The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-04
Stensland Is Prisoner in Tan
gier, Morocco
ARRESTED in POST OFFICE
Pursued from Gibraltar in Torpedo
Boat-Fugitive Used the Name
Of P. Olsen Woman
the Clue.

Chicago, Sept "A special cable
gram 10 the Tribune says that Paul o.
Stensland, the fugitive Milwaukee
avenue Bank president, was arrested at
5 o'clock yesterday morning by Tri-
Ihune representative and Assistant State
Attorney Harry Olsen of Chicago, in the
English postoffice at Tangier, Morocco.
Stensland agreed to return peaceably.
Assistant state Attorney Barbour has
received 4 cablegram from Olsen con-
finning this.
According 20 an earlier despatch to
The Tribune from Gibraltar Stensland
left that place FOR The eastern coast of
Africa at $ o'clock Sunday afternoon,
Just one hour and forty minutes before
the representative of the Tribune ami
Olsen arrived, after trailing him from
America To England, thence to Gibral-
Tar, to TaHgier, Morocco; back to Glib
faltar, and thence to Ronda, where lie
saw bull fight, 70 BobadelIa, Granada,
Seville, and other Spanish towns.
Stensland travelled under the alias Of
II Olsen Of Norway. Either be was alb
solutely sure that he was not being fol-
lowed or he had become extremely care
less for he left wide trail.
The pursuers left on i private torpedo
loaf after warning Mr. Gummere, the
American minister to Morocco, to be OH
watch
Stensland chose Morocco as per
munent residence, because there is no
extradition treaty with that country
The sultan at Fer, however, to whom Mr.
t;ummere Is going ON his first official
Iiission in two weeks, will DO anything
fol President Roosevelt The matter OF
throwing man into jail and Keeping
him there indefinitely is 50 small a re,
auest that it is granted before it i:
asked. Two weeks in a Moorish prison
would make man willing to go any
where else.
AS Stensland has decided to return
peaceably, all is we'll and good. Other.
Wise one Of the United States warships
that will be in Gibraltar in ten days
probably. would cross to Tanqier. the
fugitive would be thrown on board and
feadsd for Chicago.
Che bank wrecker was on the German
tramp steamer 0ldenburg. The fact thai
he thought he was not being followed
was shown BY the directions he left at
the Grand Hotel, telling the clerk
where 10 forward his mail for the next
two months. He figured on spending
the month of October at Tenefifie. II
tho Canary Islands, He had some cor
respondent or friend in London, for he
ordered bis mail sent to the Metropole
Hotel.
II has been discovered that he had
81, 900 in bank in Tangier. Steps
have been taken BY Olsen to tie this
money up and if possible restore il Ia
the swindled depositors
IL WAS the old story u woman
seorned that led to the finding Of Stems
lands trail One Of bis numerous
friends. who thought she had been shah.
tily treated, put the Tribune in pos.
session OF the first hint as to the fugi-
tive's whereabouts. Her information
was Indefinite, but investigation proved
its probable accuracy. Finally, on Aug.
10, IL became certain that he was in Tan.
gier and had been for sixteen days. He
fed from Chicago on Sunday, July IL,
went direct to New York and took the
White Star heat sailing on Tuesday for
Liverpool and stayed in that town two
Idays. Stenslaud then took the p. and
q boat, reaching Gibraltar on July II.
There he Immediately took the boat for
Tangier.