The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-08-01
WENDLING CLAIMS
he IS INNOCENT

SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.-Henry
Joseph Wendlin, heid in the city
prison here for the murder of eight
ycar-od Alma Kellncr OF Louisville,
Ky. VIII leave in the company of
Captain Of Detectives Carney next
Tuesday to face the charge that rests
against him in the city from which
he fled last January.
He is anxious TO return and his
confident manner In expressing his
desire TO face the murder indictment
and have the thing over with has all
the earmarks Of sincerity. He laugh
ingly protests his innocence and says
that the Louisville murder charge
does not worry him nearly as much
as the thought Of meeting his irate
brother-in-law, Louis Arnold whose
wrath, he says caused him to leave
home so hurriedly.
The prisoner was not interviewed
by the police today ald no effort Is
likely TO he made 10 secure con-
feSSlon until Louisville is reached.
Vending was tired and sleepy to-
day when he walked into the pres
ence of the newspaper men who had
come 10 interview him, but his bright
smile vas not forgotten.
Thinks He VIII Be Cleared.
This is n funny place. this Jail ="
he said Fl don't like it here | want
10 go back 10 Louisville and clear
away those troubles quick did not
sleep last night Too many drunken
men inside there. They say funny
things to make me laugh and cannot
sleep This is all strange business
10 me They say I killed the little
children down there in my town. That
make me laugh, too, The police have
made mistake In TWO or three
days after | get there with Captain
Carney. III be Al work again and then
forget all this trouble
Every precaution will he taken by
Captain Carney to prevent the pos
sibility OF his prisoner committing
suicide On the train en- route The
entry into the city o; Louisville prob.
ably Will be Sercet in order to avoid
any demonstration tha: might occur
carneys Long Chase.
worked quietly to get Vending"
said Captain Carney coGay. and I'll
take him back quietly followed
him wherever he went and played
him into the hands OF the San Fran
cisco police-into net from which
he could not breakout and escape
very well. And let me say now that
am deeply grateful 10 the San Fran
cisco police chief and detectives sor
their assistance. II they had not
helped me as they did the chase sure.
ly would have been a much longer
one
II developes today that Captain
Carney's chase after Vending led
him over 1880 miles He was in
tWenty-Seven large cities. including
Honolulu and Monterey, Mexico, and
in many smaller towns Carney was
which time he travelled on limited
trains. freight trains, bronchoes, bur
roes. stages, steamers. rerryboats and
across country in some places on
foot
Some OF them down home laughed
at me when | started and I told them
would not come home without
Wendling,'' said Carney Well. that
was Just their way Of looking at IT,
and he winked
HUME. Mo, july 51-Mrs Cora
Meuna III a statement 10 a repro
sentative of the Associated Press
here today. declared mat though Jo-
seph Vending. charged with the
murder cf eicht-year-old Alma Kell-
ner Of Louisville and through her
own uncle at Houston. Texas, soneht
Ia become engaged TO Mrs Meuna, no
engagement ever had existed
You may depend upon it," she
said. "as soon as I learned OF his pro
posals, I left Houston very uncer-
moniously ! came direct TO this
place. where | engaged in the milln.
cry business
AS to any correspondence with
the man. ] never wrote Ia him. | did
receive a post card mailed al Vale.
j.. Cal In his card he urged me t5
write 10 HIM. but | never replied to
IL Later turned this card over To
Chief Ct Police Carney OF Louisville
and. as ! understand. e was by means
Of this card that the mans arrest
was brought about
Il learned only last night that tho
man was suspected OF murder If he
is guilty Of the charge I am very clad
that he has been caught"