The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-08
WIDOW THROWS
WENDL|NC OVER
Woman Now Is Interested in
Getting Her Share of
Reward.
NO WORD PASSED BETWEEN
PRISONER AND MRS. MUENA
Prosecution Employs Her to
Loosen Tongue of Wife of
Accused Man.

KANSAS CITY. Aug. Mrs. Cora
Muena, the milHner Of Hume, Mo. for
the love of whom Joseph Vending
accused of the murder of Alma Kell
ner at Louisville, Ky, betrayed his
whereabouts to the Louisville police
left Kansas City with Vending and
his captors today bound for Louisville
She will be witness in the murder
case against the man who painted
word pictures for her Of his chateauS
in France and wanted to make her
Mrs. Vending.
When the Jraiu bearing Vending
and Inspector Carney and Chief Lind
sey of the Louisville police, reached
the station here. Mrs. Muena and In
spector Boyle and Chief Griffin of the
Kansas City police were there to meet
it. 1t was not her one-time lover that
the blue eyed widow wanted to see
She was there to consult Inspector
Carney. who trailed Vending halfway
across the continent, to discuss the dl-
vision of the rewards, aggrcgating 9
about $4,000, offered for the arrest OF
the supposed slayer of the eightyea
old niece OF Frank Fehr, the wealthy
brewer.
81 don't want to see that smiling
Frenchman.' she told Inspector BOYLE.
"Plehse keep him out of my sight His
attentions might have been interesting
once. but now ] don t feel The least
bit romantic. / m here on business.
Widow Is Nervous.
Mrs. Muena was taken aboard the
Pullman, where the prisoner, his hands
ironed in his lap. sat smiling out of n
window at the curious crowd below.
rhe widow gave the accused man one
furtive glance and fled ncrvously TO Il
seat on the other side of the ear.
Weddings smile heightened. He
looked AT her with interest as she
talked with the officers. In the half
hour the train remained in Kansas City
no word passed between the widow and
the prisoner.
Mrs. Muena stated her business. In
spector Carney suggested that she go
to Louisville with them where the de-
tails of the reward might be arranged
and where she might be of service in
the murder case. Mrs. Muena ac-
quisced 1t is believed it is the plan
of the detectives to use the Missouri
'scrtcd wife as a witness for the state
Mrs. Vending has stood by her hus-
band persistcntly refusing to believe
In his guilt The theory is that Ieal-
ousy and the sight of 4 rival may cause
change in her attitude. The party
left Mt 1880 this afternoon.
Gave Officers Clew,
The widow s service in the capture
of Vending consisted Of supplying
Carnev with his address at Vallejo.
Cal. by means Of picture postcard
he had sent her from that point, ask"
ing her TO write.
Mrs Muena met Vending while Wis
itng her sister in Houston. Texas. He
called on her four times and the fourth
time he proposed marriage, after tell
ing her of his many pleasant posses
sions in France The widow did not
accept. but returned TO her millinery
shop at Hume. Inspector Carney
learned Of Wendliug's soiourn at Hous-
ton under the name Of Henry Jacoue-
min and at once went to visit Mrs
Muena in her home. He reached there
the next day after the card from Val.
leio He then went 10 California and
arrested Vending
Vending. Inspector Carney said, has
shown no signs of making confes-
sion The officers expect. however
that as they near Louisville fear Of
mob violence may lead the man to
confide further in his captors and pro.
tectors.
1t is rumored that Chief of Police
on the arrival Of the prisoner at Louis
Vile and was desirous OF learning the at
titudc OF the residents Of that city be-
fore Vending got there,