Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-10-01

New York, Sept. 25.-Under arrest
by New York detectives, Paul o.
Stensland, the former president of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank at
Chicago, who stands indicted for
heavy embezzlements from that insu-
tuition, arrived in New York last night.
He was taken from the steamer
Prinz Adalbert, on which he came
from Morocco to which country he
had fed after the wrecking of the
bank, and according to his son, Theo-
dore Stensland, he will plead guilty
to several of the charges brought
against him.
Stensland has made complete col
fession, according to Assistant States
Attorney Olson of Chicago who went
to Tangier, Marocco, to take the form
er bank official into custody and in
his confession implicated other prom
inent Chicago men. Mr.. Olson de-
clined to name these men.
Theodore StensIand, who gave out
an official statement for his father,
declared 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 embezzlements, his
father would plead guilty, he said,
and in others he would turn states
evidence and implicate all others who
should be indicted in connection with
the banks failure. Stensland made
the further statement, according to
the son that if the shortage in the
bank was over 100000, the money in
excess of that amount had been taken
by Henry w. Herring, former cashier
who was jointly indicted with Stems
land on the charges of stealing over
$1,0O0,000 from the bank and for
forgery.
Shows Signs of Much Worry.
Stensland arrived in New York
weak physically and showing much
evidence of strain which has attend
ed his extraordinary flight through
many countries, his desperate but in
effectual try for freedom down the
west African coast and his final cap
ture in Tangier, from which place
United States authorities were per
mitted to remove him by the govern
ment of Morocco. There was an af-
foo+ip0 tho father
son on board the tug Catherine Nor
an, which the prisoner boarded at
quarantine.
Denies Attempt to Suicide.
Stensland was removed to police
headquarters last night and it was
planned to keep him there until this
morning, when he will be removed to
the district attorneys Office and later
formally turned over to the Chicago
authorities and taken to Chicago.
Prinz Adalbert was met by tug
on board of which was the Junior
Stensland, a friend, Herman Banner,
Johnstown, Pa, Detectives Kinder
and Binnes of Chicago, and two New
York detectives.
Waves Hand at Son.
1t was 4:30 o'clock when the health
officers boarded the steamer. AT
that time the docks of the Prinz Adal-
bert were lined with passengers, prom
inent among them being States AT
torney Olson and James Kelley, man,
aging editor of the Chicago Tribune,
who went to Tangier with the States
attorney to bring Stensland back to
America. The first seen of Stensland
was when he waved his hand from
the stateroom window at his son.
No little excitement and commo-
ton attended the departure of Stems
land together with Olson and Kelley
from the steamer, step which they
were permitted to take at quarantine
by special ruling of the authorities.
All baggage of the three men was
transferred at the same time.
Detectives Take Him in Charge.
Stersland 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 New York de-
tectives, and here also after a few
moments he received his son. Both
father and son were completely over
come and made no effort to restrain
their emotions The elder man seemed
quite unable to talk, and when he did
so it was in tones so low he could
scarcely be heard.
While the father and son were IN
conference, Mr.. Olson was telling OF
the capture of Stensland at Tangier
and of how persistently Stensland had
labored to reach some place where
the arm of the law was not menace.
The story was practically the same
as that published at the time Of Stems
lands arrest in Tangier.
ImpIieaes Several Men
"Stensland confessed to me-. said
Mr.. Olson. HE talked freely about
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