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J Lor AN uaS TWES “ DATED 7 -.2 -4 7 i Siege é] Threat - : “That Benjamin (Bugate) Siege! was openiy threatened in his luxurious Las Vegas (Nev.) ca- aino war reported yesterday in a telegram from’ New York author-, ities aahingerrince Alexiz ‘Or. , Manhattan figure. whi laims 4 title conferred vy Ca . The “eryptio-message, ad: dressed to the “Chief ‘ef Police, fos Angeles” and signed “Martin J, Brown, Chief Inspecter, NY, Police,” stated: ~~ : Wire Passed Along: a ; | “Alexis Orloff -was prepent| with Virginia Hill and Mike,: . croupier, in Flamingo Club: ae yhen. Siegel waa told. to ‘make ncO AINED ood $90,000 in 10 days-or be SLE INFORMATION ied. Orlof knows one of four; nom TN TS en who made threat. “Oriol ; HES" ig 5 i Sf Drea was remanded for sentence July | DAT = $1 this city. Advise df you want subject.” Los Angeles police passed the telegram along to Beverly Hilig, | where Siegel was slain last Ju 20 in the Moorish mansion Virginia Hill, Alabama divorceg, Chief of Police C. H. Anderso said he will discuss the matter today with Chief Dep.. Dist, Atty, ‘ Ernest Rell. : -Roill asserted dl {lof’s name has not. previously figured in the Investigation, jn wy ifers ‘the District Attorney’s of. e has taken a leading role. fe a Paris interview after: Sie- F's assassination, Miss Hill said € last saw Siegel at the Fla- mingo, in which he owned part interest, around the first of June. Investigators have theorized that i Siegel was in Southern Califor-; . ja attempting to raise money ~ ; : cover his obligations when he fell under a fusillade of car- bine slugs fired through the win- dow of Miss Hill's residen They learned that Siegel wp d giopped payment on a 3100, eck to De! E. Webb, contrac ho built the Las Vegas clu nd that another §50,000 check ad beer returned as no good. 5