Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-26
STENSLAND ENROUTE WEST
chicago Bank Wrecker viii Reach Scene
Of His Grimes To-day.
ANXIOUS TO sTRNeHTEN MATTERS GUT
Says He Got only Half Million,
but Does Not Know How Much
The other Fellow
Got. :,-
ANXIOUS TO sTRAlGHIEN MATTERS cur

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Psul o. Stems
land, self-confessed embezzler Of funds
from the Milwaukee Avenue State bank of
Chicago. of which he~was president, is to-
night on his way to Chicago a passengev
on the Twentieth Century Limited. ready
and willing. ne says to- admit his guilt
hut III, the ssaine fmeNdeteffnined to accuse
others whom he claims were equally culp-
able for the wreoking OF the institution
and fits stattepdantNAo losses of millions of
dollars s--,,. -.
Last night and early, today stensland was
a prisoner at police headquarters, but his
prominence afforded him no privileges
whatsoever. Following a sleepless night in
a cheerless cell, in which a pine board was
the only resting place. he was lined up
with a score of pickpockets and other
petty criminals and forced to pass in re-
view before the detective sergeants. Then
he was measured and photographed for
the headquarters gallery. After that con-
ditions changed for stensland He was
escorted without physical restraint to the
district attorneys Office and there turned
over to the custody OF Chicago detectives.
Under these officers his freedom became
more pronounced. After having waived his
extradition rights he was taken to Broad
way hotel for luncheon with his son.
Theodore Stensland. and later for walk
down Broadway and Fifth avenue -.e
Prisoners Condition Improves.
Stensland's condition. both mental and
physical, seemed vastly improved over the
morning. when he was in a state of partial
collapse. He appeared pleased at the pros
pect of getting back to Chicago
With Stensland on the train, which is
due at Chicago tomorrow morning, are
Assistant State Attorney Olsen. Detective
Sergeant Kinder. who is personally re-
sponsible for stensland. and Theodore
stensland. his son. The final word of the
returning oficial as he left New York was
that he was glad to go back to help in
closing the banks affairs. He wanted TO
protect innocent people. he declared. to
incriminate those who should be incrimin-
ated and to show the Chicago public that
he was not the black sheep that he had
been painted.
Investments Went Wrong.
Stensland made voluntary statement
TO Police Inspector Mclaughlin today.
Trembling with emotion, and with tears
falling down his cheeks the ex-bank presi-
dent said: -
81 made some bad investments and they
did not act as quickly as l thought they
would. They were not paying. The man
under me-the cashier. l mean-took ad-
vantage OF the situation and he got more
than 1. All l got was S500.000. but don't
know what the other man got. The money
l went away with was few thousand dol
lars that made In q real estate specula-
tion last summer. l had always been In
hope of paying the money back. but l sup
pose all is lost. am suffering from as
thma. want to get back to Chicago
just quickly as possible,
Papers Are Ready.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-rhe papers asked
for in the stensland case. It is oficially
announced. will meet stenslapd's captors
at Buffalo. with the idea OF getting all
possible information from the alleged
wrecker OF the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank. before the latter consults with coun-
sci in Chicago.