Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-25
Paul @. Stensland Admits That
He Is an Embezzler Under.
State Law
OTHERS ARE IMPLICATED
In An Authorized Statement, Made by
Son, stensland Says That if Pecula-
tons Exceed 100000 Cashier Her.
ring is Guilty-stensland in New
York-Lsaves for West.

New York, Sept. 25.--Under arrest
by New York detectives, Paul @. STEMS
land, former president of the Milwau-
kee Avenue State Bank, of Chicago,
who stands indicted for having emf
bezzled from that institution, arrived
in New York last night. He was taken
from the steamer Prinz Adalbert, on
which he came from Morocco, to which
country he. had fled after the wrecking
Of the bank, and according to his son,
Theodore Stensland, he will plead gull
ty to several of the charges brought
against him.
Stensland has made a complete con-
fessiOn, according ito Assistant State
Attorney Harry b. Olson, of Chicago,
E who went to Tangier, Morocco, to take
the former banker into custody, and In
his confession he implicated other
prominent Chicago men. Attorney Oh
son declined to name these men.
Theodore Stensland, who gave out
an official statement Tor his father, de-
clared that the latter had made no sign
ed confession. but hat he had admit
ted committing certain offenses which
constitute embezzlement under the H.
linois laws. To some of the indict-
ments for enbezzlement his father
would plead guilty, he said, and in
the case OF the Others he would turn
states evidence, and duplicate all 9th
ers who should be indicted in connec-
ton with the failure Of the bank.
stensland made the further state
4 meYit, according to the son, that if the
shortage in the bank was over 100000
the money in excess of that amount
had been taken by Henry w. Herring,
the former cashier, who was formally
indicted with Stensland on charges Of
stealing over $1,000,000 from the bank
and for forgery.
Bordering on Physical Wreck.
Stensland arrived in New York weak
physically and showing much evidence
of the strain which has attended his
extraordinary flight thru many coun-
tries, his desperate but Intellectual try
for freedom down the west African
coast, and his final capture in the Nor
ocean city of Tangier. from which place
( the United States authorities were per-
mitted to remove him by the governs
ment of Morocco. There was an af-
s fecting meeting between father and son
on board the tug Catherine Moran,
which the prisoner boarded at quaran-
tine.
Stensland denies the report that he
tried to commit suicide while in Mor-
4 COCO. He says that a sudden sinking
spell was reported as an attempt at
self destruction by the Moroccan SOL
diers.
Stensland was removed to police
headquarters and this morning was ta-
ken to the district attorneys office.
where he was formally turned over to
the Chicago authorities.
The Prinz Adalbert was several
hours later than expected in arriving
at quarantine, and was met by tug on
which was the Junior Stensland,s a
friend, Herman Banner, Of Johnstown,
Pa, Detectives Kinder and Binnes, Of
Chicago, and two New York detectives.
Waves Hand to Son.
1t was 4:30 O'Clock when the health
officers boarded the steamer. At that
! time the decks of the Prinz Adalbert
were lined with passengers, prominent
among them being States Attorney
: Olson and James Kelley, managing ed
itor of the Chicago Tribune, who went
! to Tangier with the states attorney to
bring Stensland back to America. The
first seen of Stensland was when he
waved his hand from state room
window at his son.
No little excitement and commotion
attended the departure of Stensland,
together with States Attorney Olson
and Mr.. Kelley, from the steamer, a
step which they were permitted to take
at quarantine by special ruling of the
authorities.
All the baggage of the three men was
traneferred at the same time, and it
was noticed that the trunks of the in
dicted banker all bore the print of the
full name OF Stensland
Stensland was pale and seemed very
weak as he passed slowly from the
steamer to the tug and then into the
cabin. Here he was formally placed
under arrest by the New York detect
ives, and here also after a few mo-
ments he received his son. Both father
and son were completely overcome, and
made no effort to restrain their emo
7tlOuS. LIE 6lO6r u1dH seemed quite
unable to talk, and when he did so it
was in tones so low that he could
scarcely be heard.
Statement by StensIand
Just before the boat reached the city
the younger Stensland gave out
statement on behalf of his father:
my father is exceedingly sorry he
said, slowly. "for the depositors of the
bank, IL they lose any money, but he
does not believe they will lose unless
some one else is doing whole lot OF
crooked work.
my father is exceedingly sorry for
his own family and for the loss of his
fortune He is satisfied that he has
turned over everything which he had
and If anything is discovered later
which can be turned over he will turn
it over Immediately and gladly.
HE wants it understood that his
heart goes out first of all to the de-
positors, and secondly to his own fam
lily. He was treated with extraordinary
good will and kindness by Mr.. Olson
and Mr.. Kelley, and he is willing to
abide by their advice absolutely.
my father will examine the indict-
ments which have been returned
against him, and he will plead guilty
te such of these as he thinks he should
plead, guilty to. Moreover, he will turn
states evidence in the case of other in
dictments and he will implicate all
uYbo should ha Indicted