The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-09-08
"a Notable Feat
of Journalism.

of Journalism.
The capture of Paul Stensland, tho
defauiting president Of the Milwaukee
Avenue State Bank OF Chicago, which
was recently forced to the wall by
reason OF his operations, is evidence
chat the world Is growing smaller, so
TO speak. and That the time is fast ap-
preaching when the capture of all
criminals Will be simply the matter
pf short time. It also emphasizes
the resources Of modern Journalism,
for the capture was, In measure due
TO the publicity that had been given
the case. A newspaper reporter fig
nred prominently in the chase after
the BANKER, and his connection with
the case Is told by the Atlanta Geor-
gian as follows:
The arrest of Paul o. Stensland, who
Is charged with having looted the Mil
waukee Avenue State Bank, of Chica-
go, adds another leaf to the laurels
which Journalism has contributed to
the cause Of justice.
1t will be remembered that while
khe entire police force Of Chicago
was looking for Herring, the cashier
OF the bank, reporter for The Tri-
bune was quietly talking to him In
one Of the largest parks in the city,
and the announcement was made
through the columns Of that paper that
the fugitive cashier would surrender
himself within a few hours. What the
entire police force had been unable to
accomplish the reporter for The TT-
bune did easily and promptly and it
was due exclusively to his own efforts
that the arrest was made.
But in the meantime the larger
criminal had made good his escape
President Stensland was reported at
various times TO have been in Mexico,
dn Brazil and In other distant parts of
the world. Some of these rumors ap-
peared to have a basis of truth, anil
II was expected that his arrest would
develop in the course OF a short time.
But all the time reporter tor Tho
Tribune, accompanied by an officer
from the district attorneys Office, was
following a clew Of his own. The in-
evitab1e woman In the case turned up
She was the woman scorned"- one
of those who felt that she had a
grievance against the bank presidenG
and she did not hesitate to give q tip
as TO where Stensland had really
gone.
The consequence was that within a
few hours the reporter end the district
attorneys officer were on the trail.
They followed the fugitive to En-.
gland, to Spain, and finally 10 Morocco
where he was finally captured and
whence he will be returned to the
United States.
The newspapers of the country have
taken the initiative dn a great many
notable enterprises. Those of New
York have done a great number of
things. since the days when The Her
aid sent Stanley to Africa In search
OF DR.. Livingston. But in recent years
the Chicago papers appear to have
had the call. The RecordHerald has
equipped a large polar expedition I'm
der the direction Of walter Wellman
and at the same time has cent William
K. Curtis to Ruesia at the very time
when one OF the greatest revolution.
ary movements Of modern times was
being pulled of. And now comes The
Tribune which sends its special rep
resentative half way round the world
10 capture the most elusive criminal
Of recent years.
These are valuable contributions
on the part of modern Journalism to|
the cause of humanity and justice.