The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-15
WOMAN HELPED IN
STENSLANO'S
FLIGHT
AND EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS
WE'RE MADE BEFORE THE
CRASH DETECTIVES SAY.
TO TRACE HIM BY TRUNK
Is the Plan of the Chicago Authorities
Al Trace Of Fugitive Banker
Lost at Madison, Wis, Wherc
He Was Last Seen.

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/ Chicago, Aug. Information indl
eating that extensive preparations -or
fight was made by Paul o. stem land.
former president of the defunct Mil
waukee Avenue state bank and that
Q woman entered into the preparations
was secured by Assistant States AZ
Itorney Olson today through Gro e1.
animation of Mrs Ellen MeCracken.
la housekeeper for Stensland
II was learned that Stensland took
with him in trunks ana boxes. bed
ding, towels. window curtains, ear.
pets rugs and silver dinner set
Some Of this is said to have been
traced to Baiahoo, w s.. but a big
trunk said to have been taken by
siensland the detectives have not
been able 10 gel trace Of The trunk II
said to be , feet high aud II bound
with iron The box traced 10 Baahoo
weighed 375 pounds when placed on
al express wagon al the stenslanl
home the day of the fight
kilograms have been sent all aver
the world 10 dispatchers to l0ak for
the trunk.
Organized Hunt Tor Fugitive.
An organized hunt has ben III
progress today in the vicin ty OF Mai
son, Baraboo. Omendok and othc Wis
consin towns under the Director OF
the police, who believe they are o. the
right trail Of Stensland Five thousand
dollars reward offered by the Chiraeo
clearing house stirred the police to
action.
Stensland has been traced accurate
ly up to last Wednesday Beyond
question tha fugitive has been seen
at Mendoza, Wis, where he occupied
a farm cottage by the lake and but a
few days before hi last aupearance 1t
/ S certain that be went d wing with
Mrs. Leone Langdon Kew The trail
| eads TO Madison, where 1t Is abruptly
| lost.
Two men, both former Chicagoans
md both depo-itors in he Milwaukee
bank. saw Stensland on Wednesday
Az Mad son Stensland went to a
hotel, and there the trail ends. Since
he arrival at the hotel no one has
seen the man
That Stensland hai been occupying
a farm cottage near Mend2ta for sew
eral days priDr to the time be was
seen there has been thoroughly
proven. Friday a week ago Mrs.
Leone Langdon Key visited the bank
president at his cottage. en- land
was seen driving with her The couple
were seen by Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Gorst. Mrs. Gorst rnows Mrs. Key
well Stensland was stated TO have
had his head shaved. so as TO give him
the appearance of baldne s.
Last Hours to sweethearts.
On the last day of his stay IN Ch
cago. Paul o. Sten land gave him
self up wholly 10 his female corrc-
spondents How many hours he spen,
in letter writing no one knows lie
was alone in his library at his Irving
Park mansion
The evidence showing that he put in
many hours writing to women Is fur.
nished by fresh blottng pad found
ON his de. L. The ink stains are al.
most fresh They indicate that
number of letters were written at one
sitting. eDciphered the invert char
actcrs exhibit the addresses of many
women. All Il them lived remote
from Chicago Only one was Intend.
ed for city delivery. The name was
a womans VINO The handwriting ex.
peris have not interpreted
Stensland probably wrote his wo.
men friends the night before his fight.
In most huuan's the impulses at such
an hour doubtless would have been in
spired by retrospects Of his past life
Instead however Il sayi-g fo him
self. How many men have J ruined.
how many women I'LL. i4,is..a - s--this
Iefalcation cause 10 weep. how MANY
weary toilsome souls my conduc' viii
further burden2" his mind reverted
o couque IS among women. For the
world he had no comp1ris q; for those
bat had entrusted in-o his Keeping
be Increment Of economy. there. Rere
u these last hours of his stay among
hem. no sympathy whatever
Proud OF His kniuhthood.
Ills worship was fr the many fh-t
ad excited his sensou. eye To thas-.
b bis final scene De MD throw The
fections of his coarse and vulgar
allure In his letters uf adien 30
.0 Do impress the Ea'antrv o. h-s Nj
.aukee avenue knighthood. His cit
rom life he had made 50 CAV shorii
q as a man till booted anf saHrrei
be horse ehadng Cs the hriile bis
the posi-. ready 70 ride over noun
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