The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-31


Accompanied BY Detective Conlln. he
went 90 Rio Vista. but their man had
Flown. leaving behind him. however. his
name on the payroll 81 a company
which was building jcttlcs along the
Sacramento river. Then the trail again
ecame so cold that Carney determined
70 visit Mrs. Mucna at her home In
Hume He reached there just Ina time
20 prevent the destruction OF a postal
which gave the address Of vending
In Vallejo. Calf
Mrs. Muena had destroyed her other
correspondence with Vending and was
on the point OF burning the postal
when the Louisville police official ar
rived. When the address was flashed
60 San Francisco. Detective Burke was
at once sent 20 Vallejo. In the pos
session Of Alice Miller. with whom
vending had been living. he found
the fuEitlvc's photograph and COM
plete kit % burglar tools.
A further search Of the place led TO
the discovery Of many articles which
had been taken from the residence OF
Thomas saunders. which had been bur
ElartZcd three times. This was the
house formerly occupied by Charles
Widemann. Tor whom vending worked
a. gardener.
Vending was soon traced 20 this
city. but the detectives were thrown
left suit case IN "a desc sed house In
the north beach foreign quarter The
death by his own hand OF this suspect
two days aeo again left the detectives
without the scent but they caught Il
again when Captain Of Detectives Wall
received "A tip Thursday night that the
Fugitive was in a Third street rooming
house.
Aided by Inndlsdy.
The number given proved 20 he O.
vacant lot. Next door. however was n
lodging house frcuucuted BY laboring
men. Mrs Mary Moriarity. the o..
Of the house. declared that a man an
swering Wendiing's description had
been there. but had left few days
before. The detectives were stili sus-
picioua. and after watching the house
Tor "a hours determined this morning
% make sea- ch. Their efforts were
rewarded by the discovery 81 Noudlfur
crouched beneath the sink Of n wash
room Dragged forth. he did not make
The slightest resistance. and when the
bullet wound IN his hand and the tat
tooed ship on his arm were exposed BY
his caI ors. he readily admitted his
on the arrival OF the detectives with
Wendlirr AZ the city prison. Chief Of
Police Martin and District Attorney
tectivcE. these two officials remained
Closeted for IN hour with the prisoner.
nc protested bis Innocence Of the Kcil-
ner murder. declaring that he knew
nothing Of - until ne read Of the find
ms 81 the bod.
vending maintained that he had
adopted the name % his mother 20
avoid HIS brotner-in-Iaw. Louis Arnold.
who had pursued him from France to
make him marry Madeline Arnold
That the bitterness tween the two
men has grown since tho marriage un-
81 he feared for his life was the ex-
PLANTATION ciunr 20 by vending In ex-
planning his flight
VIII Not Resist Ertrndition.
vending told Captain Carney that
be would not resist extradition. and the
'er said that he would start for
4 with his prisoner as soon as he
= "a from HIS strs nuous chase. al
deh. by n train wreck OF one day on
bis sturn from Hume Kept Carney
from being IN at the arrest. and he was
fifty miles from this city when Wcnd-
ling wEs taken into custody.
According 90 Captain Carney. the evil
fcuCc against vending r. very strong
The strongest link WAS the discovery OF
the girls bloody clothing IN a closet
IN weddings home.
This. with other circumstantfai evil
dcuce brought before the coroncr's anf
grand turies viii. IN the opinion 81 tht
louisville police chief. send vending
20 che Galiows.
Carney alleges 20 have ended here
today one Of the longest and most eU-
peusive manhunfr Of modern times /
Descriptions OF vending were sent to
every American consular representative |
IN tho world. and 20 every postmaster
IN France and Germany. Since June II. |