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Bugsy Siegel — Part 23
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LOS ANGELES DAILY MEWS
BARE 7/2/47
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nds in Hollywood the day of his deat, grremne fom Nigh newest
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distri. e* Police, the FBI and
mrict attorney's office,” narrow down Jegwork on the ones |
c -SHe ad + et, fe," be ; Whey consider important.
frie mitted being a childhood , ‘ “Taformation that Bugsy bounced
friend of Mr. Siegel's’ on ‘Tenth t Mtwo checks totaling $150,000 be-
Tork," Tells Mitenen in New} [fore gangland bullet brought Met
abort hes way, Me. Raft leaked out of the state's investi-
tr. Siegel is a closet now is that gation into the alaying. -
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be othe ig Te weld. oe, ‘gand overlord painted by an un- ’ Investigators m ade it oe
Saded thou, httuit difference,” he entified friend—that the notori suspicion of oc Blain that
_ Other Big oe -e : us Bugsy died a pauper whil Siegel's death was oor, ty ia
names w. ; | alls of his empire,
the rolling bashed 22 bob up Bugsy, said Chief Dist. Atty,
’ Investicsta ground of the la - ‘Tavestigator H. Leo Stanley, may
Dist. Atty. yj trom the office of “have been ag much as £1,500,000
checkin Y. William ©. Simpson, ; iin" on the basis of this new in-
came ee the story that Bugsy ' ‘formation. / : ;
Money to o try to borrow the! Siegel had said a week before
‘again’ into cover his checks, ran! is death that he “had to raise
Rage - ‘BE name of; George | $1,500,000—or hide out some-
” Raft, who ts et where.” the informant told Stan-
@ cucumbes UF Siways as cool as Jey. But, the friend added, Bugsy.
cited when ynovies, got pretty ex- Besides that} the friend con- ai.
and denied the ee eked about 1 ued, Sfegel thought he had 8
@ story violent! ays to raise the cash. “But may.
opening at seen Siegel since e someone considered some of
a ae, ft the Flamingo Club", those notes came due the night of
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