alma Kellner, the
S-year-old child whose mutilated body
was found buried in the cellar Of ST.
Johns parochial school OF that city.
has been located in this city by Chief
OF Detectives J. +. Carney of Louis
Vile after a chase that led through
many cities. Vending. II is state Is
living here under an assumed name.
and the detectives Of this city are
drawing a net about him.
At the Office OF the chief Of the local
department this morning II was adj
mitted that a man believed TO be
vending was being watched. II was
stated, however, that the whole mat
ter was up In the air" because of the
publication OF the story, and that the
suspect probably had taken warning
and made his escape.
VILE he would not state that such
was the case. Capt Wall Of the detec-
tive department virtually admitted to-
day that several OF his men had spent
the night guarding house where the
them was Chief OF Police Stamford Of
Vallejo. Cal, who knows the man by
sight The suspect did not appear and
the detectives now believe that he will
be hard 10 capture II he is the man
wanted, as the story published this
morning will put him on his guard.
Detective Tom Burke who has been
on the case ever since the arrival OF
Carney from Louisville. said today
that Carney left San Francisco for the
east two weeks ago. He placed the
entire case I'm the hands OF the local
officers assisted by the Vallejo man.
Since that time every outward bound
steamer or train has been watched
while Burke and Stamford have kept
UP the search within the citv. finding
many traces OF the man thev sought.
but never running him 10 earth
Carney traced Vending 10 Vallejo
where the latter had lived for some
time under an assumed name Tho
susnect disappea rel. however. and I've
stamford VINO had become aca~ain'ci
with the man. accomngr'ed tho ln~ai
officer -te--a id-thc san Francisco de-
partment IN making capture.
The suspect was traced TO a vacant
house IN the north beach foreign sec
tion. who're the detectives found a suit
case II was in the hopo that the man
would call FOR the suit case that they
surrounded the place. but no one at
tempted 10 enter the Mace during the
night vigil ~ the police
There was nothing In the suit case 10
indicate that Vending was its owner.
Alma Kcllner left home on the
morning OF December S. last. to at
tend mass az St Johns parochial
schohol. Her parents supposed she
p ad been kidnaped by relatives who
wished her brought M in another
faith on Nav 30. last. tho little girls
body. fearfully multllated. was found
In the basement Of the school. 4 re-
ward ~ Sc 0O0 We offered for tho au-
prehension ~ tho murderer # the
child's relatives Vending had fed
and capt. Carney was induced - take
up the chase which led him through
several southern states. Mevico. Cen
trail America and finally 20 san Fran
cisco. From this city Carney traced
Vending 10 n ranch near Rio Vista.
where nc had been working as a COM
mon lahorcr. From the ranch the tran
lod 10 Vallejo and thence back 70 this
city. where the local police declare
they have the alleged murder sur
rounded