Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-09-03
Stensiand Arrested.

Tangier, Morocco, Sept. 3.-Paul o..
Stensland, the Chicago banker, who is
wanted for wreckiDg the Milwaukee
Avenue State Bank, was arrested here
this morning by Attorney Olsen, OF
Chicago, who pursued Stensland through
England and Spain.
Washington, Sept. S.-Bsnker Paul
o, Stensland, the defnnlling president
of the Mlsfukee Aver Ne State Bank OF
Chicago, who was arrested at Tangier,
Morocco, yesterday, WAS apparently well
acquainted with the countries with which
the United States has or has no extra
dition treaties. There is no such treaty
between the United States and Morocco,
and there is possibility that although
he is now in custody he may escape.
u. S. Minister Gummere has notified
the State Department that Stsnsland is
detained at Tangier and that he isawait-
ing instruction from The department as
10 his future course Of action. If Stems.
land is TO be sent back to- this country
through the aid of the Sultan 1t will be
purely a matter of courtesy on the part
of the Moroccan ruler. In the mean
time it is expected that the governor OF
Illinois will make some representations
to the Moroccan government in the case.
Slensiand left Gibraltar for the eastern
coast OF Africa at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon, Just one hour and forty min
uies before Assistant States Attorney
Harry Olsen arrived, after trailing him
from America to England, thence 10 Gil
braltar. and then to Ronda, where he
saw bullfghl; to Robadella, Granada,
Seville, and other Spanish towns. Sens
land travelled under the alias OF 2. Olsen,
of Norway.
The bank wrecker left Gibraltar on
the German tramp steamer Oldenburg.
He went on board at noon yesterday.
At first it was thought the Oldenburg
would not sail until today, and if 1t had
not the States attorney would have
pulled him of at daylight. Steusland
escaped by an eyelash. The States at
torney went TO Tsngier Saturday, and
Slensland arrived at Gibraltar two hours
after the former sailed.
The boat on which Mr.. Discern was re-
turning passed the boat on which Stems
land was going six miles out of Gibral.
tar. Olsen passed so close that he could
distinguish the passengers on deck. Ii
Stensland had eluded capture in the next
few days he would have come to a sud-
den halt in his travels because OF lack
of money. 1t has been discovered that
he had $l2, 900 in bank in Tangier
Steps were taken by Mr. Oslen to tie
this money up, and if possible restore it
to the swindled deposittrs.
The story OF woman scorned led to the
finding of Stepslaud's trail One of his
numerous friends, who thought she had
been shabbily treated, gave the first hint
as 10 the iugitive's whereabouts. Her
information was indefinite, but investi-
CATION proved its probable accuracy.
Finally, on August 10, it became certain
that he was in 1aDgier, and had been for six
teen days,
He Il. d from Chicago on Sunday, July ~,
went direct TO New York, and took the
White Star star steamer, sailing on Tuesday
for Liverpool, and stayed in that city two
days. Stensland then took the p. q o. boat,
reaching Gibraltar on July q. There he im-
mediately took the boat for Tangier, on the
porfharn cnast of frica.