The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-31
NENDL|NG LANDS
IN PRISON CELL
Alleged Murderer of Alma Kell-
ner of Louisville Caught in
San Francisco.
FINALLY RUN TO EARTH
AFTER A LONG CHASE
Admits His Identity, but Pro
tests Innocence of Charge
Against Him.
Ry Associated Press,

6y Associated PreSS,
SAN FRANCISCO. July So.-,Dragged
from beneath a sink In the washroom OF
Third street lodging house IN this
city. where he had been hidden for TWEEN
ty-four hours. Joseph y, vending, nc
cuscd OF the murder OF little Alma Kel-
ner III Louisville. Ky. and whose twist
ngs and turnings have baffled the po-
lice for four months. was arrested TO-DAY
mitted his Identity. but protested his
innocence of the crime.
a. few hours after the arrest Captain
of Detectives J. p. Carney OF Louisville
arrived TO learn that his 1000 mile
search for Vending had been crowned
with success IT was the flnal telegraphed
tip from the Kentucky detective that led
TO the capture
In his relentless pursuit Of the sup
posed murderer, Carney many times lost
the trail. but the secret OF the where
abouts of his quarry always lay with
Mrs. Cora Muena. milliner OF Hume.
Mo. II was from her home that Car
ney flashed the Information that led to
the arrest,
Unconscious Betrayal.
II seemed the Irony Of fate that the
only respectable woman found by Car
ney to have been connected with Wen
ding during his wanderings should have
been the unconscious means OF betraying
him.
Mrs. Muena met Vending at the home
OF her aunt in Houston. Tex. and before
Sne returned 10 Hume Sne WAS enGaScu
to the dashing young Frenchman, who
daz5led the aunt with tales OF the wealth
in France which would come TO him with
the death of his nged father. Before
Mrs. Muena left Houston she grew to
fear Vending. and after her return to
Hume she broke the engagement.
When Carney received the clcw thai
Vending was working for grocer in
Houston. the detective began the long
search which led him to every county
seat in Texas, AT Houston he found that
Ixr a
he had secured position on a ranch
twenty-five miles from that town, a
trip TO the ranch proved abortiVe, as
the hunted man had fled leaving some of
trail.
Decoy Letters Used.
Returning TO Houston he sent decoy
letter. ostensibly written by the aunt to
Mrs Mrs Mqena. asking for the address Of
by Vending when he left Louisville. The
reply. intercepted by Carney. informed
him that his prey was in Los Angeles:
proving fruitless. he returned to San An |
tonic, where he found that Henry Picard, |
a friend OF Vending. had received pos |
tai picture card from the fugitive This
marked Rio Vista, Cal Abandoning his |
Texas hunting. ground, Carney. came i'm:
the aid of the local detective bureau. Ac-
companied by Detective Conlin. he went
TO Rio Vista, but their man had flown
leaving behind him. however, his name
on the payroll OF company which was
building jetties along the Sacramento
river. Then the trail again became so
cold that Carney determined TO visit
Mrs. Muena at her home In Hume He
reached there Just In time to prevent the
destruction OF postal. which gave the
address of Vending in Vallejo. Cal Mrs
Muena had destroyed her other CORE
spondcnce With Wendling and was on
the point OF burning the postal when the
Louisville police official arrived When
the address was flashed TO San Fran
cisco. Detective Burke was at once sent
TO Vallejo In the possession of Alic'
Miller. with whom Vending had been
living. he found the fugitive's photo
Eraph and a complete klt Of burglar tools
A further search OF the PLACE led to IN.
discovery OF many articles which ha1
been taken from the residence OF Thn,-
rs Saunders, which had been burgarized
three times. This WAS the house for
merry occupied by Charles Widemann
.or whom Vending worked as gardener
Trail Followed Up.
vending was soon traced TO this CITY
but the detectives were thrown Off the
track by d strange double. who left a
suitcase II. deserted house in the north
oeach foreign quarter. The death by his
OWN hand OF this suspect two days ago