Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1906-09-29
BANK WRECKER
BROUGHT BACK
Paul Stenslsnd Confessss and Win
Plead Guilty.
duplicates PROMINENT MEN

New York. Sept 25-Under arrest
by New York detectives. Paul o.
Stensland. former president OF the Mil
vaukee Avenue State Bank. Chicago.
who stands indicted for heavy enbez-
elements from that institution. has
arrived in New York. He waH taken
from the steamer Prince Adalbert, on
which he came from Morocco, 10 which
country he had fed after the wrecking
OF the bank. and. according TO his son.
Theodore Stensland, be will plead
guilty 10 several Of the charges
brought against him.
Stensland has made a complete con-
fession, according TO Assistant States
Attorney Harry Olsen. OF Chicago. who
went 10 Tangier, Morocco. 10 take the
former bank Official into custody, and
In his confession he implicated other
prominent Chicago men Attorney
Olsen declined 70 name these men.
Theodore Stenslsnd, who gave out
an Official statement for his father. de-
clared that the latter had made no
signed confession. but that he had ad-
mitted committing certain offenses
which constitute embezzlement under
the Illinois laws To some of the in
dictments for embezzlement his father
would plead guilty, ne said. and in the
case Of others he would turn states
evidence and implicate all others who
should be indicted in connection with
the failure OF the bank.
Stensland made the further state
ment according to the son. that II the
shortage in the bank was over $780,
600 the money in excess Of that amount
had been taken by Henry W. Herring,
the former cashier OF the bank, who
was Jointly indicted with stensland on
charges OF stealing over $1,000. 00e
from the bank and for forgery.
Stensland arrived IN New York
weak physically and showing much
evidence OF the strain which has
attended his extraordinary flight
through many countries. his desperate
but Intellectual try for freedom down
the West African coast and hts final
capture in the Moroccan city OF Tan
gier. from which place the United
States authorities were permitted &C
remove him by the government OF No
rocco. There was an affecting meeting
between father and son on board the
tug Catherine Moran. which the pris.
oner boarded at quarantine
Stensland denies the report that he
tried 20 commit suicide while In Mo
rocco. He says that a sudden faintine
spell there was interpreted as an at
tempt az self destruction by the Mo
roccan soldiers.
stensland was locked up at police
station over night and was taken &c
Chicago to-day Tuesday.
The Prinz Adalbert was several
hours later than expected in arriving
at quarantine and was met by a tug
on board OF which were the junior
Stensland. a friend, Herman Benner
OF Johnstown. Pa; Detectives Kinder
and Binns. OF Chicago. and two New
York detectives.
Stensland was pale and seemed very
weak as he passed slowly from the
steamer TO the tug and then into the
cabin. Here he was formally placed
under arrest by the New York detec-
tives. and here also after a few mo-
ments he received his son. Both
father and son were completely over.
come and made no effort 10 restrain
their emotions. The elder nan seemed
quite unable to talk. and when he did
so IL was In tones so low that be
aould scarcely be heard.