Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
SC0RNED WOMAN BETRAyER.
Gave Information Regarding d.
reCtion He Had Taken 10
Chicago Tribune.
Stale Department Requested to Notify
Minister Gummere 10 Hold
Him

Chicago, Sept. "A cable to the Chi.
cago Tribune from Tangier Morocco,
today announces the capture in that
city OF Paul o. stnsland. the president
and manager Of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank. which closed It's doors on
Aug 6. The arrest was made by q
representative OF the Tribune. and
Asst. States Atty. Olsen OF this city,
who have been on the IRAN OF stems
land since Aug l3.
BETRAYED BY A WOMAN.
Stensland had many friends among
women Of this city, upon whom he was
accustomed 10 spend much money,
and one Of these feeling that she had
not been treated by him with due con-
sideration came Go the Tribune few
days after his flight with information
regarding the direction he had gone
Her information was somewhat inden.
mite. but INVESTIGATION proved It's prob.
able accuracy. \ representative OF the
Tribune was sent to States Atty
Hcaly, who al that time was IN the
state. with the information and a re-
quest that representative Of the
states attorneys Office DO permitted TO
accompany the Tribune representative
on the quest Of the fugitive. MI Healy
agreed and sent Asst. States Atty. Oh
sen with the Tribune correspondent
sTENsLAND's FLIGHT.
u was ascertaiued that stenslanl
had FED from Chicago on July IL.
gone directly 10 New York and sailed
IN "a steamer Of the White Star line for
Liverpool he remained On that city
for two days and then took steamer
for Gibraltar. which he reached on July
A. From there hc took passage for
Tangier The Tribune correspondent
and Asst States Atty Olsen were hot
on his trail and arrived I'M Tangier
about one hour after he had left II
for trip TO the east coast Of Africa.
II VAS ascertsiued that he had depos-
lied $4,000 in bank 81 Tsngier. ana
believing that he would soon return
the Two decided 20 await him there. &
dispatch. printed ln the regular edition
of the Tribune this morning declared
that NE arrest of Stensland would only
be- a matter OF hours, and four hours
later a special edition was issued de-
clarng that tho fugitive had been tax
en- into custody During the period in
t,ryeuiug between his flight and his
arrest Stenslsnd has oeen going under
tho name of 2. Olsen ~ Norway. II
was learned before biz arrest that he
had figured on spending the month Of
October On the canary Islands and from
there going 20 London. ts he had or
dered an his mail sent 20 the Metro
pole hotel in that city from Tangier.
4 reward OF 5000 had been offered
for the arrest 0f Steuslsnd. ana since
his departure from Chicago many de.
tectiyes had been ON the hunt Tor him
Dispatches were received almost daily
from an parts Of the world. declaring
that the fugitive had been seen there
and only three days ago 10 was declar-
ed with much posiliyenes that he had
been seen IN Brazil and that his ar
rest was only a matter Of few day.
CASHIER Herring PLEASED.
Henry ". Herring. formerly cashier
~ the Milwaukee Avenue state bank
learned early iu the day Of the arrest
% siensland and expressed his pleas
ure. He said that he was surprised
that Stensland had been taken, al
though expressing his belief that tho
man woaA have committed suicide be-
fore permitting himself 10 be captured.
He also declared that when the trial
~ Stsnsland comes Of II will show
that he. Herring has been a dupe Of
Stensland and has suffered through
his financial manipulaiions
Il am highly plea sed. 10 say the
least said Herring III simply means
that my name viii be- cleared al the
hearing ana that q win De shown that
I had no part in the lo0ting Of the
bank. which was carried on by stems
land So far / have been compelled
10 carry an the load OF gnominy and
suffering and hope now that Stems
land viii be compelled to shoulder his
share
Herring further said that stensland
had never said anything 10 him 10 in
ilcate that ne intended 10 20 abroad
bat that Instead that he was going to
the northern part of this country and
would return in a short time.
q 40 not know. said Herring "Who
The woman could have been who II
aid % have given the information
which led 20 the arrest. Sienslnnd had
panv personal callers but never
knew whether they called on personal
matters OF on business.'
At the office OF the states attorney
au information regarding The name
NJ the woman who had indirectly Caus-
"a the arrest was refused. II was an
rounced that Asst. states Atty. Olsen
had since embark.ug on The pursuit ~
StersIaud posed s. tho son % olsen
the name used by Stensland. declaring
thai he was anxious 10 oyertake h,
father" who WAS travelling ahead or
him As Sicus.aud apparently mace
no effort 90 conceal his tran On fol-
loving was not difficult
THE ARREST
Later additional particulars al iho
arrest of Stcusl8nd were received. Hp
was taken into custody while in Oh"
british pogoffice On Taugier BE bed
,Iiehtsd bat a short time before from
.he German tramp steamer Olderburr
and came 90 the uustofficc % direct
Inc f1rwsrdur ~ DIS mail under fha
paine of Paul Olsen lo Morgador So
miles southwest of Taueier As h.
Inferred the postofiice he was rccor-
lied bv Asst states Atty. Olsen who
tt once placed him under arrest
FROM ATTY. OLSEN.
Just before noon states Atty Healy
.eccl,ed the following message frni
lsv states ATTY. Olsen in Tangier.
What Is delay state department
imperative that they cable insiruc-
ions Immediately through minister az
rsngier.'
Asst states Atty. Barbour Ar ono
allied up GOV. Dineen on the telt-
hore and ihc governor directed th1t
Niradrion papers should b. prepared
m once. promising to forward them 10
ince 90 Washington.
A. uarhaur then SAM fhs f,floalnr