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~ ” nese ete = ean Se eR ga aly enema eRatl Ripa Bitten Serhan gain at RL a i AEA RE ink A Ai apa Ran i a AL nt to ABE ae eS r i.e x Atlanta 91-49 oe. _ ___. Bentz was questioned concerning his outlet for the ”" @yapoattion Of bonds and securities which he had obtefned as a Fé09 2% sult of his bank robbing activities and stated the Connelly before -.. Dig death handled at least 4 million dollars worthiiof bonds ané =: “securities for informants * . %,. ER Te De Oy corte yf Soo =~ te _“Wollowing the above interview Sergeent Hutson informed |” Bente that his statement concerning the identity of the robbers whe! held up the Grand Haven bank was untrue, and that the Michigan State - -— Police possessed positive proof that he had participated in the ectual .” robbery of this banke Mr. Huteon spent considerable tine attempting ©. '- to persuade Bentz to admit his participation in this matter but Bentz - decline to make eny further admissions. — RB LO Sep) 2) 5°?" om the morning of April 7, 1956, Bentz was re-inter' viewed by Sgt. Hutson, Chief of Police DeWitt and the writer being: present. Sgt. Hutson again advised Bentz that this wad bis last -.” chance to "come clean"; that if he, Bentz, told the truth concerning the Grand Haven bank robbery, bis statements would never be used fs against him in any court in the State of Michigan and that a d@ ou tainer would never be filed ageinst him on this particular charge by — the State of Michigan but that prosecution would be instituted im- mediately against him by the State of Michigan if he continued to - deny hia participation 4n instant ropberye Lor ec sear x : oa - va . a pentz took a pad of paper and wrote ‘the following ) statement in bis ow handwriting:. - ay a ae ONE wo in I rented cottage on Lake Mich. in long deach in May 1933 live there until August 19th 1935... aes: _ In June 1933 Jimny}Veleon came to see me about: - ; @ifferent banks and seid he has several more men coming ~ over from St. paul and who would be over in a week OF 800 - a Jimny & I talked over the ‘situation and decided to _... weit until the Arrival of the otherse cee ees Sol. The following week Doyle and chuck Fisher came over, 3 . "the firat Imet them, After talking a few hours they finally”. . agreed to rent cottage next door which at the time was ‘vacant “ee poten they had settled in cottage Doyle ‘ani T went up te to Grend Haven, which I had previously seen in 1932, Doyle went into the Bank and looked it over, as I knew the situation, and be came out and said it looked 0.K. to hime We stayed in the 25°