The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
SIENSLAND TAKEN IN MOROCCO
CHICAGO BANK LOOTER AR
RESTED AFTER LONG CHASE.
Assistant states Attorney OVertakes Fugi.
tive NJ British Post Omce at Tangier,
More ccO-Used Naval Vessel In Chase
-Sl2.OOO OF the Loot Captured.

-SI2.OOO OF the Loot Captured.
CHICAGO, Sept. sit was announced at
the state Attorneys Office this morning
that Paul o SGensland, who IL wanted
for wrecking the Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank, had been arrested at Tangier,
Morocco. by Assistant States Attorney
Olsen. who had pursued him through Eng
land and Spain.
Several hours before IL had been given
out that Stensland was as good as caught by
Assistant States Attorney Olsen. who had
been in pursuit Of him on board q torpedo
boat destroyer. At that time Stensland vac
known TO be On a German vessel en- route
from a point in Spain to the east coast Of
Africa.
The details Of the capture. a. given ut
by the States Attorneys Office, show that
Stensland was preparing to fee to Mogad) n,
Morocco, when overtaken. He arrived at
Tangier on the ship Gutenberg and was
seen to disembark hurriedly.
Assistant State Attorney Olson FOLLOWED
him from the boat to the British post ONCE,
where he heard Stensland order his mail
forwarded under the name Of Paul Olsen.
Stensland turned TO go away and the Assist
ant States Attorney seized him, telling him
he was under arrest. Stensland yielded
without a struggle and readily admitted
his identity.
1t is reported that sl2 900 OF the loot from
the wrecked bank has been found in a bank
at Tangier and there tied up by the Assistant
States Attorney.
An earlier despatch said that Stensland
left Gibraltar for the eastern coast OF Africa
at 5 O'Clock yesterday afternoon. just one
hour before Harry Olsen. Assistant States
Attorney, arrived. after trailing him from
America to England. thence to Gibraltar, to
Tangier. Morocco, back to Gibraltar, and
thence to Ronda, where he saw a bull fight,
to ~Babadella, Granada, Seville. and other
Spanish towns.
Stensland was travelling under the alias
of Z. Olsen Of Norway. Either Stensland
was absolutely sure that he was not being
followed, or he had become extremely care
less, for he left a clear trail.
S'ensland chose Morocco as a permanent
residence, because there was no extrsdition
treaty with that country The Sultan at
teZ, however, II il said, will do anything
for President Roosevelt. Two weeks in a
Moorish prison, II Is said, would make a man
willing TO go anywhere else.
The fact hat Stensland thought he was
not being followed was shown by the direc-
tons he left AT the Grand Hotel, telling the
clerk where TO forward his mail for the next
NNO LlObll~' w hkuIcu OH sDcIOlHk INC
month OF October at Teneriffe. in the Canary
Islands, He had some correspondent or
friend in London. for he ordered his nail
sent to the Metropole Hotel.
Stensland will be brought to Chicago by
Inspector of Police John Shippy, il President
Roosevelt approves a plan adopted in Chi
cage late to-day. The man who goes after
Stensland must, according to international
custom. go armed with the authority Of
the United States Government, received
direct from the Chief Executive Of the
nation.
Gov. Deneen this afternoon called States
Attorney Barbour bv telephone from
Springfield and instructed him to proceed
in precisely the same manner as IL an ex-
tradition treaty existed between the United
States and Morocco. 1t was intimated
that the Governor was moved to give this
advice hy'an understanding with the State
Department authorities in Washington.
Assistant States Attorney Barbour re-
ceived a message from the State Depart
ment late in the afternoon saying that a
cablegTam had e sent to the Morocco
authorities asking whether they would
give up Stensland.
II ia possible an American war vessel,
expected at Gibraltar soon, will he ordered
to Tangier and that the Chicago bank
wrecker will be dragged in irons aboard
that craft and started home ward.
On July Is a o. Stensland, President
Of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, left
presumably on a vacation in the Northwest.
A few days later Il WIS discovered that Stems
land had plundered the bank for years. A
memorandum was found that showed notes
to the amount Of 81 .OO3, 900 that were chiefly
forgeries. Stansland had u the money
in real estate deals, in the Cooperative
Store and in eXtravagant living. Part of
the proceeds are supposed to have gone to
Cashier Herring.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-Gov. Deneen of
Illinois and State Attorney Healey at
Chicago united in a despatch to the State
Department this evening requesting that
Minister Gummere at Tsngier be instructed
to ave Paul o. Stensland detained.
There is no extradition treaty bet W
the United States and Morocco and Stems
land would be surrendered only as an act
of grace by the Sultan.
Acting Secretary Of State Adee sent a
telegram to Minister Gummere to sound
the Moroccan Government as to its will
ingness to surrender Stensland. 1t is be-
lieved that the Sultan will be glad TO grant
a. $780,