Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-08
WIDOW CAUSED
CAPTURE Of
WENDL|NG
NOW SEEKS TO SHARE
REWARD WITH POLICE
Accused Slayer of Little Louis
Vile Girl Reaches Kansas
City Enroute Back to Scene
of Cowardy Crime,
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Kansas City. Aug. Mrs. Cora
Muena, the milliner of Hume, Mo.
Tor the love of whom Joseph Wcnd-
ing. accused OF the murder Of Alma
kellner in Louisville, Ky betrayed
his whereabouts to the Louisville
police, left Kansas City with Wend-
ling and his captors today bound for
Louisville. She will be a witness IN
the murder case against the man who
painted word pictures for her OF his
chateau IN France and wanted TO
make her Mrs. Vending.
When the train 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 We're there to meet
H. lt was not her one-time lover that
the blue eyed widow wanted 20 soc.
She was there to consult Inspector
Carney. in regard to the division OF
the rewards, aggregating about $4,000
offered for the arrest OF the supposed
slayer OF the s-year-oid niece OF
Frank Fehr, the wealthy brewer.
II don't want TO see that smiling
Frenchman," she told Inspector Boyle
please keep him out of my sight. His
attentions might have been INTEREST,"
Ing once, but now | don't feel tho
least bit romantic. I'm here on busl-
ness"
Mrs. Muena was taken aboard the
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
nervously 70 scat on the other side
of the ear.
Wendlings smile heightened. 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
widow and the prisoner.
Mrs. Muena stated her business
Inspector Carney suggested that
she 20 to Louisville with them whore
details OF the reward might be ar
ragged ana where she might bc of
service In the murder case. Mrs.
Muena acuuiescod. II Is believed that
1t Is the plan of the Louisville dotec-
ttvcs to use the Missouri woman IN
drawing out Weddings deserted wife
as witness for the state. Mrs,
Vending stood by her husband per-
sistentlv refusing 10 believe IN his
guilt. The theory Is that Jealousy ana
the sight of rival may cause a.
change i'm her attitude The party left
for ST. Louis at 10 a. m.
MIS- Muelid , SERVICE III the capture
OF Vending consisted In her supply
ing Inspector Carney with his address
IN Vallejo, Cal, by means OF "a picture
post card he had sent her from that
point. asking her TO write Mrs.
Muena met Vending while visiting
her sister In Houston Texas. He
called on her four times and the
fourth time he proposed marriage,
after telling her of his many pleas
mt possessions IN France. The
widow didn't accept, but returned tp
ler millinery shop in Hume Inspcc-
.or Carney learned OF Wcndlings So.
ourn in Houston unGer the name of
Henry Jacquomin, and at once went
o visit Mrs. Muena. He reached
here the next day after the cnrd
rom Vallejo, He then went TO Gait
ornia and arrested Wendilng.
Vending, Inspector Carney said,
ias shown no signs Of making n con-
ession. The officers expect, however,
hat as they near Louisville fenr uc
hob violence may lead the man TO
onfide further in his captors and pro-
ectors