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‘bie death handled at least © million dollars worthief bonds and : “securities for informante rece eae f ae ae ote eae rs wee a ee declined to make any further admissions, Coyle ss be = " " viewed by Sgt. Huteon, Chief of Police DeWitt and the writer being oe, Wait un til the Arrival of the otherse ee DoE ay as “the first I met them, After telking @ few hours ae finally” Atlanta 91-49 Bentz was questioned concerning hia outlet for the . disposition ‘of bonds and securities which he had obt ned as @ Pé-"777""— _ malt of his benk robbing activities and stated thay connelly before. pe * Following ‘the store interview Sergeant Hutson informed. ane Bentz that hia statement concerning the identity of the robbers who : eee beld up the Grand Haven bank was untrue, and that the Michigan State . Police possessed positive proof that he had participated in the actual = robbery of this banks Mr. Huteon spent considerable time attempting to permumde Bentz to admit his participation in this matter but Bente ° “on the morning of “april 7, 1936, ‘Bents was ‘re-inter; Ao Drasent. Set. Hnteon again aAviaad Rents that this wag hia Lawt ; af “4 rere ee a Fe SSS wee wea ew Se es FE “san Sauer ys chance to "come clean"; that if he, Bentz, told the truth concerning : the Grand Haven bank robbery, his statements would never be used | against him in any court in the State of Michigan and thet a de tainer would never be filed ageinst him on this particular’ charge we the State or Michigan Dut Fhat prosecution would be instituted im- mediately against him by the State of Michigan if he continued to ~ deny his # participation in instant ropberye UTED CuMTESr Seraere rm Toe ook bt at Se Bentz took a pad of paper and wrote the following ” agi . statement in his own handwriting: - : o ie a -, +. : 4 rd me . “y - ‘e I rented cottage ‘on Lake sen, in Lone beach tae a way 1933 live there until ageat 19th WS. oe pie Pe, oy In June 1935 Jinnylifelson came to see me about * @ifferent banke and said he bas several more men coming” ; over from St. paul and who * would be over ina L week OF 800 a Tien? £ T talked aver the situation and deci ded ‘eee: ee weve Fae a ra The following week Doyle and chuck Fisher's came over, . - after “they hea est led in” cottage Doyle‘ ant I went: up’ sealed to Grand Haven, which I had previously seen in 1932, Doyle went into the Bank and looked it over, as I knew the situation, and he came out and said it looked 0.K. to him. We stayed in the