~ AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW: OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : i v9.1 I + AW 54027 Docld: 32337006 ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90100-10224 HQ 52-72398-192 Document Information FBI MM HQ 07/28/1959 85 JOSEPH RAYMOND MEROLA STUART SUTOR PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/29/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Page 1 Date: 6/2/2015 Released under the John Kennedy WSssassination Records ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asef#: NW 54027 Date: ns—-25-2017
1, FeraUb (MOVs seomaey CoP SVERAL Bt BURT AU UF INVES! Hoty FM, Ne coed March 21, 1959. On March 16, 1959, Mr. JOHN KERNAN, Manager, Sea Gull Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, advised. that he is personally acquainted with i) - Pennsylvania; that. MANNARINO has in the past. een atest guest of the Sea Gull and that MANNARINO usually registers. NA under a fictitious name. Hé recalled that in the fall or ,. early winter of 1958, MANNARINO was-a guest at the Sea rhs Gull while us ing the name of MANN. Mr. ‘KERNAN said he himself: did not register ‘MANNARINO ,. nor checked him out’. . SAM e IMAM NA RIM) : ‘Mr. KERNAN Sxoduced his registration card file, examination of which reflected registration card | number. 1908, AEAMANN,"' Brooklyn, New York, no street address: given. MANN registered in room 409, at. T: $36 A.Mes. on La ol See October 24, 1958, and departed on November. 7, 1958, ‘The ~~ Kp A wre card reflected that MANN came to the hotel off the street, hay {_——~—~""“Spparent ly without previous reservation. The registration ~—-"~ rn card bore a time stamp reflecting-the actual time of. . On . | arrival at the hotel was 1:36 A eM.) On October 25, 1958, ——~ and the actual time of departure was 9:07. P.M. November 7, 1958. | Mr. KERNAN,. upon examining. this card, stated that - although he felt reasonably certain that this was the registration card of MANNARINO,: he could not testify to this» effect as he was not present at the time this. party checked in and checked . out. : The. card bore the initials of JAMES T. : YERBY, Night Auditor, as the clerk who checked MANN in, | ; Mr. KERNAN, after examining the registration card, said that the party: was. ‘checked out. by WERNER MITCHELL, ‘who. is no longer employed at the Sea:Gull Hotel. He ‘said’ that MITCHELL was married to a daughter of BEN CHASIN, President . of the Sea Gull Hotel, has. since separated ‘from this ‘woman; | | and. now: reportedly lives: in’ Chicago. | L Interview with Mrs” JOHN KERNAN. 2 File # 52-3290-; en __ 3/16/59 _,, Miami , Florida Date dictated 3/21/59 by Special Agent __SEORGE FE. DAVES» JR: imbs This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is leaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ; . \ HW 54027 Docld: 32332006 Page 2
| MW 54027 MM 52-3290 Mr. KEENAN produced a folio card on. SOL MANN, Brooklyn, New York, Room 409, registered from October 24, 1958, to November 7, 1958. He also produced Sea Gull Hotel records of long distance telephone calls which reflected that. the following calls were charged to room 409, during the period Octoter 24 to November 7, 1958: l. 2. LD Telephone Slip, #31965, reflecting call October 27, 1958, to Pittsburgh ED 5-7571, at cost $3.03. LD Telephone Slip #31998, call on October 28, 1958, to Havana , 310562, at. cost of $6.71. LD. Telephone Slip #26033, call on October. 29, 1958, to” Havana 310562, at cost of $4.95. LD Telephone Slip #26034, for call on October 29, 1958, to Pittsburgh ED 99209, at cost of $1.87. LD Telephone Slip #26069, for call on October 31, 1958, to Pittsburgh ED 57571, at cost of $1.87. LD Telephone Slip #26107, call on November 2, 1958, to Pittsburgh, ED 57571, at cost of $2.26. LD Telephone. Slip #26162, on November 3, 1958, by "MANN" to Pittsburgh, ED 5-8897, at cost of $1. 87. LD Telephone Slip #26184, on. November 4, 1958, to Pittsburgh ED 5-7571, at cost of $1.87. yy ~ DoclId: 323327006 Page 3
RVIEW REPORT - 5 - hig ‘ ., * ‘ Gq ~~. * A C~ ; - FD-302 (Rew. 645485) ( ere ecorsrlass ook qyaygetess ccs he tee BD-302 (Re . ; ere GAL ESL Ee: we INVEST IGA Tite oe NG March 27, 1959- ‘ Date . On March 25, 1959; Mr. JOHN KERNAN, ‘Manager, Sea Gull Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida,~located telephone toll -. slips of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company, Miami, Florida, which are returned at the end of each a montily period by the telephone company to the hotel. Calis. charged’ to room 409, at the Sea Gull Hotel during the period October 24 to November 7, 1958, are set out below. The calls, in some instances , differ as to dates, however, . correspond substantially with the Sea Gull Hotel records of long distance telephone calls, and furnish additional information, oo _ October 26, 1958 LD #368, SAL.MANN, room 409, to ED 5-7571, Pittsburgh, 7 minutes, $2.75. ; October 28, 1958 JE. 8-6631 (Sea Gull Hotel) Room 409, | MANN to. ROTHMAN, Havana 310562 - 5 minutes, $6.10. October 29, 1958 LD #368, MANN Room 409, to Pittsburgh . ED. 99209, 4 minutes, $1.70. October 29, 1958 JE 8-6631, room 409, MANN to Havana. . . 310562, ROTHMAN, 5 minutes, $4.50. : October 31, 1958 LD #368, MANN, Room 409, to Pittsburgh — ED 5-7571, 3 minutes, $1.70. November 1, 1958 LD #368, MANN Room 409, to Pittsburgh, ED 5-7571, 5 minutes, $2.05, ©. | November 3, 1958 LD #372, MANN Room 409, to Pittsburgh > ED 5-8897, 4 minutes, $1.70, | ' November 4, 1958 LD #368, MANN Room 409, to Pittsburgh . ED. 353-7571, 3 minutes, $1.70. °°. | Sarna Snneermeemnen ener . at Mr. JOHN KERNAN . 52=3290 Interview with File # Date dictated 3/25/59 | 3/25/59 , Miami, Florida - on a — GEORGE E, DAVIS, JR, smbs by Special Agent This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of any kind. It is the property of the FBI,and is a loan to your agency; it and/or tits contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, \ HW 54027 DBocld:32332006 Page 4
1 7 x Nee MM 52-3290 _ Mr. KERNAN said that the hotel does not keep records of local calls placed by guests. Only the number of calls placed locally is recorded. , _ Mr. KERNAN agreed to maintain all the above described records in the hotel safe of the Sea Gull Hotel for safe keeping. | HW 54027 Docld:32332006 Page 5
co : oN \ . Ge Ena hak, BL IP INVESVIGAGne ' : / FD.302 (Rev, 5-3-9) ; “~~ TEAL 4 ‘ INTERV. REPORT Date . T/16 DG | ee ee . oo . re VI. CONCERNING WILLTAMNSAMS a AB é - anes DEAR EDELMRES AY RECON T . HVE On July 8, 1959, Mr. JOHN KERNAN, Manager, Sea Guill Hotel, checked his records and located a registration card number 1877 reflecting that Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM SAMS, 1017 Edgewood Road, Ney..Kensington,..bennsy.lvania,, checked: into the Sea Gull Hotel at 5:28 A. M. on October 23, 1958; They checked out at 3:57 P. M. on November 3, 1958.. They occupied room number 701 on the date of registration, and moved to room number 805 on October 25, 1958. Mr. KERNAN said that initials on the registration card reflected that they were checked in by JAMES YERBY, Night Auditor, who also attends the front desk from about midnight to about 8:00 A. M. Mr. KERNAN said that SAMS was checked out by GEORGE. POWELL, Desk Clerk. Mr. KERNAN also located the folio record on this visit of Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM SAMS. ‘This record reflected that they were joined at the hotel by their daughter, NORMA SAMS, who occupied room 804 during a portion of. . their visit. , . Mr. KERNAN produced records of long distance _ telephone calls charged to SAMS. These records reflected the following long distance telephone calls: October 23, 1998 From room 701, slip ae | - number 31932, SAMS to Mr. -HALSTEIN, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, telephone . number 1-809, for two minutes, at $2.64, De October 24, 1958 Slip number 31938, SAMS to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, ST1-9200, for two minutes, at $1.87. . 111 Aan mite meter eae ten Ane re tinasainnt rma ee sr i preteen reentry asenwnenerrperee cpeineeneee: Interview with _ JOHN KERNAN File # 52-3290 , 100 21st Street, ar 18/59 at Miami, Florida 00 Date dictated TAf/9 by Special Agent _GEORGE E. DAVIS, JR.:bna Bee A . . This document contains neither fécommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is;the property of the FB! and is loaned to .¥our agency; tt and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. SeSARH Us . : ya | aw 54027 Docld:323327006 Page ?F
ed e; ' QL? a MM 52-3290 November 2, 1958 Slip 26126, to Hollywood, . Florida, WA2~6544, one minute, $.28. November 2, 1958 “Slip 26127, to Miss . JORDAN, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, ED7-8553, for 12 minutes, at $5.72. November 3, 1958 Slip 26157, to Pittsburgh, ED5-7871, for five minutes, at $2.88. November 3, 1958 —§ Slip 26156, to Pittsburgh, , ED9-9209, for four minutes, at $2.37. Mr, KERNAN also produced registration records reflecting that SAMS has been a guest at the Sea Gull Hotel on the following additional occasions: Card number 3889, registered as WILLIAM SAMS, 1017 Edgewood Road, New Kensington, Pennsylvania, from April 23, 1957, to April 30, 1957. Card number 9997, registered as WILLIAM SAMS, same, address, from June 18, 1958, to July 6, 1958, . Card number 3252, registered as Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM SAMS, same address, from February. 11, 1959, to April 20, 1959. ; Mr. KERNAN produced a registration card number 1972 reflecting that NORMA SAMS was registered at the Sea Gull from 1:44 P. M. to 5:19 P..M. November 2, 1958. No residence address was given. Mr. KERNAN said that Miss NORMA SAMS is a student at the University of Miami, Miami, Florida. : | AW 54027 Docld:323327006 Page @
f) an MM 52-3290 Mr. KERNAN stated that WILLIAM SAMS is a close friend and associate of SAMMY MANNARINO, and that whenever both are staying at the Sea Gull at the same time, they are frequently seen together. Mr. KERNAN said that as he himself has never been present when SAMS registered, and is not familiar with SAMS' handprinting which has been used on each of his registration cards, he is unable to testify that the handprinting on his registration cards. is that of WILLIAM SAMS. \ AW 54027 Docld:323327006 Page 9