Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-05
SMALL NOTE FORGED TEN YEARS AGO
Bxpsotsd to straighten Small Tsngle, but
Only Got Elm in Deeper.
CASHIER PROPOSES OTHER FOResRIEs
stensland Used Money in Business Ventures
and Cashier Played Races
CLEARS SON OF AL RESPONSIBILITY
state Department Faces Difhculty In
Securing Money Deposited by
FaRitive Banker In
Bank at Tangier.

CHICAGO, Sept. Ain a special cable to
the Tribune. dated Tangier. September 2.
Paul o. Stensland. the wreckng bank
president. is credited with a confess in
which he attributes much of his 4,
60 iHenry w. Herring, the banks ca. ~
The cable says: fx
Sttnsland made full confession TO A.
sists nj States Attorney Olsen this after
noon He admitted uttering 10000 worth
of forged notes said he knew he was guilty
and that he expected conviction and
term In prison.
His first fall came ten years ago on
single note. As he got deeper into the hole,
instead Of getting out. he made more drafts
on the banks vaults. Then when he was
In up TO his neck. Cashier Herring came
with the proposition OF forged notes. From
that moment his downward career was
rapid Herring forged the notes to help out
stenslsnd's bad investments and in return
Herring helped himEelf to the cash, as he
needed It to play the races"
Yes" said stensland. speaking Of Her
ing. FIRST he tempted. then he urged and
! fell Ever after that I 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"
What about Theodore? Did he have
guilty knowledge? stensland was asked.
''No. my boy is as innocent as you are.
He was only In the bank to examine alb
stracts."
Attorney Calls for warship.
Assistant states Attorney Barbour to-.
day made a demand on the United States
government for a warship In which to
hrfv. D.,.l n
banker, now under arrest in Tangier, back
to this country. The request was today
sent by Mr.. Barbour to Governor Deneen
following a series of communications be-
tween the state executive and Acting
Secretary of State Adee at Washington.
Mr.. Barbour urged the seeming peril OF
bringing Stenslapd across foreign coun-
tries where the prisoner might suddenly
bslk at the prospect of returning to the
United States Moreover, Mr.. Barbour
Tears that stensland may kill himself. and
points out with yigor the advisability of
Aavins1 stensland brought bacls to this
country es a federal prisoner on board
. y warship, Attorney General stead and
Assistant States Attorney Barnett were
busy today preparing a petition to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, asking him to see that the
government OF Morocco is asked to turn
the prisoner over to the United States
authorities without trouble. This petition
will be sent to Washington. along with
other documents. including the bench
warrants for the arrest of Stensland.
Governor Deneen at Springfield today
received the following telegram from Act
ing Secretary OF State Adee:
There is no extrsdition treaty with
Morocco. Do you wish us to request the
sultan 10 render up Stensland as a
friendly act on evidence shown of his
guilt?
Cashier Herring was filled with bitterness
today when he read the statement cabled
from Tangier in which Stensland accused
him OF being author of the ruin OF the
bank. Herring denied this with much en-
ergy and reiterated his statements OF yes
terday in which he declared that Stensland
led him into the trouble instead of him
leading stensland
Problem for state Department.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The State de-
partment is more greatly concerned over
the steps taken TO tie up deposit OF
money which has been made In a bank at
Tangler. Morocco, by Paul o. stensland
president of the Milwaukee Avenue State
bank OF Chicago, than with the extradition
of the fugitive banker himself. Acting
Secretary OF State Adee is giving the ques-
tion his personal attention, II is the i'm
preston that no international complica-
tions would arise II the authorities quietly
kidnapped Stensland and returned him "a
this country for trial. but IL is entirely q
different question when il comes TO the
recovery OF money deposited in foreign
bank regardless of whether that money is
stolen or not. There are certain questions
OF International law involved which must
be settled before the deposit can be gained
for the creditors Of the defunct Chicago
hank. The relations between the United
States and Morocco are not as clearly de
fined as between this country and nation.
OF continental Europe, and therefore In,
procedure is indehnte. Acting Secretary
Adee has asked the solicitor for the statt
department for ruling TO determine iusj
what the department may do. The depos
Is reported TO be about $4,000 and Il Is salt
stensland may also have other funds ir
foreign banking concerns. " this should
be the case, the Chicago authorities prob.
ably will ask the State department for as
sistance in recovering them
Illinois Is AnxEous
Four dispatches were received at th,
State department today from Illinois au
thorlties. two from Governor Deneen an,
tsso from States Attorney Hssly Will,
these we've not made public. It was state,
that all We're in the nature Of appeals I,
the department that it do everything I'm 81
power 20 extradite stensand The author
tiles are oognizsnt OF the difficulties tha
must be overcome in view OF the fact tina
there is no extradition treaty between thi
country ard Morocco.
Mr. Gummere, the American minister a
Morocco, was sent a dispatch yesterday in
strueting him TO ask the Moroccan au
thorites whether they would surrender 70
removal TO the United States. At noon To
H.
tire matter OF extradition and recovery o
Stsnslands deposit in the Tangier BAN
has been referred to the solicitor for In
state department He may recommen
that "A war vessel proceed TO a Mocorra
port 10 take on Stsnsland should the suIta
decide TO surrender him.
Governor Makes Request.
SPRINGFIEID. H.. Sept 4-Governo
Deneen today issued a request TO the De