◆ SpookStack

Libel Suit . Hits Touhy Factor Accuses Parolee on Book — Jake “The Barber" Factor filed a $3 million libel suit in U.S. District court here Wednesday against Roger Touhy. . Factor, now a California real estate man, charges that he was libeled in Touhy's re- cently published biography “The Stolen Years.” . NAMED defendants in the suit are Ray Brennan, Sun- Times reporter who helped write the book; Pennington Press Inc., 400 N. Michigan, publishers; Merrick ‘Litha- graphy Co., 400 N. Michigan, printers, and Kroch’s & Bren- tano Inc., Carson Pirie Scott | & Co., The Fair, and Easy Street Inc., 1535 N. Dearborn, who distributed the boak. . The book was, published simulfaneousty with Touhy’s parole from prison after serving 25 yeurs for the kid- naping of Factor. “In pthe book, Touhy sgys: aif kidnaping was faxed, ee so tJat Factor could avoi exe! - tradiion to England. where: he “faced confidence Ame charges. _ | ROGER TOUHY- HABEAS CORPUS PROCEEDINGS CG 62-4098 JOSURE CHCAGD DIL NEWS __RED sTREAK __ Fditio Date_DECS- 1959 Chicago, Illinois Page _/ Col._& Part_— — Editor EVERETT NORLANDER_ CHICAGO OFFICE