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Bugsy Siegel — Part 29

92 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Jun 21, 1927 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Bugsy Siegel · 91 pages OCR'd
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sugsy § Funera’ Fasty, Despite 5000 Coffih . They put Bugsy’ 'Siegél away [hermetically sealed on ‘Wednes- | yesterday in a five stecte, rush- day. jjorder funeral from which the Moumers were ‘Mrs. “ste mourners fled down @ back alley|Siegel, ex-wife; his daughters, to a waiting ear. i Millicent, 16, and Barbara, 14; The ' big-shot ganguter went sister, Mrs. Bessie Soloway: first slase with a. gilver-|his brother, Dr. Maurice Biegc!, first with = £8000 ails brother plated coffin, but 4 funeral was and Allen Smiley, ‘osiness as. moré like e bank étickup than|sociate who was sitting -besid: a Tite of sorrow. Siegel in a Beverly Hills mapsio: ‘There were no ‘flowers, nolwhen he was killed. ‘eulogy, only a hurried psalm and| Dr. Kert spoke to an empty a prayer gnoken to 400 empty!chapel, lit only by seven gama! a Peay See ery Clad seats in Groman Brothers’ Chapet electric candles in a candelnb 830 West Washington baule- : ater OVER QUICKLY-—— Yt was all over at 6:55 a | RT PRAYER—— Smiley and the four ‘wome: Before the mortuary had evenlslipped out through a oaske properly opened for the day, Dr./room, went through a little-user Mex Kert of Olympic Jewiah door and down a rubbish-litterec Center had recited the 23rdlalley to a gate which was un Psalm and a Hebrew funeraillocked for them. They hurried t: prayer in English and Bugsy wasia walting car half a block awa: ready for the grave. and were gone. Only six persons sat in the| Dr. BSlegel, hatiess, walke family alcove near the 900-pound|quietly out the front door, un casket, in which Siegel lay onjrecognized by photographers. white silk, dressed in a blue busi-| Siegel’s body was buried with | : iatataemeaies _ = yness suit; blue tie and white|out further ceremony at Bet ‘ {SILVER-PLATED — Attendants carry cagket com) {ft Olam Cemetery in Hollywood, taining bedy of slain Bugsy Siegel from mortuary. Uniike : They didn’t to see hisja jot .hurriediy purchased by Dr wnerals for gang leaders, this was small and burried. “The mourn ce, ripped open 7 bullets last |Siegel. No other members of th fee ‘awickly slipped . “away. -This silver-plated cathet cost $5000 aay night. ~ : : oe —-Lo dngeles Examiter photo | The eacket was family are buried there.
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