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Bugsy Siegel — Part 25

83 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Bugsy Siegel · 81 pages OCR'd
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oe coe = je ell ott as she ot the “aetectived” sent} himself f sae} t their patient “Gne ok fal a elie ed wet, smlirrey. otticials a atl hed 0 1 it $1200 in new regaining en ew She refused to talk to r -|today and told one that “I don’t: like newspapers.” like ere However, her was covered with newspapers, local and Los Angeles, gin friend at the by too' “private detectives” who]. Guards were posted over the Say {presented frotentials, | hospital Col woman, who gave her age ap 25. fictals salt "See io men ea Warned the chief] persons to visit Mre. Hail. dicated that Mrs. Hall had bera in n hiding” in the. valley area since iami Beach, Fla, and Bev i Hills, Calit., heiress. It’ was in her Beverly Hilts | home that Siegel was shot to nn = irel oan | death by rival gangsters. a City police” admitted that they ircumstantial evidence, inciuding cenge plates on her car red in the name of (Charles BR. “brother ot Virginia Bi, . B,. The auicide attempt. paral tion taken twice before by had been investigating the possi- bility that “Mrs. Hall” was Vit- ginia Hill, but had hoped to keep such information from the public until positive. Hospital officials ° aaid = that three special nurses had been -re- tained to care for “Mrs. Hall.” The nurse on duty last night re- ‘ ported that “Mrs. Hall’ was vig- ibly upset when the two men identifying themselves as private detectives calied to warn the ataff j of her danger. The two private detectives told at fi chief nurse that j riend” of Mrs. Hall's had Ned recently. They added thm | | rs. Hall was in a “highly 3 ne us state.” very | _ 10s 6 ANGELES DAILY WEWS. Bo oe Det 1 2 198. wat Resed” “ , virginia Bill had been the victim en ee of nimerous previous overdoses Rurse under no condition to allow! of sleeping pills both in En: and this country since Siegel's A check of Phoenix resorts in-| death. On two occasions while she France, Miss Hill was hospi a for too many of eeping pills and when she rned to the United States August she also took an overdose. | Since Siegel's death there have: © peen numerous reports that Miss" ' ey Hill's life was in er. poo. s Tt While she was in France, Po. 7 Ha. M™hieae (1 EF ee ed aA uce SUIT L &, £2, FAUT IB Ga Bev- } erly Hills disclosed he had re-i _ ceived underworld information] “1 that two gunmen were going there to assassinate her. The reason for Siegel's slay- ge has never been establish ficially although California’s a mey gereral, Fred N. Howse id he was convinced an und orld battle over bookmaker wird | services was the cause. i 7 EAD la AT.25 ne cy ae fs . or we PCUERAL Billet St or rs iine TOTO, U. $. CEPARTVEAT OF VI TCE
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