AGENCY: RECORD _ NUMBER: RECORD SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: AGENCY INFORMATION Released under the John . Eennedy Assassination Records FBI Ollection Act of 1992 124-10074-10141 (44 750 2107 Note). ; Pases : NW 45651 Date: DL 4-05-2015 44-1639-2144 DOCUMENT INFORMATION - ORIGINATOR: FBI : FROM: CLEMENTS, MANNING C. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 12/14/1963 PAGES: 1298 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 44-24016-810 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW DATE: 02/26/1999 UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2001 _ STATUS — Redact RESTRICTIONS: -JEK Act 6 (4) JFK Law 11(a) COMMENTS: HW 45652 DBocld: 32144604 REPORT, TABLE OF CONTENTS ON PAGE i, INDEX ON PAGES a-ee Page 1
ant DL 44-1639 Office were contacted on November RMO/jn The following investigation was conducted by SA ROY M. OSBORN, at Birmingham, Alabama on November. 25, 1963. The following gambling i formants of the Birmingham 25, 1963 and all denied knowing RUBY: BH 227-C, BH 220-C, BH 292-PC, BH 283-=PC, BH 293-CP, _ ‘BH 299- CP, and EUGENE MORRIS RILEY, PCI. ‘Avenue, nowing hi 1810, Fourth Avénue. North, LOUIS: OPLON, 1813 Four: 187 GEO tRISON, oe e-SrRtr avenue South, and JORES. WNDERS ON. “Fibst Avenue North. The above sources are either known ‘gamblers or associates off same. North; ISRAEL COE no information congerning f4 JACK RUBY or RUBENSTEIN. ‘for Chicago. . Others contac PCI NORMAN IMon, personally negative on RUB ses /orsset name of, MORRIS | BLOCK, old-time Chicago bar operator amd bookie, who furnished information forwarded in-FD=-302 and te¥etype lead. ~ d-: with negative results are LA Bubs <0, fhoo-PC, LA 4410-C, LA FAX S, Por gessLier als “On November 26, 1963, Salt Lake: ~C1ty Office advised all logical. sources and informants in the Salt Lake City Division ~ _, have been contacted and alerted for information regarding RUBY. “No pertinent information has been developed to date. ‘Information ~— as to. sources. contacted is being maintained - in Salt Lake City files, On December 2; 1963, the Latent Fingerprint Section, Identification ‘Division, advised as follows: "Fingerprints and palm prints Jack L, Ruby, ‘FBI #6930838, not identical with latent impréssions remaining unidentified in |. the case entitled ‘Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, November 22, 1963; AFO,'" C COVER PAGE HW 45652 DoclId: 37144604 Page 2?
-DL 44-1639 | L L AT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA Gc bling/informants and gources, LY 26-C, HARL EDWARD ANDERSON, PCI | HARBY_CO PERSMITH, "PCI, MAN, PCI, all contacted 11/25/63, negative concerning AS jndices negative re YUDIE _JACOBS,, ART WAYNE, On 11/26/63, Salt Lake City ( Office advised all ‘logical sources in the Salt Lake City Division have been contacted and alerted for information vegarding, RUBY. No peectinent infcemation has been developed to date. ‘Information as to sources contacted is being maintained im Salt Lake City files. LV 54-¢C advised on 11/29/63, Las Vegas telephone number 735-4303 called by RUBY is unpublished number of LEWIS _ Li associate of RUBY, previously interviewed. ll K j COVER PAGE CO HW 45652 DoclId: 37144604 Page 3
LV 44-48 LV 54=-C, on November 29, 1963,/advised SA ROBERT D. LEE, that Las Vegas telephone number 735-4303 is a non | published number listed to IE, 3627 Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. MC WILLIE was interviewed in this matter on November 25, 1963. Informgtion and FD-302, reflecting results, have been furnis ed to Bureau and ‘Dallas. , PCI P. . E, Assistant Manager, Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, on November 29, 1963, advised SA WAYNE H. DRAKE that no records on incoming calls to the Thunderbird Hotel are maintained. The Thunderbird Hotel telephone is 735-4111, TT COVER PAGE HW 45652 DBoclId:327144604 Page 4
HW 45652 1 SL 44-496 AJR: paw AT ST. LOUIS» MISSOURI On 12-4-63, SL 1130-C advised SAA HOWARD C, KENNEDY that on the night of. 12- 3-63, he was talking to JACK BUSLINGIER address unknown, who is employed as a cab driver by St. Louis County Cab Company. BUHLINGLER remarked to the informant that JAGK RUBY, the man who- shot LEE OSWALD in Dallas, Texas, was a cab driver employed by the Ace Cab Company at St. Louis "years ago." The informant said that BUHLINGLER indicated’ to him that BUHLINGLER had been furnished this information by one or more ."old-time cab drivers" who used to work for Ace Cab Company ; or by veteran cab ‘drivers still at Ace Cab Company . The informant expressed awareness that several drivers who worked for. Ace. Cab Company ten to fifteen years are now employed by St. Louis County Cab Company, although he was unable to furnish their names, The informant could furnish no further information concerning this matter and requested that his identity as the recipient of this information from BUHLINGLER be concealed since he did not know whether BUHLINGER had furnished the information to anyone other than the informant. — Wipk regard to the interview with JOSEPH P, MUE! on 12-4-63,/as reflected in. this report, the “rellewing einen information was received: ; SL 12144¢ ey on 12-5-63, advised that MUETH told Mrs. J@SEPH.(BARBARA) COSTELLO, owner of Checker Cab Company | a {formérly known as Ace Cab Company ) that he had béeén interviewed by the FBI regarding \the investigation being conducted in Dallas, Texas, and that he had, beén questioned as to whéther > RUBY had ever heen employed as a driver with the ‘company. Mrs. COSTELLO exclaimed, “RUBY!", and asked, "Wnat.did you tell “them?” MUETH stated he told the FBI that RUBY had never been employed the to his knowledge. Mrs. COSTELLO then indicated to MUETH’ that what MUETH should have told the FBI was that RUBY was employed there and that he should have told them that’ “about two days before that happened he must have taken a plane dowm there," COVER PAGE DoclId: 37144604 Page 5
“DL 44-1639 BEB: 84 igation was conducted. by SA an, Puerto Rica, on November The following inve ROYAL L. BLASSINGAME at San 26, 1963: SWRAH_ TORRES_PERALTA, PCI, an attorney for Loéal 610, Hotel nd Restaurant Workers Union, axis advised - ANA MARIA L VALLE, Secretary-Treasurer, tel and Restaurant Workers Union, “was™ approached by MIGUEL CRUZ, Organizer for. Local 901, Teamsters Union, ,who made a- “statement, "Now that we've taken care of President KENNEDY, we'll have no trouble in taking over things". PERALTA also furnished above information to THOMAS . A, "KENNELLY, Departmental Attorney, U. S$. Department of Justice, Washington. oO BB COVER PAGE ees HW 45652 DBocld:327144604 Page 6
1 DL 44-1639 RMO/jn ‘The following investigation was conducted by SA ROY M. OSBORN, at. Birmingham, Alabama on November 25, 1963. The following gambling informants of the Birmingham . Office were contacted on November 25, 1963 and all denied knowing RUBY: BH 227-C, BH 220-C, BH 282-PC, BH 283- PC, ..BH 293-CP, BH 299-CP, and. EUGENE MORRIS RILEY , PCI. . The following logical gambling sources - were likewise contacted and eotld furnish no information conceming RUBY, and denied knowing him: CHARLES PHARO, Manager Bowlo-Mac, 3221 Third Avenue, South; ESTHER WRIGHT, Meyers Drive-In, 2731 Eighth Avenue North; ISRAEL COPLON, 1819. Fourth Avenue North, LOUIS KOPLON, © 1813 Fourth Avenue North, GEORGE HARRISON, 3510 Sixth Avenue South, and JONES. ANDERSON, “1827 First Avenue North. The above . sources are either known gamblers or associates of, same. HW 45652 Records of the Birmingham Police Department contain no information concerning a JACK RUBY or RUBENSTEIN, PCI NORMAN SIMON, personally negative on RUBY, provided name of MORRIS BLOCK, old-time Chicago bar operator and bookie, who furnished information forwarded in’FD=302 and teletype lead ~~ for Chicago. Others contacted with negative results are LA 3445-6, LA 4400-PC, LA 4410-C, LA 4448— ‘PC, PCI JACK IRVING FOX, PCI SAM FARKAS , PCL COSSLETT PALMER, : .. On November 26, 1963, Salt Lake caty Office advised all logical sources and 4nformants in the Salt Lake City Division © ., have been contacted and alerted for information regarding RUBY. —'§ No ‘pertinent’ information has been developed to date. ‘Thformation _ as to sources contacted is being maintained in Salt Lake City files. On December 2, 1963, the Latent ‘Fingerprint Section, Identification ‘Division, advised as follows: . "Fingerprints and palm prints Jack L; Ruby; ‘FBI #6930838, not identical with latent impressions remaining unidentified in - the case entitled ‘Assassination of President John F, Kennedys November 22, 1963; AFO.'" CU . COVER PAGE DoclId: 37144604 Page 7
HW 45652 i DL 44-1639 AT LAS-VEGAS, NEVADA / Gambling informants and sources, LV 26-C, LV. 127-PC, . LY 117 COTE CHARLES EDWARD ANDERSON ,: PCT. HARRY COOPERSMITH,. ‘pcr, RUBY . ‘Las Vegas’ indices negative ‘re YUDIE JACOBS, ART WAYNE, -and SAMMY MENOSH. On 11/26/63, Salt Lake City Office advised all ‘togical sources in the Salt Lake City Division have been contacted and. alerted for information cegarding. RUBY . No pectinent infcemation has been developed to date. ‘Information as to sources contacted is being maintained im Salt Lake City files LV 54. C advised on 11/29/63, Las Vegas telephone number 735-4303 called by RUBY is unpublished ‘number of LEWIS McWILLIE , associate of RUBY, previously interviewed, K COVER PAGE DoclId: 37144604 Page 6
LV 44-48 LV 54-C, on November 29, 1963, advised SA ROBERT D,. LEE, that Las Vegas telephone number 735-4303 is a non © published number listed to LEWIS MC WILLIE, 3627 Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada. MC WILLIE was interviewed in this matter on November 25, 1963. Information and FD-302, reflecting results, have been furnished to Bureau and Dallas. _ PCI PAUL F. COE, Assistant Manager, Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, on November 29, 1963, advised SA WAYNE H, DRAKE that no records on incoming calls to the Thunderbird Hotel are maintained. The Thunderbird Hotel telephone is 735-4111. COVER PAGE HW 45652 DBocld:327144604 Page 9
i ! | I 1 I 1 HW 45652 SL 44-496 AJR: paw AT ST. LOUIS, MISSOURL On 12-4-63, SL 1130-C advised SAA HOWARD C, KENNEDY that on the night of. 12-3-63, he was talking to JACK BUHLINGLER, address unknown, who is employed as a cab driver by St. Louis County Cab Company. BUHLINGLER remarked to the informant that JACK RUBY, the man who shot LEE OSWALD in Dallas, Texas, was a cab driver employed by the. Ace Cab Company at St. Louis "years ago." The informant said that BUHLINGLER indicated to him that BUHLINGLER had been furnished this information by - one or more ."old-timée cab drivers" who used to work for Ace Cab Company, or. by veteran cab. drivers still at Ace Cab Company. The informant expressed awareness ‘that several drivers who worked for. Ace Cab Company ten to fifteen years are now employed by St. Louis County Cab Company, although he was unable to furnish their names, The informant could furnish no further information concerning. this matter and requested that his identity as the recipient of this information from BUHLINGLER be concealed since he did not know whether BUHLINGER had furnished the information to anyone other than the informant. With regard to the interview. with JOSEPH P. MUETH on 12-4-63, as reflected in this report, the following information was received: SL 1214-c#, on 12-5-63, advised that MUETH told Mrs. JOSEPH. (BARBARA ) COSTELLO, owner of Checker Cab Company § — (formerly known as Ace Cab Company) that he had beén’ interviewed: by the FBI regarding the investigation being conducted in Dallas, Texas, and that he had been questioned as to whether RUBY had ever been employed as a driver with the ‘company. Mrs. COSTELLO | exclaimed, “RUBY!", and asked, "Wnat did you téll them?" MUETH stated he told the FBI that RUBY had never been employed there to his knowledge. Mrs. COSTELLO then indicated to MUETH that — what MUETH should -have told the FBI was that RUBY was employed there and that he should have told them that “about two days | before that happened he must have taken a plane down there." Zz. ; RO | COVER PAGE DoclId: 37144604 Page 10