Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-04
NO CHANCE WITH
WINDY CITY JURY
StensIand Says He Knows
Them and Hopes Not.
TRIES TO PROTECT SON
Never Spent ANY Money on Leone
Langdon Key, He Says.
BLAMES ALL ON ONE Herring
Optional With the Sultan of Morocco
Whether He Will Be Surrend-
cred or Not.
TRIES TO PROTECT SON
BLAMEs ALL ON ONE Herring

Paul Stensland tells tragic
story of his downfall, blames one
man and protects his son. Earnest
efforts are being made to get the
! Moroccan authorities to surrender
the alleged criminal. There is
much doubt as to whether this will
be possible.
4 CHICAGO, September A cable dis
patch to the Tribune from Tangier says:
Paul Stensland's confession made TO As
| sistant States Attorney Olsen yesterday
| clears up much OF the mystery surrounding
| the events leading up to the crash which
J involved the ruin of the Milwaukee Ave-
nue. Bank. He took much of the blame
upon himself, but declared Cashier Herring
| was the forger and that Herring got most OF
the money. He exonerated his son Theo-
| dore and the bank directors. He pro-
| nounced it a lie that he had spent any
| money on Leone Langdon Key or any other
woman. He declared that he never spent
| more than 5000 year himself. and that
| all the money he stole he put into real es-
! good"
In his heart of hearts he was glad he
was no longer wanderer on the face Of
the earth
Why said he, think of signing a name
not your own! 1t is worse than stealing.
l did not know it would be so hard to be
fugitive"
No Delusion.
Stensland did not deluGe himself, either.
with the idea of escaping punis hment
You have not been found guilty yet; you
have chance to make a hight in court"
was suggested. Stensland laughed and said:
Il know what a Chicago jury will do to
me. know Chicago juries"
He said he had made up his mind to flee
on the Thursday preceding the Sunday on
which he left Chicago. All Wednesday
night he wrestled with the problem whether
to blow his brains out or run. In the hours
of darkness he decided to kill himself, but
postponed the act until dawn and with the
sunlight came the primal instinct to hold on
to life.
His preparations were hurried. He had
surrendered his life insurance policy for
s. 600 and had received 5000 as commits.
sion on the sale of the property of The co.
operative store to the Northwestern Lifs
Insurance Company, which had held
mortgage lien on the premises He drew
s1.5GO as salary from the Mount Olive Gem
etery Association. This was all the money
he had taken with him.
why, with a million dollars cash in the
bank, did you not take more?''
Il could have taken a quarter of a
million dollars without trouble" said ne,
but did not want to. 1 never took one
cent of cash from the bank and put in
my own pocket 1 never took a dollar
belonging to other people"
His Health Bad.
Stensland's health at first was not the
best When he boarded the train on the
start Of his flight he tainted and was
unconscious for a while. On board ship
he was again stricken, and for four days
was on his back. In his first few days
In Tangier he was far from well, and he
went to Spain knowing the risk he took
in moving from what he regarded as
protected soil.
Stensland made no attempt to deny his
guilt, and only tried to minimize it. His
confession began with statement that
he was surprised to learn that the total
loss involved would reach S2,00O.00O. He
said:
Il cannot understand how the shortage
can be 100000. To my certain knowI-
edge my liability to the bank does not
exceed 100000. Anything over that
must have been stolen by Herring.
MY Indebtedness began a long while
ago, in 1896. 1t was a small affair,
small amount, and God knows 1 never
intended to steal. I was in a tight hole
and needed money. 1 put my own note.
genuine, not forgery, in the box. TEen
it was suggested to me that the bank
examiner would stand for 1t. and he did,
WHO suggested it?"
Herring. 1t was the beginning. He
pointed out, in a roundabout way at
first. that it was easy to obtain money
that way. Then when my notes became
too numerous he suggested the forg gerie'.'
And you acQuiesced?"
Yes. First he tempted, then he urged.
and 1 fell. Ever after 1 was absolutely
in his power. He owned me. body and
soul"
How many of the forgeries did you
do yourself?"
Not one Herring, think, did all"
Anxious to Extradite.
Four dispatches have been received at the
State Department today from Illinois au-
thorities, two from Governor Dineen and
two from States Attorney Healey. While
these were not made public, 1t stated
that all were in the nature of appeals to the
department that 1t do everything in its
power to extradite Stensland.
The authorities are cognizant of the diff
culties that must be overcome in view of
the fact that there is no extradition treaty
between this country and Morocco. At the
same time they look to Mr.. Adee to find
way. Thepresent acting Secretary Of State
had charge of the legation at Madrid when
William M. Tweed of New York was ar
rested In Spain. There was then no extradi-
ton treaty between the two countries but
Capt Franklin, now Rear Admiral Frank
Nm, retired, was cruising In the Mediterra-