Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-04


been secured If an effort had been made
to escort him through France or Portugal
the authorities there would have objected
on the ground that the fugitive had not
been taken in pursuance of treaty reguia-
tons. Commenting on the Tweed arrest.
Mr.. Adee concluded: "And so l presume
that am regarded authority on irregu-
lar eStraditionS.
Morocco Asked to Surrender.
Mr. =Gummere, the American minister to
Morocco. was sent a dispatch yesterday In
STRUGGLING him to ask the Moroccan au-
thoritfes whether they would surrender
Stensland for removal to the United States.
AT noon today no reply had been received
The entire matter of extradition and re-
covery of Stenslands depos in the Tan
gier bank has been referred to the solicitor
for the State Department 1t was an
nounced however, that the opinion or the
solicitor as to the proper course to take
would not be made public. He may recon-
mend that a war vessel proceed to MO-
roccan port to take on Stensland should the
sultan decide to surrender him.
The bank in which Stensand has made
his deposit is a French institution, but
amenable to the Moroccan regulations. The
French law in that instance is the Moroc-
can regulation. and therefore attachment
would be the probable course for the re-
ceiver of the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank
of Chicago to take II he desires to recover
the Money. This procedure. however. likely
would be fraught with delays.
@@ Petition to President.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, September Assistant
States Attorney Barbour today made de-
mand on the United States government for
a warship in which to bring Paul o. Stems
land. the fugitive banker, now under arrest
in Tangier. back to this country.
The request was today sent by Mr. Bar
bour to Gov. Deneen. following a series OF
hatxrr bn
Acting Secretary of State Adee at WASH
ington Mr.. Barbour urged the seeming
peril of bringing Stensland across foreign
countries, where the prisoner might sud
denly balk at the prospect of returning to
the United States. Moreover Mr.. Barbour
fears that Stensand may kill himself. and
points out the ACCESSIBILITY Of having stems
land brought back to this country as a fed
eral prisoner on board of a -warship
Attorney General Stead and Assistant
States Attorney Barnett were busy today
preparing petition to President Roosevelt.
asking him to that tn government OF
Morocco is asked to turn the prisoner. over
to the United States authorities without
trouble. This petition willsbe sent to WASH
ington along with other documents, includ-
Ing the bench warrants for the arrest of
Stensland.
Gov. Deneen today received the following
telegram from Acting Secretary of State
Adee
There is no extradition treaty with Mo-
rocco. Do you wish us to request the sui
tan to render up Stensand a friendly
ac:, on evidence shown of his guilt?'
Governor Deneen's Request.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, September 4.-Gover-
nor Deneen today issued request to Presi-
dent Roosevelt that the United States gov
eminent make a request upon the govern
ment of Morocco for the extradition Of
Paul o. Stensand. the president of the Mil
waukee Avenue Bank of Chicago and that
he be delivered to Police Inspector George
NJ. Shippy and Harry Olsen of Chicago. as
sistant states attorney of Cook county, or
either of them.
Governor Deneen's formal request is as
follows:
ITO His Excellency, Theodore Roosevelt.
President of the United States:
Whereas 1t appears by the papers re-
quired by the statutes of the United States
which are hereunto annexed. and which /
certify to be authentic. and duly anthem
ticated in accordance with the laws of this
state. that Paul o. Stensland. late of the
city of Chicago, county of Cook. and state
of Illinois. stands charged with having
forged notes in the total sum of thirty nine
thousand. two hundred and thirty eight dol
lars and twelve cents (S39, 23S. ~, lawful
money of the United States. and with hav-
Ing embezZled the total sum of one mil
lion, three thousand dollars in lawful money
of the United States. all of which said Of
lenses l certify to be crimes under the laws
of this state. committed in the county of
Cook. in this state.
And it having been represented that Paul
o. Stensand has fled the country and has
taken refuge in the city of Tangier. in the
state of Morocco in Africa:
And the fact appearing to be that no
treaty exists between the government of the
United States and Morocco for extraditiOn
OF fugitives from justice. who are surren-
dered only by requests made as matter
of grace. upon evidence shown OF the Of
Tense charged:
Now, therefore, pursuant to the petition
for process of extraditiOn presented by John
j. Healy, states attorney for cook county.
in this state. supported by documentary evil
dence of the offenses charged against the
said Paul o. Stensand. all of which docu-
ments, complaints. affidavits and warrants
/ hereby certify to be authentic. respect
fully submit the same herewith and hereby
request that the government of the United
States respectfully make request upon the
government of Morocco that as matter Of
grace. and upon consideration of the accom-
panying evidence of the offenses charged
against the said Paul o. Stensland, that he.
the said Paul o. Stensland, be apprehended
by the government of Morocco and delivered
to George NJ. Shippy and Harry Olsen, or
either of them, as the duly authorized rep
resentatives of the United States. to be by
them returned to the jurisdiction of the
United States and to the jurisdiction of the
state of Illinois. to be dealt with according
to law.
(signeG CHARLES S. DENEEN."
Armed with this document and all cop
iN of original requests upon the govern
ment of Illinois, Assistant States Attorney
Barnett, who procured the request for the
extradition. left this afternoon for Chicago.
and will proceed from there to Washington.
Gov. Deneen will ask States Attorney
Healy to send Mr.. Barnett to Washington
with Sergeant Shippy. on account of Bar
nett's familiarity with the case.
Stensland Marked for Death.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. ILL.,, September Paul o.
Stensland has been marked for death by
anarchists of Chicago. The moment the
bank president now under detention at Tan
giers sets foot in Chicago. and perhaps
when he lands In New York. his life will be
in danger.
Members of a local circle. as individuals
have taken an oath to kill Stensand at the
first opportunity.
Acting States's Attorney James Barbour
received this information today from secret
service agents. 1t proved startling corrob-
Grafton of similar information which Mr..
Barbour has secured at frequent intervals
since the closing of the looted bank, but