The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-25
CONFESSED ON
THE WAY OVER
Paul StenSIand Arrives in New
York and Declines to Try
HabeaS Corpus.
SORRY FOR HIS MISDEEDS
duplicates PROMINENT CHI
CAGO PERSONS.

New York, Sept. 24.-Under arrest by
New York detectives, Paul o. Stems
land, former president OF the Milwau-
kee Avenue State bank, Chicago, who
stands indicted for heavy embezzle-
ments from that institution, arrived in
New York tonight He was taken from
the steamer Prinz Adalbert, on which
be came from Morocco. to which coun-
try he had fed after the wrecking Of
the bank, and according to his son.
Theodore Stensland he will plead
guilty to several Of the charges brought
against him.
Made a Confession.
Stensland has made a complete con-
fession. according to Assistant States
Attorney Olson Of Chicago, who went
TO Tangier. Morocco. to take the for
mer bank official into custody. and in
his confession he implicated other
prominent Chicago men. Attorney Oh
son declined TO name these men.
o. Theodore Stensland, who gave out an
official statement for his father, de-
clared that the latter had made no
signed confession, but that he had adj
mitted committing certain offenses
which constitute embezzlement. under
the Illinois laws. To some of the In
would plead guilty, ne says, and i'm the
case Of the others he would turn states
evidence and implicate all others who
should be indicted I'm connection with
the failure of the bank.
HerIng's Share OF Loot.
Stensland made the further state
ment, according 10 the son. that If the
Shortage in the bank was over $400. 900
the money in excess Of that amount had
been taken by Henry w. Herring, the
former cashier of the bank. who was
Jointly indicted with Stensand on
charges Of stealing over $1,000. 900 from
the bank and for forgery.
Stensland arrived I'm New York weak
physically and showing much evidence
Of the strain which has attended his
extraordinary fight through many
countries, his desperate but Intellectual
trip for freedom down the West Afri-
can coast. and his final capture in the
Moroccan city Of Tangier, from which
place the United States authorities were
permitted to remove him by the gov
eminent of Morocco. There was an af-
fecting meeting between father and
son on board the tug Catherine Moran,
which the prisoner boarded at quaran-
tine.
No Notion of Suicide.
Stensland denies the report that he
tried 10 commit suicide while I'm Mo
rocco. He says that a sudden fainting
spell there was interpreted as an at
tempt at self destruction by the Mo-
roccan soldiers.
Stensland was removed to police
headquarters tonight and il was
planned TO keep him there until tomor-
row. when he will be removed to the
district attorneys office and later for
ruallV turned over 10 the CbicapC M
thorities and taken to Chicago.
When the Prinz Adalbert arrived at
quarantine the decks of the Prinz Adal-
bert were lined with passengers. among
them being States Attorney Olson and
James Kelley. managing editor Of the
Chicago Tribune. who went to Tangier
with the states attorney to bring
St6nsland back to America. The first
s~-n Of Stensland was when he waved
his hand from a stateroom window at
HIS son.
No little excitement attended the de-
parture Of Stensland with States At
torney Olson and Mr.. Reeley from the
steamer, a step which they were per-
United TO take at quarantine by special
permission from the authorities
The baggage OF the three men was
transferred at the same time. and IL
was noticed that the trunks of the In
dicted banker all bore the print OF the
full name of Stensland
Banker a Physical Wreck.
Stensland was pale and seemed very
weak as he passed slowly from the
steamer 20 the tug and from the cabin.
He was formally placed under arrest
by the New York detectives and here
also after a few moments he received
his son. Both father and son were
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