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@orizs DESTROXRER . INDEXED 243 APR 4 167 APR OW Ver i sone O\ em ee Meee ee ee ee iareetee eataltg mente” son vol Manin hentia marca sitter ETE Dt TM CI cae Ce eg ee \ : ae e: O-*N Gederal Bureau of Intestigution 2. S. Bepartnent of Justice 501 Healey Building, ' Atlanta, Georgia, April 7, 1936. EEC :KE 91-5 Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington, De. Ce Dear Sir: Reference is made to letter fram the Detroit Office: to the Atlanta Office dated April 2, 1936, entitled, EDWARD ergeant -P, L, Hutson of the Michigan State Police was leaving for Atlenta, Georgia, for the purpose of interviewing Edward Wilhelm Bentz at the United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, on April 6, 1936, in connection with the roubery of a bank at Grand Haven, Michigan, ° a few years agoe T sever with aliases, et al., BANK ROBBERY, which set forth that s On April h, 1936, a long distance telephone call was received from Mr. Foxworth at the Bureau in comeotion with refer- ence letter. Mr. Foxworth suggested that the Atlienta Office tact- fully arrange to have a Special Agent of the Bureau present when Bentz was being interviewed by Sergeant Hutson. He further sug- ested that arrangements be made, if possible, whereby Bentz should not be interviewed by any peace officers unless an Agent of the Atlenta Office was present. Shortly after the telephone conversa- tion with Mr. Foxworth, arrangements were made with Warden A. C. Aderhold of the United States Penitentiary, whereby no peace officer is to interview Bentz unless an Agent of the Atlanta Bureau Office ~. is present. This arrangement does not include relatives. In the ~ event the Bureau desires these additional precautions be taken, it is requested that the Atlante Office be advfsed immediately, Mr. Foxworth also suggested in another telephone con- versation that Bentz, when being interviewed by the Michigan officers, might desire to discuss only the robbery of the Grand Haven, Michigan banks I proceeded to the Penitentiary with Special Agent W, M,. Bott where Bentz wes personally interviewed. Bentz stated that he would discuss the Grand Haven bank robbery with the Michigan officers because his brother, Te ntz, had been convicted of the robbery of that bank. At that time Fd Bentz intimated that Ted Bentz was . BROORDED & he fo