Report Form t - ; , FD-263 (5-32-53) & FEDERAL BUREAU OF DN VESTIGATION Invostigative Poriod ~11/22 = 30/63 Dano . 11/30/63 Ropest made by CHANGED . 9 JACK Le RUBY, aka. Jack MANNING C, CLEMENTS Rubenstein, Jack Leon Ruby, "Sparky Op ARACTER OF CASE LEE HARVEY OSWALD, aka, Alek James. Higeti, A. To Hidell, Oo. H. lee (De: eased) =» VICTIM TITLE OF CASE CR Synopsis: Title changed to add nickname "SPARKY" by which subject has been widely known in Chicago,, Illinois, af REFERENCE = _- Dalles teletype to Bureau, all Continental Offices, 11/25/63. : £ - P- i ‘LEADS c NEW YORK - INFORMATION E vn, BL Information copy to New York in view of location of cf headquarters of "Fair Play For Cuba Committee" in that division, LS ES ADMINISTRATIVE | a fm 5 BI [AR 9 9 toRee dissemination will be made outside the Bureau except on weau’ instructions. gerstvage. Approved = \ te ee Bpocicl Agent Lo Do not writo in spacos bolow Copies mado:, “™~ i? r “] i‘ 7 - 5 e Bure fp BY 1 = hibago (44=645) em a 1 = Detroit (44-563) te ty pe ad 1 = New Orleans (44-2064) ep pohe ® PEC LIE 1 - Rew York (44-974) (info) Co Ly BEG a 8 - Dallas (44-1639) 3 capeee (POE ie EN et o ve 7 eH >  & Propeity of FBI - This report is loaned to you by the FBI, and neither ‘t nor its contents se to be distributed outside tho ayeacy 10 which - i: HW 54462 Docld:32319567- ‘Page 3:
AT eee et a AE OLR IN: GO ND Bie eRe an nas en nga NN eee te: EAN A tegen eee meee een cee ee we ree per men, ° CG Lhenew : _ oy DE ALLE 39 ADMINTS TRATIVE Files of the Chicaze Office reflect the Pollowl: | "Chisago Paily Tribune" of December 9, 1939, carried an stating that 4 HMA \RATIN, President of the Ss6pap Iron and Handlers Unica Lowa! 2046 7, AFL, had shes LEON R, COOKE, the en a: £ attorney for the above melon. According te former CG289-c, who was interviewed at that ims, the ize SURE war? then te be proce ‘ of fosaing a rival unten affiliated with 8% CIO end had Witten several letters to junk dealers in. this wegard which he had Signed "Cook", MARTIN learsed of these letters, assumed he was hedz double» crossed ty LEGN COOKE, and during an argument between. MAR TIN and COCKE which ansted, MARTIN snot LEON COOKE, MARTIN then bes. came a fugitive justice. ; 2 Sey Ob fe TT fives: . x citer Boe HW 54462 DBocld:32319567 Page 3
‘ ‘ ‘Department reflect ome HARRY RUBENSTEIN, © a hotel owner on the near .North side, 35 having been sentenced to one year probation cn a charge | , a ; . HUM1639 ee ae Chicags 66 “ty edvised SA JOHN R, BASSETT on November 2h, 1963 that he had been eloses friend of subject RUBY for many years in Chicago, This in: ant advised that "SPARKY" was hot tempered on occasions, bub was gsnerally-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 Ksazie Avenue om the north si@@ of Roosevelt Road in Chicago, Subject was a close friend of one ABECZUCKERMAN, also known. + as "ZUCKIE" phonetic). oy In the middle nineteen forty's, ' according Co the imformsant, ‘ZUCKEAMAN was shot and the informant . believed phat this eect ~e2d because. ZUCKERMAN did mot eut LEONARD ok s top hocdlums, im on the profits of hig bock, Shortly aft er this. shooting, PATRICK told the subject to leave town, accusing him of operating @ beok without PATRICK's sanction, PATRICK warned the subject thst oa ne did not leave Chicago, he would "get what ZUCKIE got", The subject left Chicage at this time for Dallas, Texas, where he ran @ Siu “owned by his sister Informant advised that he has not been in ‘touch with the subject in recent years and. was completely ab & Loss to 2 ders aban the subject's action im shoot- ing OSWALD, 7 PCI FRANK DI LEONARDO advised SA JOHN W. ROBERTS, JR., on. November 24, 1963, thas JACK RUBY had, at ome time, been close to . ROSS PRIO, Chisago top hoodlum, This’ imtozmant further advised that RUBY had been a ecisse felend of one TORXSCARAMUZZO who owns a gun shop on Halsted Strset near Teylog] Street in Chicago. qe f The Chicago Itvision fasords combain no information con- cerning ABE ZUCKERMAN, also kee a8 "ZUCKIE", The same records reflect that JOSEP PE<SC ARAMUZZO ‘4g the owner of Scaramuzzo and Sons Gunshop, 831 Ssuth Walsated Street, Chicago, Illinois. It should be noted that three of the four guns used. by members of the Nationalist eet of Fuerto Rico in the shooting ab the House of Representatives, hington, D. C., om March 1, 1954, were purchased by one WILLIAM > Gary, _Indiena, from Scaramuzzo and Sens, 801 South Halsted ~Street, "Chic 3AZO > G G4i3-C¢ advised SA JOSEPH G, SHEA on November 24, 1963, that he believed the subject was related in some manner to one HARRY RUBENSTEIN, The infornans efivised that HARRY RUBENSTEIN had cwned the Hotel Olympics on North Clark Street on Ciicazo's near North side, approximately fifteen years ago, HARRY RUBENSTEIN killed a man in this hotel, but by a nayment of $25,000.00 to a Chicago Police Captain, ~— was able ts tix this charze, Acsesding to this informant, HARRY: sreea /’ 7s RUBENSTEIN had good conection uw with certain unknown criminals fa “the-=—~- Chicago area but. was not considered by the informant to be & member of the Organized Crimimal Element in this city. | ‘ It should te noted that the records of the Chicago Police of manslaughter im 1946, - . NF FD CMP KC HW 54462 DBocld:32319567 Page 4
pt mee mente i 4 a J a oo — A 4 / C mo o- a aC ; CG 6690-PC advised SA JOSEPH G, SHEA om November 24, 1963, that the subject was related to HARRY RUBENSTEIN who forrerly operated . two or theee bars in the Chicago loop area, Acsotding to the informant, the subject worked as a barbender for HARRY RUBENSTEIN in @ bar at the Banker's Building in Chicago-X lecp, Ths 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 tha. shysical examination, The informant descrited JACK RUBENSTEIN as exegemely patristic but moody, This informant was umsble to furnish #pay information concerning HARRY RUBENSTEIN's present whereabouts or actisities, . \ Keone GLrcnvian (Protest Identity) advised SA JOHN R, BASSETT on Nevemter 24, 1963, that he does not know the subject. GLICKMAN. advised that he had contacted a person known to him, whose identity he would not 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 but om cecasion was extremely hot tempered. . According to this sourse, the subject had left Chicago in the late 1940's for Dallas, Texas, where he operated a club. belonging to his sister, GLICKMAN advised that he had made an unsuccessful aoe ko contac’ ANTHONY ACCARDO in an effort to cbtain information congerning the subject, - ee ngerning ject. Lo ye vos ‘ : . ~ 4d a . It should be noted thas ANTHONY/7ACCARDO-ts a high ranking member of Chicago’s criminal element, KBERNARD-GLICKMAN is known to be @ close associate of mamy of Chicago's tep'echeion criminals and has, in recent years, been active in the management of several ranking prize Pighters, ° en} > All other Chicago informants negative and Chicago files reflect no information pertaining to subject's involvement with Chicago criminal element. /7 HW 54462 Docld:32319567 Page 5
HW 54462 =p OS Fr Re a anata nt ee ED en pene Seto haat nites wraaennoneteak mune . - - ‘ . LO ey : * ‘ , : * . . eo CG 4h-645 DL 44-1639 WER:éah. CG 6498-PC was contacted by SA WILLIAM FP. 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 fron politicians of the 2kth Ward, the former voting residence of RUBY. PC 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 thet RUBY attempted to sneak into a prize fight in Chicago, believed to be the second DEMPSEY - TUNNEY fight, and was ceught 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. Cech /20e DoclId: 327319567 Page 6