Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-25
STENSLAND IN
A BEDLESS CELL
Chicago Bank Breaker Spent a
Very Uncomfortable Night
In New York Jail.
MEASURED, PHOTOGRAPH D.
Says He Wants 10 stfaighten out Mat
tiers and Isn't Black sheep lie
l. Painted.

New York, Sept. - The discomfort
OF a night in narrow and bedless cen
which was experienced By Paul U.
Stensand, the former president OF the
Milwaukee Avenue state Bank o. Chi
cago, who was returned from Morocco
last night a prisoner on the charge
Of wrecking thst Institution was fol-
lowed today by additional unpleasant
details Of police examination. stems
land was lined up at police headquar-
tiers with d score OF alleged pickpock-
cts and others who have been arrested
during the night and was subjected 10
customary examination By the detec-
tive sergeants. This ordeal over he
was removed TO the identification bu-
ieau, where be WIS measured In ac-
Cofdance with The BeTtillOn system and
later his photograph was taken 10 be
placed on file 81 police headquarters.
An early visitor Ga Stensland's cell
was his son, Theodore. The two con-
Nersed together until the summons
came Tor the father to appear before the
GENIAL office men. The former bank
president spent a sleepless night and
was IN a condition Of seml-prostration.
lie tottered rather than walked from
MS cell to the various offices and leaned
heavily upon'the supporting arm Of his
son.
il Was planned TO remove Stensland
during The forenoon % the office Of
the district attorney where the formal
tiles incident 20 his removal TO Chica.
20 were TO be carried out.
Stensland during The night. told one
OF the officers who We're watching him
thdt he wanted 10 go book TO Chicago.
ana would have done so had not he
been arrested In Tangler
want 20 strdighten out matters"
SAID stensland There is d good deal
behind this case and l want to show
the public that ] am not the black
sheep have been painted"
Stensland made a voluntary state
menl to Police Inspector Mclaughlin
today Trembling with emotion and
with tears rolling down his cheeks the
eN-president Of the bank, said.
i made some bad investments and
they did not act as quickly as
thought they would. They were not
paying. The man under me The CASH
Ter, mean-took advantage OF the
situation, and he got more than l. All
| got was 100000, but ! don't know
what the other man got. The money
went away with was a few thousand
dollars that I 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 / want 10 gel
back TO Chicago Just as quickly as pos
sible"
stensland who had recovered some
what from his prostration, was able
TO walk with detectives from police
headquarters to Third avenue, where a
street car was boarded on the way 10
the criminal court building The trip
was made without special incident.
Arriving ar the district attorneys Of
fee the detectives and their prisoner
were shown into the Office Of Asst.
Dist. ATTY. Charles Lockwood. Sergt.
Diefenthalcr had the eXtraditlon docu-
merts which had been signed by the
governor Of New York and the COVER
nor Of Illinois These were placed be- |
fore Dist. Atty. Lockwood as that Of |
he state Of New York 20 hold Stems |
and and formally turn him over TO De-
ectye Sergt. Kinder OF Chicago.
The official treatment Of Stensland on
he way 10 the criminal court building
vas In sharp contrast to the method I'm
which he had been booked, measured
md photographed earlier In the day.
ie was not handcufed. and was per-
litted to walk by himself beside the
Ulcers. In this connection q was stat
a that everything would be made
greesble as possible for the indicted
hicial from now until he reaches Chi |
ago. This procedure, II is understood. |
! partly due 10 Stonsland's general at
tude of confession and his willing |
oss 10 help the authorities In clearing !
. the AFFAIRS Of the wrecked bank.
PAPERS To MEET CAPToRs.
Chicago. Sept 25.-The papers asked
,r IN the Stcnsland case Il is official
7 announced will meet StCnsland's
aptors al Buffalo. with the idea OF
citing all possible information from !
he alleged wrockor Of the Milwaukee
venue state bank before he cousults {
it1 counsel in Chicago.
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