Released under under 1 the John F. Kennedy Fesae dy Assassination Records Cottection A DATE: 12-14-2017 ct of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). = 3 . -* - : J \ , . . ’ 6 ~ . ~ HAS had to. pay, off to SMITH on many occasions. . He explained that oo i he operated a dice and card game at both-houses. ‘The house. covers ° all bids up.to PLOO 6 He further related that the DIANE hotel also operates a. gambling ‘game under the operation of individuals known as FLEMING AND RICHARDS. Gambling conducted at the Jefferson _ ; “4 hotel is operated by JACK ASHLEY. Informant advised that BUDDY |. LUPER and CLARENCE LUPER operated gambling games at the Court Hotel _ : ~ dn room 21). HOWARD LEE and BILLY JORDAN are operators of the game. . It was ascertained that the gambling game in the Maverick hotel is Located. in room 202 and-in room 6 at the Imperial Hotel. -Policy rackets in Ft. Worth are controled by ALBERT DAVIS. Slot machines i - are Largely under the control of BENNIE McDONALD, Lone Star Amusement a Company. Gambling in the S,ockyards Hotel ‘is generally conducted ~ on the second floor and the operator of this game is reported to be. SAM MITCHELL. In addition to the abeve mentioned slot. machines ; - in Tarrant County the additional individuals are known to operate . f a known machine devices in this area. BUSTER & TONY LUCIANO; SENNES ~ po McDONALD; and ‘WALTER THANNISH. = - ~ oO. 4 ~ Je - NOTORIOUS | TYRES AND PLACES OF. AMUSEMENT CO . Confidential Informant DLS 951 advised that prostitution is practiced. . . in the following #t. Worth hotels: - ; . LITTLE HOTEL, 16103 Main Street, ‘operated by BENNIE MOORE. number of girls, 6 to 8. . REGAL HOTEL, 10134 Main Street, operated by GBRTRUDE ‘names number of girls, De oo a . - ROSE | HOTEL, 1012 1 Main Street, ‘operated by BENNIE MOORE & HOLLIS 7 sy : . + {RED) HODIDAY , number of girls, 6. _ | 7 | . ‘TOURIST HOTEL, 308: 5 Main ‘Street, ‘operated by ‘poLoRs. S_SHITH, number of . girls, 6. Se PRINTEY HOTEL, 1403 Main Street, Hanagement has no ) connéction with _* ; prostitution activities, number of girls, he | , ae ‘CORINNE HOTEL, “1033 Main . n Street, operated by BESSIE & JACK FUSTON, — ! [ 3 to k girls. . So os “BENS HOTEL, 1211 Calhoun Street, operated by..BEATRICE PATTERSON, li; girls. 7 - YALE HOTEL, LiL E. loth St rect, Spobated by airas (CHARLEY ) FOOSHEL, mS 6 girls. —. - mo, ° > ; OF ot . ay - 16 - a FG oN i seep ssnengeet geen ny man = re | Docld:323279143 Page 3
‘Released under the mt F. Kennedy Assas: under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of ‘ n . L 1992 (44 -US€- #10? Hote} f[- ‘MAJESTIC HOTEL, 13054 Main Street, management not connected with ° prostitution activities, 3 girlse bo -  JACKSBORO COURTS, Jacksboro Highway, operated. by: JACK PURSER, keeps 7 to & girls. OA THOMAS is presently practicing prostitution at w “these courts and_K. C. JIGGS) HARRIS is her pimp. Two cab drivers, - names uninown, also are acting as pimps for girls Located at Jacksboro— CourtSe sa ; ! DEL RIO LODGE, Jacksboro Highway, operated py FOREST JOHNSON, 7 girls. SG VALLEY VIEW COURTS, Mansfield Highway, operated: by JACK PADGETT, ed MILNER HOTEL, 911 Main Street, management has no connection with . prostitution activities, to 5 giris. They reside at this hotel all y, time and hustle at the Texas, Blackstone and Westbrook, receiving their calls from bell boyse “Informant said that she herself keeps 5 girls. They receive their — oS calls from the pell boys ‘located at the Texas, Worth, Blackstone and poe Westbrook Hotels. Informant. was interrogated as to which bell boySe - | -.  sfe explained that all of the bell boys employed at the above hotels . secure dates for her girls. She said that the bell boys at the © Texas hotel were only paid $1 per day and they had to dépend on tips: - for their earnings. Informant. said that the bell boys become . . | acquainted with the girls and will ‘call for certain ones. She said all her girls presently are local Ft. Worth girls. She charges them $5. yer day for board and rooms She explained’ that her girls ‘have only a few dates at her hotel but . for the most part serve the larger hotels. Informant says she does ~ not allow pimps to stay at her hotel. or ailow any of her girls to use pimpSe : : : ~ _ In discussing the above hotels, informant said that BENNIE MOORE allows | _ , ' pimps to work for his girls at the LITTLE and ROSE hotels and does - - i — . * > furnish some girls to the above listed larger hotels. The REGAL, and — TRINITY are seldom called on iny the bell boys of the Larger hotels for girls. They operate.more or,less independently. The rest of the above Listed small hotels furnish girls to the Texas, Blackstone, ‘ ne et een amt _~ Westbrook and Worth, with the exception of the BEES HOTEL. This * fo. hotel caters to the. lower class of whites and will allow Mexicans . - %o- come in for ‘dates with girls ; ° Informant advised she has tried}tO keep the higher type of prostitutes _, re Do -17- . oo oo, Nw . ’ roast i- Doclad? 7329143 Page 4
Reteased under—the ohn F._Kemmedy Assassination Records CoLitection 4 : e er ction Act of 1992 (44 USC °27107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017. . - ; : . ‘ .. Se f . : a . ~ in her hotel. She explained that 4 of her 5 girls will not work ' - - «for Less than $20 an hour and get as high-as $50 and $100 for over= ar 5 night. She said her girls are given an examination at the City ; Health Clinie every Monday morning. She has been operating at this a \ Location for more than two years. Informant states she practiced \ prostitution from 1939 to 1944 but no Longer practices. Doe Y..°  GUNERAL CRIMS CONDITIONS IN WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS AREA: pode - E. A stage Grand Jury investigation at Wichita Falls, Texas has. condemned the practice of "a number of Police Officers Loaning money to various, individuals in the lower income bracket" and that an excessive rate of interest is charged. The Grand Jury . further compiled in its findings a recommendation that tne alle ged traffic in guns by members of the Wichita Falls Police: Department be stopped immediately. The Grand Jury further went on record to ‘call the attention of Police Administration to the reported failure to administer first aid to injured prisoners brought to the City)» . i An agent of this Field Division was recently in the Wichita Falls Poliée Department at which time a. negro. came into\the Department and talk to, Captain BOOHER, advising him’that he had some money to | ; . “give to L. G. Cook, a mémber of the Police Department. Captain So ‘ -  BOQHER apparently did not approve of this and advised the negro | - that he was not collecting any money for anyone and that if he ~.. wanted to give the money to Mr. COOK he would have to do so himself. | ‘. It was further noted by -this office that COOK has been mentioned,  . , along with Detective WILDMON, as being susceptible to bribery - fo and to the acceptance of gratuities from offenders of petty Laws. Do 4 po CWE GENERAL CRIME CONDITIONS IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS AREA A. ORGANIZED GANGS ° a . pot As near as it can be ascertained, there are no organized criminal gangs presently operating in the Lubbock District. | D. POLICE EFFICIENCY Se 7 oe A | ne Iubbock Police’ Vepartment,in addition to having. FBINA graduates. | ' DON REEDER, Chief of Police, and COLEMAN MABRAY, Assistant Chief of yh Police, have PAT DAVIDSON, a’ Detective under Assistant Chief of Police WABRAY, a recent graduate_of the National Academy. The Identification : . { Section and Detective Division of this Department is rapidly increasing its popularity and efficiency. __. ae oa PX : _— / Docld: 32329145 Page 5
;Released-unier the Jonni F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2104 Hote). * DATE: 11-14-2017. ~ - i - : . so . on 5 . “oy Bo _. .operation in Lubbock, the Colonial, Knapp, and Logan Hotels have i . _ encouraged prostitution, and at the present time there is very a ' Mt - Little activity in the prosecution of such prostitution, inasmuch as police officials, primarily’ COLEMAN MABRAY, Assistant Chief of z Police, are compiling the necessary information which will be Lo | climaxed by an intensive drive on these three hotels, which- will ; effect their being closed. This information is of a confidential . nature at the present time, and the necessary details to close . 7 these places are being worked out by the police officers and , . . District Attorney BURTON S. BURKES. The other hotels where ~ ‘ prostitution is known to be going on on a smaller scale are at the Star, ‘Texas, and Commercial Hotels. The Star and Texas Hotels are presently operated by FRED HALL, who has been a valuable : source of information, and efforts will be.made in the near-future - to develop him as a confidential informant in connection with _ prostitution and White Slave Traffic Act Violations. _ ; VIl. GENWRAL CRIME CONDITIONS IN THE TYLER, TEXAS AREA ene tat A A. ORGANIZED GANGS == | _ oe . | | - _ There are. no organized gangs operating in the Tyler Area. Be INDIVIDUAL RACKETRERS AND MOBSTERS - Violation of laws primarily committed in this area constitute an _— ‘evasion of liquor laws. inasmuch as the Tyler Area is in Dry territory. . °°». The following individuals are considered by local law enforcement ~ ' officers as the outstanding law offenders in this area, in near Palestine, Texass .— a ; : . . LACY ADAMS; Adams Drug Store. ‘AUBREY McMAHAN, Cash Drug Store. _ SGARBROUGH MILLS "SUG" GAINES, Tennessee ‘and Lacey Streets. ns FOWLER BECKHAM, Tennessee and Lacey Streets. , “.. PAT MORRIS, Ws Oak Street. . a - ADAM CONE, Main and Tennessee Avenue. ‘BRUCE AUSTIN, Main and Tennessee Avenue. an _ TOTTS DEAN, Filling Station, Tennessee and Main Strects. = BOOTS McFARLAND, Tennessee and Main Streets. OS . . - TVY LEE MORRIS, Ex-Convict from Leavenworth, Kansas, Tenn. & Main Sts., 7 MARSHALL MORRIS, Cash Drug Store. so —_ > The following aré negroes, Palestiney.Texas:) =~ nn 7 _ WILL SMITH, 200 Block, E. Dallas Street. ns ee li. - ELIARD SMITH, BE. Dallas Street. — | -20-— Deen EO ED . ‘ oye |) Docld: 32329145 Page 6