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we a ele ne ae ee at Enel “nw Oo not an active participant in that bank robbery and that by dis- cussing the matter with the Michigan officers he might be able to clear hie brother. Yesterday morning, April 6, 1936, Sergeant Ps Le Butson of the Detective Division, Michigan State Police, Fast Lansing, Michigan, accompanied by Chief of Police Lawrence DeWitt of Grand Haven, Michigan, called at this office, at the same time stating that Special Agent in Charge H. He Reinecke . of the Detroit Office had suggested that they call at this office where they would receive the utmost cooperation. They were ad- vised that they were expected, and due to the fact that Special | Agent W. M, Bott of this office was very familiar with the work- - ings of the penitentiary and was personally acquainted with Ea Bents, that arrangements had already been effected whereby Agent Bott would cenduct them to the penitentiary and see that every courtesy was extended to than. Agent Bott scoanpanied Sergeant Hutson and Chief of Police DeWitt to the penitentiary on two visits yesterday morn- ing and afternoon, April 6, and on another visit this morning, “ April 7, 1936. He stayed with the officers constantly while they were interviewing Bentz and made notes on the information conveyed by Bentz. These notes are being assembled and a report will be rendered in the immediate future setting forth detailed information given by Bentz. The information conveyed by Ed Eente related practi- cally in its entirety to the robbery of the Peoples Savings Bank (Grand Haven, Michigan, during August, 1933, prior to the passage of the National Bank Robbery Statutes. Bents gave a written statement in his own handwriting, admitting participetion in that bank robbery. He enumerated the other active participants in the robbery. It was noticeable that the name of his brother, Ted Bentz, is omitted in the statement as an active participant. A copy of this statement was secured and will be inoorporated into Agent Bott's report. ; After securing the statement regarding the Grand . -Haven bank robbery, the Michigan officers started questioning \ Bentz regarding other bank robberies in Michigan which had occurred prior to the Grand Haven bank robberye Agent Bott, *