Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-09-25
Others Implicated by the
Banker Enr0ute
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ARRIVES AT new YORK
Gives Evidence of Physical
Misunderstanding Meet
ing With Son.

New York. Sept. 2j.-The discom-
fort of a night in a narrow, bedless
cell. which was experienced by Paul
O. Stensland, former Chicago banker,
was followed today by the additional
unpleasant details of a police exam
ination. Stensand was lined mp at po-
lice headquarters with score of al
legged pickpockets and others and was
subjected TO the customary eXamina-
ton by detective sergeants.
Measured and Photographed.
This ordeal over. he was removed to-
the Identification bureau where he was
measured in accordance with the Ber-
tillon system, and later a photograph
was taken 10 be placed on file al police
headquarters.
Not Black as Painted.
Stensland spent a sleepess night.
and WAS in condition Of semi-prostra-
ton. Stensland during the night told
one of the officers who was watching
him that he wanted TO go back 10 Chi
cago to "straighten out matters"
There's Il good deal behind this
case" he said. "All / want is TO show
the public am not a. black sheep
as | have been painted"
Taken by New York Detectives.
New York. Sept. 25.-Under arrest
by New York detectives. Paul o. Stems
land. former president of the Milwau-
kee Avenue State bank Of Chicago who
stands Indicted for heavy embezzle-
menrs from that institution. arrived I'm
New York last Di.t. lie was taken
fIom the steamer ou which he came
from Morocco. 10 which country he had
fed after The Vr,cNng Of the bank.
and. accu.GIg % his son. Theodore
Stensland. hc VIII plead guilty to sew
eral of the charges against him.
Implicated Others.
S,snslaud has made a complete con
fession. according to Assistant States
Olson of Chicago. who went
TO Tangier. Morocco, TO take the former
bank official into custody. In his con
fession Mr.. Olson said he implicated
other prominent Chicago men. Olson
declined to name these men.
Theodore Stensland, who gave out an
official statement for his father, de-
clared the latter had made no signed
but that he had admitted
certain offenses which con-
stitute embeZzlemcnt. To some of the
for embezzlement his faith
ar would plead guilty. he said, and in
others he would turn states evidence
and impicate all others who should be
indicted i'm connection with the banks
failure.
shifts the BInme.
Stensland made the further state
ment. according to the son. that IL the
i'm the bank was over $400, 900,
money in excess of that amount had
been taken by Henry w. Herring, for
mer cashier, who was jointly indicted
with Stensland on the charge of steal
ing over $1,000 900 from the bank and
for forgery.
Stensand arrived in New York weak
and showing much evidence
Of the strain which has attended his
flight through many
countries i'm his desperate but ineffectu-
al try for freedom down the west Afri-
can coast and his final capture i'm Tan
gier. from which place the United
States authorities were permitted to
remove him by the government OF Nor
Dcco. There was an affectionate meet
ing between father and son on board
the tug al quarantine.
Merely Tainted.
StenslaHd denies the report that he
attempted to commit suicide while in
Morocco. He says a fainting spell was
as an attempt at self-de-
lf ~ Mnrpcnan enldiprG