The San Francisco call., 1906-09-04
sTENsLAND TAKEN
IN MOROCCO.


Q. Stensland, president and manager of
the MISUNDERSTANDING State Bank,
which closed its doors on Ausust 6, was
arrested here today. The s1rest was
made by a representative of the Chi
cago Tribune and Assistant States At
torDey Olsen of Chicago, who have
been on the trail Of Stensland sl.ce Au-
gust 49,
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-As soon as
the news Of Stenslands arrest reached
Chicago authorities asked the State
Department for extradition papers, but
the department has informed them
there Is no extradition treaty between
the United States and Morocco, and
unless Stensland can be induced - re-
turn peacably the United States can
not act officially.
1t is recalled. however that the Mex
lean Government recently escorted to
It's borders certain fugitiyes The ex-
tradition treaty did not apply to their
cases, but the Mexican Government took
the ground that they were undesirable
residents and deported them to place
where 1T happened" that American
oHcfals were waiting to receive them
IT Is thought the Moroccan Government
on representations made by Minister
Gummere will pursue practically the
same course and in some manner
Stensland will be brought back to this
country to stand trial
Stensland had many friends among
women of Chicago, upon whom he was
accustomed to spend much money. and
one of these. feeling that she had not
been treated by him with due consid-
Grafton, went to the Tribune few
days after his flight with information
regarding the direction he had gone.
Her information was somewhat indefi-
mite, but investigation proved its prob
able accuracy. representative of the
Tribune was sent to States Attorney
Healy. who at that time was In Chi
cago, with the information and a re-
quest that a representative of the State
Attorneys Office be permitted to ac-
company the Tribune representative on
the quest for the fugitive.
Mr.. Healy agreed and sent Assistant
states Attorney Olsen with the Tri-
bune correspondent. 1t was ascer-
ta.ned that Stensland had fed from
Chicago on July IL. gone directly to
New York and sailec on steamer of
the Willie Star line for Liverpool He
remained in that city for two days and
then took steamer for Gibraltar.
which he reached on July II. From
there he took passage for Tanefer The
Tribune correspondent and Attorney OIL
sen were hot on his trail and arrived
In Tangier about one hour after he had
left II for trip to the east coast OF
Africa. 1t was ascertained that he had
deposited $4,000 in bank OF Tangier.
and believing that he would soon re-
turn. the two decided to await lhim
there. dispatch printed in the regu-
lar edition Of the Tribune this morn
ing declared that the arrest of Stems
land would be only matter of hours
and four hours later a special edition
was Issued declaring that the fugitive
had been captured.
During the period intervening be-
tween his fight and his arrest Stems
land has been going under the name OF
P. Olsen of NORWAY. IT was learned
before his arrest that he had figured
on spending the month of October in
the Canary Islands and from there go
ing to London. as he had ordered all his
mail sent to the Netropole Hotel in that
CITY fro, Tangier.
The closing of the doors of the Mil
waukee- Avenue State Bank caused
more anguish and trouble than any
similar event in the West in many
years. It wrs followed by several
cases of suicide and number of peo-r
pie were Il. iven to insanity.
Stensland lived a fast life, spent
money recklessly. speculated wildly.
and in one way or another made away
with about s1.000O00 OF the banks
money before the crash came. More
than $4,000 families had money deposit
ed in the bank and the failure came as
2 crushing blow to the majority of de-
positors. who were wage earners. and
the money they had in jthe bank repre-
sented all that they had been able to
save from the earnings of years.
Part of the banks money Is popular
ly thought to have gone to Cashier
Herring. who was fond of racehorses
and also had the automobile fever.
Herring. who surrendered himself later,
and who is nbw in jail. has always de-
MED that he was implicated and asserts
that he was the dupe of Stensland.