Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-30
VIEWS ARREST OFSTEySLAND
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Bank Wrecker Captured
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Gives AIi- Crcdit Cor the Remarkable
Dctectfve work TO James
Keeley OF Chicago
Tribune.

Miss Grace Naring. stenographer 10
United States District Judge Munger. re-
turncd Saturday morning from ten
weeks trip through ireland. Scotland. Eng
land. France. Germany. Switzerland, Italy
and Morocco. The fcatitre of Miss War
ing's trip was that she was present at the
arrest OF Paul o. stensiand. the Chicago
bank wrecker. at Tangier and returned to
American on the same ship. the Prinz AL
bert. 10 New York.
I'VE were at Genoa, Italy" Miss waring
said, just about to start upon our return
to America, when the csptain Of the
PrinE Albert received instructions to
stop at Naples for orders, and there re-
ceived his instructions TO proceed TO Tan
gier and take Stensland aboard. When we
reached Tangier there were some necesA
sary delays and we were permitted to go
ashore and visit the strange Moorish city.
Returning to the ship. we awaited the
arrival OF the prisoner. He was brought
out to the vessel In a small boat. accom-
panied by his Moroccan guard, District A.
torney Olson and Jemes Keeley managing
editor OF the Chicago Tribune The pas
sengers all crowded to the side of the ship
to see Stensland. He was brought up on
the steerage side Of the ship and seemed
greatly broken IN spirit. though at the
same time relieved he had been appre-
hended and at last was TO expiate his
crime.
Sentiment Hostile Toward Hir.
''The sentiment on ship at the time of his
arrival on board was very hostile toward
him. and he seemed TO realize 1t. After
we had started for Gibraltar he kept him
self much secluded. and though being un-
der close surveillance. was permitted the
freedom OF the ship to a considerable ex-
tent He semed TO be thoroughly con-
trite and expressed qualification that he
was released from the strain of being a
fugitive and was willing to abide by any
course the law might take against him
on the voyage over the feeling of aversion
TO him gradually gave way to one of SYM
pathy for his manifest grief. He seemed
TO realize that he was looked upon as
great criminal and that he had fallen from
the high estate of well esteemed citizen
to that of a criminal On one occasion
during the trip over we had tea function
aboard. all the cabin passengers partici-
patlng. but Mr.. Stensland was not invited.
This slight hurt him keeniy. and I remem-
ber seeing him shortly afterward and his
eyes showed distinct traces of weeping.
felt extremely sorry for him.
stensInnd is Melancholy.
"As we Approached America Mr.. stensland
grew melancholy though manifesting some
relief that he was coming back to America,
where he would make g clean breast of his
bank wrecking affair. When we reached
New York we had to so into quarantine
and while waiting there the officers with
Theodore stensland, Mr.. Stenslands son.
came out 10 the ship in a special boat.
Many newspaper men were on the tug, as
were photographers. who wanted to get
q snap shot of the notorious prisoner. 1
saw Mr.. Stensland looking out of ,one OF
the port holes Of the ship as the tug came
up. The first one he recognized was his
son. Theodore and his eyes filled with tears
as he saw his boy. The meeting between
the two was deeply affecting and / expect
some of us shed a tear or two at the in
edent. for we had really learned to esteem
Mr.. stensiand during the trip over the
ocean. Mr.. Stensland tried to conceal him
self from the group of newspaper men and
photographers and at the suggestion OF
Mr. Olson he drew up his coat collar and
drew his straw hat down over his eyes,
However. the demands for his picture were
so insistent that he finally threw his hat
back and posed for a moment for the bene-
Mt OF the snap shot takers.
KeeIey Deserves the Credit.
"You know Of course that Managing
Editor Keeley OF the Chicago Tribune II
the ono who Is deserving all the credit for
the apprehension Of stensland. I had
several talks with Mr.. Keeley on the trip
over and he told me how he succeeded in
tracing stensland. He ceuceived the idea
of tracing back the family history Of
stensland and resolved in his mind that he
would take one OF the family names. and
finally settled upon that OF Olson. with
this Que In his mind he made diligent In
quiry of the goings of parties of that name
and eventually decided that p. Olson, who
had sometime previously sailed for Tan
giers, was none other than Paul o.
stensiand He Immediately put the cables
TO work and succeeded in locating him at
Gibraltar and sent him a cablegram. sign
ing the name OF Theodore and was shortly
after gratihed 10 discover that his de-
ductions were correct The rest OF the
story Of stensland's arrest and the enlisting
OF District Attorney Olson. then travelling
in Europe. in apprehending stensland is
already known.
mcrocesas Respect Yankees.
'sThe Moroccans have a wholesome respect
for the United States since the Perdicaris
afair and are pretty nearly ready TO DO
anything the United States authorities ask.
and for this reason the surrender OF Stems
land 10 the American authorities was an
easy matter. There is no extradition
treaty between the two countries. but they
have q profound regard for an American
warship as aNpersuader OF American de-
manda. and they did not want to take any
/. chances OF offending the United States.
readily believe that while we were at
Tangiers that II we had asked the gov
srnor OF Taneiers to cut on stensland's
head he would have done so.'
Miss Waring Nspeaks with enthusiasm Of
her entire trip being delightful. She Wis
tied Blarney castle In ireland and kissed
the Blarney by proxy
Sad News from Home.
1T was at Tangier that we first learned
OF the death OF Mr.. Rosewater and we
were all sincerely grieved 20 learn of his
death. He was known in person and by
reputation to many Of the passengers and
the expressions OF regret over his death
were sincere and general
Through the kindness OF a woman
friend l was given a letter OF introduction
70 one OF the priests connected with the
Vatican at Rome and nv his aastsfanoa \