r | i | | } aa A one DATE: 11-14-2017 Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Date: 4/27/201 Agency Information AGENCY: FBI _ RECORD NUMBER: 124-10206-10142 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-12-28 1 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, DL TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: | DATE: 01/02/1962 PAGES: 11 SUBJECTS : | CIP, FORT WORTH PDT, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, CORRUPTION, GAMBLING, BURGLARY, ACT, WEEKLY SUMMARY DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified ~ RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 10/06/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS: v9.1 | DocId: 32290866 Page 1 22
“ Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 use 2107 Héte}). DATE: ti- 1a- 2017 . an . . : re ar ee ae ae . a os F-26 lev, a 13-86) — : Ne Mo - ; - Cc ee ae oe “ os eS re 4 pes | vo. : FBI A ; eee ‘Date: 1/2/62 Se ne | Transmit the following in —__._ = PLAIN: TEXT - i co So, (Type in plain text-or Codey - ; . AIRTEL an -— : “(Priority or Method of Mailing) : . DIRECTOR, FBI. (62-9-12). :. SAC, DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) - JECT: a CRIMINAL ' INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM DALLAS DIVISION —— | WEEKLY SUMMARY |, Re Dallas airtel 12/26/61. Re: GAMBLING ACTIVITIES : DALLAS DIVISION (DL 162-1) o ce On 12/27/61, the activities of the 19 gamblers | - arrested 12/20/61 by the Dallas PD Special Service Bureau | on felony gambling charges were discussed with Lt. JACK REVILL, Lt. FRANK CORNWALD. and Det. JACKIE: BRYAN of the Dallas. PD. ‘Dallas (162-133) Dallas (162-126) © Dallas (162-129) Dallas (162-37) “Dallas (162-96) Dallas (162-109) Dallas (92-213) Dallas (137-514) — Dallas (80-255) . Dallas (92~192). _. . Dallas (94-55A-SUB) © ‘Bureau . - Dallas. (162-1) Dallas (162-149) Daillas (162-132). Dallas (162-145) Dallas (162-151) Dallas (162-146). ‘Dallas’ (162-150) Dallas (162-143). . Dallas (162-147) Dallas (162-107) Dallas (162-144) Dallas (162-148) - i 5 3 beaten mae 1 ww el le bt TL lL. “i id 1 “4d -2 1. ereyererevareiarereretee ] Oo ee ee of ¢ ~ ~ Approved oO ~ Special Agent in Charge - | Docld: 32290866 Page 2?
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote). _ DATE: (11-14-2017 , . — Se a v Co ne Ne } i mo ne i ) ey — — _ his chances of winning. money were also stall ‘unless the os ' final score ended up between the two point spreads. HEIFNER. ' ddentified the man to whom he. layed off ail his bets as -. ' FRANK BAKER, 2129 Diane Street, Mesquite, telephone AT. 5-1651. . HELFNER stated he got the “line” on football games every | ” Monday. norning from BAKER but did. not know the identity of - .BAKER'’s source for the line. He. also stated he payed off or collected from BAKER every Monday morning at Pat’s Bool Hall, 604 Commerce Street, .Dallas, HEIFNER identified two other "scalp bettors". such. as himself as B. H. SIDES, -. 5926 Belmont and.NAILOR HANSON, phone WH 6=2631, Dallas. _ He stated HANSON got the line on games fron. BOBBY JOE | amie (DL. 16Z— 107) . oy DL -94-55A-80B oe “HELFNER stated that the “big king pin", in. Dallas gambling was JOHN ELI STONE (DL: 162-37) with SHERMAN LITTLE |  (@L 162-129) as a close second. HEIFNER was of the opinion ~ that STONE was the person who obtained the line on football. . games and would thereafter distribute it to other gamblers - ' from whom the small-time bookies. obtained it. He identified” -thése other gamblers as such persons. as CHAPMAN, HARRY URBAN, and FRANK BAKER. HEIFNER said STONE and LITELE were - known among gamblers as "the big watermen". ‘The second Line ‘of gamblers who dealt with STONE and LITTLE were known as. a the “top water little fish” and small time bookies such as _. himself and many of .those arrested by the 1 PD on 12/20/61 | as “little: minnows". On 12/21/61, DL-95-C advised that immediately Co od following the raids: by the FD, SHERMAN LITTLE had left. town oo in order to avoid any arrest, not. knowing that the PD did. Lo my not have a case against. him. - On 12/28/61 he stated LITTLE or ‘was. returning to Dallas and would: continue his financing . -. of gambling operations at the Red Men Club in Dallas. CI | also advised he had recently. contacted JOHN ELI STONE's Oo elese associate ISADORE MILLER (DL 162-96) and MILLER was mo aware of the FBI interviewing some of MILLER’s and STONE' Ss ustomers. MILLER, according to ct; appeared to be. very upset over this and was especially concerned in that IRS was probably: investigating his activities. , On- 12/29/ 61, ‘Capt. BOB CROWDER , Texas Rangers, - Dallas, ‘advised’ he had information from a. reliable source ‘that STONE, following his recent arrest in Irving, Texas, Was contacting his “customers” and coaching them on what they . ' should say if they were: interviewed by the FBI. Capt. CROWDER.  gtated he had been unzble to ascertain STONE 's new location ° for bookmaking, operations. Docld: 32290866 Page 3
r ‘Released under the John F. Kennedy A Kesaseination Records Collection Act. or 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14- 2017, e oN aes DL o4- DOAPSIB : ae On (12/29/ ‘61 a: request’ was placed ‘with the Southwestern Bell Telephone. CO. 5. Dallas, for a list of toll calls charged. - , to -the phones being utilized by all of the above gamblers. ALL of the above information obtained from DL=-95= C, ‘HEIFNER and Capt. CROWDER was: furnished to Lt. REVILL, “Lt. CORNWALD and. Dep. BOB MORGAN on. 12/29/61. The informa-. |. tion obtained from DL-94~C_ and HEIFNER Was aiso ‘furnibied to . _ (Capt: | CROWDER on. 12/29/61. - LEONARD DORSETT, Pat volman, Ft. Worth PD, advised . SA JOSEPH M. MYERS on 12/26/61. that: he learned | that 3 places in Fort Worth were supposed to have been. raided on 12/19/61.- by Texas Rangers G, W. BURKS, and CHARLIE MOORE: Tarrant | County District Attorney's Investigators JIM GREENER and HARRY BEASON 5 and Lt. OLIVER BALL, Vice Squad, Ft. Worth, Texas PD. DORSET? eaid that ‘the three places were Sports Publications, an address on Norma Street and an address on Avenue L. DORSETT said these addresses belong to EUGENE _ SLOVACEK, -, A, AVARELLO and DOYLE PRIMM, respectively. - No arrests: were made as no one was there, according to DORSETT, DORSETT and Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff E. N., BUIE stated 4 -they felt that the officers who conducted the raids were boo. attempting to show some activity om their part in the -event — ;. °° the Federal. Government, suddenly arrested any of the gambling {0° _ ekement of Fort. Worth. [ oo tn’ connection with the above, Officer BERT D. . EDMONDSON, Fort Worth PD-advised SAS JOSEPH M. “MYERS and _ RUGENE F, WHITEHORNE on 12/29/61 that a friend of his in. Joe _ ° the Fort Worth PD Vice Squad, RAY BARNES, told him that after | Pos. 7 BERD: BARKLEY and other Fort Worth gamblers were questioned io ° . by PBI Agents and their names were published by the IRS, ae  “-, OLIVER BALL of the PD Vice Squad, called all of the , . gamblers in and had them photographed and fingerprinted Lo | -gince few have ever been printed or mugged. EDMONDSON stated that BARNES told him that BALL did not arrest any of the os gamblers but after they appeared at the PD BALL told them _ that in the future that it would be better if the gamblers. _ did ‘not list a Ft. Worth address due to the publicity it ‘gives Ft. Worth. - According to ‘EDMONDSON, Ft. Worth City oe Manager L. PB, COOKENGHAM put the pressure on the PD when - 7 newspapers - ‘published the names of Ft. Worth and Dallas | . gamblers and Ft. Worth had such a large number while Dallas - only had two. who had purchased Federal Wagering Stamps. | Docld: 32290566 Page 4