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j Benjamin’ 5 sBagsie) itegst in ino way-linked to the munterand: week before hisjhas not been questioned by ‘ity murder in Beverly Hills 12 days|of the Attorney General's maf, oma oe totaled a. Stagger) Del E. Webb, wealthy Phoenix contractor who built Slegel's Fla- Smingo Club*in Las Vegas,” ac- égording +o the jAttonney Gen: eral’s office, ’. i + ’Reachied at Vancouver, Si where | che flew yesterday, Wi was quoted in &@ dispatch as ‘x: pressing ssurprise -at news of| le checks, He said: he. knows othing of the checks and as- peered 4 hat he certainly would about them. had. uney bees gh given to him'as head Sor the ‘ construction contpany. pWebd said he expects to go 3 Victoria,. B.C, today and’ wil ntinue , to Portland, Or, to But disclosures made death that. he had to. raise “$1,500,000 — or hide oat zame- where.” Then ‘Siegel eaid, ac- cording to Stanley’s informant, “But I wouldn't know where i aide”. FL va The murdered gambler at ‘that time averred he had a S0day bb jdeadline for acquiring the huge sum. He told Stanley's informant that he had “borrowed up to the hilt” from all his friends, and that'“‘no bank would lend ano. er dime on the Flamingo” be- cause, despite its luxuriousness, it was a comparatively small es- tablishment. Of the two checks which were returned in San Francisco after ne of three’ owners ‘of the New York Yankees, Webb fs f’ going thre thes 00 City ois inghouse, the Pa dated “May 6. ei “The Jarger bears the ‘date what is behind 4,” he explained. “Gambling, narcotic smuggling, | bookmaking, prostitution and other forms of crime are here: Lentz intends to hold sim meetings with officials of all oth- ‘Only possible new hint to the] murder was a gold key found on the sidewalk beside the Small Claims Court.on Temple St. in the Civic Center, It resembles two gold keys found in Siegel's) pockets and bears the sports| man’s initials. The finder, Her-| bert L, Michel, 346 N. Vermont] Ave. handed {t to the, Sheriff’ baci of investigati Investigator Stanley of vestigation Attar ney’s office and his aides tioned Slegel’s- dentist, ba and other associates, They fered no definite! idlke Mo" Killer, LOS ANGELES TIMES, JULY 2, 1947, 2 oes Re: BENJAMIN "BUGSY” STAHL, 1 MISC. INFO CONCERNING, CRIME SURVEY (L.A. 62-2887) mri