Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-07
STENSLANO IS CAUGHT.
FUGITIVE CHICAGOAN CAUGHT BY
NEWSPAPERMAN AND ASSIST
ANT STATES ATTORNEY.
WOMAN GAVE A CLUE.
Hot Chase, Begun August 6, Ended at
English Postoffice in Famous City
of the Moors


Olsen, assistant states attorney, who
had followed the fugitive from Chicago
through England and Spain to Gibralter
/ and this port, where the prisoner ar
rived last night
After his arrest, Stcnsland was con-
Quoted to the United States legation,
where he was detained in custody.
Newspaperman Successful.
CHICAGO, H.. Sept. 3.-Assistant
States Attorney Barbour received Il ca
blegram today from Assistant States At
torney Harry AIsen stating that Paul O.
Stensland, fugitive former president Of
/ the milwaukee, Avenue State bank of
Chicago, had been arrested in Tangier
Morocco.
Sought in Wisconsin
StensIand was arrested this morning
by the Tribune representative and Mr.
Olsen Ill the English poStOlIice.
StenSland agreed TO return peaccably,
but later developments Indicated that
tins promise would not be kept.
tie has been sought everywhere since the
failure of his bank here, August 6. Much
OF the detective work was done in Wis
conSn because OF the fact that Mrs.
Langdon Key. Il supposed friend of
StenSland. lived at Madison and Baraboo
recently.
Cashier Herring and Vice President
Stensland, Il son of the head banker, who
were missing on the day Of the crash,
have since been placed under arrest.
Arrested" Many Times
The elder Stensland was seen" and
arrested scores of times since the fail
ure. Among the places from which re
| ports of his capture or visits came are
! Duluth, Superior, st. Paul. Pittsburg,
the -Four lakes at Madison, Canadian
towns, British Columbia, Mexico and
/ European resorts.
] Woman Is Stensland's Bane.
i Stensland had many friends among
women of this city upon whom he was
/ accustomed to spend much money, and
/ one of these. feeling that She had not
! been treated by him with due considera-
! ton. came to The Tribune Il few days
/ after his flight with information regard
! ing the direction III which he had gone
/ Her information was somewhat indefi-
mite. but investigation proved its prob
able accuracy. y representative Of The
! Tribune was sent to States Attorney
/ Healy, who at that time was in the
! east with the information, and the re-
I quest that Il representative Of the states
/ attorneys office be permitted to accom-
] pany The Tribune representative on the
/ quest for the fugitive. Mr.. HcaIy agreed
! ~
sen with The Tribune correspondent
1T was ascertained that fStensand had
! fled from Chicago on July L.. gone d-
rectly to New York and sailed IN Il
/ steamer If the White Star line for Liv-
/ crpool He remained i'll that city for
! two days, and then took Il steamer for
! Gibraltar which he cached Oh July ~
! From there he took Il boat for TangierS
The Tribune correspondent and Assist
ant States Attorney Olsen were hot on
his trajl and arrived III Tangier about
one hour after he had left it for a
! trip to the east of Africa.
Put Money in Bank
1t was ascertained that he had dc
posted $4,000 i'll Il bank of Tangier,
and believing that nc would soon return
| the two men decided to await him there.
During the period Intervening between
his flight and his arrest StenSand has
| been going under the name of T. Olsen
of Norway. 1t was learned before his
/ arrest he had figured on spending the
month of October i'll the Canary islands
/ and from there going to London. az he
! had ordered all his mail sent To the
! Metropolis hotel III that city from Tan
gier \ reward Of 5000 had been Of
| fcred for the arrest of StcnSland and
since his departure from Chicago. many
detectives had been on the hunt for him.
Cashier Herring Is Pleased
w
/ the Milwaukee Avenue State bank,
learned early in the day of the arrest of
/ Stensland and expressed his pleasure.
He said that ~ was surprised that
! Stensland had been taken alive, express
ing his belief that the man would have
committed suicide before permitting him
! self to be captured Herring added:
1t simply means that my name will
| be cleared at the hearing, and that if
will be shown that | had no part in the
! looting of the bank which was carried
on by Stensland. So far | have been
t ignominy and suffering, and l hope now
! that Stensland will he compelled to
| shoulder his share
How Stensland Was Caught.
Herring further said that Stenslapd
| had never said anything to him to indi-
care that he intended TO go abroad. but
| that instead. that he was going to the
northern part OF this country and wouId
! return in = short time.
Il 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 per-
sonal callers. but | never knew whetber
they called on personal matters or on
| business
NJ the office of the states attorney MI
information regarding the name of the
| woman who had indirectly caused the mr.
! rest was refused.
1t was announced that Assista nt
States Attorney Olsen had since en-
barking on the pursuit of StensIand
| posed as the son of Olsen" the name
used by Stensand. declaring that he was
| anxious to oTertake his father AS
was travelling just ahead of him A.
| SteHsland apparently made no effort TO
| conceal his trail the following was not
| difficult.
Stensland May Be Baking
Just before noon States Attorney
Healy received the following message
from Assistant States Attorney Olson at
| Tangier:
What is delay III state department?
/ Imperative that they cable instructions
Immediately through minister at Tan
gier''
Assistant States Attorney Barbour at
Cnce called up Gov. Deneen on the tele-
phone and the governor directed that ex-
tradition papers should be prepared at
| once. promising to forward them at once
| to Washington. Mr.. Barbour then sent
the following message to the state de-
partment at Washington. signing the
name of States Attorney Healy:
Notify Minister Grummere Tangier, to
/ hold Paul o. Stensland. fugitive Chicago
/ banker wanted for forgery and embezzle-
mCut. My assistant. Harry Olson, cabled
!
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