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ce cee me A de Meee tm Alabaman Detlares: Rac. ing News Magnate’s Death Due Jo Poison F CINCINNATI. Noy, GP)—-De- ;tective Chief Clem Mérz sald to- night Chicago police officials would? come here immediately to question & man identified as Ivan Cannon, 34, Birmingham, Ale, who said, | Merz reported, that he turned down -& $20,000 offer ta a Ee, Chicago racing news ate who died last summer, , | Mere said that the man was iarrested bere driving an automobile reported stolen in, Alabama and would be turned over to wtion authorities for possible prosecution. The detective chief Quoted the * Alabaman as saying Ragen’s even- § tual death was due to poison ad- » ‘ministered by someone who was pais , $50,000, Gave Statement To FBI 4 “Merz said the man alse declared: * “The FBI agents came to my’ home in Birmingham and I gave! ‘them this entire statement. What! tthey did with it I don’t know.” . % Merz said that the man who! yelaimed he had been a dealer in} 4 Chicago gambling houses for 10. years recounted: i “Two men approached me in a Chicago night club. They laid al: f sawed-off shotgun on a table to- | gether with $10,000 in cash for me‘ to do 'the job. Another $10,000 was to be paid after the job was|: Zh completed. . Ae ar “One man was a Chicago up! Ch, cage ig ore owner and the other a Chicago |. / t policeman, tf /, f ¥G “I turned it down. Offered Him Auto And Driver | “They even ane y hed an ‘aubomobile and a @river waiting for ‘me, They figured they could trust ff because I had worked so long, Serr for them. : “I'm not scared of any man walk- “ing but I didn’t want the job. I ‘was with a woman in Chicago and dian't want to mess myself up, She jtold me the hext day about Ragen). being shot and I Rareae Wie went lov ?} 24 Ex. 0 pees UD Dh eka th { to $50,000 when he survived the slugs. Despite the body guard : faround him they got by and gave . jhim poison. I was told a man : iseceived $50,000 for this job” . po en ae ee re CP ea ene i ae ote