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Name Mrs Je Eigar Hoov a a ratome Heshington, D.C. Rural Route 432 Seward Square "ow Street No. ne - Relatonship.__Business ~~, Oct,2,1944 Co Marquet, Michigan gon. 4 su... .... Dear Mr. Hoover: _. Res Ted Bentz, #46144, Sent 9/25/34 ; Crime: Robbery Armed. Term: Life. ee On two different occasions I helped out you and your department. So now how about giving me a little help? . How did I help you? You recall when I was in custody __. of your agents in Portland, Maine, during July, 1934, they ~ Questioned me at length concerning certain people ani things, ~~ _ they asked me about a certain party whom you wanted to catch wooo = despite anything. I did not even know the man, nor where he - . Was, But 1 did know other facts which would, by logical think- _—_. -.. .-1. ing, bring your men close to where he could be found. I was. talking to Chief McKean of the Boston territory of the F.B.1 and Mir, Keefe and Mr. Williams, agents. I thld them it was py _ theory that the man they wanted could be found at a certain ~~~" _— place in a certain district in Chicago. Having reached this ~~~ -- conclusion, 1 explained why-I thought he would. be there,-—— ..,...... Your men flew to Chicago, or telephoned; at any rate, _ the very neat day you had your man. The woman in red took the rap for fingering him. But the truth of the matter is, your | . ~own agents located him merely by following my suggestions which————- A was based upon my own theory only. I never met D in my life. ———_-—— - By right I should have gotten a cut of that-reward. -However, .—... — | I had no desire to become mentioned in connection therewith so ________.$aid nothing. honey isn'teverything. I have no desire for it myself. It is merely useful to buy what one needs. Ao ~~~~- "Well, anyway, the other occasion is when I voluntarily —--- -+ ent to Burlington, Vermont, during June,1940, to testify for the @™' Government in the Limerick case. My testimony was important. In other words, I have cooperated with the Gov't, Showed my. ,aesire to do my duty as a citizen. So I don t think it is asking,,,;. - too much to ask you to intercede Egr. 3 5 Weta the ‘Michigan Parole Board. | edt? ] _ oo Va I have ten calendar years served. ftth tzid ow for - a parole under the new ten-year lifer law, now I am Gynocent pra of the crime for which I stand convicted. Your recopjs AoW : Lt a544 a}; show that I was in Chicago on Friday August 18,1933, \Whep’ the . yo Grand Haven, Mich., job was pujled by Edward! Bentz Eari{ Doyle, - a Lester Gillés, alias Baby Face/Nelson, Tommy arrod » &lias Tom: \ frrey and Charles |?isher, not mentioning tHe driver of the "get an way™ car whon| Ei sayS“was'a fellow remed] "Freddie", ~I have. »€ two confessions, one from Ed and one from Earl “oyle, eaonerat mes TE have a good job offered me out in Neveda in the hountaing, / co -and an executive police officer for an employer. So there is no n reason why I can't make good. How about writ&ng to the kichigan ‘v—~——— Payole Board, kr. AsRoss Pascoe, Chairman, -on my behalf? 1 think— ---. { your office owes me that much. I shail be yery gfateful for it. : 2 SP papel ende . gtbus4 (over) ~~ nM