The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-25
.STENSIAND IN LINE
WITH PICKPOCKEIS
Tottering Bank Wrecker Goes
Route of Common Crooks
in New York.
sLEUTHs WATCH SEVERAL.

81 SAiO4 I1o WA1Ca S6V 6hAI.
Chicago, Sept. 25-Aitho the state s
attorney would not give out the names
Of the men who are said to: have been
implicated in the frauds perpetrated
at the bank in the confessions Of
stensland, number Of detectives
We're sent out today to watch them
and prevent them from leaving the
city. It has been said that prominent
persons are involved and that their ar
rest will cause a sensation.
New. York, Sept. 25.-The discom-
fort Of a night in narrow and bed
less cell which was experienced by
Paul O: Stenslland, the former presi-
dent Of the milwaukee Avenue State
bank Of Chicago, who was returned
of w;recking the institution, was fol-
lowed today by additional unpleasant
details of police examination.
Stensland was lined up police
headquarters with a score of alleged
pickpockets and others who had been
arrested during the night, and was
subjected to the customary examina-
ton by the detective sergeants This
ordeal over, he was removed to the
measured in accordance with the .Ber-
tillon system, and later his photograph
was taken to be placed on file at police
headquarters.
Tottering, Broken Man.
An early visitor to Stensland's cell
was his son Theodore. The two con-
versed until the summons came for the
father to appear before the central
office men.
The former bank president spent
s!eepless night and was in condi:
ton of semi-prostration He tottered
rather than walked from his cell to
the various offices, and leaned heavily
upon the arm Of his son.
Stensland during the night told one
of the officers who were watching him
that he wanted to 60 back to Chicago
and would have done so had he not
been arrested in Tangier, Morocco.
Will Tell All.
1T want to straighten out matters. -
said Stensland. "There is good deal
behind this case, and I want to show
sheep I have been painted.' ''>
Stensland made a voluntary state
ment to Police Inspe ctor Mclaughlin
today. Trembling with emotion and
with tears falling down his cheeks, the
ex. bank president said:
IL made some bad investments, and
they did not act as quickly as I thou ght
they would. They were not paying.
The- man under me-the cashier I mean
took advantage of the situation and
ne got more than I. All got was
100000, but don't know what the
other man got, The money I went
away with was few thousand dollars
that l made in a real-estate speculation
last summer. had been always in
hope OF paying the money back, but
suppose all is lost. [ am suffering from
asthma. l want to get back to Chi
cago just as quickly as possible.''
Given to Chicago Officer.
,Stensland, who had recovered some
walk with detectives from police head
quarters to Third avenue. where a
streetcar was boarded on the way to
the criminal court building. The trip
was made without special incident.
Arrived at the district IS attorney .
office, the detectives and their prisoner
were shown into the office of Assistant
District Attorney Charles Lockwood.
Sergeant Diefenthaler had the extra
dition documents, which had been signed
by the governor of New York and the
governor of Illinois. These were placed,
before Assistant District ATTORNEY Lock.
wood, as that official proceeded to
waive the rights Of the state Of New
York to hold Stensland and formally
turn him over to Detective Sergeant
Kinder Of Chicago.
Signs the Waiver.
The extradition conference at the dis