The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-03-13


 Weyerhauser Kidnapping. ederal agents refused to divluge any infor- nation concerning his alleged part in the case.
 Ten C-men surrounded four story brick tenement in Brooklyn and concentrated on the five room apartment in which Louis Phillips, his wife and three young children had lived since Feb 20, with a "boarder."
 The door of the fiat was locked and there was no response to knocks. One of the agents then opened rear window and tossed in several tear gas bombs. Philips, tears running down his face, opened the door and ran into the hallway with his wife and children.
 They were held only for question ing and investigation.
 They Discover Him
 A search of the apartment failed to disclose any trace of Bentz al- though his weapons were found. When the dulnbwaiter was opened an agent saw the fugitive, clinginS to the ropes between the second and third floors and apparently trying to reach the roof.
 Come down or I'll shoot" the agent shouted.
 Bentz slipped to the ground floor level where he was arrested.
 The captured suspects age was given as 40 Agents said they had reason to believe he was involved in the robbery of the Caledonia bank at Danville. Vt., the First National bank at Milford. Pa, and the Moore vile, N. c. National bank, among others.
 Radio cars were summoned to hold back the throng that gathered in the congested section when word of the raid spread. Many residents of the raided building were forced from their apartments by tear gas fumes.
 Million Dollar Robbery
 Bentz also was charged by fed eral agents with implication in the Sl. .O42 900 robbery of the Lincoln (Neb.) National bank in September, 1880.
 He was associated at various times with Harvey Bailey and AL bert Bates, notorious bandits now serving life sentences in the U. s. penitentiary at Alcatraz island for the Kidnapping of Charles F. Urschel at Oklahoma City, agents charged.
 Bentz and one James L. Ripley were indicted by federal grand jury at Rutland. Vt, on Oct. II, 1884, on charges of robbing the Cal edonia National bank.
 Information was obtained by agents of the federal bureau of in- vest.gation that Bentz had recently resided in New York city, and on the morning of March l3, 1886, 1t was ascertained that Bentz was To- cated in first floor apartment at l492 Bushwick avenue, Brooklyn, New York the department of jus tice agents announced.
 Refused to Open
 "A detail of special agents knocked
 
 on the door. of this apartment and identified themselves but the occu- pants of the apartment refused to open the door. Tear gas was in- jected into the apartment and there after the agents were admitted to the apartment and one Phillips and woman claiming to be his wife were taken into custody
 The agents observed dumb waiter shaft ln the apartment and an examination of this shaft dis closed that the dumbwaiter had been pulled up to the third floor. The agents took into custody Ed ward Wilhelm Rentz, who was clad only in his undergarments at the time Of his apprehension.
 "A search of the apartment occu- pied by Bentz and his associates re- suited in the location Of a bullet proof vest and four guns.
 "Bentz. Phillips and the woman are being held at the office of the federal bureau Of investigation for questioning and Bentz will be re- moved to Vermont to answer the