The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-09-06
THIEF IS RUN DOWN
Eank- .frecker StensIand is
Nabbed in Morocco.
TRAILED FROM CHICAGO
His Objective Point Was Betrayed by
Chicago Woman Whom He Had
Scorned - American Sleuths
Located Him in Tangier.

A cablegram to the Chicago Trib-
une from Tangier, Morocco, Monday
announces the capture in that city Of
Paul o. 'Stensland, the president and
manager OF the Milwaukee Avenue
State Bank, which closed It's doors
on August 6.
The arrest was made by a repre-
sentative Of The Tribune and Assist
ant States Attorney Olsen of Chicago,
who have been on the trail OF Stems
land since August 13.
Stensland had many friends among
certain Chicago women, among whom
he was accustomed to spend much
money, and one of these, feeling that
she had not been treated by him with
due consideration, visited The Trib-
une Office few days after his flight
with information regarding the direc-
ton in which he had gone.
This information was somewhat In
definite, but investigation proved It's
probable accuracy. A representative
of The Tribune was sent to States
Attorney Healey, who, at that time.
was in the east, with the information
and the request that representative
Of the states attorneys Office be nom-
mated to accompany The Tribune rep
resentative on the quest.
The request was granted AID Mr.
Olsen named to go to Europe with
The Tribune man. 1t was ascertained
that Stenslandhad fed from Chicago
on July l, gone directly to New York
and sailed in a steamer Of the White
Star line for Liverpool. He remained
In that city for two days and then
took steamer for Gibraltar, which
he reached on July 27. From there
he took boat for Tangier. The Trib-
une correspondent and Assistant
States Attorney arrived in Tangier
about one hour after he had left it
for trip to the east coast of Africa.
It was ascertained that he had depo.
tied $4,000 in a bank of Tangier and
believed that he would soon return,
the two men decided to await MIN
there. 4 dispatch printed in the Sec
ond edition of The Tribune Monday
morning declared that the arrest of
Stensland would be only matter OF
hours and four hours. later special
edition was issued declaring that the
fugitive was under arrest.
During the period intervening be,
tween his fight and his arrest Stems.
land has been going under the name
of P. Olsen of Norway. 1t was learned
before his arrest that he had figured
On spending the month of October in
the Canary Islands, and from there
going to London, as he had ordered
all his mail sent to The Metropole
hotel in that city from Tang1er.
A reward OF $1,000 had been Of
fered for the arrest OF Stensland, and
since his departure from Chicago,
many detectives had been on the hunt
for him. Dispatches were received al.
most daily from all parts Of the world
declaring that the fugitive had been
seen there, "a
difficult
The closing Of the Milwaukee Ave-
nue. State Bank on August 6 proba
bly, caused more anguish and suffer
ing than any similar event in the
west. 1t was followed by number
of suicides and insanity.
Stensland lived fast life, spent
money recklessly, speculated and en-
bezzled about s1,0OO,O00 of the banks
money before the crash came. More
than 1000 families had money in the
bank and the failure came as a crush.
ing blow to the majority OF them.
The vast majority OF the depositors
were wage-earners and the money
they had in the bank represented all
that they had been able to save from