7 i ON } oe L CG 92-349 ‘atrhay * te i RRH: plf | art | CG T-38 Former PCI SA LESTER ¥ : A | ai ie, ne Hi CG T-39 Former PCI to | SA FRANK L, MELLOTT, 9/30/58, CG T-40 per[ to SA RALPH R, HILL Jr, various dates, 1958-1960, | . BN CG T-41 nN | | | ‘CG T-42 FRANK E, WRIGHT, President, United f ‘, Public Bonding and Insurance Company, Py ‘ Indianapolis, Indiana, to SA RALPH 1 / R. HILL Jr., 6/23/59, I | GYYa) 7 CG T-43 XK vex. 46 47/20/59, a. CG T-44 CG 6405-C to SA BENJAMIN G. HELSEL Jr,, 8/23/60, é ) | fo ( \ | . - Al40* - » COVER PAGE So | ' 7 a SA PAUL B, FRANKFURT, 6/17759 3 f . _ _- i bo h i | AW 45792 Docid 132298831 Page 5
L | AW 45792 Wheeling, Illinois CG 92-349 a sign in the window "All girl show at the Foryst-Lounge 3 doors North." me A seareh of real estate records at the office. of the Recorder of Deeds, Chicago by SA HAROLD. D. SELL on January 2, 1958, revealed that the property at 6540 North Milwaukee Avenue located in an unincorporated area between Chicago and Niles, Illinois was conveyed by warranty deed to ROCCO POTENZO on May 14, 1952 and from POTENZO by trust. deed on that date to A. L. CHAMPAGNE. CHAMPAGNE has. been described elsewhere in this report as the attorney for GIANCANA. Taxes for 1957 on the above addresses were paid by ROCCO POTENZO. fw oF Mrs. MARY -HALLINAN, previously mentioned, advised SA FILES on’ January.15, 1958, that she was unable to locate ‘a liquor license for the Retreat Lounge, 6540 North Milwaukee Avenue, Niles, Illinois. ( S Villa Venice On May 6, 1958, CG 1-3 ‘advised SA LESTER K. ESAREY . he was employed at /Meo! S Norwood House, 4750 North Harlen, | Norridge, Illinois for about (three years up until approximately - six weeks ago. He added he is now employed/as a cook in Rickett'’s Restaurant in Glenview, Illinois. He continued by saying that during his employment(at the above restaurant | jhe became well acquainted with the fact that this restaurant seemed to be one of the main hang-outs of the top hoodlums in the Chicago area. He stated that although he was working in the kitchen at this restaurant he was aware when the hoodlums were in the restaurant and who some of them are, and on occasion observed some of them. He advised that the Norwood House is. owned by AL "CHUCK" and. JIMMY MEO; that JIMMY owns the Franklin House in Franklin Park, and that SAM MOONEY owns the Villa Venice located in Wheeling, Illinois. He added, however, although the Villa Venice is owned by SAM MOONEY it is shown as being owned by the MEO brothers. He added that ALFRED MEO, gon Of CHUCK MEO, manages the Villa Venice(u) In regards to the Norwood House, CG T-38 stated one TRIP, wife of CHUCK MEO, helps to manage the Norwood House. In addition, one MIKE KELLY (probably SPERANZE) seems to have some authority at the Norwood House as he is the only hoodlum who ever makes an appearance in the main diningxoom and on | oceasion while in the main dining room he has given orders to employees. CG T-38 related-that the hoodlums use the private dining room in the Norwood House each day Monday through Doocld: 32298831 Page 6
|: i | Teer aetna fn Mtn RE A A ape | . : CG 92-349 | co | CG T-38 advised that'there are no waiters at cece Norwood House and that the waitresses are all married and: at least over 30 years of age. He furnished the name of the PO first cook as ELLIS (LNU), telephone LI 8-7185, He stated Dos another cook was named SMITTY and that possibly his first name is EMMETT. CG T-38 advised that one GLEN (LNU) is the head busboy at this restaurant and appears to be more acquainted with hoodlums than any of the other employees. ~ He explained that GLEN and his wife reside in the rear of TRIP MEO's woman's clothing store on North Avenue and that GLEN's wife works in thig same store, Further, that GLEN has worked at TONY ACCARDO's house and some of the other hoodlums for private parties. He stated that GLEN is about 40 years of age and drives a 1956 Pontiac which is white and pink in color, \\ \ CG T-38 stated that years ago, before the MEO brothers got into the restaurant business, JIMMY MEO had an orchestra which was well known throughout the Middle West and that CHUCK MEO worked for one "NEEDLES" in some type of gambling set. up (a) On May 8, 1958, CG T~38 was recontacted by SA ESAREY and a group of photographs of hoodlums in the Chicago area were exhibited to CG T-38. The following list of hoodlums were picked out of the group of photographs by CG T-38; (\) SAM GIANCANA, with alias MOONEY JIMMY ADDUCCI JOSEPH IMBURGIO BULGER JOE CORNGOLD TONY ACCARDO, with alias JOE BATTERS GUS ALEX 2 LENNY PATRICK — % ~ ' MARSHALL CAIFANO SAM BATTAGLIA MURRAY HUMPHREYS PHIL KATZ — ROCCO FISCHETTI “ CG T-38 furnished |the name of one JAMES DALLAS, .commonly known as "SHERMAN" who has worked for approximately 10 years at the Villa Venice as a cook. He described DALLAS as a tall thin dark fellow, approximately 40 years of age, who tells a lot of lies and always has creditors chasing him. He added, however, that DALLAS..seems to be a favorite of SAM MOONEY at the Villa Venice, He explained that SAM, used to loan SHERMAN a car to drive back and forth to wor WeGiae)) added, SET TAL oa _ — os —o ——. _! | HW 45792 Docld: 32298031 Page 7
CG 92-349 A that SHERMAN is the type of fellow who will work steady for four or five months without missing a day and then go off on a two weeks drunken binge. On two or three occasions he. took SAM MOONEY's car with him. As the result of this J SHERMAN did not have the use of MOONEY' s car. /U) a ere 1-38 related that the Villa Venice was bought approximately two years ago by MOONEY and/or the MEO's from one PAPPA BOUCHE (phonetic). He stated BOUCHE (phonetic) is known as a Frenchman and is very well liked. He added that BOUCHE was then operating a restaurant in Florida. CG T-38 stated that the Villa Venice now has a station wagonccourtesy car which is driven, by a young, tall thin Negro approximately 25 years of age. Records of the Map Department, Cook County,118 North Clark, Chicago, Illinois, made available by ROCCO TROCCOLI, Clerk, on July 9, 1958, reflect that the site of the Villa Venice, 2855 South Milwaukee Avenue, North field Township, is legally described as Assessor's Division, Sw 3, Lot 2, Sec. 19, T. 42, R. 12, consisting of 7.20 acres North of Road; and Assessor' s Division, sw 1 Lot 3, Sec. 19 T. 42, R. 12, consisting of .40 acres East of Gravel Road. The 7. 20 acres described above is referred to as Item 1443, Vol. 131, of the Tax Warrant Books. The .40 acres described above is ‘referred to'as Item 1445, Vol. 131. Ww) Examination of the Tax Warrant Books for the years 1956 and 1957, under Item Number 1443 and 1445, Volume 131, reflect that taxes for these years were paid by JAMES MEO, 7219 West Lawrence, Norridge, Illinois! U) An examination of the Land Tract Book, made available by PHIL COSTA, Clerk, Illindis Department of Revenue and Property Tax, 160 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois, on July 11, 1958, reflected that under Document Number 16736351, Book Number 54215, page 486, an Indenture dated October 10, 1956, recorded October 24, 1956, recorded the purchase of the Villa Venice for $80,000.00 by Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated from ALBERT BOUCHE. President of Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated was shown as JAMES MEO, and Secretary as STELL MEO. These records showed that Meo's Villa Venice, Incorporated assumed a balance on the first mortgage of ALBERT BOUCHE and wife, and took out a second mortgage for $35,000.00 with the Chicago Title and Trust Company and paid the balance in cash\\ | I i MW 45792 Docld: 32298331 Page 6