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- noe soot -o, mh cot erage lL bee ge le ebsites State tee ert a EET ae SEIT Eat etme. ne Natt ce ete hee ORB IN , DIEKEMA, CROSS & TEN CATE ATTORNEYS AT LAW HOLLAND, MICHIGAN SGERRIT J. OIEREMA 1882-1930 ; {} ORIEN &. CROSS : DANIEL TEN CATE VERNON DO. TEN CATE March 30, 1936 / U.S. Devartment of Investigation ov Washington, D.¢, We Gentlemen: 6 ; We are acting as attorneys for Mr. Theodore (Bentz) » Py porate, No. 6209, Marquette State Prison, Marouette, Michigan, who ‘. was sentenced from Grand Haven for a bank robbery job on Augist 18, 1933, Mr. Craig claims it is a clear case of mistaken identity, that he had nothing to do with the job and is anxious to have the men anprehended who actually committed the job. Mr. Edward "A Bentz, who was also connected with the Grand Haven job, was sentenced last Thursday to the Federal Prison ~ at Atlanta, Georgia, for _a bank job in Burlington, Vermont. There \ 48 no ouestion but that Edward W, Bentz and one EarloODoyle partici- . pated in the Grand Haven job. Doyle is now serving time for the a same at Marquette, Michigan. Both Graig and Doyle state positively x that Craig had nothing to do with the Grand Haven job, and we expect “ to vorocure a statement from Edward W. Bentz to the same effect, ae Mr. Craig assures us that one Bernasd|Phi11ipe is the - man who actually assisted in robbing the bank and th@ man who the oe witnesses described, but by mistake picked Craig as being Phillips “ because of his resemblance. We are trying to locate Phillips and € wish you would send us a photograph of him. His description is as < follows: > ys Alias {'Big Phil", five feet, ten inches in qo height, dark br hair; blue eyes; 190 to 200 pounds = in weight; husky\build; dresses like ordinary business man; medium nose; 29 to 34 years in age; believed to oe ae have slight scar on face near mouth. oe Habits: Smokes cigarettes, drinks, like to z Play golf, lives in apartments, drives a chevrolet or z buick car, usually a new one, or cars of like make; 457-36 le " Ss travels a great deal with women. Is believed to be chro’ og around New York at present. Sy, RECORDED @ | INDEXED FEDERAL BUREAU GF INVESTIGATION APR 1.1936 APR 17 1938 i P.M. ri li EK © US DEPARIQK : «| STIGE \9 a i see