The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-25
Fhe Ascending Chicago Bank
President Sheds Tears
As He Tells His Story in the
Police Court.
LINED UP WITH ROGUEs
He Is Photographed and Meas-
ured by BertilIOn System.
Says He Is Anxious to Get Back
to Old Home.

New York, Sept. 25-The discomfort
of a night in a narrow and bedIess cell
which was experienced by Paul ..
StensIand, the former president of the
Milwaukee Avenue State bank of Chi
cago. who was returned from 16oroceo
last night, a prisoner on q charge Of
| wrecking that institution, was followed
/ by additional unpleasant details OF po-
lice examination. Stensland was lined
up at police headquarters with a score
of alleged pickpoekets and others who
| had been arrested during the night and
was subjected to the customary exami-
nation by the detective sergeants. This
ordeal over, he was removed to the iden-
ttfieation bureau where he was meas
ured in accordance with the Bertillon
system. and later his photograph was
taken to be placed on file at police head
quarters.
An early visitor to stensland's cell
was his son, Theodore. The two con-
versed together until the summons came
for the father to appear before the cen
tral Office men. The former bank presi-
dent spent a sleepIess night and was IN
a condition Of emi-prostration He
| tottered rather than walked from his
cell to the various Offices and leaned
heavily upon the supporting arm Of MS
son.
It was planned to remove stensland
during the forenoon to the Office Of the
district attorney where the formallties
incident to his removal to Chicago We're
to be carried out.
sstensland during the night told one of
the officers who were watching him that
he wanted to go back TO Chicago and
would have done so had not he been ar
rested in Tangier.
Il want to straighten out matters
said Stensiand- There Is a great deal
behind this case and I want to show
the public that I am not the black sheep
have been painted.
Stensland made a voluntary statement
to Police Inspector Mclaughlin today.
Trembling with emotion and tears roll
ing down his cheeks, the ex-banker
: president said.
] 4 made some bad investments and
they did not act as quickly as thought
they would. They We're not paying
The man under me, the cashier I mean
= took advantage of the situation and
he got more than Z All I got was
$500s000 but don't know what the 9TH
er man got. The money went away
with was q few thousand dollars that
I made in a real estate speculation last
summer. I had been always in hopa
/ of paying the money back. but I sup
e pose all is lost. I am suffering from
asthma. want to get back TO Chi
cago just as quickly as possible.
sstensland, who had recovered some
E. what from his pTostration, was able to
s walk with detectives from police head
Y quarters to Third avenue, where a
: street car was boarded on the way to
the criminal court building. The trip
n was made without special incident
Arriving at the district attorneys Of
i, flee, the detectives and their prisoner
were shown into the Office Of Assistant
. District Attorney Charles Lockwood.
Sergeant Diefenthater had the extra
:. dition document. which had been signed
= by the governor of New York and the
governor of Illinois. These were placed
!. before District Attorney Lockwood, as
. that official proceeded to waive the
Z rights Of the state Of New York to hold
= StensIand and formally turn him over to
Detective Sergeant Kinder OF Chicago.
u The official treatment of Stensland on
: the way to the. criminal court building
II was in sharp contrast TO the method in
which he had been booked, measured
{ and photographed earlier in the day. He
T was not handcuffed and was permitted
e to walk by himself beside the officers
: In this connection 1t was stated that ev-
erything would be made agreeable as
possible for the indicted official from
now until he reaches Chicago. This
procedure 1t Is understood is partly
due to Stenslands general attitude OF
confession and his willingness to help
e the authorities IN clearing up the af-
fairs Of the wrecked bank
Stensland has made a complete con-
fession, according to Assistant States
J Attorney Olson Of Chicago. who weni
IS to Tangier, Morocco, to take the fer
E. mer bank official into custody, and in
d his confession he implicated other
It prominent Chicago men. Attorney OIL
n Theodore Stenslands who gave out
le an official statement for his father
q declared that the latter had made no
signed confession, but that he had ad-
2, mitted committing certain offeusss
le which constitute embezzlement under
s se the Illinois laws. To some of the in
y dictments for embezzlement, his faith
y er would plead guilty. he said, and II
= the case of the others he would turT
:, states evidence. and implfcate al 9th
~ | ers who shouId be indicted in connec-
- ton with the failure OF the bank.
At Stensland made the further state
oe ment according to the son. that II the
IL shortage IN the bank was over $400,
600 the money in excess of tha'
20 amount had been taken by Henry "
" Herring. the former scashier of the
Il bank, who was Jointly indicted witt
m Stensland on charges of stealing ovel
D. $1.000,000 from the bank and for for
gerry
weak physically and showing much
evidence of the strain which has at
tended his extraordinary flight
through many countries, his desperate
to but ineffectuaI trip for freedom dowr
the West African coast and his f7na
~ capture in the Moroccan city of Tan.
= gier. from which place the Unite,
= States authorities were permitted tc
- remove him by the government of Mo
rocco There was an affecting meetius
: between father and son on board tas
- tug Catherine Nora which the Bris.
5s oner boarded at quarantine.
- Papers Wiu Meet Him.
It Chicago. Sept. 25-Tne papers askes
1t for in the Stenssand case. it is OFFICIALLY
ct announced will meet Stensland's captor.
ze at Buffalo with the idea Of getting al
e. possible informa tfon from the ALLEGED
ID wrecker Of the Milwaukee Avenne Stats
v bank before the 1atter consulfs witt
counsel in Chicago.