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Les ‘NGELES EXAMINEp SULVER-PLATED — Atenduate cory <auint : taining body of slain Bugsy Siegel from mertuary. Unlike jenerals for gang leaders, this was small and berried. ‘The moern rere ‘quickly slipped away. This silver-plated catket cost $8000 Loe Angeles Examiner photo, sigs Angeles Examiner phot name 62248 ugsy's Fun ” first class with a 48000’ silver- RT PRAYER: jproperly [Max Kert of Center had recited the ready for the grave. heat wut; They didn’t ce, ripped open 7 _jmoumers fled down @ beck alley| to a waiting ear. ‘The ' big-shot gangater went plated coffin but the feral was more fike a bank ftickup than! fore the mortuary had even opened for the day, Dr.! Olympic Jewish 23rd Psalm and a Hebrew funera|| prayer in English and Bugsy was Only six persons sat in the family alcove near the 900-pound casket, in which Siegel lay on white silk, dressed in a blue busi- blue tie and white! t to see his bullets last night. The s gasket was eral Hasty, ‘Despite $5000 Coffi ‘They put 5 ae awaylhermetically sealed on Wednes- -jday. Mourners were Mrs. Katz Siegel, ex-wife; his daughters, Millicent, 16, and Barbara, 14; this sister, Mrs. Bessie Soloway; his brother, Dr. Maurice Biege!. land Allen Smiley, business as sociate who was sitting .besid: Siegel in a Beverly Hills mansio: when he was killed. Dr. Kert spoke to an empty chapel, lit only by seven sma! Chapetlelectric candles in a candelnbi 830 West Washington boule- OVER QUICKLY-——— It was all over at 6:55 = Smiley and the four -wome! slipped out through a easke room, went through a little-usec door and down a rubbish-littere: alley to a gate which was un locked for them. They hurried t: la waiting car half a block awa: land were gone. Dr, Blegel, hatiess, waike quietly out the front door, un recognized by photographers. Siegel's body was buried with lout further ceremony at Bet [Olam Cemetery in Hollywood, { fa lot hurriedly purchased by Dr Siegel. No other members of th was family are buried there.