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Show DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGA1NSTWENDUNG LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 1. "If I killed the. little girl, no one saw me but (Joel, and he f can't come down and testify ," said Joseph Worldling, when -t- when arrested In San Fran- f Cisco for the murder of Alma Kellner, cipht years old, uc- 4- cording to the testimony of 4- Detective Carney today. The prosecution rested Its case to- day. The words attributed to Wcndling by the Loulaville officer had previously previous-ly been testified to by Detective Sergeant Ser-geant Thomas F. Burke of San Francisco, Fran-cisco, who assisted In the case of WendlJnfj. The Milliner Testifies. Next to the testimony of the two detectives, most Interest was excited by that of Mrs. Cora Munea, a milliner mil-liner of Hume, Mo., to whom Wcndling Wcn-dling paid court while Bhe was vi9lt-iiiK vi9lt-iiiK relatives at Houston, Texas. Mrs. Munea testified that Wcndling represented himself to be a rich Frenchman and showed her a wound on his hand which he claimed to ; havo sustained during the Boer war. j Displayed No Emotion. j Wendling displayed no emotion I luring the examination of the threo strongest witnesses against him. The defence will offer Its opening state- I ruent tomorrow and testimony In Wendling's behalf is expected to occupy occu-py at least a day and a half. |