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Show Woman Who Informed on Him Threw Ring in His Face St. Louis, Aug. fi. Joseph Wen-dling, Wen-dling, the Louisville church janitor who was arrested In San Francisco charged with the murder of Alma Kellner, is still in jail here awaiting departure for Loui':ille. No time has been set for leaving the city. Mrs. Cora Muena, the Missouri mil-liuer, mil-liuer, who aided the dnecthca to trace Wendling, expec:s to return to her home at Hurne, Mo., tonight. She came here to identify Wendling as Henry Jacqucmin, the man who' had made love to her lu Houston, Tex., and to make him retract statements be had made about their acquaintance. acquaint-ance. "When I accused Wendling of telling tell-ing untrue stories about me," said Mrs. Mucna today, "he said 'Never mind.' 'I do mlud,' I told. him. 1 made him acknowledge to the officers that we were never engaged and that he never hugged and . kissed . me but once, and then only for a minute when he took me by surprise the evening he proposed to me. ' Wendling shook his head when I asked him if I didn't tell him that I would not marry him. He acknowb edged that when he brought to me a ring that j threw it in. his lace.". Mre. Muena will not go to Louisville Louis-ville to claim a share of the 0,0u0 re ward. She said Detective Carnty will attend to that for her. |