Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-09-06

of his mali under the name OF Paul
Olsen to Morgador, 400 miles south
west Of Tangier. AS he entered the
postoffice he was recognized at once
by Assistant States Attorney Olsen,
who at once placed him under arrest.
Just before noon, States Attorney
Healy received the following MESSAGE
from Assistant States Attorney Oh
sen In Tangier:
What IL delay in state department?
imperative that they should cable In
structions Immediately through min,
isper ct Tangier."
Because Of the holiday and all
courts being closed It was difficult
for the states attorney to find q
Judge to sign the extraditiOn papers.
Judge Pond was finally located at
Do Kalb, Ill.. and when informed Of
the Importance OF the case promised
10 start for Chicago Immediately.
Assistant States Attorney Barbour
ut once called up Gov. Deneen on
the telephone and the governor a.
rected that extradition papers should
be prepared At once, promising to for
ward them at once to Washington.
Mr.. Barbour then sent the following
message to the state department at
Washington, signing the name Of
States Attorney Healy:
Notify Minister Grummere, Tan
gier, to hold Paul o. stensland, fugi-
tive Chicago banker, wanted for forg-
cry and embezElement. My assistant,
Harry Olsen cabled your immediate
instructions to minister are impera-
tive"
Henry W. Herring, formerly cashier
Of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank
learned early in the day Of the arrest
of Stensland and expressed his pleas
ure. He said that he was surprised
that Stensland had been taken alive,
his belief that the man
would have committed suicide before
permitting himself to be captured.
He also declared that when the trial
Of stensland came off 1t would show
that he tHering) had been dupe Of
Stensland and had suffered through
his financial manipulations.
'I do not know" said Herring, who
the woman could have been who is
said TO have given the information
which led to the arrest. Stensland
had many personal callers but
never knew whether they called on
matters or on business"
At the Office Of the state attorney
Ill information regarding the name Of
the woman who had indirectly caused
The arrest was refused. It was an
aounced that Assistant States Attor-
aey Olsen had since smbarking on
the pursuit Of Stensland, posed a.
he son Of Olsen, The name used |
By Stensland, declaring that he was
anxious TO oYertaks his "fa
who was travelling Just ahead Of him.
Az stensland APPARENTLY made no
sffort to conceal his tran the follow.
ing was not diffieult. The closing of |
he doors Of ne Milwaukee Avenue
State bank which occurred on August
) probably caused more anguish. suf-
'ering and trouble than any similar
went In the west IN many years. u
vas followed By several eases OF sui
;ide. a number q people were driv
N to insanity.
stensland lived q fast life, spent
money reckisssly. specialized wildl~
md IN one way or another made way /
nth about $1,000. 900 Of the monsy OF
he bank before the crash cane
fore than 4l.0oo familiss had money
deposited IN the bank and the failure
iame as q crushing blow TO the ma
ority Of them. The vast majority Of
he depositors were wage earners and
he money they had In the bank rep
'ssented all that they had been able
o save from the earningH Of years
Assistant States Attorney Rar
our late N TIE day received q tele
ran frum the Eate department II