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ing News Magnate’s Death Due Jo Poison CINCINNATI, Nov, 11 gP}—De-| tective Chief Clem Merz said to- night Chicago police officials wouk, come here immediately to question & Man identified as Ivan Cannon, 34, Birmingham, Ala. who sald, Merz reported, that he turned down ‘a $20,000 offer to kupgames Ragen, Chicago racing news late WHO died Jast summer, ’ | were said that the man was arrested bere driving an automobile authorities for possible prosecution. The detective chief quoted the Alabaman as saying Ragen's even- § tuel death was due to poison ad-¢ ' ministered by someone who was paid $50,000, Gave Statement To FBI » 2 “Merz said the man also declared: “The PBI agents came to my them this entire statement. What! ¥ they aid with it 1 don't know.” . % Merz said that the man who! yelaimed he hed been a dealer ins Chicago gambling houses for 10 yesrs recounted: t “Two men approached me in a Chicago night club. They laid a ssawed-off shotgun on a teble to- gether with $10,000 in cash for me. fto do ‘the Job. Another $10,000 was to be paid after the job was|' completed, . \ “One man was a Chicago club! owner and the other a Chicago policeman, “I tumed it down. Offered Him Auto And Driver } “They even said they hed an ‘automobile and a @river waiting for ‘me. They figured they could trust me because I had worked so long for them. i t “I'm not scared of any man walk- ing but I didn’t want the job, I was with a woman in Chicago and {didn’t want to mess myself up, She told me the next fay about Ragen j being shot and ¥ pulled out. x x x H Oo i “The price on Ragen’s life went Lv 2 q e Se Chreageo Ta bere alielgo Sto $50,000 when he survived the slugs. Despite the ‘body guard : faround him they got by and gave : him poison. I was told a man “ H ‘received $50,000 for this job.” .