JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: _ 124-10207-10178 7 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-12-385 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI i FROM: SAC, DL : TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 12/10/1962 PAGES: 7 i ; SUBJECTS : if CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, JCA, COMPTON, | GLADYS DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS:  Redact | DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 09/29/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE | COMMENTS : v9.1 ‘NW 45760 DociId:32291402 Page i Date: 4/28/201
F 6 (Rev. 12-15-90) my moo . *. . _ a . ° () -— FBI Date: 12/10/62 Transmit the following in PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL Via (Priority or Method of Mailing) i ys em sve SUF SU TE ED UES ST SUED OED SOD SSD Pus GUL ED chs nm ets mw tts se eee wee ey ew ee en poe ee A rs —- DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9~12) . Mp ‘KOM: SAC, DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) W SUBJECT: CCRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WEEKLY SUMMARY ~~ |, DALLAS DIVISION 1 Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, 12/4/62. Re: SHERMAN rnaneirpyyt Fer, aba. IGA (DL 162-129 ex On each day of the past week, LITTLE's car was Ye 7. observed at various times of the day parked at the apart- ment at 321 - 8th Street, Dallas. On 12/7/62 LITTLE was ie ain observed at the newsstand operated by HARRY REMER 7 ek J ORBAN (DL 162-143) and it was noted when he left this Leh, place he was on the dead run and appeared to be very excited. Lf On 12/3/62, LITTLE'’s associate, MARVID/COX, was placed under surveillance by Bureau Agents and about 1:15 pm he left the apartment house and went to the Office Club, 312 West Davis. He was at this club approximately 23 minutes then drove directly to another private club, The Ship, | 2138 Fort Worth Avenue, which is operated by WILLIAM HOWA oopry {3.- Bureau 1 - Houston (GIIF) /7¥. f \ 1 - Dallas (162-129) 1 ~- El Paso (GIIF) 1 - Dallas: (162-95) 1 - San Antonio (GIIF) 1 - Dallas (162-37) 1 - Dallas (94-55A-SUB) ; 1 - Dallas (137-566) RMB/11 1 - Dallas (92-291) (19) 1 - Dallas (92-214) | 1 - Dallas (94-47) am = /- — Ss | 1 - Dallas (165-29) a® REC- 4 Op - he = S 8 1 - Dallas (168-25) > + and ; 1 - Dallas (92-339) 7, er 12 DEC 14 196 1 - Dallas (92-331) ec 8? v6 | / 1 - Dallas (162-143) co%, cot’ oi a ‘\ —— cl aoe” n\ 5 4 DEC 20 1962 \ Approved: Sent ___ MM Per \ Special. Agent in Charge “NW 45760 DocId:32291402 Page 2
DL 94~55A~SUB COOPER (DL 162-208). (The above actions by COX appeared to verify information previously received from DL-95-C that COX, as LITTLE’s runner, had connections at various private clubs in Dallas where bets were placed during the week and which were being laid off to LITTLE through COX). Subsequently COX went to a drive-in at 1222 South Industrial where he drank beer and where it appeared he picked up a young girl who was driving a 1962 Chevrolet, Arkansas license 9-15281. This girl was accompanied by another girl and when the woman who was driving this car got into COX'’s car, the passenger then - drove off in the Chevrolet. This car is registered to W. V. _RYAN,. Hot Springs, Ark., no further information to date. On 12/6/62, GLADYS COMPTON, wife of FREDACOMPTON, associate of subject LITTLE, was interviewed by Bureau Agents. ‘She advised that she had not seen her husband in thirty or forty days and had no information as to his\whereabouts. She - stated that. her husband quite frequently "takes off" on drinking sprees and. would be gone for long periods of time. She disclaimed any knowledge of her husband's gambling activities or the gambling activities at the Redmen Club but did state her husband was a former officer in the Redmen Association, whose business it was to establish such clubs throughout Texas” and New Mexico. The above information was orally furnished to LT, JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD and Deputy Sheriff BOB MORGAN , Intelligence Section, Dallas SO, on 12/7/62. / Re: HENRY CLI WINFREY, aka. / IGA (DL 162-95) JOHN ELI STONE, aka. IGA (DL.162-37) On 12/4/62,. DL~170-C, advised that WINFREY was operating out. of a Dallas apartment, as a bookmaker, over telephone number FE 7-3197. Immediate contact with TONY PAVELKA, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, Southwestern. ‘Bell. Telephone Co., Dallas (Protegs Identity) determined that this phone is listed to, JAMES GARRETT, Apartment 207, 4 4207 Mered h, Dallas /¢hAlso in Phi artment was telephone ¢jmumber. FE 7-3224 listed to zowanp 5A ‘hrans The phones <installed 8/3/62 and application wa’s| madé by Mrs. LouIs ELLY, telephone WH 2~5554, “aunt of GARRETT". Jef? 2 4 ! \ “NW 45760 DocId:32291402 Page 3
DL. 94-55A-SUB ee: ae On 12/4/62, manager of the apartment house, Mrs. ..», CATHERINE KININMOUTH, (Protect | Identity), identified a photo- graph of WINFREY as: being identical with JAMES C. GARRETT. He Be. _stated GARRETT rented the apartment 8/1/62 and moved in 8/15/62. \:.. She said on numerous occasions she had observed a very dibtingu shed ' “good looking" man with greying hair visit GARRETT’s apart ee , ' ° She was shown a photograph of STONE but could not identif ahw FLY “as being identical with this second'man. She stated that aete nee ‘until approximately a month ago, GARRETT and his associate would “= be at the apartment practically every day but since that time - Jhas only been there periodically. She stated that he paid his “rent on 12/1/62 of $130 for the month of December. On. 12/5/62 she advised that GARRETT had returned to the apartment driving _ 32 1962 Oldsmobile, Texas PV 2334. Previous investigation had ascertained this. license is registered to Winfrey. a Ste = ; “TES Seog gS. On 12/5/62, DL-170-C advised that GARRETT also had ee ‘another apartment in Dallas from where he was operating and “ai ftwhere he had telephone number WH 2~4074. An immediate check “with the phone company ascertained that number was connected 9/14/62.and is listed to JO LEASON in Apartment.6,. 30063 North _Edgefield. On 12/5/62, Bureau Agents observed. i REY’s car parked in the neighborhood of this latter apartment. The car was also parked in this area on 12/6 and 7/62, (On 12/7/62, WILLIAM CROTHERS, District Manager, Southwestern “Beil Telephone Co. (Protect Identity) advised that also located in Apartment 6, 506% North efield was telephone WH 2-4286, ‘which is listed to JAMES EASON, brother of JOHN GLEASON. Bell FS, Tex) ~-Phe~above~ information was orally furnished to ‘Er. REVILL and DEP, MORGAN on 12/7/62. Re; GIIF ~. Dallas (DI. 94-47) On 12/7/62, DL~170-C (DL 137-566), advised he had received information from a car salesman who operates in Houston, Texas, and whom the informant. did not care to identify other than stating he formerly operated the bar now known as the Turf Bar i las, prior to the time this bar was purchased by ey ELME OLOMON. (A check with Intelligence Records, Dallas PD { and previous Dallas City Directories, determined that the VY snd from whom the informant obtained the followin informa~ 3 tion is very probably identical with CECIL. £."REDSEARETS, IOL2 Dallas PD: #12446, a known former Dallas. gambler and bookmaker). a a i Es “NW 45760 DocId:32291402 Page 4
ae DL 94~55A-SUB -*Houston source who wanted to know if the informant knew anyone presently serving a prison sentence in the Texas State Peni- .:" tentiary, for whom the informant may wish to obtain a release. + :.° Houston source stated that after 1/1/63, when a new administration * ‘takes over at Austin, Texas, it would be possible to obtain the release of anyone on a parole for a fee, unless the person was . serving a life sentence or a sentence for conviction of a crime "| such as murder or rape. The Houston source also stated that Y) ithings in Texas were going to “open up" after 1/1/63 and that ‘.« gambling and prostitution would again be available in the State _* ‘and would not be held in check as they presently are. Informant x -° gould not vouch for: the above information but stated that his — (“+ “source is the type of person who would have access to such :. information. { it: According to informant he was recently appreached by this 7 ee In. view of the above, copy of this airtel being . ‘furnished for information - GIIF purposes, to each Houston;  3B1 Paso and San Antonio. The above information was also orally furnished to. ‘LT, REVILL and Sheriff BILL DECKER, Dallas SO, on 12/7/62. Re: WILLIAM MEADOR(\SMITH, aka. ET AL ITWI, ITWP, etc. Tex, (DL_165-29) —_—_ On 12/7/62, information was received from the telephone company, Dallas, that that company was recipient of a subpoena from the McClellan Senate Sub-Committee, Washington, D for_- the toll tickets charged to the telephone of MARY sigy ei, 1¢%, ene of the subjects. From the above it would appear that this Senate Sub-Committee is going to initiate an inquiry into this matter. The Bureau was immediately advised by teletype. Re: GAY GAMES INC. MUNCIE, IND. ITWP, ITAR ~ GAMBLING (DL. 168- 25) (00:. IP) Acting. on a lead from the Indianapolis Office conce ng correspondence between subject co y and one ; PA I'BEASE, 4124 McKinney Avenue, Dallas, vas ascertained that ‘DI*BEASE still resides at this apartment with his wife | ALEE and another resident in the s apartment is CARLO - AMPISI, father of Dallas gambler JOBXCAMPISI (DL 92-339). 12/7/62, DL-~170-C advised that in’ad On to WINFREY ° perating as a bookie in Dallas, bets can as be placed with . 4 gt 7305 ad aoe ez “NW 45760 DocId:32291402 Page 5
yh af \ an ( ae: ip 94~55A-SUB a a i 2 . “PHIL BOSCO (DL 92-331) and CAMPISI as the bettor is well known “to these persons. ar _. The above information: was furnished to. LT, REVILL an and DEP, ‘MORGAN on 12/7/62. Re; -. GARY DEAN BARRON, aka. AR (DL. 92-291) GIIF - DALLAS | "(DL 94-47) | advised that he is __ OTHER 4 the ex-brother-in-law of. GARY DEA RRON, .EBI_No. 372911A,.7- ) and that BARRON frequently intro ces him as his brother.. -———_ “charge and has been held in the ‘Dallas County Jail since that time awaiting trial on a burglary charge arising out of an indictment. PCI. stated that actually he is not guilty of the ‘burglary and that BARRON is responsible for the burglary, but that he has not mentioned this to any authorities because the ‘sonly way it could be proved would be if he could get out on bond. PCI Stated that BARRON visited him in the Dallas County Jail.o 12/4/62, ‘at. which time BARRON was -trying to get to make bond because he.and MYERS needed another person: during the Christmas holiday season because they "had a lot of deals cooking". - PCI stated that prior to his arrest on 10/22/62, he “was present when BARRON and MYERS were talking about pulling some jewel jobs at several residences during the holiday season, but did not indicate that they had previously pulled any jewel burglaries. PCI stated that BARRON trusts him implicitly and frequently mentions to other individuals that they can speak freely in front of PCI. He stated that BARRON in no way suspects that he would furnish information concerning BARRON’s Activities. Apartment 3, 4928 San Jacinto Street, Dallas, Texas, on 11/26/62, and that while there struck his wife who is three months’ pregnant and that for this reason, as well as others, he is willing to furnish any and:all information concerning both MYERS and BARRON, as well as other individuals in the criminal | element known to him. \ | PCI stated that BARRON and MYERS visited his wife at 5 ee | “NW 45760 DociId:32291402 Page 6