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Show WIDOW WANTS PART OF THE REWARD KANSAS CITY, MO., Auk. 7. Mrs. Cora Muena, the uillllDer of Hume, Mo , for the love of whom Joseph Wendllng. accused of the murder of Alma Kellner at Louisville, Ky., betrayed be-trayed his whereabouts to Ihn jui:; llle police, left Kansas City with WendlliiK and his captors today b.-und for Louisville. She will be a witness in ho iuur-dr iuur-dr case against the man who painted word pictures for her of his chateau in France and wanted to m.iko her Mrs. Wendling. Widow Wants Part of Reward. When the train hearing Weudliny and Inspector Carney and Chief JJnd spy of the IOuisvlllo police reached the station here, Mrs. Muena and Injector In-jector Hoyle and Chief fJrltfln of th. Kansas City police were there " meet it. It was not her one-lime lov or that the blue-eyed widow wanted lo see. She was there to consult In-pector In-pector Carney, who trailed Wendlin half way across the continent to discuss dis-cuss the division of the rewards, ac-crcgatins ac-crcgatins about $fi,0iifl affered for th arrest of the supposed slayer of the itht-year old niece of Frank Fehr, the wealthy brewer. "I don't want to see that smiling Frenchman." she told Inspector Car-iiey. Car-iiey. Please keep him out of my .-ipht. His attentions might have bten interesting once, bin now I ri'-n't feel Ihe least bit romantic. I'm here on business." Wendling Faces Widow. Mrs. Muena was taken aboard the Pullman where tho prisoner, hi hands ironed in his lap. sat sniillny out of a window at the curious crowd below. The widow gave Unaccused Un-accused man one furtive glance and lied nervously to a seat on the other side of the car. Wendling' smile lengthened. He looked at her with interest as she talked with tho officers. In tho half hour the train remained in Kansas City no word passed between the widow and the prisoner. Mrs. Muena stated her business. Inspector Carney suggested that the go to Louisville with them, where too details of the reward might b.--arranged and where she might be ol service in the murder case. Goes to Louisville. Mrs. Muena acquiesced. It Is be-Hcved be-Hcved It Is the plan of the dectectlves o use the Missouri woman In drawing draw-ing out Wendllng's deserted wife a a witness for tho state. Mrs Wendling Wend-ling hns stood by her husband, persistently per-sistently refusing lo believe in hU Bull!. The theory Is that jealousy and tlv j-ight of a rival may cause a change !n ber attitude. The party left at 10:30 this afternoon. after-noon. The widow's hervlco In the capture of Wendling consisted of supplying Carney with his address at Vallejo. California, by means of a picture post card he had sent her from that point asking her to write. Wendling Proposed Marriage. Mrs. Muena met Wendling while visiting her sister In Houston, Texas. He called on her four times and the fourth time he proposed marriage, after telling her of his many' plear.-aiit plear.-aiit possessions In France. The widow did not aecppt, but returned re-turned to her millinery nhop at Hume. Inspector Carney learned of Wnd i'.'igs sojourn at Houston under thi name of Henry Jaequemln and at cice went to visit Mrs. Muena In her pome. He reached thern the next Oay after the card from Vallejo. He then went to Callfonla and arrested Wendling. Wendling. Inspector Carney said, has shown no sina of making a emi-ftssiou. emi-ftssiou. The officers expert, lowever. lhat as they near Louisville, fear of mob violence may lead the man to conllde further in his captors and protectors. Wendling in St. Louis. ST. LOUIS. Aug. 7. Joseph Wendling Wend-ling arrived here tonivht from Kan-tas Kan-tas City. He was lodged In tbe city ;uil for the night. The last leg of the journey will begin, tomorrow mornlDg when tbe prisoner will bo narted toward Louisville. Wendling was led from the train at the Union Station to a wailing patrol wagon, handcuffed to Detective Carney. He appeared to be in cheerful cheer-ful epirits. and smoke-d a bljj cigar os he joked with thy photographer who tried, without euccess, to gel bi picture. "You can't get my picture," h-j shouted to tbe group as he entered the j.atrol wagon ami was driven to tho ;.iil. Wendling was not allowed to talk to uewwpaper men and his custodians cus-todians declined to make any atalc-. atalc-. i:in! concoming him. |