The Mena weekly star., 1906-09-27
SIENSLAND MIL IHL All
After Sleepless Night in a Cell the Chicago Bank Wrecker
 Almost Frustrated.
ANXIOUS TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MATTERS
Declares There is Good Deal Behind the Case and Wants to show the Public That he Is not Black US Painted New York Valves all Ciain, to the Prisoner.

New York, Sept. 26.-The discom- fort of a night in narrow bedless cell which was experienced by Paul 0. Stenslands, the former bank pres ident of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of Chicago, who was returned from Morocco Monday night prison CT on the charge of wrecking that in stitution, was followed Tuesday by ad- ditional unpleasant details of police examination. Stensland was lineG up at police headquarters with a score of alleged piclpockets anc others who had been arrested during the night, and was subjected to the customary examination by the detec- tive sergeants. This ordeal over, he was removed to the Identification bureau, where he was measured in accordance with the Bertillon system. and later his photograph was taken to be placed on file at police head quarters.
 An early visitor to Stensland's cell was his son, Theodore. The two con yersed together until the summons came for the father to appear before the central office men. The former bank president spent a sleepless night and was in condition of semi-pros- tration. He tottered rather than walked from his cell to the various offices and leaned heavily upon the supporting arm of his son.
 Stensland, during the night told one of the officers who were watching him that he wanted to go back to Chicago and would have done so had he not been arrested at Tangier.
 Il want to straighten out matters. said Stensland There is a good deal behind this case and I want to show the public that I am not the black sheep l have been painted"
 Stensland made a voluntary state ment to Police Inspector Mclaughlin Tuesday. Trembling with emotion and tears rolling down his cheeks, the ex-bank president said:
 T made some bad investments and they did not act as quickly as II thought they would. They were not paying. The man under me, the cashier I mean. took advantage of the situation and he got more than l. All l got was $500,000, but 1 do not know what the other man got. The money went away with was a few thousand dollars that made in real estate speculation last summer. had been always in hope of paying the money back, but suppose all is lost l am suffering from asthma. want to get back to Chicago just as quick ly as possible"
 SteDsland, 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 to the criminal court building. The trip was made without special incl dent
 Arriving at the district attorneys office the detectives and their prison CT were shown into the office of As sistant District Attorney Charies Lockwood. Sergeant Diefenthaler had thC C@AAA aNitiOn uotQiltul WHICH Udu been signed by the governor of New York and the governor of Illinois. These were placed before District Attorney Lockwood as that official proceeded to waive the rights of the state of New York to hold Stensland and formally turn him over to Detec- tive Sergeant Kinder, of Chicago
 The official statement of Stensland on the way to the criminal court building was in sharp contrast to the method in which he had been booked, measured and photographed earlier in the day. He was not handcuffed ano was permitted to walk by himself be- side the officers. In this connection. 1t was stated that everything would be made agreeable as possible for the indicted official from now until he reaches Chicago. This procedure 1t is understood, is partly due to Stems lands general attitude of confession and his willingness to help the au- thcrities in clearing up the affairs of the wrecked bank.