AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : ‘AGENCY FILE NUMBER: ‘ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : nn v9.1 HW 45679 Docld:32289737 DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form . Agency Information FBI : 124-10202-10013 HQ 92-3182-65 Document Information FBI ROEMER, WILLIAM F-. JR. DIRECTOR, FBI 06/24/1959 © 60 GAL, ACT, B/F INT, MED/PER HIST PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 11(a) Redact 02/12/1998 INDEFINITE RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1A 201 Page 1 Date: 6/12/201 Released under the ohn F. Kennedy Wssasgsination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NWU 45679 Date: 1i-17?-2017
ne eRe Se CEE ET SS SRE Se RE . JFK Act 6 (4) CG 9e-373 Identity of Source i Location cG T- | 7 Information furnished on 2/10/59, PCI _ to SA JACK S. NEWELL of the Head telephone operator, Butte Office Sun Valley Operations, sun Valley, Idaho CG T-10 : Information furnished to IC JOHN Miss EILEEN EDGAR, E. WHALEN on 4/8/58 Clerk, Security Department | Illinois Bell Telephone Co. 230 West Washington, Chicago, Illinois c¢ T-ll : | Information furnished to SA CG 6272-C WILLIAM F. ROEMER on 4/16, | . 5/6,28, and 6/10/59 -C- COVER PAGE oe Rae -lasi HW 45679 DBocld: 322689737 Page 2?
ao. ° 2 a Copy to: Report of: Date: File Number: Title: Character: Synopsis: ¥ + “EDo204 (Rev. 9-23-58) - O / a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WILLIAM F. ROEMER Office: CHIC AGO June 2h, 1959 | CG: 92-373 GUS ALEX, aka; ANTI-RACKETEERING ALEX continues to reside at 4.300 North Marine Drive, Chic ago , Illinois. _H newed his lease there, bind- — ing until 0/60. Thirteen associates investigated by Swiss Central Police re $100,000. jewel robbery in St. Moritz, Switzerland, on 3//59. ALEX continues to control Chic ago "oop" for Chicago Crime Syndicate. ALEX recently returned to Chicago from two trips to Florida and a fishing trip to the Bshamas. He has been planning trips to Michigan, Minnesota, Canada, and Europe. ALEX recently has been extremely nervous, tired, and jittery, and is suffering from high blood pressure indicating myocarditis. ALEX intends to even- tually move to luxury apartment building located at Lake Shore Drive and North Avenue, in Chicago. During “surveillances of ALEX during May, the Intelligence Unit of the Chicago Police Department attempted to curb ALEX three times without success. He told Chicago detectives | to either arrest him or get out of his way, and if arrésted he would sue for false arrest. ALEX has in- stalled extra locks and burglar alarm on apartment. ALEX SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS DUE TO HIS DANGEROUS PROPENSITIES. ~ Pp. VQ) G4-31GA- b5 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. [i is the property of the FBIxand:iasloah-to yourtaae It is the property of the FIRE Sax loan. to yours agency; ° . it and/or its contents are not fo be distributed sutside your agency. mS YS Se Srasbo-a Sy Gro. HW 45679 DBocld: 322689737 Page 3 “JFK Law 1i(a )
ae HW 45679 CG 92-373 TABLE OF CONTENTS a I. BACKGROUND......- coe eee A. Residence.... B. Employment... Cc. eos eee esse ese ease eeosetee sees ee eve eave Marital Status........2.0e668 II. ASSOCIATES : ee. ese SS JOSEPH P, ANTONOW......... ccc cu cece eecececsecene 5 H.. S. (HY) BRODY... ... 0c cece ence eee e eee neeenee 6 FRANK FERRARO.........0-00. ccna ace eeecceveeuees 7 HARRY HOCHSTEIN..... ccc. ccc ce cece ec eecsverceceee 9 _ JOEY JACOBSON. ... cece cece cece cee sete e cece LO Senator. MARSHALL KORSHAK...... Lace eaee eee eee LO SIDNEY R. KORSHAK...... Lone cece ences Lecce eeees 11/ MURRAY HUMPHREYS. ........cceecceee erences st) NATHAN "BUTCH" LADON...... Sec we ev eececceree cL SAMUEL C. MC MILLAN. ......cc ccc cee eee ee cece vee a 12 HENRY SUSK..... cece eeees Lecce cee ee eee eeeaes 14 EDDY VOGEL: ..... cece cece cece eee ecees LTIL.CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES Position in the Chicago Crime Syndicate...... Soe Possible Involvement in Jewel A. B. ~IV. TRAVEL. Robbery in St. oes ee oeereves V. STATUS OF HEALTH. VI. PERSONAL HABITS AND “PECULIARITIES... VII.MISCELLANEOUS ~— A. B. C. D DoclId: 32269737 General Information. Regarding MARIANNE RYAN Automobile of Apparent Intent of ALEX To Move in 1956.. Attorney... Page 4 wees a 15 Moritz, Switzerland....... 17 . est © 8 @ ¢-0e@@#@ e+ #@ @# @ 6 @& @ @ @ @ ca . --L7 cece ec ec eases rare 6) eee @ ee ee cee eo ALD ALEK... cece cee ee oes wee BL ALEX... cece eee vec e eee eee BZ eeostsee#et# ft &#& @ # 9 6 © @ . oe * 72-228 - 1A - PYBIE AMS
“ tee at ae rere eee en RA A ern es SS TSS STE SE FP ag ETT pete An ehh Sen tei por mA A wey en mse HW 45679 _ CG 92-373. AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: DETAILS: . BACKGROUND A. Residence . CG T-1, who has furnished reliable information in the past, advised that he knows from’ actual knowledge that as of June 1, 1959, GUS ALEX continued to reside in apartment 1001 at 4300 North Marine Drive with his wife, MARIANNE RYAN ALEX. , . So, oe _ A. C. JAWAREK,. Manager, Murray Hill Apartments, 4300 North Merine Drive, Chicago, advised on April 27; 1959, that he- saw ALEX at that address on either April 23, or 2, 1959, and that this was the first. time. he had seen him for severalweeks.. He stated that this is not. particu- larly unusual since he very frequently does. not. see. tenants from month to month. . He stated that. he was.in contact with | ALEX on April 23, or 2h, 1959, due? to the. fact. that AIFX _ renewed his lease at apartment FOO1 in the Murray. Hill . apartments until April 30, 1960. He stated that he cannot remember whethrMr. or Mrs. ALEX paid the rent for March and stated that it was paid, as always, in cash... Be. Employment JEK Law 11 (a) Doclda: 3227689737 Page 5
at EE ee ile an TG ES ER SE ET st TOPE CG 92-373 B. ‘Possible Involvement in Jewel Robbery In St. Moritz, Switzerland FRANCIS GUERON, Swiss Central Police Bureau, Bern, Switzerland, advised on April 22, 1959, that GUS ALEX reportedly visited St. Moritz, Switzerland on March h, 1959. He stated - that on this same date a St. Moritz jewelry shop was robbed of jewels valving approximately 100,000 Swiss francs ($100, 000 United States currency). GUERON stated that he received his information from the local police at St. Moritz. He stated that the local police consider that the individual visiting in St. Moritz was in fact identical with the subject of this case. An inquiry was conducted by this office to determine whether or not ALEX was in Chicago on the date of the robbery, March 4, 1959. This investigation will not be set out in detail in this report since it has been made the subject of a separate six-page memorandum, but it is noted that ALEX's exact where- abouts during the first week of March are not known. However, . _ the payroll checks of the business firms owned by EDDY" VOGEL, from whom ALEX receives a salary as previously reported, were negotiated by ALEX sometime prior to March 13, 1959. Since these checks were dated on February 27, 1959, and.on March 6, 1959, this would indicate that ALEX was in town between Febru-. ary 27, 1959, and March 13, 1959, and between March 6, 1959, and March 13, 1959. IV. TRAVEL T-1, above, advised that GUS and MARIANNE ALEX re- turned to Chicago on either May 31, 1959 or’: May 1,. 1959, from deep sea fishing in Florida and in the Bahamas. This informant stated that during the latter part of March of this year, ALEX and his mother went to Florida for a brief vacation trip, while MARIANNE went to Glendale, California, where she picked up her mother and took her to Palm Springs, California for a brief vacation. XN T-1 stated that ALEX planned to go to Canada osten- sibly for fishing during thé week of May 7 or lh, 1959, and ‘that he also gave indications that he was planning a trip to Winona, Minnesota. The informant stated that he believes that the ABEXes plan to drive to Canada and to visit SAM ALEX, brother of GUS, who is residing in Berrien County, Michigan, near Cassopolis, Michigan under the name of SAM TAYLOR. yl! Sos GBA O-15 HW 45679 DBocld: 322689737 Page 6
\ HW 45679 = ° A CG 92-373 ‘ The following informants are furnishing current in- formation regarding ALEX: CG 6272-C; CG 6232-C. The following informants have furnished recent in~ formation concerning ALEX but have not furnished any during the period covered by instant report: CG 6308-C; CG 6241-C; CG 5973-C; CG 6215-C; CG 6241-C. - In addition to the above, PCI a has furnished recent information concerning ALEX although. Tone is included in this report. ORK Act 6 (4) PCI RAY LONGTREE and PCI [oT] who hs have | furnished pertinent information concerning ALEX during the past, year, are no longer in a position to ascertain informa- tion concerning the subject. Until the period of this report, neighbors of ALEX's mother had been regularly contacted for information concerning ALEX's visits to his mother, but during the past six or eight months, they have furnished no information of any value; there- fore, regular contact is not being maintained with them. How- ever, they are available for contact if a proper situation develops inthe future. Contact with FEN: LEVIN, superintendent of the Lake View YcPost Officeyin®, which covers the residence of the sub- ject, has been discontinued on a regular basis in view of the fact that ALEX has renewed his lease until May, 1960; ‘therefore, it does not appear that ALEX contemplates moving at least until such time as the apartment building at Lake Shore Drive and North Avenue, as described in the body of this report, is ready for habitation. Administrative Page - 25 - a STS yh AOS, DoclIda: 3227689737 Page 9
, Wee cs ee ee HW 45679 G@ 92-373 identity of Source GG PCL Head telephone cperator, Sun Valley Operations, Sun Valley, Idaho CG T-10 | Miss EILERN EDGAR, Clerk, Security Department Iliinois Bell Telephone Co, 230 West Washington, Chicage, Illinois CG Teil CS 6272-C on — : (JFK Act 6 (4) Location Information furnished on 2/10/59, to SA JACK 8. NEWELL of the Butte Office Information furnished to IC JOHN E, WHALEN on 4/8/58 information furnished te SA WILLIAM P. ROEMER on 1/16, 5/6,28, and 6/10/59 COVER PAGE Docld: 3227689737 Page 10 | Ws. Loe J
a FD-204 Rev. 9-28-58) | > ; C) ° ° ‘UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Copy to: , I Report of: Date: : Office: CUHYG AGO File Number: Title: avs ALEX 9 ’ ake ; , | Character: ANE Lek: AC ETRERING Synopsis: ALEX continues to reside at 4300 North Nerine Drive, Chic age » Tilinotas Ne renewed bis lease thera, bind- “SEK Law 11(a) Trhipteen aasocilates of ALEX identified herein. ALSZ investigated by Suise Gentral Police re $160,000. jewel robbery in St. Moritz, Switgerland, on 3/4/59. ALEX continues to control Ghicage “locp" for Chicago Crime Syndisates, | ALEX escently returned to Ghicage from two trips to ot Florida and a fishing trip to the Bahamas. He has | been planning trips to Michigan, Minnesota, Ganada, and Buropes ALEX recently has been extremely nervous, tired, and jitters, and is suffering from high bleed pressure indicating myocarditis, ALMX intends te even- tually move to luxury apertment building lsoeated at take Shore Drive and Herth Avenue, in Chicago. Daring. survediillence: of ALEX during May, the Intelligence Unit of the Chicage Poliee Depertment pttenmpted to curb ALEX _ three times without suceess, te told. Chicego detectives - es elther arrest him or get.out of his way, end if rrdsted he would sue for false arrest. ALSX has ine stalled extra locks end burgler alarm en apartment « ALTA SHOULD BR CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS DUR & His | ADIER SUS FRG. "PROPENSTT In (fies. — oe Pie GA- BOO This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI, Sas is. <a ‘loan to your. hl? it and/or its contents are not fo be distributed outside your agency. cn SIS) wal rtoat i *Sk, a ; . . _ : if HW 45679 DBocld: 32269737 Page 11
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Lo HW 45679 CG 92-373. DETAILS: AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS BACKGROUND As Residence - T<1, whe has furnished roliable information in the, past. advised that he knows from actual knowledge -that as of Juné 1, 1959, GUS ALEX continued te reside in apertment LOOL-et 4360 North Harine Drive with his wife,. MARIANNE RYAW ALEX. Ae Ge JAWAREK, Manager, Murray Hill Apartaentss L300 North Marine’ Drive, Chic ago, advised en April 27, 1959, that he sow ALEX st thet address on either April 23, or 2h; 1959.4 and that this was the first time he had seen him for severslweeks. He stated that this is not particu- lerly unusual since he very frequently dees not seo tenants from month to month. He stated that he was in ¢ontact with ALEX on April 23, or 2h, 1959, dve to the fact thet ALEX renewed his Isass et spartment 1OO1 in the Murray HALL apartments until April 30, 1960. He stated that he ¢annot ' péemember whetheriy., or Mre. ALEX paid the rent for March and stated that it was paid, as always, in cash, Be Employment “JFK Law 11¢a) GA- 350-65 SgAy= Wes . Docld: 3227689737 Page 13
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HW 45679 _ GG 92-373 “UEFK Law 11(a) It is noted that as set out in previous reports on ALEX, all of this information regarding the source of ALEX's income has been developed previously. It was known - that ALEX was a pertner in the 122 Club, thet he sold Atlas beer for Stanley Stupner, and that he was a salesman for the Blatz Brewing Companys It was known that hia name appears on the payroll of the Deluxe Cigarette Service, inecerporated, which firm is controled: by EDDY VOGEL, Chicago top hoodlum. Gs Meritel | Status GG 2-3, who hes furnished reliable. information . in the past, sdvised thet as incongruous as 1t may seem, the marriage relationship which oxists between GUS ALEX and his wife, MAREANSE RYAN ALEX is a most solid one; based on love and respect. He seid. that years ago. he believes that their marriage was on recky groumi and that recently MARIANNE seems most devoted to AIEX. He stated thet he does not believe that MARIANNE RYAN would consider even for a moment, any cooperation with a law enforcement agency concerning furnishing information regarding hor husband. ~h- oo | gaan Sos “org / Doclda: 3227689737 Page 15
HW 45679 oN i tn A a a i ne mere at ay ert ee ty et te ee I ER RE Th CG 92-373 B. Pessible Involvement in Jewel Robbory Hn Bhs Hortta, Switzerland FRANCIS. GUSRON, Swias Central Police Bureau, Berns Switzerland, advised on April 22, 1959, that GUS ALEX reportedly visLlted St. Movdtz Switzerland on March Lh, 1959. He stated thet on this seme date a St. Moritz Jewelry | shop was. robbed of jewole valving approximately 400,000 Swias francs (100, 000 United States currency), GUBAON abated that he vecolyed hin Jaformation from the local police at St. Horite. Ho stated that the Leeal police noneidey that the individual viciting 20 St. Moritz was in. fact idont Acad with the ab Jeet. of this case. An inquiny WAS eonducted by thic office Go determine whether or. not ALEX was in Chicago on the date of the roubery , Merch bh, 1959, This investigation will not be set out. in detail in this report sinte 1¢ bes been made. tho. subject of & aaperate. sixepage memorandum, but it is’ moted that ALKX's exact where- abouts during the first week of Merch are not known. However, the payroll. choirs of the business firas owned by Bboy: Voc Bb, ‘from. vhem ALEX vocoives a salary an previourly raported, | wore negotiated by ALSX sométime prior to March 13, 1959. Since these checks were dated on February 27, 1959, and on Mareh 6, 959, thie would indi¢ete that ALEX was tn town between Pebru- ary 275 1959, and March 13s 1gs9, and between Marek < Sq 1959, a and Mereh 135 1959. re Iv. TRAVEL el, ‘above, advised thet GUS and MARTANNE. ALEX: Po< _ turned te Chicago on either May 31, 1959 soni May 2s 1959, from deep sean fishing in Florida and in the Bahamas. This informant stated that during the latter part of Harsch of this yoar, ALEX and his mother went to Plorida for a brie? vacation ‘trip, while RARTARNE wens to Glendale, California, whose che picked up her — other and tool her to Palm Springss Caid fornia for a Srlef vacation. om stated that AL#X planned to. oe to ‘anada. osten= eibly for fishing during thé: week of May 7 op Use 195% and that he also gave indications that he was planning.a trip to Winona, Minnesota, The informant stated. that he bellevea that the ABEXes plan. te drive to Canada and to visit SAM ALEX, brother of GUS, - who is residing in Berrien County, Michigan, noar Cassopolis, Michigan under the name of SAM TAYLOR. cape $599 BIOS Docld: 3227689737 Page 16
HW 45679 CG 92-375 The following informants are furnishing current in- formation regarding ALES: cG 6272-C; CG 6232-0. The. following informants have furnished recent in- formation concérning ALDX but have not furnished any during the. period covered by Lastant report: cG 6308-0; ce G241-C; CG. §873-C} CG. 6215+} ce 6241-0. ta addition to the above, PCI has) furnished. ‘retent informatica concerning ALEX although Hone Lo included. io this. report... PCr RAY LONGTREE and BOT ' “JFK Act 6 (4) tho 1 have furnished pertinent information concerning ALES during the pastvyear, are no leager in 4 position te ) ascertain informa- tioa- eonceraing the subject. . Until the peried of this report, neighbors oF ALEX’ a other had been regularly contacted for information concerning ALEK's wisits to his mother, but during the past. 82x. or eight months, they have: firnishod no information of any value; there- : fore, regular. contact is not. bélug maintained with. then. Yow~ ever, they are available for. contact ifioa proper ‘situation develops. in. the future. -Gontact with BENS? LEVEN, superintendent of the Lake View $i Post (Officegat, which cevers the residence of the sub- ject, hes--beendiscontinued on a regular beeis in view of the fact that ALEX has renewed his lease until May, 1960; therefore, at does not appéar that ALEX contemplates moving at least until — such time ag the apartment building at Lake Shere Prive and North Avenue, as described in the body of this report, | is ready fer babitation. Administrative Page ~ 25 « MO AG- Docld: 3227689737 Page i7