The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-22
MASTER IN cHANcERY HEARS
ACCUSATION TO THIS
EFFECT.
MORE BILLS IN CASE
Startling Developments Promised IN
Milwaukee Avenue Bank Wreck
er's Case Now In Joliet
Penitentiary.

Chicago, Nov. PA claim filed
before Master in Bankruptcy Wean
against the bankrupt estate OF Paul
10. Sensland today revealed the fact
that under date of July 49, 1906. the
Milwaukee Avenue bank wrecker.
for value received gave his not
for $4,000 to the American Trust and
Savings bank and gave as collateral
500 shares Of stock In the milwaukee,
Avenue State bank.
b. Mansfield Jones. who sets forth
that the note was Endorsed over to
him, recites that the collateral Is now
worthless and asks judgment for
$4,000.
The most startling feature In con.
nection with the bringing to light OF
his $4,000 Is that on July 1G--the
date of the Stenslan1. accorl.
ing to his confession and an accounts
had fed Chicago
July IA saturday. wa the last day
he was at the bank.
Sunday afternoon. July Is. be Is
supposed to have taken the train fos
New York.
But The note was Of date of July
l6. When the matter was brought /,
The attention of Joseph Wessenbac,l.
attorney for the receiver, he said:
We will start an investigation OF
this matter right away. RI Paul o.
Stonsland got $4,000 on July iG. or
IN any of tho last days of the banks
existence. that money never went in
q The bank. They were scuttling the
hank In those days. NOT pulilfg ia
II Steneiand secured $4,000
Ut or about that time he mnst have
I secreted some place now. as bnt
$1,000 was found TO his credit In
he French bank at Tangier. That
$4,000 he says he made In a real es.
ate deal and have received cor
laboratory evidence Of this"
Attorney Weissenbach proceeded at
nee TO the Jail 70 make Inquiries
bout this note. but found Stensland
ndisposed and unable to see him.
Tries to Get Stensisnd's cash.
The Stensland case brought an
ther interesting development today:
Joseph Weissenbach attorney for
he receiver. received information
hat an attempt had been made by
n unknown person to draw down
he 5G,j00 francs which Stenslaud
ad on deposit in the French bank
t Tangier
The lawyer received q cominunica-
Ion which had been addressed to e.
. Ambassador Mccormick at Paris
nd forwarded 10 the receivers after.
ey through state department chan.
els. This letter was from the direc.
DR. Of the Compton National d'Es
cmpte de Paris. He wrote:
Our agent lin paris) recently re-
elyed telegram announcing a draft
pr like amount (56.500 francsl 70
ie order of some unknown person.
The bank president notified the Z.
ambassador that the money would
e held pending the action Of the
mcricau authorities.
Theodore Stensland IS az mt for
l.. Rlsetter. Of Lee. III. obtained
ave in the United States District
,urt before Judge Land today to
AXE John c. Fetzsr. as trustee.
irtv TO the foreclosure suits On cor
In mortgages held by Risetsr. The
ortgsges are secured BY real es-
te. and the trustee Is involved b.
Iuse Paul o. Stensland has certain
aims In them.
The November grand jury. witch
~ renew The Investigation of fhe
ilwaukee avenue bank crash and Is
pscfed TO return a neW batch OF in.
ctments based nDan te timouv cf
,ul o. SteBslahd and Henry w.
aring. and before which Ho-s-d
cholss and Leonard Leopold will
charged with the murder Of Mar
ret Leslie was sworn IN bsfurc
dco prcniano TODAY
Tho s'scrinE in Of the jury marked
30 Az iniBsyisni charge u ih@
.tos attorneys office. J. kent Green
IS appointed 10 Accsed Iudsou y
ing. municipal judge-elect who has
d charge Of the Indictment depart.
nt for several years.