. Eennedy AGENCY: RECORD NUMBER: RECORD_SERIES: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: “ ORIGINATOR: . FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECT: DOCUMENT TYPE: ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: STATUS COMMENTS: HW 45656 DocId: 32157817 FBI 124-10126-10004 DE 44-563-57 WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 050 2107 Note). ase#: NW 45651 Date: » 04-05-2016 DOCUMENT INFORMATION FBI CLEMENTS, MANNING C. DIRECTOR, FBI 11/30/1963 932 SEE FBI 44-24016-634 PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 01/27/1999 Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) JFK Law 11(a) Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: 01/25/2001
ADMINISTRATIVE “The following ‘criminal informants affiliate Sed or eo familiar. with gambling matters, Albuquerque: Division, were con- - tacted. ‘On. November 250 1963, with negative results: : AQ . 175~c; Albuquerque: N. Mee by. SA J. JEROME MAXWELL. AQ 133-c, Albuquerque, NM. by” SA- J. JEROME MAXWELL. PCI. RALPH T, ‘TRUJILLO, Albuquerque, N. M., by SA J. JEROME MAXWELL.: | . AQ 128- —C; Albuquerque, N. M. > by. SA CARY CARLTON, | AQ 141-c, - Albuquerque; N. M., by SA" STUART. ea CAMERON. -AQ 181-c, Albuquerque, N:M3;. by SA STUART J. CAMERON, PCI Bz HOWARD THORNE, “Roswell, N. Mey by. SA WILLIAM L.. EDDY. : ‘PCE. EDMOND. ZUFFEREY “Roswell, N.M., by SA WILLIAM: Le EDDY. AQ 178-c, Grants, N.M ou “by SA. CALVIN, D. KNOTT . PCr Clovis, N.M., by SA PRANK W. HAINES . Bs Ur KEE : CT Kt B, NOM., ‘by SA FRANK W. HAINES. On November 25, 1962, AG 204-¢ advised SAW. J. WELKINSON, JR., Sar : that she once met JAC K RUBY im an unknows hotel 4 ‘AS, Many years age, The informant was unable to vecall the hotel or other ‘People during this contact. Informant has never met. victim. ~ C- C over- Foge | HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 2?
\ “= On 11/25/63, AQ 195-RC advised. SA STUART J. CAMSRON at Albuquerque, NoM., that approximately | eleven months aco - ‘he. met “JACK” ‘RUBY. at the Carousel Club an Dallas. Texas. Informant “het RUBY through JACK. HARDE GR.y and. when the informant: mentioned that he” wae ‘€rom ‘Albaquevdue , RUBY advised that: LOU" LEBBY at Albuquerque. was a good friend. The informant ‘learned through HARDEE that | RUBY came’ to “Dallas, Texas, from Chicago. ‘and that a “Jewish boy” had. the particular section of town’ where’ the Carousel is now located: “all sewed ‘up. . Informant states. RUBY hdd-a difficult time breaking into the” HW 45656 ‘between “the” BE : Blay for Cuba ¢ area, but that he is now quite well off: along with the “Jewish boy, * who- also has a’ joint Located one block from the Carousel in an upstairs Locati Ort . HARDEE mentioned to AQ 195-PC that RUBY had a “good. in” with 4 Wie Dallas Police Dept. ‘The informant. states this would (be porn Lon by. the fact. that. RUBY were pushed heavily” ‘and police department. The ections with the police aQ RUBY in conver#4ti re rence from 2 oy for five » miata. £x stated he is not aw any Chicago enderworld connections RUBY or any subversive of any ‘xelationship ¥ Sommities or DoclIda: 3271576817 Page 3
GG lenew . en as DE 441639 | ADMINISTRATIVE. Files of the Chicago Office reflect the. following: "Chieago Daily Tribune”. of December 9, 1939, carried an. artiele stating that JOHN MARTIN, President of the Sevap Iron and Junk Handlers Union Loval 20467, AFL, had shet LEON. eee a the attormey for the. above waion, . Acéerding. $e. former C Cy was. interviewed at that ‘hime, the inform@is§. wag then 3 of femming a rival unien affiliated with te .Cl0 ar Ltte several letters te junk dealers in. this ‘mRegard which he’ had. Sigg "Cook", MARTIN learned of these letters, assumed he was. being double erossed. by LEON. COOKE,. and. during an axgument ‘betwe and COOKE which ensued, MARTIN shot LEON COOKE, MARTIN then bee came a fugitive justice, HW 45656 Docld:32157617 Page 4
44-1639 ing OSWALD, November 24,1963, that JACK RUBY had, at ome time, been close to. . RUBY had been a close friend of one JOE SCARAMUZZO who owns a gum . i | . x Chicago 6670=PD advised SA JOHN R,. BASSETT om November 24, 1963 that. he had been a close friend. of subject RUBY for many years in Chicago, This informant advised that "SPARKY" was hot tempered . on dceasions, but was generally of a good disposition, . He stated . that. RUBY was an excellent fist fighter. According to this informant, - RUBY, in the mid nineteen forty's,. operated a "book" over.a restaurant Located east. of Kedzie Avenue on the north si@@. of Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Subject was.a close. Priend of one ABE. ZUCKERMAN, also known as "ZUCKIE" (phonetic). — = In. the middle mimeteen forty's, aecerding to the informant 5 “ZUCKERMAN was shot and the informant believed that this occurred because ZUCKERMAN did mot eut LEONARD . PARTIGK,. one. of Chicago's tep hecdlums, im om the profits of his book, Shertly after this shooting, PATRICK told the subject to leave town, — accusing him. of operating a book without PATRICK's sanction, . PATRICK warned the subject that if he did net leave Chicago, he would "get what. ZUCKIE got", .The subject left Chicago at this time for Dallas, Texas, where. he ram a club. owned by his sister, . Informant advised . that he has mot been im touch with the subject in recent years and was | completely at a.loss to understand the subject's action im shoot- PCI FRANK DI LEONARDO advised SA JOHN W. ROBERTS, JR,,. on - ROSS PRIO;: Chicago top hoedlum, This iaformant further advised ‘that shop on Halsted Street near Taylor. Street. La Chicago. . The Chicago Division rederds ‘oombain no information con- cerning. ABE. ZUCKERMAN, also know as.."ZUGKIE", The same records reflect that JOSEPH SCARAMUZZO is the owner of Scaramuzzo and Sons -Ganshop, 831 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois, . It should be noted that three of the four guns uséd by members of. the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico in the shooting. at the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C., om March 1, 1954, were purchased by ome WILLIAM ~~. GALETTY, Gary, Indiana, from Scaramuzzo and Sens, 801 South Halsted ! . Street; Chicago, - CG 6443-c advised SA JOSEPH G,. SHEA on November 24, 1963, that he believed the subject was related in some mammer to one HARRY RUBENSTEIN,. The informant advised that HARRY RUBENSTEIN had owned the Hotel Olympic on North Clark Street on Chicago's near North side, ey . approximately fifteen years age, . HARRY RUBENSTEIN killed a man in : 4. Department reflect. one HARRY RUBENSTEIN, a hotel owner om the near this hotel, but by a payment. ‘of $25,000 0O te a Chicago Police Captain, was able to fix this charge, According te this informant, HARRY — RUBENSTEIN had good commections with certain umknown criminals in the. Chicago area but- was not comsidered by the infermant te be @ member .. of the. Organized Criminal Element in this city. . It should be noted that the records of the Chicago Police North side, as having been sentenced to ome year probation on a charge of manslaughter ‘im 1946, . - GF - GD Cov. Ver VEG E HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 5
‘7 - ‘e . t . no > . . eels 7 CG 6690-PC adviseé SA JOSEPH G, SHEA on November 24, 1963, that the subject. was related to HARRY RUBENSTEIN who formerly operated two or theee bars in the Chicago loop area, According to the informant, | the. subject worked as a bartender for HARRY RUBENSTEIN in a bar at. the Banker's Building in Chicago-X loop, The informant advised that in .. 1942 or.1943, JACK RUBENSTEIN attempted to enlist in, the. United States. Navy but was rejected when he failed to pass the..vhysical examination.’ The informant. described JACK RUBENSTEIN as exwmemely patriotic but moody. This informant was vRri>le to furnish SOO17 information : eoncerning ' HARRY RUBENSTEIN's. present whereabouts or actimities. BERNARD GLICKMAN. ( Protect Identity). advised SA sont Re BASSETT - OF November ak. 19633. that he does not kmow the subject. GLICKMAN advised that he had contacted a person. known to. him, whose identity. he. would mot reveal, who recalled the subject as a friend many years ago . in the area around Independence Boulevard and Roosevelt Road in Chicago. According to GLICKMAN, this source stated that the subject was not connected with the criminal element: Chicago. This source indicated that RUBENSTEIN was good natured bub om occasion was extremely hot tempered, According to this source, the subject had left Chicago in the late’ 1gho's. for. Dal Las Texas, Where he operated a-club belonging to his sister, ‘GLIC. attempt to. ‘contact. ANT congerning the subject. AN advised that he had made am unsuccessful HONY ACCARDO in an effort to obtain information . “It should be noted brat ANTHONY ACCARDO is a high ranking. member of Chicago's criminal element. BERNARD GLICKMAN is known. to be. a close associate of mamy of Chicago's top’ echelon criminals and — has, in recent years, been active im the management of several ranking _ ‘prize fighters. All other Chicago informants. negative and Chicago files <* weflect. no information pertaining to subject's involvetient with Chicago criminal. element... C - &f- COL (ape HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 6
HW 45656 - Ary CG 4h-645 DL 44-1639 CG 6498-PC was contacted by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, on’ 11/25/63, but at that time had no personal knowledge of RUBY. On 11/26/63, CG 6498-PC advised that he had solicited information from politicians of the 24th Ward, the former voting residence of RUBY. 2C advised that he talked to two persons who appeared to know RUBY from many years ago. They advised that RUBY was never anything but "a punk" and never had any hoodlum connections or associations. One person advised that he recalls that RUBY attempted to sneak into a prize fight in Chicago, believed to be the second DEMPSEY - TUNNEY fight, and was caught by a police officer who beat him over the head with his night stick. As a result of this beating, RUBY now has a plate in his head. Apparently this causes pressure when RUBY becomes excited and causes RUBY to act emotionally. Z- COVEL 49-€ DoclId: 3271576817 Page 7
DL 44-1639/ev ADMINISTRATIVE c DN 249-C frequented Clover Bar mxt door to Sherman Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, 1946 to 1949. He described this bar'as a hangout for the hoodlum.element. At that time it was operated by IRA COLITZ who was described as a personal friend of Colonel JACOB ARVEY, a well known Chicago political figure. COLITZ possibly was recently a eandidate for Aldermen in Chicago and resides in penthouse apartment on Michigan Boulevard. The informant related JACK RUBY, whom he identified from newspaper photographs, frequented the Clover Bar in about 1946 or 1947 and was an acquaintance of IRA COLITZ and possibly was a former school mate of COLITZ on-the west side of Chicago. He does not know the nature of RUBY's activities in Chicago. The informant steted that in about December, 19h9, he was in Dal.ias, Texas, at which time RUBY was operating a night club, name unknown, with western band and western motif. The informant visited this club and chatted briefly with RUBY who requested that he convey RUBY's regards to COLITZ when the informant returned to Chicago. The informant has not seen or heard from RUBY since 1949 and has never had any specific information concerning RUBY's back- ground or activities but has never had any reason to suspect him of being iavcived in subversive activities. HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 6
DN 442387 DL: 44-1639 _ ADMINISTRATIVE DN 295<C, who furnished veliable information in. the. past, furnished the following November - 255 1963: As of: one: month ago. JACK RUBY was. known to ‘be. an associate of "PAPPY" LNU; cwmer of "Pappy's Showland" im Dallas, Basis.or. ~- extent of: ‘association. unknown... DN 2002S and DN 215=-S who are. cogni- gant of ‘Communist Party; Secialist Workers Party, Freedom for Cuba — Committee. and. related: orgamizations,. advised on November | 25, 1963, that they do not know JACK LEON RUBY or JACK RUBENSTEIN, These sources have furnished reliable information in the: past. All other logical. informants and PCI's Denver Division unable | ‘to furnish any posisive information re. JACK RUBY HW 45656 DBocld: 32157617 Page 9
HO 44-939 DL 44-1639. LABseah | a Houston 1125-C advised SA LEVERETTE A. BAKER on 11/25/63, he met. JACK RUBY a number of years ago through ABE WEINSTEIN (PH), owner of Colony Club, Dallas, Texas, but knows nothing further concerning RUBY. COYLE hoe HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 10
~ LA 44-895 ‘FHT: JMF Gambling Informants Los Angeles Office “PCI. NORMAN “SIMON, on 11/25/63, could provide no ‘personal. information about JACK: LEON RUBY, aka, but he did . make available for interview by SA FRANK H; TOWNSEND one - MORRIS -BLOCK, 5510 Edgewood Place, Los Angeles. Information _: from BLOCK of. potential value, including the identity of a .. knowledgeable Chicago friend, has been submitted separately ‘by FD- 302. and by teletype containing lead for Chicago. oe ‘Other informants who could: provide no Anformation are: Ml “ta gui5ec on 13/26/63, v0 8A JOHN R. BARRON. TA 3948+¢ on 11/25/63, to SA FRANK ‘H, TOWNSEND, LA 4hoo- PC on 11/26/63: to SA. JOHN R. BARRON, LA 4H 10-C~ TE on 11/25/63 to SA GEORGE E. BLAND. . LA 44B-PC- on 11/26/63 to SA JOHN R, BARRON. POI JACK IRVING FOX on 11/25/63 to SA AMEDEE 0, RICHARDS, JR. PCL SAM FARKAS on 11/26/63 to SA WILLIAM J. NOLAN, PCI ‘COSSLETT PALMER: on 11/26/63 to SA TOWNSEND, | | ‘The following 4nformants were contacted by SA : HOMER £, YOUNG on 11/26/63 with negative results: _ LA’ 3596-¢ PCL THERESA JEAN CUNDALL LA 4e18-c LA 4ee1-c¢ ~ Aen, Cover haze Lo HW 45656 Docld: 32157617 Page 11
HW 45656 LA 44-895 FHT: JMF - per GEORGE COSTELLO PCI WESLEY A, RUSELL PCI RAY SOUTHCODT 7 LA 4135<¢ advised ‘that shé had been: contacted by’ letter — “trom Dallas, Texas, by EARL NORMAN and his wife, CLAIRE BARTLETT, who. wanted informant to. handle their bookings on the West. Coast. | Informant advised that BARTLETT is a vocalist. and understood she “had been working for JACK LEON RUBY in one of his night: clubs in. Dallas. Informant:; Stated that she is aware that EARL. ‘NORMAN left ‘Dallas-on 11/21/63. fora booking into The Largo, a night.club located on the Sunset. ‘Strip in Hollywood. ‘Informant: stated.-she - would imagine. that. NORMAN's wife ‘accompanied him. . Informant. said she did not book. this team since she did not have an -opportunity to audition them. LA 4135+ C advised that’ the only bookings: she handles — in: the Dallas areafor strip.tease dancers is through ABE WEINSTOCK - and .his brother for their two places and has never had any business dealings with RUBY nor has she ever met him, _ 0) - Coe0/- koe DoclIda: 3271576817 Page 12
HW 45656 NO 44-2064/lav t INFORMANTS NO 1238-PC who is a known associate of JOSEPH and CARLOS MARCELLO, aS well as JOSEPH PORETTO and who has been a manager of the Town and Country Restaurant up until October of 1963, advised SA REED W. JENSEN on November 27, 1963, that he had never. heard of a JACK LEON RUBY or. a LEE. ‘HARVEY OSWALD prior to their notariety in the connection. with ‘the asSassina- tion of President JOHN F. KENNEDY. The PC stated on examining a photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, NOPD number 112723, that he had. never seen this individual in person before. He Said he could not recall anyone who may have frequented the Town and Country Motel who resembled this individual” enough to cause anyone to think this person might be OSWALD. x ' COVER PAGE 4 DoclIda: 3271576817 Page 13
NO (44-2064) /sw 3 °°. INFORMANTS CONTINUED had never heard of him prior to November 24, 1963. On. November” 25,° 1963, SA ‘JOHN. v. * HANLON: contacted NO’ 1233 C, a tavern ‘opérator. in ‘Monroe, “Louisiana, who” > advised he’ “did not know: RUBY and . had never heard of him . before November 24, 1963. On November 25; -1963- ‘SA JAMES | FRANCIS™ ‘WRIGHT contacted - _ PCY HARVEY MILLER, ‘Sulphur, ‘Louisiana, ‘who frequents. gambling establishments. MILLER had never heard. of RUDY prior to November _ 24, 1963, On November 25, 1963, SA’RICHARD A, SMALLWOOD contacted PCIs MARCELLE DUHON, a professional gambler, MILTON © PONTIER, a: ‘bookmaker, THOMAS SKRNICH, a gambling club operator, ° and | JOSEPH ‘DAVID, an employee of SKRNICH' s, all of Lafayette, Louisiana. These individuals advised they had never heard ‘Of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when they observed him on network television. NO 1229. c, a professional bookmaker, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, advised | SA EARL R, PETERSEN on November 25, 1963, that he. had never: heard of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when he’ had seen the shooting of OSWALD by RUBY on. television. ' Subsequently on: this same date, this informant advised that he had. contacted bookmakers ANTHONY EUGENE NOLAN, TAFITA HANIE of Baton Rouge, and they had nat known. RUBY. SA PETERSEN also. contacted. ‘PCL. JOHN SERIO on. November 25, .1963,.SERIO being an employee of ” FRANK. LEO. VUCCI, another Baton Rouge bookmaker. SERIO had. not 7 heard. of: ‘RUBY prior to November . 24, 1963. HW 45656 SA PETERSEN also contacted GEORGE LA RUSSA. and. CHARLES G. WALKER, . bookmakers at the Candlelight Club in: West. Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana and these. bookmakers had not heard of RUBY prior to. November 24, 1963. “AA- COVER _PAGE a ne me DoclId: 3271576817 Page 14
DL 44-1639 ~The following investigation by Tampa Office: TP 94-C advised he located address book dated from 1945-48, and noted. name NATE. GROSSMAN, 5046 N., Troy. St., Chicago, Ill.. Source stated he is certain NATE GROSSMAN is identical to TINY GROSSMAN mentioned previously. Source now recalls meeting GROSSMAN in Chicago in 1948 or 1949, and GROSSMAN told him he had spent some time in prison ‘and in same conversation: mentioned Flagstaff, Ariz. Informant has hazy. recollection that. GROSSMAN arrested Flagstaff for Illinois authorities and probably did time in Statesville Prison, outside Chicago. . Source now recalls. GROSSMAN tended bar and lived in hotel above bar, located across the street from Croydan Hotel. | Croydan located near Black Orchid Lounge, Chicago. Same source recalls RUBY at one time ran errands for one RAY LEWIS, a furrier, State Lake Building, 190 North _ State. St.,. Chicago. LEWIS had a bookie operation on the side and resided Maryland Hotel, Rush and Delaware Streets, Chicago. , Same source also recalls RUBY loitered about a barber shop run by one AL INDES at the corner, or near the corner of Clark” Street, and Lake Street, Chicaga. ep. | . : COOVC’- /ige HW 45656 Docld:32157617 Page 15
‘ Jim ‘ DL 44-1639 TP 94-C advised 11/25/63 he knew RUBY in Chicago by reputation as ticket scalper along Rush Street and RUBY would do anything for a buck. Source states RUBY not known to hang around racketeers but recalls one TINY GROSSMAN, a cab driver or bartender, Chicago, also a ticket scalper, was close friend of RUBY. Soute’s knowledge of RUBY dates from 1945 to 1948. Later, source heard GROSSMAN did time at Flagstaff, Ariz., for ticket scalping. Source also recalls one time RUBY badly beaten trying to qrash a fight program, Comiskey Park. RUBY dropped out of sight in Chicago, 1948, no one missing hin. , TP 11-¢ advised three years ago AGVA . female entertainer complained to AGVA it was rough working in: clubs in. Dallas. Cover fpe HW 45656 DoclIda: 3271576817 Page 16