St AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : TITLE: i DATE: i PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : , COMMENTS : v9.1 | Pocld: 32295046 Page 1 ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: OPENING CRITERIA : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information 124-10214-10324 HQ 92-4225-1ST NR 179 Document Information FBI SAC, AL DIRECTOR, FBI 11/13/1959 9 [Restricted] PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 08/19/1996 INDEFINITE INC LHM
11/13/59 PLAIN TERT AIRTEL AIR MAIL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI | N FROM: SAC, ALBANY SS SUBJECT: ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT BY *y : UNIDENTIFIED FBI AGENT, { Af APALACHIN, NEW YORK ; DONALD C. SHOEMARER + INFORMANT NY Ne 7 ‘A Re my Radiogram, 11/ 10/ 59, and telephone call to \ f Assistant Director JOHN MOHR by STEPHEN S. SMITH, ASAC, N 11/9/59. Since this manter is concerned with the case entitled, "U.S. vs. BONANNO, ET AL, Southern District of wy Nees York, Griminal 159<35,. TOP ROODLUM PROGRAM," two XE additional copies of this Airtel and two additional copies . of the enclosed letterhead memorandum have been forwarded Fe] for Bureau use in connection with that matter. a Enclosed are 6 copies of a letterhead memorandum oj captioned, “BORALD C. SHOSMAIER, 39 Walnue Street,. Z Binghamton, New York," setting out allegations made by oO SHOZMAKER that in Se September ox early October of 1959, me Cy 5 = Bureau (Encls.8) 4r'ee?. fet alG eA Steg I 1 © New York (U. 8. vo BONANO, EP AL File) O° 2 © Albany , eG et AVE hev ; | fob § (3). | eS WROOWDED 87 ney @* 1959 Le Docld: 32295045 Page 2?
va Mes. BLOSSOM was seen on occasions by agents in connection ( i ; ! 7 Mes. MELVIN JOHN (LUCY) BLOSSOM had said that if she was not left alone (in regard to testifying in U. S. vs. BONANNO, ET ALL), she would swear that an FBI man got fresh with her and that when this agent and another came to her house to . serve a subpoena on her they placed the subpoena down her front, | pointing to her bosom. . SHCEMAKERdalleges she said that this happened in the past. three or four months and involved investigators who had been contacting her in ‘the past three or four months. For: the Bureau's information, Mrs. BLOSSOM has not been contacted by any FBI Special Agent for over a year and no FBT Agent, of Course y has served any subpoena on Mrs. BLOSSOM. it’ is pointed - out that Mrs. BLOSSOM'S husband, MELVIN JOHN BLOSSOM, was formerly Confidential Informant AL 3002-C. He was initially contacted by Albany Agents | on 4/28/58, after a prior contact by Buffalo Agents while he was being treated at the Veterans Administration Hospital, Bath, New York. BLOSSOM was designated a Confidential informant by Albany letter, 8/6/58, and was deleted as an informant, for lack of preduction, by letter dated 3/24/59. with locating her husband. ‘Im SHOEMAKER'S statement, allegations also appear that Mrs. BLOSSOM’S father, PETER STRENO, 39 Walnut Street, Binghamton, New York (whe has in the past been committed to a mental institution, according to SHOEMARER’S instructed Mr. and Mrs. BLOSSOM before they went before the Grand Jury (in New York City) not to say anything about what happened at JOSEPA BARBARA'S and they agreed not to do so. Among other items, SHOEMAKER further alleged that Tes, “Ro- BLOSSOMs said, in his presence, that the BARBARAS had a secret tunnel on the property and that something in it would be quite a surprise to somebédy. | Docld:3272795046 Page 3
_ Two Thermofax copies of SHOEMAKER'S original statement are attached for the Bureau’s information. SHOEMAKER has requested that the information he furnished be held confidential: - _ . In respect to SHOEMAKER, it is noted (as set out in detail in the attached letterhead memorandum) that in 1950 he was charged with soliciting in respect to his wife and ‘that they both received jail terms in respect thereto: In addition; as. set out in the memorandum, information was received that he was again soliciting for his wife. — In respect to Mrs, LUCY. BLOSSOM, she was operated - on about two and a half weeks ago at the Tioga General Hospital, Waverly, New York, for breast cancer and returned to the: hospital on 11/9/59, for another operations — On. 11/13/59. Mes. BLOSSON's: docter advised that Mrs . BLOSSOM would-be reheased £rom Tioga General Hospital on. the evening ‘of 11/13/59 and would be at her residence and available for interview at. ‘that. time. In. view of this agents from Albany. are proceeding . to Apalachin, New York to interview. Mrs. BLOSSOM regarding this matter on Wnvember 14, 1959. The Buredu.will be - promptly advised of the results of this interview. Docld: 32295045 Page 4
“Ee poFe f : UN«IED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ,-JSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION |. In Reply, Plec id Refer to File No. | | Albany, New York Hoverber 13, 21959. Cn November $. 1959, the the captioned : volunteered the following informa ation to  Spectal ‘Agente Patrick As wntey ead d Stemtay & 3. ie dew sR: ae Shoemaker, 39 Walmet Street, | Binghanten — eo the following voluntary statement, to Pat tok As to me ae. Special. Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on +a es spt ef daaeiee:. They have made no e « ona _ ' e ‘ threats tome. I contances the above mentioned Agents to fummish then. the follex ving inforn 7 a “year cond | at Endicott "gomeies . ptember or ‘eéely Geteber iuey | Blosdan came te see “her father about getting money to ‘buy elothes _8e ge to New York City to appear before: the Grand dur: investigating the Barbara incident. At. that. time ahe was in cay kitchen which d@ om the second fleor of the house and ny wife Elia and Peter Stxano, her father, were. ened there. meal does, © 7 ENCLOSURE ca sO * ~ aan . Wot Se te 4 | Docld: 32295045 Page 5
. conversations between myself that if they ever talked about what they imew about the Barbara's “About teo or three months ago, “Stren, while visiting in my apertment. told ma and my wife that at some future date Me. Russell would appear missing. fe didn't aay tio would do it. ie Streno inferred that Mr. Russell talked ial mueh to the iv estigators concerning the Barbara incident. "Seveno hae capeatedly told me that iucy Blossom will never tell the truth concerning wnat. eh: knew about the Barbara : incidents “year, during the course: of many and the Blogsons, they both stated “pacing the past incident thei lives would not be worth two cents, therefore, Lf possible, they will attempt not te ‘gay meshing before any court proceeding. an trey: Blesgon alsa cold 2 ne ‘that Mrs: augeett wae. ghown some photographs of some of the men present at the Bavbara. incident by an investigator and she identified some of the pictures, lucy Blossom seid that Mrs « Russell was a dam foot fox identifying those plecures, 7 | “Lucy Blossom told her. father while in ‘my presence | that the Barbara's had a secret tunnel on the estate which _ entrance is now covered and ‘the: Barbara's had kept things ia ie. _ Mety in. Blossom ‘told me thae when the investigators were looking for guns in the woods on the estate after the raid, he wae surprised thac: they did not find the tunnel beceuse, if onal, eaten waey could have’. pave @ found: | something in ae and ie pig MC hares Le Melvin Blossom ‘glso: ‘told 1 mo. that he loew in sidvance thac. all the men were coming to visit Jeseph Barbara, because he had to wash all the Barbara cars, clean up the garage and the barbecud area: ‘and also to. ome we ‘the food. He alse told we | Docld:32295045 Page 7
Mehat one of the Barboras told him in edvance that they were — going to have guest at theiz heme om the day o£ the incident. Melvin Blossom also said that at the dn of the aid, he observed some of the visiters wunmiag tte the woods and he Agen. those nen throw guns Sate the woods. "3 have vead this. statement, which consists: of this page and three others which £ have initialed. i¢ és true and correct. - ff" jonal aC, Shoemaker Mpdeness “Patrick A. Munley» Special ager t, PBI 11/0/59. - “Seankay 8. Czamecki, Special Agent, BBE, LifO/59. ; | “y also want to etate that Peter Streno agked me for $1800.00 on the night of Octeber 23, 1959, and told me £ would have to have at by October 25, 1959. He gave mc réagon for this request but told me he weuld get statements from people so that { i would lose my howe and my children. I har ve talked to the District Attorney » Broome County, Binghamton, N.Y. ebout this. ~ Gimee that time Peter Sereno was committed to the State _ Hespiteal for observation. I éigned the complaint against his. and Dectors Dixon and Sergeant. comaitted him to the State Hospital. He is etili at the State Hospital, Gincé Peter  Strend was committed his. gon St Strens, Syracuse, H.Y, called me aud my wile anewered the | phone and he gaid he would fiz beth of us and hung up, £ have not heard snything more Pron him. ; "E have xead the inva 2 etatement and it 16 true. /af"Denald , Shoemaker ""Wienesa | “patricks As Hasnley Special Agent, SEL, 0.8. Dept. of Justice 11/9/ "Stanley S. Czamneck’, SA, YBI,. 11/9/59. " | ohn tO Docld: 32295045 Page &
‘Res Bonald ¢. Shoemaker No Special Agent. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation has bees in contact with Mrs. LUCY BLOSSOM within the past year and sae FBI Speelal Agent has served aay Gubpoena on Mre. BLOSS in regard to SHOEMAKER, on November 9, 1959, Assiatant Chief of Police, JOSEP. SULLIVAN, Binghamton; Rew Yorls Police Department, advised that SHOEMAKER had been under investigation by his Department's Vice Squad | for soliciting for his wife and bringing men to hig aparement for purposes ef prostitution. Assistant Chief SULLIVAN said that his police files did not reflect an arrest for elther SHOEMAKER or hia wife ELLA SHORMARRER. . _ LAWRENCE NABIN ER, Patrolman, Endicott, New York. Police Departuent, on Hovenber 9, 1989, éaid that DONALD C, SHOEMAKER of 632 Dickinson Street, Town of Union, Rew York, had beén argested on December 9, 1950, charged with soliciting and vagxancy, Patrolman NABENGER aiid that SHOEMARER wae smtenced to six months im the Onondaga County Jail and fined $500.00, Fetrvolman NABINCER aize advised that ELLA SHOEMAKER, wife of DONALD SHOEMARER had been arrested on the same date for soliciting (prostitution) ad had been sentenced to Belford Hilis Wonen's Prison for an indefinite tern. , NABINGER said that police sources hed furnished information that SHOEMAKER was again soliciting for hie wife one currently regided at 39 Walnut Street, Binghamton, New York. On November 95 1959, DAVID FOULKE, Broome County Sheriff's Office, Binghamton, New York, advised he had no - _ @xvest record for DONALD or ELLA SHOEMAKER except the arrest | by the Endicott Police Department. above mentioned, Docld: 32295045 Page 9
Docld: 32295046 cans “Re: Donald ¢.. ieemsiss | Inquiry determined. that. Mrs. MELVIN. JOUN qucy). BLossaM, mentioned in ebove statement by SHOLMARER, had a . breast operation approximately two and one+healf weeks ago, — for cancer, and that her condition required that: she return to the Tioga General Hospital, | Waverly, New w York, en Noveuber 9, 1959; fon addicsonal treatment. BLOES gon? 6 last home address was. Route 1, . Post Nobis Homes, ‘Tratler hele Apelechin, New Youle. “This: memovendum, ds. Joana te ‘you, ‘by the a and neither it nor des. contents are to be - - a : Metedbuted outside the. agency & to: waich } Hoaned. Page 10