The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-08-08
MRS. COCA MuENA, CHILD.MUR-
DERER's oELiLAH, STARTS
FOR LOUISVILLE.
WOMAN WILL Be WITNESS
One Time Lover Smiles as He Sees
Bctraycr on Train at Kansas City,
but She VIII Not Speak to Him
Division OF Reward viii Be Settled
in kentucky City.

Kansas city. Aug -. Mrs. Cora
Mueaa. the miIlincr of Hume. Mo.
FOR the love OF whom Joseph Wcnd-
ling. accused of the murder of Alma
kcllhcr ut Louisville. Ky. betrayed
his whereabouts To the louisville po-
lice. left Kansas City with Wendling
and his captors today bound for
Louisville. She win be II witness In
the murder case against the man who
painted word pictures for her of his
chateau in France and wanted tD
make her Mrs. wcndlinS
Al the Station.
When the train bearing Vending
and INSPECTOR Carney and Chief Lind
scy 1f the Louisville police, reached
tile station here. Mrs. Muena and In
spcctor Boyle and Chief Griffin Of the
Kansas City police. were there to meet
IT. 1t was not her one-time lover that
the blue .ycd widow wanted to see
She was there to consult Inspector
Carney. who traiied Vending haif
way across the continent. to discuss
the division OF the rewards, aggrc-
eating about $4,000 offered for the ar
| rest of the supposed slayer of the
s-ycar-old niece OF Frank rehr. the
wealthy brewer
| u don't want 10 see that smiling
| Frcnchman." she told Inspector Boyle.
Please keep him out OF my sight. His
attentions might have been interesting
once, but now I don't feel the least
bit romantc. I'm here on business" !"
Mrs. Muena was taken aboard tho
Pullman, where the prisoner, his
hands ironed In his lap. sat smiling
out Of window at the curious crowd
below The widow gave the accused
man one furtive glance and fled ncr-
| .he cp..
Wendling's smile lengthcned lie
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 Wild
| ow and the prisoner.
To Make Trip.
| Mrs. Mncna stated her business.
| Inspector Carney suggested that she
go to Louisville with him. where the
| details Of the reward might be ar
ranged and whore she might be Of
service In the murder case. Mrs.
Muena aeuuIesccd. II In believed II
is the plan of the detective To use tile
! Missouri woman In drawing out
| Weddings deserted wifc as a witness
for the state. Mrs Wendllng has stood
4 hy lap hit.l
To believe In his guilt
Tho theory Is that jeoousy and tho
| sight of IA rival may cause "A change
In hei attitude.
| Tho party left at i.s0 thiH afternoon.
/ The widows service in the capture
of Wendling consisted of supplying
Carney with his address at Vallejo.
Cal. by means of II picture postcard
he had sent her from that point ask
| Ing her to write. Mrs. Muena met
/ Vending while visiting her sister at
Houston. Texas. lie called on her
| four times and the fourth time he
| proposed marrage. after telling her
| of his many pleasant possessions In
/ France. The widow did not accept,
but returned to her millinery shops in
| Hume. Inspector Carney learned of
! Wendllng's sojourn at Houston under
the name of Henry Jacquemin aud at
once went tn visit Mrs, Muena In shar
home. lie reached there the next day
after the card from Vallejo, He then
/ went to California and arrested Wend
| ling.
Vending, Inspector Carney said, has
| shown no signs Of making a confess
sion. The officers expect, however,
that as they near Louisville, fear Of
mob violence may lead The man In
confidc further IN mis- eaptors and
/ protectors.