The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-28

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New York, September 24.-Paul 0.
StensIand Of Chicago, Dank embeZZler,
who arrived from Tangier, Morocco, to-
day, on the steamer Prinz Aldebert,
was brought 70 this city at 6 O'Clock to-
night from quarantine, and locked up
at police headquarters here. He will
be taken to Chicago tomorrow morn |
ing.
Harry Olsen, assistant states attor-
ney Of Illinois, who accompanied Stems
land, stated tonight that the prisoner
had made a confession to him while
en- route from Tangier.
Theodore StensIand, the bankers
son, Immediately afterwards issued a
statement in which he said that his
father would plead guilty to certain Of
the indictments charging violation Of
the Illinois state banking laws, after
he had examined the indictments. He
would not plead guilty to forgery, but
would reveal everything leading up to
the wrecking OF Milwaukee Avenue
State bank, and in 50 doing would i'm
pIicatc men prominent in the financial
CirCI ) of Chicago. He added that if
there was a shortage OF more thai
lou hundred thousand dollars in the
accounts Of the bank. his father would
prove that Cashier Herring was reSpOn-
sible for everything above that amount.
StenSland arrived in New York weak
physically and showing much evidence
of the strain which has attended his
extraordinary flight through many
countries, his desperate but Intellectual
try for freedom down the west African
coast, and his tina capture in the Mo-
OcCan city OF Tangier, from which
place the United States authorities
were permitted to remove him by the
government of Morocco. There was
an affecting meeting between father
and son on board the tug Catherine
Moran, which the prisoner boarded at
quarantine.
Stens!and denies the report that he
tried to commit suicide while in MOrOc-
60. He says that a sudden fainting
spell Their" was interpreted an an at
tempt at self-destructiOn by the Mo-
TOCCan soldiers.
The Prinz Aldebert was several hours
later than expected in arriving at quar-
tin" and it was 100 o'clock when the
health officers boarded the steamer.
At that time the decks of the Prinz
Adelhert were lined with passengers,
prominent among them being States
Attorney Olsen and James Kelley,
managing editor of the Chicago Tri-
bune 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 a a room window at his
son.
No little excitement and emotion al
tended the de0arture eff Stcnsland. to-
gether with States Attorney Olsen and
Mr.. KeeIev from the steamer, a step
which they were permitted TO take at
quarantine by special ruling Of the
AUTHORITIES.
All the baggage of the three men
We're transferred at the anne time and
it was motto j trat the trunks Of the
indicted bank president all bore in
print the full name of Stensland.
Stensl2nd was TaIe and seemed Very
wCak as he passed slowly from the
steamer TO the tug and her into the
cabin. Here ne was formally placed
under arrest hv the New York detec-
tivos. and here also after a few mo-
ments he received his son. Both faith
eT and son We're completely overcome.
and made no effort to restrain the emo
items. The eide" man 'emed cutie
unable to talE and when he did so It
WAS in tons 81 low that he could
scarcely be heard.
JUS before the boat reached the city.
tn" younger Stensland gave OFT a state
ment on behalf Of his father.
He wants it understood" he said.
that his heart goes III first of all to
the pedOsitors. and secondly to his own
famil". He was treated with extraor-
binary good Will and kindness by Sir.
Olsen and Mr.. X eeley. and he is will
ing TO abide by their advice absolutely.
M father viii examine the indict-
man.7 which have been returned
against him and he will plead guilty
to such of III Sc as he thinks he should
plead guilty to. Moreover he will turn
states evidence in the case of other
indictments and he will implicate all
those persons who should befndicted.
He IS not guilty of forgery, he says,
but he will offer a plea of guilty to
these indictments which in a general
way are based upon technicalitios I'M
der the Illinois Statutes, which within
the meaning Of the law constitutes the
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