Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 _ rd DE 137-2879 ‘RUBINO ‘the previous Saturday getting a haircut at Jimmy the . | ‘Barber's in the. Seville Hotel, Informant described RUBINO as "penitentiary hip". .He explained that RUBINO is really a pretty stupid when he deals with legitimate people ‘but on the . contrary, he is ‘pretty sharp when he deals with his own kind. Informant advised that AL VARGA is sometimes known . “by the nickname .of '"SCHNOBBY".. .He mentioned, in regards to VARGA, that he had ‘heard the story that many years ago some guy.came to VARGA and told VARGA a Long story about having a fortune ‘buried in Europe and.that he needed a thousand’ dollars to go. back to Europe and dig it up. -He said that VARGA was promised a large "piece" of the buried money. Informant -. advised that VARGA falls for the story and he gave the guy "$1,000, 00. He added that the guy went to Europe, got. the buried. ‘money, and- brought. it back and kept it hidden in Varga'‘'s ‘basement. Informant claimed that VARGA supposedly went into _ the numbers business from the money he made on this. deal. ne formant related that he has frequent contact with AL VARGA; — advised that VARGA has good numbers action presently al though the numbers generally ve been real. bad. Informant related that. VARGA * always keeps $12,000.00 in reserve. for his business and ' yesterday VARGA told him that he was going to see MIKE THOMAS as he has— to "make ‘principal. of. $2200.00 with MIKE, Wo, y Informant advised that: "JOCKO" PHILLIPS, GINO MARRA, ‘and "SNOOZIE" NIEWINSKI hang around a lot together at the ©. ... 52nd Show Bar, 7443 Michigan Avenue,: Detroit. Informant _ stated that JOE COMELLA’s wife works at the.52nd Show Bar and .COMELLA was a former. "rap partner" of GINO MARRA’s. Informant revealed that COMELLA lives at 1548.New York Street, Lincoh Park Mich. and his: auto license number is FF 1638. Informant advised that LOUIE LA HOOD's dance is coming up on Sunday, May 19, 1963, at Cobo Hall. He said that LA HOOD is out each day. hustling ‘the Sale of dance tickets and selling ° ads for his dance program. Informant stated that "CHICKIE" SHERMAN “has a piece of LOUIE's dance"”.: He advised that he heard. "CHICKIE": warning LA ‘HOOD the other day not to "fool with". any ‘of. the dance money. .. Informant advised that all the bookmakers in. Detroit ‘made.a lot of money on the Kentucky Derby the previous Saturday. He said that Candy Spots was the betting . favorite, and. most of the money was on Candy Spots to win. He said that. "CHICKIE". . SHERMAN was in.real good -humor after the. race as he won a "ton of money" when Candy” Spots lost. ; = 7 __ oe _ 7] Docld: 32315510 Page &
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 usc 2107 ‘Hote T- DATE: 11-14-2017 O OC - DE 137-2879 Informant advised that he was in company with NICK. DITTA the previous - ‘Sunday. He stated that DITTA was planning an’ automobile trip to New Orleans this coming week end and he was at his garage supervising the minor repair work he. was having — Gone on the car: he. ‘was going to use, a four-door: -1958° Cadillac. - Informant advised that. he was. with GINO. MARRA on May 6, 1963. He said that MARRA drives a truck for Yale Cartage. Company and the other day, May 2, 1963, while making a. stop on Congress Street, somebody stole MARRA’s truck. a Informant said that GINO, whose real name is EUGENE MARRA , . Suspected that either "SNOOZIE" ‘NIEWINSKI or JOE COMELLA get him up. He stated that that day he and GINO went and grabbed “SNOOZIE"’ in efforts to get GINO’s truck back. Informant stated that GINO is "really hot".as he had nothing to do with the theft and he may lose his job because of it. Informant: telephoned on 5/6/63 that GINO MARRA’s truck had just been recovered parked on: Seward Ave. and that examination found only . about three boxes missing off it. Informant advised that MARRA told him that there was approximately $20,000.00 in merchandise On the truck including two freezers. He said that MARRA told: him that his first stop that day was the Kay Anos Furs where he dropped off several packages. of furs. Informant. advised that MARRA argued with his supervisor at Yale Cartage that if | _he.was going to have his own truck "beat" he would: have "gone". . with these furs too. a | Informant. advised that "SNOOZIE" NIEWINSKI is handling baseball cards. this season. He said that GINO was recently making plans to "go in on" the. baseball cards and "SNOOZIE" found out about it. Informant. stated that GINO is convinced. that ."SNOOZIE" told the police on him as they. immediately looked him - up and questioned him about his "baseball tion." . ° Informant advised that GINO MARRA is a very active burglar. He said that on a recent evening MARRA took him over to "case" the home of Mrs. WEBER on Seminole St. in Indian — Village. Informant stated that Mrs. WEBER is. the widow. of the owner of the J. L. Hudson.Co., Detroit. Informant revealed that MARRA also has RUSSELL TRILCK's home "cased" and he is waiting. ‘for the right moment to "take it off." Informant advised that. GINO MARRA's partner in his burglary activities is JOHN. HICKEY, who is one of the ‘Hickey brothers from Ecorse , Michigan. , ee Docld: 32315510 Page 3
' Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 ; DE 137%2879 Informant said that, though ‘he las no proof, he be= lieves that GINO MARRA went on the burglary of the ALFRED GLANCY ‘home ‘in. Grosse. Pointe, Michigan, He said. that he met a "ten-=. percenter" named PAUL (LNU), a Jewish guy, who told him . | (Informant). ‘that he had been offered two pieces from the. GLANCY "job". Informant stated that PAUL (LNU) told the story that the guy who bought the two pieces. which were a broach and a dinner ring, paid.$2500.00 for them and that he later took © _ them. to New York City where he sold them to a "private party" for $45, 000.00... He added that the two pieces were said to be — actually worth $59,000.00. Informant claimed that he had no knowledge of this. "score" but that the individwa 1 who "handled" . the two pieces is also supposedly involved in the “smuggling in 7 of uncut diamond stones from the Netherlands. | Informant adyised that he met.an individual named ‘HARRY JAMES at the Imperial Hotel. He described JAMES as a close friend of TARZAN CHRISTOPHERSKI who is about. 33-34 years old and a clean-cut looking kid who "looks like a cop." - He stated that JAMES is a real good safe burglar who did. ‘five -years in Jackson Prison and, in fact, was just recently paroled.. Informant ip conversing about HARRY JAMES, mentioned an incident involving JAMES which points up the. "tremendous clout" CHICKIE SHERMAN has with the. Detroit PoliceDept. and particularly the . “First Precinct. Informant related that the previous Monday TARZANgpt a phone call that JAMES was being held at the . First Precinct charged with reckless. driving and drunken driving. He stated that "CHICKIE" made a phone call from the. Imperial ‘Hotel at TARZAN’sS request and TARZAN went immediately _ over. to. the First. Precinct and got ‘AMES out. Informant advised that HARRY JAMES had the Playboy . ‘Leunge at. 17569 East Warren near Cadieux Avenue "cased" for a “safe job". He said that JAMES was going to rob the place but f he could not-get permission, ‘He said that JAMES contacted pf “BLACK TONY" TERAMINE. about wetting permission to "take off". the Playboy Lounge. but that JAMES was told in no uncertain’ terms" not to touch the. Playboy | tounge as it “belonged”. to: TONY, GIACALONE. Informant advised that RAY HICKS. suffered a heart » ; _ attack this past week. He sta€@édJIthat. RAY HICKS isin a: record — - business with OTTO SCHILL at 17923 11 Mile Road, Roseville, ae Michigan, telephone number 778-8390, which is called the RayeKin. record distributors. Informant: mentioned about. a load’ of. ‘Old. Gold Cigarettes missing some time. ago. ‘He. said that an individual wv Doclda: 32315510 Page 10
‘Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC DATE: ii -14-2017 . a C ; ; os DE 137=2879 named RAY ALMORE (PH) got these cigarettes at the time. Informant advised.that LOUIE ELLIS, who is sometimes known as LOUIE ELLOIS and LOUIE CASSIEZ, is: "dying of cancer of the’ rectum. He remarked that LOULE CASSIEZ is an old-"bage-man" in’ MIKE RUBINO'’s numbers house. [Informant advised that TEDDY -PATRICCA is now tending bar at Grenaders Bar, in downtown ' ' .Detroit. He commented that LOUIE LA HOOD is “really hot" at "BIFFO" MACCAGNONE recently as "BIFFO" apparently has been heard te claim loudly to the effect that he can beat the VIOLA case if "LAHOOD can stand up...” 7 Informant advised on. 5/9/63, telephonically that the two kids who are pulling burglaries around town with the use of four walkie-taikies are brothers who live on Cooper. Street in Detroit. He said that they are named DICK (LNU) and JACK (LNU) and JACK lives with his family on Cooper Street between - Warren and Forest Aves. in the third house from the corner where ‘the. grocery store is located. He added that DICK (LNU) lives with his mother on Cooper Street down a few houses oe from his brother JACK (LNU) and across the: street, Informant advised that he received a letter on May 6, 1963 , from. STAN FREEMAN who is confined to the Wayne County Jail. “He said that FREEMAN mentioned that he had been in Federal Court the previous | Wednesday and had his bond reduced from. ‘$25,000.00 to $7500.00. He said that FREEMAN mentioned ' that he is awaiting trial for having ‘a gun with a silencer. Informant advised that: FREEMAN also told him that his wife is divorcing him.: He stated: ‘that FREEMAN said that someone had — broken into his home. yesterday, 5/5/63, Imformant. advised that he later talked to FREEMAN'S wife about this amd she told him that JOHN DE FOREST had broken into their. home and had taken | her TV set, radio, and some other items which belonged to ‘FREEMAN. ‘He related that Mrs. FREEMAN told him that. the police who investigated the B&E also told her that JOHN DE FOREST, had broken in. .. Informant mentioned that FREEMAN -is. suffering. from some sort of skin disease and that FREEMAN's> body. is covered with sores. He added that FREEMAN really ‘should be. in a hospital because of this condition. \ . Informant advised on May 9, 1963, that he just got a call from FREEMAN at the Imperial Hotel. - He said that FREEMAN was in Federal Court and had his bond reduced to $1000.00. He said that FREEMAN told him over the phone that. DOC” SAVAGE just went his bond and that he (FREEMAN) is on his way’ to: ‘the hotel .as he. has “got some thing real good". a0 - Doclda: 32315510 Page il 2107 Hote; ‘
[ Reteoecs under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote T- DATE: 41-14- 2017 ; ¢ ) rN ; , ; wr, DE 137-2879 Informant advised that FREEMAN contacted him and gave him details of a real good "score" he has lined ‘up on ‘a business=- man: who lives in the Birminghan, Michigan area who has three safes hidden in-his home. Informant said that FREEMAN told him ‘that the guy he was: ‘planning to "beat" owned Little. Harry's Restaurant on East Jefferson Avenue and also the Kingsley Tan ‘on Woodward Avenue in Birmingham. Informant: advised that - after hezring details. of. FREEMAN‘s "score" he turned it down and FREEMAN left the hotel on his way. to ‘Cooper . Street to give the ~ ‘“gcore" to the two brothers: ‘SACK. (LNW) and. DICK, GNU) who work “with the walkie-talkies. oe -ll- Doclda: 32315510 Page 12