Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-16
HoUsEKEEPER TELLS WHAT
BANKER sTENsLAND TOOK
ON HIS TRIP
TRACE SOME OF GOODS
Shipped Boxes, Trunks, Bedding, Tow
els, Window Curtains, Carpets and
Russ-Authoritles Now Looking for
Large Trunk.

Chicago, H., Aug. 15.- Proof
that extensive preparations for
Hight were made by Paul O. Stems
land, the bank wrecker, and that Mrs.
Leone Langdon Key entered into these
preparations was secured by Assistant
States Attorney Olson yesterday
through the cross examination af Mrs.
Ellen McCracken, housekeeper for
Stensland. 1t was learned that Stems
land took with him in trunks and
boxes sheets and other bedding, tow
els, bath towels, window curtains, car
pets, rugs and a silver dinner set.
Some of this has been traced to Bara-
boo, Wis, to the home of Mrs. Key,
but the big trunk taken by Stensland
which Is supposed to contain most of
what he carried away, the detectives
at work on the case have been unable
to get trace Of
Look For Trunk.
The large trunk. which is being
traced, is said to be three feet high
and bound with iron. The box traced
to Baraboo weighed 375 pounds when
1t was placed on an express wagon at
the Stensland home the day of the
flight. kilograms have been sent out
all over the world to dispatchers to
look for that trunk.
The relation of Stensland and Mrs.
Key were also revealed by Mrs. Nc
Cracken. She said that the woman
lived at the Stensland home for nearly
year, that she occupied the "pink"
room, and that Stensland occupied the
green" room, almost adjoining. She
said chat he introduced her as Miss
Langdon.
Relations With Mrs. Key.
Mr.. Stensland was always very de.
ferential to her." said Mrs. McCracken.
"She was practically the mistress Of
the house. She gave orders for the
meals and there was q standing order
that she should never be disturbed.
She and Stensland always ate alone
and In the evenings they would sit up
until late In the parlor, talking music
and art and astrology. They would
always enter and leave the house by
the back way
Further evidence was obtained too,
that other members Of Stensland's
family knew Of the impending crash
beside Theodore Stensland. Mrs. Nc
Cracken told Assistant States Attor-
ney Olson that on the evening of the
Saturday before the bank failure Mrs.
Sanberg entered the Irving Park home
and told them all that something
dreadful had happened and that every
one had to be out Of the house by the
evening following.
"T don't know what the trouble
was" said Mrs. McCracken, but sup.
posed 1t was because Of Miss Langdon,
as she was called. knew that Theo-
dore and Mrs. Sanberg had no use for
her and that they were opposed to Mr.,
Stensland's association with her. At
that time thought the household eff
fects had been packed in pursuance Of
a plan to escape the objections OF
| Theodore and his sister. and I am cer-
tain that Stensland and Mrs. Key plan.
ned to escape together and to be to.
/ gether after their flight"
judicial Anger.
Judicial anger finding vent In con.
tempt proceedings, yesterday brought
a new scandal into the wreck of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank. With
the circuit and superior courts in Al
tribunal, yesterday afternoon sum.
moned clients and attorneys in re-
ceivership case begun Monday to
show cause why they should not be
punished. Covert charges, about In
whispers for days, spring to public
light with Judge Brentano's action,
threatening court fight with a
general expose Of alleged Irregularities
in the courts.
Men in Judge Brentano's confidence.
who saw him in his chambers, de.
clared on leaving that the jurist is in
a furious mood because Of the inter.
ference with Receiver Fetzer.
| Judge Brentano himself declined to
discuss the new scandal. He passed
the day looking up legal authorities
bearing on the situation presented.
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