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 te JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10207-10168 HQ 62-9-12-373 Document Information FBI SAC, DL DIRECTOR, FBI 10/15/1962 6 CIP, FISUR, STOKES, GENE LESLIE, GAMBLING PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/29/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/28/201
DL 94-55A-SUB STOKES was observed making at least four telephone calls from approximately 4:52 pm until 5:15 pm. He then went to a Texaco Service Station located at the same address operated by a @, Lb, CAUSEY. STOKES was cbserved making several calls from the station's telephone and it also appeared that he was well acquainted with the employees at the station. He then left and went directly to his residence. On 10/9/62, PCI JAMES C, JACKSON (DL 137-1241), advised he had received a telephone call from his brother, subject EBERHARDT. EBERHARDT told him on 10/8/62 that STOKES had lost $1100 the previous weekend booking football bets through the use of parlay cards, EBERHARD? stated that several employees in the General Motors plant, Arlington, Texas, had “hit'' STOKES “quite hard. EBERHARDT commented that STOKES distributed a large “number of the parlay cards at this plant as'well as Ling Temeo , Vought, Later on 10/9/62, STOKES contacted the PCI on 10/8/62 ‘and stated he wanted 1,000 cards delivered as per usual on 10/9/62. STOKES commented that he had lost $1100 the past , weekend, saying some "fellows* at General Motors, Arlington, ‘had all picked the same four teams, not further identified, and jhad won on this parlay. PCI delivered 1,000 cards, numbered 1 through 1,000, to STOKES’ truck at Ling Temco Vought on 10/9/62, however, no money had been left for him. PCI later on 10/9/62 advised STOKES had called PCI about 2 PM and apologized for not 4..* leaving the money in the truck. STOKES said he would send the “; money by registered mail, STOKES also commented that the "woman" ‘Who had been backing him had “pulled out" because of the heavy = losses. STOKES stated, however, that a welder in the Ling Temco Vought Corp. who is of Jewish extraction has agreed to back « STOKES and STOKES claimed this welder gave him $5,000 on 10/9/62 ' to back the bookmaking operation, STOKES told PCE that this is the same man who gets the line for STOKES. Because of the new backing, STOKES told PCI he would need more cards for the week an beginning 10/15/62. Above information was furnished to Lt. JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD, and Deputy BOB MORGAN, Dallas SO, on 10/9/62. Re: JAMES WALTER CHERRY; JAMES BENNETT WAAGE POSTAL VIOLATION (DL 48-0) eet nea ataasaRle etal a Soon icellieds GIIF - Dallas ADL 94~—47)
DL 94-35A-SUB An article appearing in a Dallas newspaper on 10/9/62 stated that CHERRY and WAAGE had been arrested and charged with the possession of money orders stolen in the burglary of a Dallas postal sub-station 7/20/62, ft should be noted that the infor= mation which Led to the identification of CHERRY as being in possession of the stolen money orders and of WAAGE as being an associate, as well as information concerning the travels of CHERRY subsequent to the burglary, had been obtained by Dallas from DL-95=C, and furnished to the Postal authorities, Imllas, Based on this information, Postal authorities were subsequently able to obtain evidence with which to charge WAAGE and CHERRY with the violation. Re: GAMBLING IN NATIONAL SPORTS, CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE MATTERS (DL 94-190) es ED 4 On 10/12/62, HOWARD GRUBBS, Executive Secretary, 7} Southwest Athletic Conference, Dallas, furnished information <j he had just received from the coach of the Texas A&M football ¢ team, HANK FULBERG, concerning the possible obtaining of. infor- “* mation to be used in gambling activities by & SAM WIENER of Miami. ‘ Details obtained from GRUBES were furnished to the Bureau, Miami, ¢ and Houston Offices by Dallas airtel 10/12/62, a On 10/12/62, PCI GEORGE FUQUA (DL 137-1216) advised ; that it would possibly be worthwhile to ascertain if football '; Official JAMES FORD (See Dallas airtel 10/8/62) officiated the Hardin Simmons - North Texas State football game of 10/6/62, FUQUA stated there was something wrong as there was no "line for this game" throughout the week and bookmakers are becoming Suspicious of any game in which FORD is involved, - Re: GEORGE FUQUA, aka. AR, PCI (DL 92-61, 137-1216) oo ne le a et OL Low Lae WILLIAM RAY DAVIS, EP AL ITWI, ITAR ~ GAMBLING, BRIBER, ETC, (DL 165-29) so By airtel 10/10/62, the New Orleans Office advised ~.-.- that FUQUA's conviction in Mississippi had been affirmed on “2 10/8/62 by the State Supreme Court and that on 10/9/62 FUQUA * had perfected an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. He had been granted ninety days in connection with the preparation of the necessary papers for this appeal. On 10/10/62 es ~ vw ‘. Lo ee —
DL 94~-S55A-SUB it was determined that FUQUA was in custody at Gulfport, Migss., and that a $6,000 bond had been approved. On 10/12/62, FUQUA contacted a Dallas Agent and _ advised he had been released on bond in Mississippi after having \- made a new appeal, He stated he returned to Dallas on 10/11/62. FUQUA advised he had received information from an unidentified party while in Gulfport, who had in turn obtained ~~. the information from 4 man named “MARTINEZ” of New Orleans, to the effect that GILBERT LEE BECKLEY (suspect in Dallas 165-29) had been recently kidnapped and then released after making pay= ment of over $100,000 to his captors. Part of this money BECKLEY had obtained from a Baton Rouge, La. bookie who, according to ., PUQUA, owed BECKLEY $60,000. ; In view of the above information re BECKLEY, a notorious Miami bookmaker and handicapper who is awaiting Federal prosecu- -{tion in New Orleans, and in view of the information of interest to the New Orleans Office, copy of this airtel being furnished “to both New Orleans and Miami. - 8 The information obtained from FUQUA was orally furnished 77 asby Dallas to’Lt. REVILL and Dep. MORGAN, on 10/12/62. Re; WALTER LEE MOSIER IGA (162-NEW) _ GAMBLING ACTIVIES - DALLAS DIVISION (DL 162-1) ; On 10/11/62, Mr. M. D, ROGERS, Texas Ranger, Amarillo, €xas, advised SA WILLIAM R, JENKINS that he and other officers .. ?conducted a raid at the home of CURTIS LEON FOWLER, a known > bamb: , 107 Rolling Hills Trails, Amarillo, Texas, and arrested * ‘." “the following persors during the raid. The raid was conducted at about 12:10 am, 10/10/62, and a crap game was in progress at :4ithe time. CURTIS LEON FOWLER, FBI #8413: BUDDY H. CHAMBERLAND, 7 PBT #628517 (this individual released from Texas State Prison _yrecently after felony conviction for gambling); ANGUS FREEMAN , 1 FBI #469424; DENNIS ALEXANDER WHEELER, FBI #3079688: DEWEY ALLEN », Amarillo, os Amarillo; DONALD » Amarillo (this man reportedly my assigned to Amarillo, Texas): , Oklahoma City, Okla. “HICKS, FBI #123856E; BILL WAYNE FELTON, 303 Almond St /..Texas; ELBERT LEE JAMES, 2418 Northwest 10th St LEO JUCHEMICH, c/o Amarillo Hotel “a@ recruiting sergeant for U.S. Ar A. s LY WALTER LEE MOSIER, 10405 N. McKinley St. e t