v9.1 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 : | HW 45760 DBocld: 322914274 JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John FBI . Kennedy 124-10207-10200 Wssassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note). asef# iN 45760 Date: 1i-17?-2017 HQ 62-9-12-409, 410 Document Information FBI SAC, DL DIRECTOR, FBI 04/01/1963 17 CIP, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV, THP, INTV, TAYLOR, ROBERT JAMES PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified . ~ 4; 11(a) Redact 09/28/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS 23 Page 1
— | FBI Date: 4/8/63 - PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) AIRTEL oy (Priority or Method of Mailing) | ~ Transmit the following in TVaenRLy. SUMMARY DALLAS ‘DIVISION - Re. Dallas airtel, 4/1/63. Re: . RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, aka, “AR? (DL° 92-213). fot ‘Previous information was received by Dallas from yO -Oklahoina : City 3/26/63 that a person using the name of i] ~"B. J. JOHNSON" had been observed’ at Hot Springs, Ark. a 3/15/63. with’ GEORGE FUQUA, ° Dallas hoodlum. Description of this person’: closely matched that of: MATTHEWS, especially the fact that this person had one bad: eye. “Information: has also been received from San Antonio and New Orleans that a car: registered to MATTHEWS had been observed at some cock _— fights. near: Biloxi, Miss. in February, 1963. , The above information was discussed with Lt. JACK “REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD on 4/3/63 and Lt. _ REVILL was the- person who identified, tentatively, MATTHEWS with “B. J. JOHNSON" . a ; puriraa a Bureau Dallas (92-213). Dallas (162-37) or Dallas (165-116). Kec 53 6 2-9-2 7 Dallas (165-104). “ ‘Dallas (165-90) , ws Ne ‘Dallas (92-39) Gen Dallas (92-249) Dallas (92-36). — ‘Dallas (166-NEW, R. D. MATTHEWS ) Dallas (162- 210) Dallas (137-1110) -Dallas (162-1) f Pte Bet et fet et et fet fret et fed eet | L}/0 3 APR 10 1963 qe - Dallas (80-255) . Asst ~ Dallas (94-55A-SUB) | | per » Aprigitpyy——_—_____ Sent ________ ( (18) Special Agent in Charge “HW 45760 Docld:322914274 Page 2
o> JEK Act © DL 94-55A-SUB 4 A check of ‘Trans- Texas Airlines gecords, Dallas on 473/63, ‘determined that JOHNSON had purchased a one-way ticket 3/15/63 and furnished a Hot to Dallas. at Hot ‘Springs, - Springs phone number:..On 4/3/63, OL 162-210) advised BuAgents that MATTHEWS had been in Hot _ BARNES, ‘known Oklahoma City gambler. Springs, Ark. about two-weeks previously and had just left Dallas the morning of 4/3/63. en route to Hot Springs via Oklahoma City where he was going” to Pick u EORGE EDWARD stated that BARNES © cand MATTHEWS were to "meet someone", not further identified, in Hot Springs. . ™ The above information was furnished to Little Rock and Oklahoma City by Dallas teletype 4/3/63. It was also orally furnished | to Lt. JACK REVILL and Deputy Sheriff - BOB MORGAN, Dallas. ‘SO on’ 4/4/63. ~ On 4/7/63, Les —alaivised that MATTHEWS had | returned to Dallas on 4/6/63, and .was residing in a Dallas apartment with his daughter PEGGY where he has telephone TA 1-0087. PEGGY works. in the Credit Dept. at the Texas - Bank and Trust Co. _ . This information was furnished to Lt. REVILL and Dep. MORGAN on 4/6/63. Dallas will initiate a new investi- gation of MATTHEWS under an ITAR_- Gambling character- and will also -continye contacts with) din an effort to develop him ‘ais an informant. , Re: JOHN ELI STONE, aka.; - JOHN RICHARD WESTBROOK IGA, ITWI, ITAR - GAMBLING (DL. 162- 37, DL. 165-116) . _IRS, .Dallas, advised that IRS. Agents -rhe location of HENRY CLINTON WINFREY . had previously been. furiished to GANN by the Dallas - Office. Information Sg 3 BBUJK TASK FORCE VEER 7 aT 4 PtAL bp rAAA-GoO ee aT ui cL i PART POPTAL OF STALL to soa “HW 45760 DoclId: 322914274 Page 3
DL 94-55A-SUB information be developed concerning WESTBROOK or any interstate travel. Mr. GANN was advised that the FBI would conduct that — investigation in other parts of the country concerning the activities, contacts and travels of. STONE and WESTBROOK. It was agreed that all information would be correlated on a local level in an effort to establish a felony violation of STONE, . WESTBROOK, et al. nd | On 4/3/63, irises that when WESTBROOK was in Dallas during the late s-he was a: close associate of STONE and JOHNNIE EDGAR LANE, FBI #390267. ‘WESTBROOK stated LANE at that time operated a horse book in. Dallas but has since moved to Las Vegas where he now operates the Hollywood Horse Book. [_-|stated that WESTBROOK spends considerable time at LANE's place in Las Vegas and also makes numerous trips to Dallas to visit STONE. : On 4/4/63, Agent GANN advised The above information was orally furnished. ‘to Lt. REVILL, pnd Dep. MORGAN on 4/4/63. A at ee mas LASK FORU Re: CHARLES CLARENCE HILL, aka. als logd4 ITWI (DL 165-104) | Cot Fe ee FURL MATT FERRIS i XY tlie on PRAT ITWI (DL 165-90) | c) WIA. OFMAL on 4/3/e3,[.______Jaavisea that FERRIS and HILL have been and continue to be very close associates. .He stated FERRIS is an expert on booking horses and HILL is an . expert on all phases of bookmaking. stated that I. H.. "CRYP" SEARS, an associate of HILL’s is acting as HILL's partner in the operation of the Apollo Club, Dallas with BARNEY ‘GIBBS PAYNE. HILL has invested the money and SEARS is being used to watch HILL's interest. According to PAYNE and SEARS are not getting along and PAYNE is attempting to raise enough money to buy HILL's interest and thereby get rid of SEARS. This information was orally furnished to Lt. REVILL and Dep.- MORGAN on 4/4/63. (oe-4-12-410 “HW 45760 Docld:322914274 Page 4 FK Act 6