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2. --% : c) ‘ . . shears Office, Ottawa Cady Grand Haven, Michigan OW, EDWARD RYCENGA, Under Sherif? WILLIAM BOEVE, Caputy Sheriff TONY GROENEVELD, Deputy Sherif? March 14,1936 | a ° : i} Mun Hon, John Edgar Hoover, Director, } Federal Bureau of Investigation, 41, U.S. Department of Justice. Po gY In re : EWARD BENTZ. Hon. Sir : ae G I wish to congratulate you and your department on ©o the recent capture of Edward Bentz, -. From the minor details of which we have received, I understand that he is to be turned over to answer to the robbery of the Galdonia a National Bank at Rutland, Vermont on which charge he was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury. The Chief of Police of this ity ,LamerencePheYnitt and myself have been hopeful of his capture for some time, We hold a ed warrant for Edward Bentz for robbery of the Peoples Saving Bank, ferana Haven, Michigan on August 18,1933 as shown by the Circular enclosed, We have a very good case on Edward Bentz and feel that we could put hin away on a life sentence if 1% were possible that he would be turned over on our charge, {RECORDED COPY FILEDIN, Q \ ~ } © We were successful in convicting Earl Doyle and Theodore . ; __ ——— Bentz, brother of Edward Bentz, as participants on the same robbery ( as quoted. Both are now serving a life sentence at the Branch Prison | . Inasmuch as I feel that your department will do ‘its ‘wtnost:.. 0 render to him his due reward,I cannot help but BAL Aaah 38, my ae plaping out case before you, we wil lggegive a an ofpbytunity to = °° / Z/l vb ° | SO a Ont pee gy ™N MAR pdavitt axiit “{ a Ld o a & @ ~ et ct 14) ey ee a bt ie 2 o be] tr & a3) G ey t f oe o b | FA B + ae eae ee Fe eT nahi dimneiememineneenel ~