DL 92-213 appear that MATTHEWS may be resuming his bookmaking activities during thei1964 baseball season. Mrs. ANNA HOWARD, Southwestern States Telephone Company, Irving, Texas, made the records concerning the toll > calls charged to BL 4-2684, available to SA IVAN D. LEE on the dates indicated in the report. INFORMANTS: DL T-1 is DL 185-C-TE DL T-2 is PCI[___———S+<«wandallas Division DL T-3 is DL 181-C-TE | DL T-4 is DL 197-C ’ The above mentioned informants have furnished reliable information in the past and careful consideration has been given to their coverage by a T-symbol number. - C* - ‘ Cover Page | HW 52333 DocId:32330611 Page 4
FD-2C4 (Rev. 3-3-59) Copy to: Report of: Date: Field Office File No.: Title: Character: Synopsis: UN.“ ED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JC STICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 1 - USA, Fort Worth, Texas 5/20/64. 92-213 Bureau File No.: 92-4587 SUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS ANTI-RACKETER RING RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS continues to reside at 2207 Greenbriar, Irving, Texas, with DONNA SUE HELTON, the prostitute wife of BILLY HELTON. MATTHEWS booked football games during 1963-1964 season from residence of Mrs. BILLY HELTON, using telephone number BL 4-2584. MATTHEWS continues to have contacts with bookmakers, gamblers and hoodlums in the Dallas, Texas, area. Also known to be in contact with GEORGE EDWARD BARNES of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and gamblers in Las Vegas, Nevada. MATTHEWS and JOHN ELI STONE, Dallas bookmaker and gambler, traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, night of 3/9/64. MATTHEWS and STONE remained in the Sahara Hotel while in Las Vegas, Nevada. DETAILS: -~ Pe TEXAS AT DALLAS, Information previously received from DL T-1 indicated that RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS was reSiding at 2207 Greenbriar Street, Irving, Texas, as of October 28, 1963. Informant stated that MATTHEWS was believed to be booking football bets on the telephone at this resi@nce. He advised that he ascertained that the telephone number was BL 4-2584. On January 28, 1964, and subsequent dates, MATTHEWS’ 1964 white over blue Oldsmobile has ceen observed parked either in the garage or driveway at the residence at 2207 Greenbriar Street, Irving that the Oldsmobile presently has 1964 Texas license plates, number PH 14435, . . y: It and is loaned to your agence This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is lo . Texas. It is noted »? its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. HW 52333 DocId:32330611 Page 5
HW 52333 DocId:32330611 Page 6 I Oo . - : 7 ' DL 92-213 On May 6, 1964, a check. of the Dallas County license registration numbers revealed that PH 1443 is listed to a RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, 4609 Southern, Dallas, Texas. Assistant Chief of Police LEON POWERS, (National Academy), Irving, Texas, Police Department, had advised previously, that the residence at 2207 Greenbriar Street is allegedly occupied by Mrs. DONNA SUE HELTON, the prostitute wife of BILLY HELTON, who is presently in prison. On January 30, 1964, DL T-2 advised that during the’ 1963-1964 football season he was in daily contact with an in- dividual using telephone number BL 4-2584, concerning the football line and the Saturday college football games and the Sunday professional football games. He did not know the identity of. the person that he had placed the bets with. DL T-2 stated that he is acquainted with MATTHEWS but that he did not recognize the voice on the telephone as that of MATTHEWS. Informant stated that he placed the bets under the number 99, rather than his name and that the payoffs and collections were made by a Negro male ' who works near the place where the informantcis employed. In- formant stated that he has not been contacted by the person at BL 4-2584 since thenenddof the football season and doubts that this individual is presently booking basketball games. On February 7, 1964, DL T~1l advised that MATTHEWS had been in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during the previous week and is believed by the informant to be attempting to séthup a gambling club in that city. : DL T-1 advised on March 9, 1964, that MATTHEWS and JOHN ELI STONE had advised him that date that they were panning to fly to Las Vegas, Nevada, via Deita Airlines, the evening of March 9, 1964. The informant stated that they did not indicate to him the purpose of the trip. On March 11, 1964, Mr. R. H. MANLEY, Reservations Manager, Delta Airlines, Love Field, advised that their records indicate that a J. STONE and R. MATTHEWS departed Dallas, Texas, for Las Vegas, Nevada, on the night of March 9, 1964, via Delta Airlines Flight #809. He stated that this flight departed Dallas at 8:05 PM and scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas at 8:48 PM, Mountain Standard Time. Se i