The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-27
QUICK JUSTICE IN
STENSLAND CASE
Self-COnfessed Embezzler and
Bank President Goes to
State Prison.
MAKES NO DEFENSE
AGAINST HIS CRIME
Will Serve Indeterminate Sen.
tence, With Ten Years
the Maximum.

CHICAGO, Sept. 26.-Paul O. Stems.
land, to whose self lf-coniessed embezzle-
ment of 100000 was due chiefly the
collapse Of the Milwaukee Avenue
State bank, was given an indetcrminate
sentence in the penitentiary within
three hours after his arrival in Chi
cago today from the East, and before
another three hours had elapsed the
convicted bank president had begun
service of the sentences at Joliet. Stens-
land pleaded guilty on two indictments,
one charging cmbeZzlement and the
other charging violation of the State
banking laws. a fine of $l20 was i'm
posed on the latter charge, which was
based upon the acceptance of 500 In
deposits after the bank was insolveut.
The sentences imposed, which viii OPP
crate corcurrentiy, are from ono TO hve
and one TO ten years, making the long
est term the prisoner will be compelled
TO serve not more than ten years,
Stensland's arrival in Chicago was
greeted by a crowd OF several hundred
persons who awaited the coming of the
Twentieth Century limited, on which
the prisoner and his captors were pas
sengers. To reach the cabs which were
10 convey the party to the Criminal
wait for, the police to clear passage
from the entrance Of the baggage room,
through which the prisoner was con-
veyed 10 the street. The crowd was
demoustrative, although offering no NO.
lence, and the effect upon Stensland
was noticeable. He became nervous and
seemingly apprehensive of bodily harm.
The drive to the Criminal court build
ing was accomplished without incident,
states Attorney Hcaly was waiting in
his private office for the arrival OF
Stepslsnd and the prisoner was hurried,
baggard and trembling, between dou-
BILE line of police into Mr.. Healy's pres
ence. a conference lasting over an
hour ensued between Stensland, Healy,
Assistant States Attorneys Olson and
Barbour and several attaches OF tho
office.
Made Full Confession.
What Stensland made known. to tbs
States Attorney was not dlvulged-
''Stenslsnd made full confession
of everything connected with the af-
fairs of the bank He has told us OF
his own acts and of the sets of Others.
What he has revealed makes the bank
affair less dark for himself. =
The court proceedings which fol-
lowed Immediately were conducted hur-
riedly. Silence fell over the court
room as StensIaud faced the bar
ms JpGm Was 6udhth " In SiiiO'iD ~
aud he kept handkerchief in his
hand. and frequently brushed away The
tears that sprang to his eyes. Judge
Karsten. before whom the proceed
ings were conducted, addressed the
prisoner. whom he had known for
many wears as 8 citizen and business
man. He reviewed the case briefly
and asked if Stensland had any de-
Tense to offer. Upon receiving mega
tive reply the court passed sentence,
and without further ceremony Stems
land, the deputy sheriffs and the
State s Attorney filed out Of the court
room. Stensland was unaccompanled
by friends or attorney during the en-
tire procedure.
Stensland was Joined by his daugh.
ter, Mrs. Inga Sandberg, as he lefs
the courtroom, and after having had
dinner at a nearby restaurant. they,
accompanied by Jailer Whitman and
Deputy Sheriff Mcmahon, were con-
veyed TO the railroad station, where q
train was taken for the ponitentiary
al Joliet.
Before O'Clock all the routine
necessary to commit the convicted man
10 cell had been completed. Mrs.
Sandberg, who seemingly was much
moved by the evident distress OF her
father, tainted in the warden s recep-
tion-room at the peniteutiary as the
last details Of the incarceration were
being completed.