AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : _ RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90075-10023 HQ CR 92-3189-30 Document Information FBI HQ 10/07/1960 142 LEONARD PATRICK PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/02/1998 INDEFINITE RPT HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 1 Date: 6/8/2015
CG 92-374 VLI:plf INFORMANTS 8 8 8 8 HW 45904 DocId: 32328451 Report of SA VINCENT L. INSERRA dated 9/3/59 at Chicago, Bureau airtel to Chicago dated 8/26/60. ae T-1 Mr. BECKER, Assistant Superintendent, U. S. Post Office, Chicago, Illinois, to SA ROY D, RAGSDALE T-2 IRWIN GOODMAN, Vice-President, Exchange ‘National Bank, Chicago, Illinois, to SA RAGSDALE, T=3 . Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), Chicago, Illinois T=4 SANDY SMITH, “Chicago Tribune” Crime Reporter T-5 Former PCI[_————sdito:«SA HL A, OTHER 4 SCHLINKER T=6 CG 6241-C to SA JOHN B, HARRINGTON T-7 EILEEN EDGAR, Clerk, Security Department, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, Chicago, Illinois, to Investigative ‘Clerk FRANCIS = G. KAHL T~8 CG 6379-C to SA CURTIS A, HESTER T-9 CG 6036-C to SA HARRINGTON T-10 CG 6215-C to SA ROBERT L. BAKER -B- COVER PAGE  ANVAZ-AQoS Ss Page 2
CG 92-374 VLI: pif T=-11 T=-12 T-13 T=-14 T-15 T=-16 T-17 8 88828288 8 T-18 T-19 8 8 T=20 T-21 T=22 T-23 88 8 8 T-24 a T-25 & T-26 HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 3 CG 5902-S to SA RAYMOND J. DRISCOLL PcI[ si to SA HAROLD D.. SELL OTHER 4 Former Baltimore Perf OTHER 4 CG 6283-C to SA VINCENT L, INSERRA CG 6013-C to SA CLARK A, HULL CG 6272-C to SA WILLIAM F, ROEMER oO J. STEFANAK PcI [to ~SA BRADNER C, OTHER 4 RIGGS CG 6232-C to SAtWILLIAM A, MEINCKE JOHN VALKANET, Police Officer, 41st District, Chicago Police Department, to SA LENARD A, WOLF, Contact has been insufficient to judge reliability Dun and Bradstreet, Chicago, Illinois oTEER 4 PcI[ =i to. SA CLIFFORD A, GRILL Former CG[___}+C to SA THOMAS W, PARRISH OTHER 4 pcr[ __] to SA C,. LEONARD TREVIRANUS who has furnished reliable and unreliable oTHER 4 information in the past. CG 7518-CS to IC FRANCIS G, KAHL Pcr[ sd to. SA MARSHALL E, RUTLAND. OT™#=® 4 -C- COVER PAGE WOMB QOSR
VLI:plf ADMINISTRATIVE Information obtained from CG 6343-C*, if utilized, must be carefully paraphrased in order that the Identity of this source is not disclosed. rr ae ee Oe CL OS OG. On December 18, 1959, CG 6343-C* advised that. a person believed to be LEONARD PATRICK briefly appeared \\. at Celano's and spoke with JAMES CELANO, | CG 92-374 On January 18, 1960, CG 6343-C* advised that | LEONARD PATRICK spoke briefly this date with FRANK FERRARO, MURRAY HUMPHREYS, both Chicago top hoodlums, | and HY GODFREY, at Celano's, Nothing of any pertinence | ‘was reported from this conversation, — On May 16, 1960, CG 6343-C* advised that MURRAY HUMPHREYS and HY GODFREY had a conversation at Celano's, During this conversation, HUMPHREYS asked GODFREY if he got ahold of “Rammey" for LENNIE PATRICK to which GODFREY said that he "did get them together’, | RAMMEY referred to is possibly one (FNU) RAMMEY who was reported by CG 6232-C as a juice man for GUS ALEX in the big crap games, , pee) COVER PAGE | HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 4
cas . - CG 92-374 VLI: fes: pat _CG T-10 stated that these "district men" are required to pay a certain sum of money each month to GIANCANA, who in turn, turns over a certain sum to ACCARDO, The district men are allowed rather wide latitude in the means they exercise to raise this money and any money they make in excess of the amount payable to GIANCANA may be counted as their profit. The informant pointed out these payments must be made promptly and in cash and failure to meet these obligations are generally deemed to be a fatal mistake. This informant pointed out that the principal thing that the "syndicate" has to sell is protection. For example, protection from police action and protection from other hoodlums, The informant noted the fact that gambling is protected from police action and this inevitably gives rise to other criminal activity such as prostitution, narcotics, and fencing. The informant pointed out that if the police are compromised in one activity there is a. _certain reluctance to act in another direction. The informant stated that the district man is under considerable compulsion to raise a certain amount of money each month, and if gambling revenues are uncertain or inadequate he will turn to any means available. On February 25, 1958, CG T-11 advised SA RAYMOND J. DRISCOLL, in answer to the question as to the existence and identity of a "syndicate", was most emphatic that a "syndicate" exists and total members might number as high as twenty-five, CG T-1l1 doubted that there was anyone man in charge, He explained that certain men in various levels of power exist in certain areas of Chicago. For example, LENNY PATRICK and DAVE YARAS of Jewish parentage control . the Roosevelt Avenue area, and their headquarters is at Roosevelt and Independence Boulevard. - Gambling i Bookmaking - ‘\ On February 26, 1958, CG T-~12 advised SA HAROLD D. SELL that he worked for LENNY PATRICK as an operator in a 50-50 book in 1948 and 1949, This book was operated in a barber shop at 330 West Roosevelt and his payments were made to LENNY PATRICK at the New Lawndale Restaurant in that neighborhood. CG T-12 states that at i that time PATRICK was in control of the New Lawndale Restaurant and ' there was a full-scale hard card book being operated there. According to CG T-12, PATRICK had the area from Kedzie to Cicero and from Madison south to approximately 18th Street. No one could open _a book or take on any bets unless he had the OK of PATRICK. At that time PATRICK's lieutenants were YARAS and BLOCK, - 32 - HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 5
CG 92-374 VLI: fes was a gambling room in the rear of this building which had an entrance near 944 Eastwood Avenue. It was a big "pan" and poker game mainly piayed by the "Jewish boys". He stated that he saw several people driving big Cadillacs go into this gambling room, but he did not know who they were. He stated this room did not have a liquor bar, but did have a little snack or sandwich bar, He stated that to the best of his knowledge, this game was , "wide open", On March 18, 1958, CG T-15 advised tifat the gambling joint at 948 West Eastwood is owned by MAX NEEDLER (phonetic), and is controlled by the "outfit". CG T-15 added that the owner- ship and license of this place was in the name of BOB GRIFFIN or GRIFFITH who worked there at one time but is no longer there now. According to CG T-15, GRIFFIN would like to get his name off of these records, but was afraid to do so because of the “outfit”. CG T-16 advised on December 15, 1959, that during the- latter part of November a friend of his was approached by HENRY FRIEDENBERG, the owner and operator of Arcadia Press, Arcadia Press is one of the three large distributors of football parley cards in the Chicago area, CG T-16 stated that the purpose of FRIEDENBERG's appreach was to have his friend contact LENNY PATRICK. CG T-16 stated that PATRICK was a fairly close friend of his and had been for approxi- mtely 15 or 20 years. He said that FRIEDENBERG asked his friend to contact PATRICK die to the fact that BILL FINKEL had recently died. CG T-16 noted that FINKEL operated a "Jewish card room" in the vicinity of Morse and Glenwood on the far North Side of . Chicago in the territory controlled by LENNY PATRICK. FRIEDENBERG asked his friend to urge PATRICK to let him, FRIEDENBERG, take over the operation of this card room, . CG T-16 advised that as a result of FRIEDENBERG's request, this individual met PATRICK on the night of November 23, 1959, at the Black Angus Restaurant at 7127 North Western, Chicago. He presented FRIEDENBERG's request to PATRICK without. recommenda- tion and was told by PATRICK that FINKEL did not own the card room, and that FINKEL had operated the games in the card room only as a front for PATRICK. PATRICK told informant's friend that the room was, in fact, owned by PATRICK and that “out of the goodness of his heart" he was giving the widow of FINKEL $100 a month as compensation for the loss of her husband's income. PATRICK claimed that he already had someone else in mind to take over this card room, and that he should tell FRIEDEN- BERG that he was “out of luck" in this regard. - 41 - / a AW AMS\SOS2Z HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 6
NE CG 92-374 III, ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES Gambling CG T-18 advised on October 9, 1961, that a bookie named BEN CUTLER is operating his books mostly in Cicero, Illinois, at the present time. He said, however, that CUTLER continues to operate to some degree in the vicinity of Ogden and Kedzie: Avenues in Chicago. According to CG T-19 LENNY PATRICK obtainss50 per cent of CUTLER's income from operations. CG T-18 advised on October 27, 1961, that he has known LENNY PATRICK for many years as the gambling boss in Chicago's 24th Ward and PATRICK obtains a 50 per cent interest of all proceeds from gambling activity in this Ward. He said PATRICK's 24th Ward headquarters are in the Douglas Park Hotel in about the 3600 block of West Roosevelt Road, Chicago, and his office is directly behind the hotel desk. CG T-18 also advised that LENNY PATRICK's brother JACK PATRICK is at the hotel more than LENNY. CG T -18 further advised that LENNY PATRICK approached him about two months ago and wanted him to open a bookie operation. PATRICK advised him this would be a fifty-fifty deal with any police payoffs coming out of the informant's 50 per cent. The informant stated that he turned PATRICK down on this deal. a CG T-19 advised recently that he had received information that LEONARD PATRICK had recently become involved in an . argument with one LOUIS CIRIONA over the operation of a horse book on the north side of Chicap. CG T-19 stated that CIRIONA is a runner for LOUIS BRIATTA who controls bookmaking activities in Chicago's Loop area. BRIATTA is directly answerable to Chicago hoodlums GUS ALEX and FRANK FERRARO, Informant was of the opinion that the argument was due to the fact that CIRIONA had been given authority to operate a horse book in a particular area by SAM GIANCANA. This fact was discovered by PATRICK who attempted to disuade CIRIONA from operating. Failing to do so PATRICK reportedly went. to GUS ALEX in an effort to settle the dispute. ~ Bee HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 7?
CG 92-374 Prostitution - .,On June 24, 1957, CG T-23 was contacted by SA THOMAS W. PARRISH and advised that the underworld group had controlled the complete operations of the call system run by D. WHEELER and herself. She stated that they had forced them into obtaining more and more girls for prostitution. She stated that LENNY PATRICK visited them on various occasions demanding that they expand their operation or they would get into serious trouble, CG T-23 stated her last contact with PATRICK was in 1953. . She stated that when she and WHEELER were arrested by the FBI, PATRICK threatened to kidnap and kill her son if she revealed any information regarding the operations of the call business, She further advised that on one occasion, PATRICK told her she would get the same treatment that he had given GROSS if she gave him any trouble. CG T-23 stated that GROSS was a Chicago politician who was killed in gang- and manner approximately five years ago. CG T-23 advised that PATRICK is very friendly with (FNU) NOODLEMAN who formerly ran a currency exchange on Rush Street and handled a considerable amount of racketeer — money. She stated that when she and WHEELER were operating, | they deposited all the checks through NOODLEMAN, (IRVING NUDLEMAN) Suspect _in Gangland Slayings It was reported to the Chicago Office in 1946, exact date unknown, by an unknown source, that DAVE YARAS and LEONARD PATRICK are reported to be the "torpedoes" or the killers for the "syndicate". It was reported to the Chicago Office in 1946, exact date unknown, by an unknown source, that PATRICK may have had a part in the killing of WILLIE TARSCH and "ZUKIE the Bookie" ZUCKERMAN, West Roosevelt Road gamblers who were killed in gangland style several years ago by unknown persons, - 55 - HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 8
CG 92-374 In 1934, LEONARD PATRICK was at a crap game operated by POLSKY and CRATISH, and PATRICK told POLSKY that he wanted a cut from this game. An argument followed, . _ and PATRICK seized a broken milk bottle and thrusted the jagged edge into the face of one of POLSKY's men and cut him badly. POLSKY then said that he would get even with PATRICK for this incident. Sometime later, POLSKY, CRATISH and ZUCKIE ZUKERMAN were machine gunned to death, reportedly for robbing handbooks; however, it was generally known in the neighborhood, that LEONARD PATRICK was responsible for these killings due to his feud with POLSKY, . According to CG T-14, sometime later, JAMES RAGEN, a racing wire service operator, was slain. According to the newspapers and the opinion of others in the 24th Ward, it was strongly suspected that LEONARD PATRICK and DAVE YARAS were responstble for this killing. In October, 1947, Captain CONNELLY and Lieutenant DRURY, suspended police officers, stated that it was alleged that the same persons, PATRICK, BLOCK and YARAS, were responsible for the shooting of "BUGSY SIEGEL", a West Coast racketeer with reported connections in the alleged Chicago crime "syndicate", because of the modus operandi used in the shooting of SIEGEL, SIEGEL was in . the California residence of VIRGINIA HILL, a girlfriend of his. - On September 10, 1948, LEONARD PATRICK was interviewed in connection with an investigation by the Chicago Office at which time he stated that he resided at 4248 West Congress Street, Chicago, and that he, with his brother, JACK PATRICK, operated the Lawndale Restaurant at 3714 West Roosevelt Road. Regarding recent gangland killings in the Chicago area, specifically those of NORTON POLSKY, 1865 South Springfield Avenue, "LITTLE SNEEZE" FRIEDMAN, Midwest . Athletic Club, and HARRY "The Horse" KROTISH, 1500 block of South St. Louis Avenue, PATRICK stated that in his opinion, all three of these individuals had been killed because, he heard, they were engaged in robberies of handbooks and gambling houses, He stated that none of their activities took place in the Roosevelt Road area, He stated he considered himself a close personal friend of all of the above individuals, however, he disclaimed any definite knowledge as to what their activities were prior to the time they were killed. oe gr HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 9 aad
CG 92-374 ' On March 10, 1958, CG T~24 advised that a WILLIAM DRURY, former Chicago Police Lieutenant, who was killed in gangland style on September 22, 1952, was a client of CG T-24,. Again CG T-24 stated LEONARD PATRICK was one of the individuals responsible for DRURY's murder. In a "Daily News" article dated January 5, 1953, concerning the slaying of MILTON GLICKMAN whose body was found in the trunk of his car on January 14, 1953, it was stated that the police were seeking LEONARD PATRICK, reputed "syndicate" boss of the West Side for questioning concerning the slaying. PATRICK was sought because of an unlisted telephone number of a man described as PATRICK's first lieutenant, one HERSHEY (HARRY) KOVIN, was found on GLICKMAN's body. During November, 1955, CG T-13 advised that LENNY PATRICK and DAVE YARAS were hired gunmen and killers for the Chicago underworld group. Miscellaneous On December 10, 1958, CG T-16 advised that LENNY PATRICK controls the gambling for the Chicago mob in the West Roosevelt Road area and was not in the good graces of other Chicago hoodlums. According to CG T-16, the reason for this is that PATRICK has been muscling in on legitimate businessmen and bringing heat on the Chicago mob thereby. The Chicago Crime Commission reported in a memorandum of March 26, 1947, information reflecting that: DAVID YARAS and LENNY PATRICK, sought by the police, might . be in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the company of a LARRY DOYLE, a Twin-Cities hoodlum. It was learned that both these persons had been with DOYLE at his place of business but had left before Chicago police authorities reached town to apprehend - 59 - — ° ° oe - eS ee a HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 10
HW 45904 CG 92-374 VLI:fes CG T-10 stated that these "district men" are required to pay a certain sum of money each month to GIANCANA, who in turn, turns over a certain sum to ACCARDO. The district men are allowed rather wide latitude in the means they exercise to ra this money and any money they make in excess of the anourt_ payable to GIANCANA may be counted as their profit. The inf nt pointed out these payments must be made promptly and in cash’and failure to meet these obligations are generally deemed to be a/fatal mistake. This informant pointed out that t principal thing that the syndicate has to sell is protection. or example, protection from police action and protection from otWer hoodlums. The informant noted the fact that gambling is protected from police action and this inevitably gives rise té other criminal activity such as prostitution, narcotics, and féncing. The informant pointed in one activity there is a certain reluctance ‘to act in another/direction. The informant stated that the district man is undér considerable compulsion to raise a certain amount of money ea¢h month, and if gambling revenues are uncertain or inadequate he wil turn to any means available. DRISCOLL, in answer to ‘the question as to the existence and identity ofa syndicate, was most emp ic that a syndicate exists and total members might number as | i s twenty-five. CG T-11 doubted that there was anyone man in Shar e. He explained that certain men in various levels of power ex ist in certain areas of Chicago. For example, LENNY PATRICK and DAVE YARAS of Jewish parentage control the Roosevelt Avenue area ,\and their headquarters is at Roosevelt and Independence Boulevard. Gambling ; Bookmaking On February 26, 1958, CG T-12 advised SA HAROLD D. SELL that he worked for LENNY "PATR K as an operator in a 50-50 book in 1948 and 1949. This book was operated in a barber shop at 330 West Roosevelt and his payments were; made to LENNY PATRICK at the New Lawndale Restaurant in that neighborhood. CG T-12 states that at that time PATRICK Was in control\ of the New Lawndale Restaurant and there was a full-scale hard card\book being operated there. According to CG T-12, PATRICK had the area from Kedzie to Cicero and from Madison south to approximately 18th Street. No one could open a book or take on.any bets unless \he had the OK of PATRICK. At that time PATRICK's lieutenants were YARAS and BLOCK. On February xe 1958, /CG T-11 advised SA RAYMOND J. Aon de Anas s a J DocId: 32328451 Page 11
HW 45904 CG 92-374 | | £ ~ & Prostitution : fr ‘on June 24, 1957, CG T-23 was contacted by SA THOMAS W. PARRISH and advised that the" syndicate’ had controlled the complete\ operations of the call/system run by D, WHEELER and hersdf. She stated that they had forced them into obtaining more\and more girls for’prostitution. She stated that LENNY PATRICK visited them on various occasions demanding that they expand their operation or they would get into serious troubl¢’. CG T-23 stated her last contact with aN. in P88. She stated hat .when she and WHEELER were arrested by the FBI, PATRICK th eatened to kidnap and kill her son if she revealed any inf ation regarding the operations of the call business, She ¥ rther advised that on one occasion, PATRICK told her she woul get the same treatment that he had given GROSS if she’ gave him any trouble. CG T-23 stated that GROSS was a Chicago pohitician who was killed in gang- land manner approximately five years ago. CG T-23 davisea that \PATRICK is very friendly with (FNU) NOODLEMAN who formerly r a currency exchange on Rush Stréet and Handled a considerable amount of racketeer money. She stated that: when she d WHEELER were operating, they deposited all the checks throtgh NOODLEMAN, (IRVING NUDLEMAN) Suspect In Gangland Slayings 11/ was reported to the Chickgo Office in 1946, exact date unknown , by an unknown so e, that DAVE YARAS - and LEONARD PATRICK are reported to be\the "torpedoes" or the killers for the "syndicate." if It was reported to the Chicagda Office in 1946, exact ddte unknown, by an unknown sourc that PATRICK may have’ had a part in the.killing of WILLIE TARSCH and "ZUKIE /the Bookie" ZUCKERMAN , West Roos@velt Road gamblers who were killed in gangland style several years ago by unknown persons, if ur / DocId: 32328451 Page 12
CG 92-374. \. \ \ In 1934, LEONARD PATRICK was at a crap/game operated by POLSKY and CRATISH, and PATRICK told POLSKY that\he wanted a cut from this game. An ar nt followed, .and PATRICK seized a broken milk bottle and rusted the jagged\edge into the face of one of POESKY's’ men and cut. him badly. POLSKY then said that he would get even with PATRICK for this incident. Sometime later’, POLSKY, CRATISH and ZUCKIE, ZUKERMAN were machine gunned to death, reportedly for robbing handbooks; however, it was the neighborhood, that LEONARD PATRICK /was responsible for these killings due to his feud wi POESKY. \ According to CG T-14, som¢étime later, JAMES RAGEN, a racing\ wire service operator, was slain, According to the\newspapers and the opinion of others in the 24th Ward, it\was strongly sspected that LEONARD PATRICK and DAVE YARAS were responsible for this killing. In october), 1947, Captain CONNELLY and Lieutenant DRURY, suspended Olice officers, stated that it was alleged that the, sam rpersons, PATRICK, BLOCK and YARAS, were responsible ‘for the shooting of "BUGSY SIEGEL", a West Coast racketeer wiyh reported connections in the alleged Chicago crime sy Gicates because of the modus operandi used in the sng hg of SIEGEL. SIEGEL was in the California residenee of VIRGINIA HILL, a girlfriend On September 10, 1948, LEONARD? PATRICK was interviewed in conngction with investigation by the Chicago Office at which ti he stated that he resided at 4248 West Congress Street, Chicago, and ‘that he, with his brother, JACK PATRICK, ope ated the Lawndale estanrant at 3714 West Roosevelt Rgad. Regarding recent gangland killings in the Chicago area, specifically those of NORTON POLSKY, 1865 South - Springfield Avenue, "LITTLE SNEEZE" FRI MAN, Midwest — Athletic Caubs and HARRY "The Horse" KR SH, 1500 block of South St. uis Avenue, PATRICK stated\that in his opinion, alljthree of these individuals had been killed because, he fheard, they were engaged in robberies of handbooks and gambling houses. He stated that none of their activities took place jin the Roosevelt Road area. He stated he considered himself a diose personal friend of all of the\ above individuals, however, he disclaimed any definite knowledge as to what their activities were prior to the time they were killed, i \ | 58 a & wee ° swe rd HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 13
CG 92-374 \ On March \10, 1958, CG T-24 advised that a WILLIAM DRURY, former Chicago Police Lieutenant, who was killed in gangland style on September 22, 1952, was a client of CG T-24. Again CG T-24 stated. LEONARD PATRICK was one of the individuals responsible for DRURY 's murder, "Daily News" article dated January 5, 1953, concerning, the slaying of MILTON ‘GLICKMAN whose body was found in, the trunk of his car on January 14, . 1953, it was stat that the police’ were seeking LEONARD PATRICK, reputed syndicate boss of’ the West Side for questioning concerning the slaying. PATRICK was sought because of an unlist tdephone /number of a man described as PATRICK's first liéytenant, one HERSHEY (HARRY) KOVIN, was found on GLICKMAN 's anne During November 1955, CG T-13 advised that LENNY PATRICK and DAVE YARAS were hired gunmen and killers for the Chicago "syndicate Miscellaneous f On December JO, 19584 CG T-16 advised that LENNY PATRICK controls the gambiling for the syndicate in the West Roosevelt Road area\and was not in the good graces of other syndicate hoodlums. According to CG T-16, the reason for this’ is that PATRICK has been muscling in on legitimate businessmen and bringing heat on thesyndicate " thereby. The Chicago Crime Commission reported in a memorandum of March 26, 1947, information reflecting that DAVID YARAS and’. LENNY PATRICK, sought by the police, might be in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the company of a, LARRY DOYLE, a Twin-Cities /hoodlum, It was learned that both these persons had been with/ DOYLE at his place of, business but had left before Chicago police authorities reached town to apprehend / / } 59 / f J HW 45904 DocId:32328451 Page 14