Arizona republican., 1906-09-11
RUSH eANkER's TRIAL.
Plan to Have stensland in Prison by
 October I.

Paul O. Stensland. president of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank and Harry Herring, it's cashier will be serving their terms ia the Illinois pen itentiary before October 1 if the plans of the states attorneys. office are car ried out. It Is the intention to make their case q record beater. Stensland will leave Tangier, Morocco, Friday it is now believed. As nO warship is available in Mediterranean waters to ? transport him at the present time he will be brought back in an ordinary liner. The trip to New York will con- sume about nine days and from New York city the prisoner wiIl be hurried direct to Chicago on a limited train.
 Within two days after his arrival here he will be placed on trial in the criminal court and the evidence Is so strong that it is thought there will be little trouble in conyictiHg him with in a week. The only delay that can occur will be about a week which the judge may grant. Even this may be refused. So far as the states attor- ney's office is concerned there can be no hindrance in the way of proceedings at once, as their case is already com plete.
 Both Stensland and Herring are ex- pected to plead guilty. Stensland has admitted his culpabiiity but Herring steadfastly maintains hls innocence. When his attorneys are confronted with the evidence against him, which is very strong, they will advise him to plead guilty and throw himself on the mercy of the court. It is now pretty well es- tablished that Herring was the real dupe if there was one and he will be dealt with accordingly If Stensland were given the limit of punishment for his crimes against the state he could get a sentence Of 346 years altogether and doubtless some of the poor depos- itors of the northwest side bank would like to see him sentenced for life
 It is not likely, however, that he will get more than a fourteen-year inde- terminable sentence-the penalty pro- vided for each forgery. There are twenty-four charges of forgeries against him on which as many fndict- ments probably will be returned, but ahe will be tried on one only. The punishment runs from one to fourteen years for each offense. There is one indictment for embezzlement contem- plated and for this the maximum pen alty is ten years. If he is indicted for embezzlemeht he probably will serve
 
 Spaulding of the Globe Savings bank with the allowance for good behavior deducted. Fourteen years will mean practically a life sentence for him.
 The indictments were all mapped out yesterday and are now ready for the signature of the foreman of the grand jury. which will convene September 10. so that when Stensland gets back he will find himself already indicted. Word was received from States Attorney Healy yesterday that he will arrive in Chicago September r. He and As duct the case. R. C. Cantwel is Her ing's lawyer It Is not known who will take the elder Stenslands hopeless case.
 The plain evidence relied upon to convict Stensland is the detailed state ment of the liabilities he left behind him in the bank. This tells exactly where all the money went and is con sidered equal to written confession of Q guilt. On the forgery charges the men whose names are signed to the bogus notes will be the principal witnesses. Charles l.. Binns left Chicago yesterday afternoon as the specially delegated agent of the states attorney to convey to Washington the legal papers neces- sary for Stensland's return MT. Binns will not go to Tangier, as the boat is expected to leave next Friday.
 James Keeley and Harry Olson were yesterday named by President Roose-a welt as special agents of the United States government to bring StensIand