The San Francisco call., 1910-08-01
PICTURE Led To
WENDLING CAPTURE
Likeness of Hunted Man, Pub
Iished by The Call, Aided
Detectives
Captain Carney's Sensational
Man Hunt to Be Told
in Book
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ecdote of by what a slim chance he
located his quarry in Vallejo.
After 1 lost the trail of the man at
Rio VISTA" said Carney, II came to
San Francisco and was very discour-
aged I went to see Chief Martin and
he. to cheer me up. took me for an
automobile ride We went out to Gold
en- Gate park and as we were driving
over the main driveway 1 noticed the
conservatory on the right OF the road
way 1 didn't pay much attention to
it. but just included IT in my general
survey
Recognizes Post Card
Then I went back to Hume, Mo. to
see Mrs. Corinne Munea. the widow who
was engaged to marry Vending. From
her I hoped to recover my lead. But
she said she had no word Of the man
and no address. She said that she had
turned up every letter and card she had
received from him. I asked her to make
a search While she was cut OF the
room /, to pass the time. looked over
a post card album on the table 4 was
turning the pages carelessly when L
saw a picture Of the conservatory IN
Golden Gate park. 1 recognized the
from SAM Francisco. 1 took out the
card and found it was from Vending
and that Ii gave his Vallejo address
I teIegraphed the address to San Fran
cisco and then the local police took UP
the trail which led to his capture II
1t hadn't been for that automobile rae
the man might not have been caught
Mrs. Munea said that her niece had put
the card In the album without her
knowledge"
Duke to Chronicle Capture
The capture of Vending is TO figure
largely in the book of police expert
ences which Police Captain Thomas
Duke of the local department is writ
ing Carney spent several hours with
Duke yesterday morning recounting MS
chase of the Louisville fugitive. and
Duke will devote a chapter to the eX-
ploit OF the Kentucky man hunter.
No attempt will be made mere 10
wiring a confession from Vending.
Carney will take him back to Louis
willie, taking the utmost precar tfons 20
insure the safe arrival of his prisoner,
and there where the evidence is con-
sidered complete against the man, will
proceed with his prosecution.
The Louisville captain of detectives
received more than a score of congrat-
ulatory kilograms yesterday, including
a hearty one from the secretary of the
mayor of Louisville.
Woman Denies Engagement
HUME, Mo-, July S1.-Nfrs- Cora Mu-
nea in a statement to representative
of the Associated Press here today de-
cIared that though Joseph Vending.
charged with the murder of year old
Alma Kellner OF Louisville. KY. had
through her own uncle at Houston.
Tex. sought TO become engaged to Mrs.
Munea. no engagement ever had ex-
listed.
You may depend upon it, she said,
las soon as / learned OF his proposals
I left Houston very. unceremoniously.
L came directly to this place, where 1
engaged in the millinery business.
'As to any correspondence with the
man, I never wrote to him. I did re-
ceive a post card mailed at Vallejo. Cal
In this card he urged me 10 write TO
him. but / never replied to it. Later
/ turned this card over to Ghief of Po-
lice Carney of Louisville. and. as 1
understand il was by means of this
card that the mans arrest was brought
about.
Il learned only last night that the
man was suspected of murder. If he is
guilty of the charge I am very glad
that he has been caught"