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Show 'Outlaw' Plucked From Film Set , V f -v. HUatf. Losssssssssn1eSn.sssn.. FROM SHERWOOD FOREST TO LOS ANGELES JAIL Johnnie Fisher, movie extra, held ai witness in murder 'Robin Hood' Haunts Invaded In Hollywood 'Hocllum Purge' LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23 (INS) Modern law invaded the stronghold strong-hold of "Robin Hood" and plucked one of the famous outlaw's merry men from Sherwood forest for questioning in connection with a present-day murder, it was disclosed here today. fore they were given an opportunity to work. Tha Central Casting bureau, however, how-ever, was powerless to prevent the work of the racketeers, detectives working on the Miller case said. Two Others Arrested Two other associates of Fisher's were arrested by detectives as the "purge" of eastern hoodlums, ordered or-dered by Fitts, got under way. They were Jack Lumiere and Harry Fieldman, said by officers to have been living with Fisher in a swanky apartment. According to arresting officers, the pair, both working as extras "once in a while," came here from New York about a year ago and. in addition to associating asso-ciating with known hoodlums, frequented fre-quented tha establishment owned by MJIef. The two were charged with vagrancy va-grancy and were ordered by Police Judge Harold Landreth to leave the city within 24 hours under the penalty pen-alty of going to jail for six months. In this case, Sherwood forest was a movie set located near Pasadena for the filming of the picture, "Robin Hood," and the "merry outlaw" out-law" was Johnnie Fisher, an extra, who was ordered held as a material witness in the recent mystery slaying slay-ing of Hymie Miller, film extra and cafe man. Wanted as Witness According to Districf Attorney Buron Fitts, who questioned him. Fisher was with Miller in the hitter's hit-ter's cafe and delicatessen with several sev-eral other persons until a few hours before a mysterious prowler crept into Miller's apartment and mortally mor-tally wounded him with a small caliber pistol. Still wearing his "Robin Hood" costume. Fisher was placed in a jail cell, where Fitts said ha would be held for further questioning. Fitts asserted that Fisher was "an eastern hoodlum" with a long police record in New York. Racket Link Probed Meanwhile authorities delved Into reports that Miller was actively connected with a vicloua racket in Hollywood that of preying on film extras, forcing them to pay tribute in order to get work. Miller, they declare, was one of those In control and may have been killed by someone desiring to usurp his power. Hundreds of men and women earning their living in Hollywood by working as extras were forced, authorities said, to "kick in" to those in control of the situation be- |