Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-09-19
FORMAL RETURN
OF INDICTMENTS
sTENsLAND's VOYAGE TO UNIT
ED STATES IN DOUBT.
DEPARTURE KEPT A SECRET
State Auditor Attacks Appointment
Of Receiver of Defunet Milwaukee
Avenue State 5ank-Theodore
StensIand, It is Said, Disclosed
Whereabouts of His Father.

Chicago. H., Sept. 13.-Formal re-
turn of the 20 joint indictments charg-
ing forgery a--2st Faul o. Stensland,
president of the defuuct Milwaukee
Avenue State bank and Henry w. Her
ing, the cashier, was made By the
grand jury yesterday in jude Kava-
naghs court
stensIand's Voyage in Doubt.
Reports reached Chicago to the Ell
feet that Paul o. Stensland has sailed
for New York. No such word was
received at the states attorneys Of
fee. Assistant States Attorney Bar
bour said he had been informed that
the authorities at washington had or
derad that Stenslands departure be
kept a secret.
The forgery indictments had been
prepared by the states attorneys Of
fee before the grand jury convened
and there was needed only the for
mality of the jurors signing the in
dictments, once they had voted them.
The other indictments decided upon
by the grand jury had to be drawn
after the action was taken, causing a
Gelay in their return.
State Attacks Receivership.
Attack was made in the circuit
court yesterday by State Auditor
James S. Mccullough on the proceed
ings by which John c. Fetzer was ap-
pointed receiver for the defunct
bank In bill which was presented
to the court by Attorney General
Stead it Is declared the appointment
of Fetzer was Illegal and that all acts
done by him under the appointment
are void. as well as all orders en-
tered in behalf of the receiver by
Judge Brentano.
Notes Alleged as Forged.
In the indictments were a number
of copies of the notes to which names
were said to be forged. The notes
and names forged, as charged in the
indictments, are as follows:
Note for $4,000, dated November %,
1905, name forged-Ole Stensland
Note for $4,000, dated October IL,
1905, name forged-Thomas Olson.
Note for $4,000, dated June 20, 1908,
McHenry street.
Note for S2.496, dated April 30, 1906,
name forged--M. C. Bartholdy.
Note of $4,000, dated June II, 1905,
name forged-Georga C. Johnson.
Note for $500, dated May 2S, 1905,
name forged. A. La Buy, 5S1 Mil
waukee avenue.
Note for $4,000, dated February IS,
1903 name forged-F. Herbold
Note for $4,000. dated September 2,
1903, name forged--F. S. Peabody.
Note for $500, dated October ID,
1905 name forged--B, J. Eisendrath.
Note for $4,000, dated June Il,
name forged-George C. johnson.
Note for 1880, dated March 10.
1904. name fprged-C. F. Kimba1l &
Co and c. F. Kimball,
Note for $4,000. dated June 20, 1905,
name forged-Fenskl Bros, 139 Nc
Henry street.
Note for $500, dated October /,
1905, name forged-Tom Olson.
Note for $500, dated April 80, 1906,
name forged-M c. Bartholdy. $50
Milwaukee avenue.
Note for $4,000, dated June %. 1905,
name forged-Moeller 8ros., $50 Mil
waukee avenue.
Note for $4,000, dated October /,
1905, name forged-S. J. Eisendrath.
Note for $4,000, dated February rs,
1903, name forged-Jacob J. Kern, n
Clark street.
Note for $4,000. dated June %, 1905,
name forged-Moeller Bros, $50 Mil
waukee avenue.
Note for $4,000, dated May /, 1906,
name forged-C. II. Beckman, 703
West Division street.
Note Tor 50 $500, dated May /, 1906,
name forged--C. H. Beckman.
Did Son 6etray Paul o. stensIand?
Strong indications that it was Thep-
dora Stensland who betrayed to the
states attorney the hiding place Of
his father Paul o. Stensland, are
seen by some persons in the fact that
Theodore, the director most closely "a
touch with the banks affairs was
not indicted, but was used as a wit
ness before the grand jury.
New Romance in Looter's life.
The grand jury hearing brought to
light another romance in Paul O.
Stenslands lie. In a package
marked "Nobody's Business. dts
played by Inspector Shippy in the
grand jury room, papers were fount
to Indicate that Stensland paid 81 COG
to one Philip Votaya In settlement Of
claim for alienation Of the affections
Of Votava's pretty young wife Mrs
Votava, wife Of a workingman, visit
ed Stansland at the bank. When her
husband discovered his wife's quit
he threatened a scandal. which Stems.
land quoted with 1900 Of his dSpos-
itors' money on February &c, 1906
Theodore Stensland was in the
grand jury room only five minutes
His taQt{uouv uaa therefore brYef