The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-05
STATE DEPARTMENT
WANTS MONEY BACK
Funds Deposited by StensIand
in Moroccan Bank
IS SAID TO HAVE $4,000
Plans of Extradition and Transporta-
ton of Fugitive Chicago Banker
Are Discussed BY Depart
nent Officials.
IS SAID TO HAVE $4,000

Washington, September 4.-The state de-
partment is more greatly concerned over
the steps taken to tie up a deposit of
money which had been made in a bank
at Tangier, Morocco, by Paul o. Stems
land, president of the Milwaukee Ave
nue. State bank of Chicago, than with
the extradition of the fugitive banker
himself. Acting Secretary of State Adee
is giving the matter his personal atten-
ton 1t is the impression that no inter
national complications would arise If the
authorities quietly kidnapped Mr.. Stensland
and returned him to this country for trial,
but 1t is entirely a different question
when 1t comes to the recovery of money
deposited in foreign bank regardless
of whether that money was stolen or not.
There are certain questions of nterna-
tional law involved, which must bet set
tied before the deposit can be gained for
the creditors of the defunct Chicago
States and Morocco are not as clearly
defined, as between this country and ma
lions of continental Europe and. therefore,
the procedure is indefinite. Acting Secre-
tary Adee has asked the solicitor for the
state department for ruling to deter
mine just what the department may do.
Dispatches Received.
The deposit Is said to be about 1920
and 1t is said Stensland may also have
other funds in foreign banking concerns.
Four dispatches were received at the
state department from Illinois authorities,
two from Governor Deneen and two from
States Attorney Healy. While those were
not made public, 1t was stated all were
in the nature of appeals to the department
that 1t would do everything In it's power
to extradte Stensland. The authorities
are cognizant of the difficulties that must
be overcome in view of the fact that
there is no extraction treaty between
this country and Morocco At the same
time they look to Mr. Adee to find a way.
The present acting secretary of state
was in charge of the legation at Madrid
when William M. Tweed OF New York
was arrested in Spain. There was then
no extradition treaty between the two
countries, but Captain Franklin. now
Rear Admiral Franklin, retired was
cruising in the Mediterranean on a war
vessel. He was ordered to touch at Glib
raltar on his way to American waters
and Tweed was informed by Mr.. Adee
that passage home awaited him on board
the war vessel. Tweed had been so harass-
what he termed his ruined life, that he
decided to surrender. He was given the
admiral's suite and travelled to the United
States with every comfort. That was the
only way that Tweed could have been
secured. If an effort had been made to
escort him through France or Portugal,
the authorities there would have OBJ
jected on the ground that the fugitive
had not been taken In pursuance to treaty
regulations. Commenting on the Tweed
arrest, Mr.. Adee concluded: And so l
presume I am regarded as an authority
on irregular extraditions."
Mr.. Gummere, the American minister to
Morocco, was sent a dispatch yesterday
instructlng him to ask the Moroccan au-
thorities whether they would surrender
Stensland for removal to the United
States. At noon today no reply had been
received. The entire matter of extrad-
ton and recovery of Stensland's deposit
in the Tangier bank has been referred to
the solicitor for the state department
Without Advice.
The state department was without ad-
vices today from Gummere. American
minister to Morocco, who had been cabled
to ascertain whether the Sultan would
surrender Stensland upon proof of guilt
and in the absence of any extradition
agreement The Moroccan government Is
not under any obligation to place Stems
land in the custody of this government
except that demanded by courtesy, an
obligation that has no lawful existence,
but which Is no stranger to diplomatic
negotiations. In the event Stensland
should be surrendered to an authorized
representative of the United States 1t Is