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| | | DN 47-1476 | ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE For the information of the Bureau, Special Assistants to the Attorney General VINCENT P. RUSSO and WILLIAM A. GALLAGHER have recently been assigned by the Department to assist the Denver Office of the U. S. Attorney in trying a number of pending cases in U. S. District Court in Denver. After reviewing this case Mr. RUSSO and Mr. GALLAGHER in discussing the matter with the reporting agent stated that in their opinion former Assistant U. S. Attorney JOSEPH N. LILLY should have included a conspiracy count in drawing the original indictment against SNELL which was returned by a Federal Grand Jury in Denver on June 2, 1952. It was for this reason that Mr. GALLAGHER and Mr. RUSSC re-presented the SNELL case to a Federal Grand Jury in Denver on October 20, 1952. Both stated that they are now of the opinion that the case against SNELL can be successfully prosecuted. INFORMANTS The Informants mentioned in the report of Special Agent PAUL E. BUSH, _ dated December 23, 1952, at Denver, Colorado, in the case entitled "JOSEPH RAYMOND SNELL, was., IMPERSONATION; CONSPIRACY", are ~ -- identified as follows: T-1 is DN-100-C, whose identity is known to the Bureau. \ T-2 is DN-110-C, whose identity is known to the Bureau. : T-3 is Se identity is known to the Bureau. T-4 ne (ori a PCI of the Denver Office who has OTHER 4 reques is_i be divulged. T-5 is a PCI of the Denver Office who has requested that his identity not be divulged. LEADS DENVER DIVISION At Denver, Colorado Will follow and report prosecutive action. REFERENCE: Report of SA PAUL E. BUSH dated June 11, 1952, at Denver. - Report of SA JEROME F. NOLAN, dated June 12, 1952, at Philadelphia. Denver airtel to Chicago dated October 10, 1952. Chicago airtel to Denver dated October 20, 1952. Report of SA HAMLIN A. SMITH dated October 29, 1952, at Chicago. Springfield airtel to Denver dated October 30, WSs Report of SA Hamlin A. Smith dated December hk, 1952, NW 45756 DociId:32331709 Page 1
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 NW 45756 Docid:32331778 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90099-10123 HQ CR 100-42303-524 Document Information FBI DN HQ 04/10/1959 5 ANTHONY COLOSACCO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/21/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Page i Date: 4/24/201
JFK Assassination System Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form , , Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy | RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90099-10065 Lssassination Records i. oOllection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). . ase#:NWU 53932 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER: 47-40845-41 ; ne—-21-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DN { TO: HQ TITLE : DATE: 07/02/1953 PAGES: 8 | SUBJECTS : | ANTHONY COLOSACCO ANTHONY COLOSSACO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified — RESTRICTIONS: 4 , ' CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST REVIEW: = 07/21/1998” | OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1 , 8 HW 53932 Docld:32331720 Page 1 ! |
be a? HW 53932 « “ row, . | DN (47-1476) ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE INFORMANTS Denver T~1 is DN-100~c, whose identity is known to the Bureau. Chicago | T-2 is JOSEPH G. COLOSIMO, U. S. Probation Officer, Chicago, Illinois, who furnished information to Chicago Agents on a confidential basis and who ‘stated that information he was reporting was gained in a personal conversation between himself and JAMES HENRY DOLAN on June 9, 1952. LEADS ‘GHIGAGO DIVISION — At Chicago, Illinois At Hanley and Company will attempt to secure photographic copies of time cards reflecting BYRNES' absence from work from June 4, to 8th, 1951, and from July 9 to 13, 1951, and forward same to - Denver. Will determine. identity of Hanley and Company official who is competent to testify in this matter and present in evidence | original time card records. Will locate and interview JAMES HENRY DOLAN concerning this matter as soon as possible as requested in Denver report dated May 12, 1953. Will conduct appropriate investigation seeking to establish evidence that JAMES HENRY DOLAN and LAWRENCE FRANCIS BYRNES are acquainted with each other; the extent of their association, and if possible whether they were associating with each other either in Chicago or elsewhere during the summer of 1951. Will seek to locate additional known specimens of the signature. of LAWRENCE FRANCIS BYRNES and forward same to the FBI } Laboratory for. further examination. ; LOS ANGELES DIVISION "At Los Angeles, California Will locate and interview JOEY GOODMAN, Los Angeles PD #85029, and interview him as requested.in Denver letter of June 3, 1953. DoclId: 32331720 Page 2?
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 124-90099-10109 HQ CR 62-9-13-416 Document Information FBI HQ 09/15/1964 9 ANTHONY COLOSACCO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/21/1998 INDEFINITE RPT NW 45756 DociId:32331764. Page 1 Date: 4/24/201
. “SY ~ DN:.94-103 PEB:n11 (1) INFORMANTS : T-1 is DN 225-C, contacted by SA ALVIN D. HEWITT; T-2 is DN 274-C, contacted by SA ALVIN D. HEWITT; ‘T-3 is DN 274-C, contacted by SA ALVIN D, HEWITT; T-4 is DN 309-C, contacted by SA ALVIN D. HEWITT; T-5 is DN 235-C, contacted by SA ALVIN D, HEWITT; T-6 is DN 289-C, contacted by SAs DAVID W. YATES; and PAUL E. BUSH; ~ T-7 is DN 110-C, contacted by SA PAUL E. BUSH; T-8 is DN 249-C, contacted by SA PAUL E. BUSH; T-9 is PCI L_________], éontacted by SA PAUL OTHER 4 E. BUSH; T-10 is PCI DARRELD W. WHEELER, contacted by SA PAUL E. BUSH; T-11 is DN 288-C-TE, contacted by SA WILLIAM J. MALONE ; T-12 is DN 272-C-TE, contacted by SA WILLIAM J. MALONE ; T-13 is PCI HAROLD J. BELLM, contacted by SA WILLIAM J. MALONE; -C- COVER PAGE NW 45756 DocId:32331764 Page 2
Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 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 : y v9.1 Docld: 32331769. Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 19927 (44 USC 2107 Hote}. JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90099-10114 HQ CR 62-9-13-380 Document Information - FBI DN HQ 03/16/1964 - 7 ; ANTHONY COLOSACCO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/21/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Date: 4/24/201
r Released under the a ohn F "Keni mane: 11-14- 2017 * . Assassination Re cords Collection fic iE ‘or 1992 (4d use 2107 Hote}. ieee SAOERUE ES DN T-2. 0% oe /Mgatictet ny SA PAUL E. BUSH DN T-3 |  Gontactéd ‘by § SA WILLIAM ee ; DN 272-c MALONE. ge DN. T-4 -” Contacted by SAs DAVID W. YATES PGI DONALD ANTHONY and PAUL E. BUSH DeLUZIO _ DN T-5 Contacted by SA WILLIAM J. DN 288-C-TE _ MALONE DN T-6 FRED WINNER, Attorney at Law, Denver, Colorado, who furnished information to SA PAUL E. BUSH-on a confidential basis. DN T-7 Contacted by SA PAUL E. BUSH a DN 239-C DN T-8 Contacted by SA ROBERT B. DentER | DN 262-c | DN T-9 Contacted by SA ROBERT B. DeNIER | DN 254-C if ON | DN T-10 Contacted by SA ROBERT E. beat B -B- OS COVER PAGE DocIa: 32331769 Page 2?
DN 92-128 City and County of Denver, who was then head of the Colorado Crime Commission. This material was used by MELVILLE in connection with hearings before a City and County of Denver Grand Jury investigating hoodlum activities, and for that reason source of same cannot be disclosed. T-3: DN 110-C who was. contacted by SA FRED G. McGEARY and SA PAUL E, BUSH. T-4; PCI JOHN CHA, Trinidad, Colorado, contacted by SA E, WILLIAM TRAINOR. T-5: per[ sid, Denver, Colorado, contacted by 7 OTHER 4 SA's WILLIAM P, SPRINGSTON and PAUL E, BUSH. T-6: Former PCI JACK WILLIAMS, Denver, Colorado, contacted by SA BRENDAN P. WALSH. T-7: PCI[—smidi, Denver, Colorado, contacted by. — SA PAUL E, BUSH. T-8: MYRON DONALD, Director, Colorado State Liquor Department, “ho furnished the information *o SA PAUL E. BUSH with the understanding, thav his identity wouid not be disclosed. T-9: PCI NORMA SPENCER, Pueblo, Colorado, contacted by SA ALVIN D, HEWITT. Cc Cover Page | | Hy Se See ea ne OR NE NW 45756 DociId:32331778 Page 2
JFK Assassination System Date: 4/24/201 Identification Form Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI : ; . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90099-10124 Assassination Records . Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES : HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ; ases#:iNU 53932 Date: AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 166-1562-1 por2in2oi Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DN TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 10/08/1965 PAGES: 5 SUBJECTS : ‘ANTHONY COLOSACCO DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified . RESTRICTIONS: 4 ~ CURRENT STATUS: —Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: = 07/21/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT v9.1. , : 13 HW 53932 DocId:32331779 Page 1
DN 166-107 —- | ! e. XbAUL Denver gambler MIKE PAULDINO and his brother, DANNY “\ PAULDINO. Colorado On July 16, 1957, DN 110-C informed SA PAUL E, BUSH that BACCARELLA had been back. in Denver and was again associating with JOSEPH SALARDINO, CLARENCE SMALDONE, and PAUL VILLANO, principal representatives of the SMALDONE group, and reportedly has patched up his differences with them. He stated that BACCARELLA has recently been attending. _ the-races at Centennial Park, near Littleton, Colorado, and . had been handling some bookmaking action with Denver gambler MIKE TATE, He stated that BACCARELLA and TATE were rumored to: have swindled BLACKIE FLOYD, an Aurora, Colorado, businessman, out of several thousand dollars in connection with wagers FLOYD had placed with them on horse races at Centennial. On September 12, 1957, DN 143-C informed SA BRENDAN 'P, WALSH that BACCARELLA had left Denver and was reported to have returned to the State of Nevada. . Yley. Colored. | PN) On October 2, 1957, DN 110- C informe BUSH CON myst PHIL BACCARELLA and Denver gamblers MIKBYTATE, MIKE ae “PAULDINO,. and JESS BRIDWELL, had recently attended the Golden Jubilee celebration. in Grand Junction, Cotorado, and that TATE and BACCARELLA had reportedly continued from Grand Junction to the State of Nevada. On ganuary 26, 1961, DN 110-C informed SA BUSH that ANTHO OLOSACCO, a former Denver Hoodlum and member of the SMALDONE group, had recently been released on parole from the Cglerado State Penitentiary at Canon City, Colorado, and had reportedly received permission from the Colorado Board - of Parole to have their parole supervision transferred to the State of Nevada, where he was to work for former Pueblo, Colorado, gambler PHIL BACCARELLA in one of the casinos at Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Nev ]  Seorery \ ~G— | , COVER PAGE | a 53932 Docld: 32331779 Page 2
v9.1 HW 54027 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 : Z OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : DocId: 32331306 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/2/2015 Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John Kennedy WSssassination Records FBI 124-90100-10024 Ollection Act of 1992 HQ ‘ (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#:NW 54027 Date: 52-72398-66 né—-25-2017 Document Information FBI PG HQ 11/21/1958 10 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA THEFT OF 318 WEAPONS, 16 BLANKETS, ONE CARBINE RANK, OHIO NA PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/29/1998 INDEFINITE AT Page 1
. - foot . w £ 3 6 fora OO . , ‘ ‘ : CS e - CECIL HONDOURA, No long distance telephone calls from this town to Miami during the” pertinent pericd could be found. HONDOURA has yet to be identified. Miami note report of SA KENNETH’ C. MOORE, 11/2 a/sT, at Miami, captioned “CHESTER ZOCHOWSKI, was.; J®SEPH MEROLA, was. ; ITSP - MAJOR THEFT." Miami file (8726932), page 7 and 8, which sets forth background information re PESSALANO and results of interview with him on 10/3/57. It is noted © in this interview, PESSALANO admitted he was born and raised in New Kensington, Pa,, and grew up with the MANNARINO brothers. He said‘ during airplane flight’ from Miami ts Pittsburgh,’ he beeame acquainted with JOE MEROLA, a fellow passenger, who also lived in Miami. He said MER@LA told him that he too knew the MANNARINOS Regarding the CECIL HONDOURA'meinttioned by PESSALANO, it is noted that during ‘the investigation of the -MANNARINO brothers ‘by Pittsburgh, ARTHUR.NEWMAN, PCI, contacted by Legat, - Havana; Guba, advised that in the past the MANNARINO brethers had shipped slot machines inte Cuba, probably through ALBERTO ARDURA, aka. Alberto Ardura Moya, who PCT deseribed as the "pag" man for ROBERTO FERNANDEZ MIRANDA, brother-in-law oo ef Guban President FULGENCIO BATISTA. PCI reperted that since MIRANDA received 50% of the "take" from all slot machines ~ operating in Cuba,.ARDURA is/normally the. individual te whom , slob machines are exported from the United States. PCI advised this. is dene’ by ARDURA to insure control of slot. machines. a2 (U4) The above is mentioned in view of the similarity. of names between ARDURA and HONDOURA and should be considered | ‘whe: PESSALANO - is’ re- ~intervlewed: _— "LEADS CHARLOTTE Charlotte “requested to expedite tnvestigation set forth in . ; Pittsburgh airtel to Savanmah, 11/12/58. ; | 7 | AW 54027 Docld:32331306 Page 2?
G CO Released under the John . Eennedy WSsassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 “N44 USC 2107 Note}. i ase#:iNW 54027 Date: Hs—-25-2017 PG 52-1687 ox he TOM LATTOS, ZERVOS' partner, told ZERVOS he cashed a disability _ eheck for "SPEEDO" about a year or more ago for more than $100 - but he could not. remember how the check was made out. Philadelphia by teletype to Pittsburgh dated December 3, 1958, advised that Selective Service Headquarters, Harrisburg, Pa., advised no record of registration for DANIEL HANNA could be | found. A record for one DAVID HANNA, Order No. 12209, registered Local Board No. 11, Westmoreland County, on =: February 22, 1944, was found. This HANNA had a residence address 122 West Side, Westmoreland County, Pa., father GEORGE HANNA, same address. This HANNA was described as white, male, born February 22, 1926, Rostover Township, Pa., 5!10", 150 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, left eye lower than vight, defective vision left eye. DAVID HANNA was a student at W. N. High School and part time employee at the Campbell Lumber Com anys no address. He was accepted in-the U. S. Army’on June.28, 19 Ad, and was class 1C when honorably discharged as’ a veteran. COVER PAGE . i . a . a . . ; en | iW 54027 Docld:32331837 Page 1
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 : v9.1 | HW 54027 OPENING CRITERIA : ~ COMMENTS : DocId: 32331364 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90100-10082 HQ 52-72398-99 Document Information FBI CV HQ 01/20/1959 2 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA Date: 6/2/2015 Released under the John Kennedy WKssassination Records oOllection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#:NU 54027 Date: ns—-25-2017 THEFT OF 317 WEAPONS, 16 BLANKETS, 1 CARBINE RACK OHIO NATIO PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/29/1998 INDEFINITE MEMO Page 1
wma? ger ene ron ve, 64 ~~ Office Memorinadum ¢ UNITED STALE -s GOVERNMENT TO . DIRENTOR, FBI (52-72398) DATE: January 20, 1959. \A Ma CLEVELAND (52-1918) SUBJECT: UNSUBS; Theft of 317 Weapons, 16 Blankets, One Carbine Rack, Ohid-National.. Guard Armory ARTA OB! Canton, Ohio, 10/14/58. : STUARICSUTOR On January ‘lo, 1959, PCI ROBERT MILLER, Canton, Ohio,. advised LOUIS MARTINEZ had paid a gang in Pittsburgh to | pull the armory job by giving them two checks which ' bounced. MARTINEZ later made the checks good, the informant said. The informant advised he had no addi- tional details regarding the checks or the Pittsburgh gang. The informant also stated HARRY MANGERIS had approached nim about three weeks or so ago with the proposition to {| act as a "cover man" on a job in or near Washington, D.C¥ This job was’ worth $30,000.00 and they were to "knock off" a public official who had taken $100,000.00 from the Cuban Rebels to purchase supplies; however, had kept the money. He stated MANGERIS did not give him any additional information and stated he would contact him later. Sometime later, he ascertained that MANGERIS } was interviewed by a law enforcement officer regarding another matter and was now afraid to move on the job. He advised that he expected MANGERIS to recontact him when things have cooled off and the job will again proceed. The informant stated he would make any information he obtained available as soon as same was obtained. . et. Le —F EX We Re “py 4y3 i - Bureau ~ . A A BY “ | “2 - Pittsburgh oa - fA. OF ! 2 - Washington Field —, —_— 3 - Cleveland (1 - 137-729 . JEG:pac ( ) 23 JAN 22 1959 9) 4a a ( Sp Ip ea Seni 3 CEE, | af 3 | AW 54027 Docld:32331364 Page 2?
v9.1 HW 54027 JFK Assassination System Date: 6/2/2015 Identification Form - Agency Information Peleased under the John AGENCY: FBI Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-90100-10092 issassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note}. asef# iN 54027 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  52-72398-NR ns—-25-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: WMFO TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 01/26/1959 PAGES: 3 SUBJECTS : CUBAN RETALIATION AGAINST BATISTA ADHERENTE IN THE U.S JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 ~ CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: — 07/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : AT DoclId: 323313874 Page 1
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VU FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) - ot - i oS ‘ \, Mr.* Polson. : } Mr. Belmont 2__ | i . DeLoach___..f aN f FBI VW fjiqe a“ Date: 2/7/59 | Ptr. Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT { . W.C.Sullivan } ; (Type in plain text or code) H Tele. Room__—_ i Mr. Holloman. Via AIRTEL —ATRMAID at | Miss Gandy (Priority or Method of Mailing) TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (52-72398) [fh ferydijen RON ye SAC, MIAMI (52-3290) RE: UNSUBS.; Theft of 317 Weapons... $b “Ié-Brankets, I Carbine Rack, A. 4\ “~OHLTO” Nat: Sven vE1'7 Ha —\e ton, Ohio, 10/14/58; \ StuaRTQuroR; DANIELCHANNA, aka /’- [4 FUGITIVE | TGP; NM; ITSP; FFA (00: CV) On 2/5/59, Mrs. JOSEPH MEROLA telephonically advised SA C. GRAHAM HURST that her husband is presently in Havana and she agreed to have MEROLA immediately contact Miami upon his return to Miami. MM 360-C advised SA CHARLES A. HARDISON on 2/6/59; that NORMAN ROTHMAN, telephone UN 6-4030, Surfside, Fla., is now in Cuba where he spends most of his time at Camaguey, Cuba, relative to his slot machine business. MM 360-C stated that ROTHMAN visits Miami occasionally on week-ends. ase It is to be noted one NORMAN ROTHMAN, U. S. citizen, was a passenger from Miami to Havana on 1/2/59, departing at 6:45 a.m., via Flight 601, Cubana Airlines, with 87 passengers fe on board. ROTHMAN was the only non-Cuban citizen on board. ace This was the third plane to leave Miami for Havana following the collapse of the BATISTA Government on 1/1/59. Returning passengers were Cuban revolutionaries exiled in the U. S. and now departing in a mad scramble.. | 4G - ale ‘/ 34Bureau (AM) 2-Cleveland (52-1918) (AM) . O 1-Pittsburgh (52-1687) (Info) — REC-8 | 25 FEB 9 1959 8) ie hee oo aplon SR FER , ee shaper aes oe Approved; CS Seernt. LM - Special Agent in Charge. | aw 54027 Docld:32331361 Page 2
j : 5 4 REPORT — ¢ PD-392 (Rey. 3+3-59) ° July 16, 1959 Date On July 8, 1959, Mr. JOHN KERNAN, Manager, Sea Gull Hotel, checked his hotel registration card. records for any previous record by MANNARINO under his true name of SAMUEL MANNARINO or SAMMY MANNARINO. Mr. KERNAN said that he possessed : no such registration card, although it was entirely possible that such a card may have been destroyed along with other old records which were disposed of by the hotel after checking with the State Hotel Authorities which require that record be maintained for a specific length of time. Mr. KERNAN was unable to recall having received a . long distance telephone call from SAMMY MANNARINO. or WILLIAM | SAMS from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October, 1958, shortly prior to registration of each. | A - Mr. JOHN KERNAN _ _ File # 52-3290 Amterview with an __ 7/8/59 8/59. _at __ Miami, 9 Florida ______. Date dictated _7/T3159 13/59 by Special Agent SA GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR. :mbs This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and ts loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. oe - oe wo ee ‘ HW 54027 DBocld:32332006 Page 6
cv 52-1918 KRAJCIK said she now feels that MARTINEZ is probably | not involved in the theft of the weapons from the Canton Armory, as she felt that had he been so involved, he would have certainly confided in her about the theft by this time, On March 20, 1959, PCI[___ CdR Vised that he had received no additional information concerning LOUIS MARTINEZ or his connection with the theft from the Ohio National Guard Armory in Canton. He stated that he o find out from "STRETCH" MYERS what MARTINEZ wanted[ [to do but MYERS said it was none of his business and “took a swing at me". OTHER 4 On April 3, 1959, PcIL________]stated that he. was recently at the Hi-Life Cafe in Canton, Ohio, and EUGENE MITCHELL, 1451 Garfiel S.W., mentioned that he did sell him an Ml rifle. frente ated that he professed interest in such a purchase, but MITCHELL made no further mention of the rifle. stated that MITCHELL he believes is acquainted wi IS MARTINEZ and was married just before Christmas of 1958 and held his wedding reception at the Spanish-American Center in Canton. MARTINEZ, who was at the reception, brought up in conversation his interest in Bars and Ml rifles, asking[_____}if he would know a good weapon when he saw one. [.____] stated that he told MARTINEZ that he could tell a good Bar or Ml rifle if he saw one. PCI [—-|statea that "STRETCH" MYERS had commented on a recent nig av the Hi-Life Cafe that it would be easy to get into the Ohio National Guard Armory in.Canton. stated that he made no additional statements in this regar and didn't know whether he was just making conversation or whether he was referring to the theft of the weapons from the armory. On February 26, 1959, the Chicago Office advised that 0 SYLVESTER had made several recontacts with 4 PCL Owner, Riptide Calumet City, who advised that he has had no further contact with PHIL MAINER and has developed no information ident] R or GEORGE FLOREA with the theft of these guns. eard that MARTINEZ has been around Hammond, Indiana, and i8 well known in that city. . -D- COVER PAGE F HW 45876 DocId:32331946 Page 5
Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 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 Docld: 32331891 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information i FBI 124-90100-10109 HQ 52-72398-111 Document Information FBI WMFO HQ 03/02/1959 2 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA STUART SUTOR PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified Consulted Redact 08/07/1998 APPROVAL OF DOJ AT, REFERRED TO DOJ