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Show 1101 Admits Ownership of a Pair of Bloody Trunks Ixjuisville, Ky.. Dec. 2. Heiore the resumption of the trial this morning of Joseph endling,' ciKirged with the murder of S-ycar-oM Alma Kcllner, the report spread that Wend ling would go on the stand for cross-examination, and a large crowd filled the court room. YVcnJlIng appeared haggard and pale and showed plainly tho ef lects ol a sleepless nijht. His nervousness nerv-ousness increased as the cross-examination progressed. Kcncutcdly ho reached forward and, with a shaking hand poirYcd out a. . glass of water fiom a p. teller near the witness-staud, gulping down the cment)i. Wcndling was unable to explain why he had loft Louisville. He admitted ad-mitted Dirt the position he led at St. John's church was better than any he had afier he suddenly departed from this city and confirmed his wife's statement that their relationship relation-ship was a happy one while he was working here. "Are these yours'" asked Commonwealth Common-wealth Attorney Hut'faker, holding up a bloody pair of athlete's velvel trunks. "They aro." stammered WenJling. He sold he had worn them years, agu when he was n trick Tblcycle perform-or perform-or In Prance, but declared he could not account for the blood stains on them. The trunks were found In tho same cellar in which t lie body of the Kcllner girl was discovered |