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George Baby Face Nelson — Part 3

228 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 17, 1934 · Broad topic: Famous Crimes & Fugitives · Topic: George Baby Face Nelson · 228 pages OCR'd
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Atlanta 91-49 section of these highways you turn right on to ea gravel or macadam road which inmediately crosses the double tracks of the Michigan Central Railroade"” He stated when these railroad tracks are crossed, . tennis courts can ve seen on the left hand side of this gravel road, - |. and a riding academy in the distance on the right side of the roads. i: ’ thet about 75 feet beyond the railroad tracks is a forest which is: located on the right hand side of the gravel road; that along the near edge of these woods is a little used trail or road; that APES you turn right on to thie trail and continue for about B5 feet, you : will notice a forked tree which is along the edge of the woods end. . which is sufficiently unusual in shape to attract attention; that... ~ the fork of this tree starts approximately two feet fran the grout; ses that ten feet southwest from the base of this tree and buried two 2. feet underground are two jars canted ning | the bonds token. are the. * Peoples Sovines Bank of Grend Havens mo A cae ee Regarding the ‘yeport of the Holland State Bank of a ae wollen, wichigen’ on September 29, 1932, Bentz steted he had pothing oo (whatsoever to do with thie job But that he was sertain of the iden- ko _tity of the robbers of this bank because he had talked to them at a. later date and had leamed through other sources of the emount of the loot; that Eddie Lahue, “Big” Fitzgerald, Robert Ripley, Homer Wilson - end Lee Turner composed the gang that robbed the Holland Bank but that informant knows little or nothing concerning the details of the robbery itself or the disposition of the loote 4 é. Plas. tee ae ee ereeeem, Rimmwen + en "Ween questioned coneeruing the robbery of banks ae} Bete os aivion, ‘Sturgess, Dowagiac end Cadillac, Michigan, Bentz advised he — -. @i4 not participate or have anything to do with these robberies; ‘that “ -'"- -" because of having served a sentence in the Michigan State Peni tentiary a _ at Jackson, he had deliberately avoided operations in the State of ; aan ‘Michigan; that the gang which committed the above robbery had been nde ©: up of a robber whose last name was Campbell end who was killed at Red - Wing, Minnesota in 1932, “Big” Fitzgerald, Robert Ripley, Eddie LARUs o * fe Gus Shaw, who was later teken for a ride in Chicago, Homer Wilson and Jack Pheifere Bentz would not disclose any further information con- . cerming the robbery of the banks in these four cities but when asked — oe for information concerning Homer Wilson, Bentz stated he knows nothing ~ concerning Wilson except that Wilson was once arrested by the Police. rat oo Departaest of Seattle, Washington as a suspect in a brain povpery oe pace but was ) Anmediately poleased. Bee we AE we ee BE “Regarding the Grand Haven robbery, Bent” stated tats 7 “ penezfoenite, who was residing in Michigan City, Indiane during’i: ‘tthe sumer of 1935, assisted Baby Face Nelson in bis preparation for - ie this robbery and that the Buick autombile which was used in the Grand Haven robbery was brought from Chicago to Michigan City and stored in Fatber Coughlin's garage until it wes needed for the robberye 7
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