DE 87-1634 It wes further statej thet in the Ufani area A2THUR LEaIS CIA>% was closely associated with ALIUS Hetelen, with aliases, FBI #597752, top flisht confidence xan, a =i Was associated With Cinak in the Golden Shores Club when SINCLAIR was "beat" for 3700,000. ; Inforzant T-L, of setility, reported that in 1937 ADEE] # : men Te oneretins the Lllinois . £ -— ‘Ar. are pln: Vi2iO, Lrclans, ra parm of PdTes3t ang Gnieieia’ WAS Tom merly the "leg can? for an attome,; ty the care of LES, who formerly represented tre old Parple Gans of Petcoit, lkchigen. Ee stated that he heard that LE50 was subsequently killed by one cACK LIVIGSTON. This informant stzted that in 1543 CLAZY received a 6 day sentence in Evansville, Indiana for CPA\wiolations, and somatize thereafter left Evansville, Indiana and went to sani, Florica «here he operated the Golden Shores Night Club. informant stated that it was his uncerstandins that after the Senate Crime Investigations in 4iani, Florida, CLAkX went broke and re-contacted GA-FIELD in lenver, Coloraio. Fe stated that GaXFIELD is presently drilling wildeat ofl weLis in ayoning and Coloraco ani is being finance: cy a bookie in Las Vezas, Nevada, by ‘. the name of JACK “Jal anc also by another booxie, name unknown, who : : has headquarters in Chicars, Illinois. —— og Inforzant stated that in about March of 1952 he was in. Denver, Colorato, where he met CLAS“ ani GiSFIELD and that during that period he observed that CLA=X was associat mg with EUGENE SaéaLDOnNe, CLYLS StALC OME and IA UL AUGUSTUS £0'3, all of whom were .Gescribed by informant as "ercoks aad confizerce men who would make Roney in any sanner they saw fit." Manager of Safety «iLiIns D. ELAGO, City and Lounty of Denver, reported that AATHUR Lo.15 CLi:.K was amested at the Brown Palace Hotel, Denver, Colorado, on the evening of June 27, 1952, by officers assigned to his office. The arrest mas race ona sarcont issuea in the Stat : New Tork based on an indicts Char ing vise,” ae CIS Ty : nection wit tre alléced bri 6iy oF thé Uirett az of Safety, Saratoga Springs, Néw Torn. ‘ir. BLOOD stated trat CLAax waived extradition and 7 - 7} was returned to tev York State to answer these charges on June 30, 1952. — i . See . i : . “of | 65 : 1O1 — (BY Oe, wma eel HW 54462 DBocld:32327539 Page 7
Docld: 323277539 Page 6 DN 87-1634 «It is noted that at the tine of his arrest, CLAAK had in his possession a notatfon "VIC anc JT, telephone munber FCrture 7453." It is believed that VIC and Jix are identical with VICTOR 5. Ponca and S052 5-aDD:G, with alias 2.25 PRATLET Los. Sane of the other iteas in his rossession were es follows: - Telepsone mister Tinfalgar 7-097, T. GerSANDa:Sah Gilday Cospany, Inc., 16 «est 25th Street, hew Yorx City, with notation "Tiicr,% this person may te identical witn TOO CTS SEASON, with alias " PERL S.n022501, mentioned above, hea fork gucblere Business card of G2FALD De-&btZ!, Golf Unlizited, Ince, 1111 South Pezrl Street, Lerver, Colorado. GEZtLD De ALLE’ has been identified oy Denver infor mant T-l as a forcer gasbler and close associate of gamblers, con nen and hoodluns in the Denver areae Notation, SA>Gn27i=LD, Remo, Nevaca (possibly identical with S.ivEL 5. GARFIELD nentioned herein.) Business card, ARTSUA L. CLA:“, Fresicent, Sunbeam Oil Cocpany, 212 roosevelt Theatre Guilding, Mian beach, Florida, telepaone nunber 53-0431 and 58-0432. Business card, A-CEUR L. CLA:K, Ger.ersl Manager, Kascouth Producing and aefining Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio. Great Morthem Life Insurance I7entification Card covering policy #9l5i 2 issued P06 SEF Foy. 3 Beadondroox Scalevard, Cleveland, vhio, with the motation in case of accident mtify Urs. \“WozETTA CLA, 212 vest Rivo Alto Drive, Miant \ Beach, Florida. m7 while in custody at tne Denver City Jail, CLAK was inter viewed by Special Agent Fr&> 5. McGEALY and the writer on dune 28, 1952. At that tine he readily acmitted tnat he has been @ gambler. for nany years, but steadfaszly contended that he is now in the “oil business” and is not engage! in any type of illegal activities. He’ stated that for the last several days he had been residing in the Stanley Plaza Hotel, 1560 Sheraan Street, Denver, Colorado, with his -T7-
HW 54462 L DN &7~163h 22 year old son, ATEJa L. CLARK, Ji. Se stated that his wife, ¥rs. LO-STTA CLAZ, acconzanied by their ly year old caughter, was at that tice visiting with "The VAN REISALLI=2 fanily at Scarsdale, Nea York." Fe related that for the last four years ne had been residing “with his fanily in a residence omed by hin at 211 vest Eivo Alto Drive, Masi beach, Florida. He volunteered inforzation tiet Curing Lyko and 197 he was associated with ELDY Melaih and JONNY Wel .2N in the operetion of the Piping <ccz Casino. et Saratoza Springs, New York. He stated that SAY HL, a New Yor* ganbler, also had en interest in this establishment as fic the late wiliLiav SELLEFER, who Gied about a year previously. He stated that he left Saratoga Springs in 1747 and «ent to Ulani, Florida, but that the Fiping Rock Casino continued to operate until CLArH stated that the Piping Rock Ca3ioo and persons xho operated it playei prominently in the United Stctes Senate Crine investigating Comcittee activities. He stated that the Kew York State fugitive warrant cutstarding against hin is cased cn an indictment alleging that he, with several otner co-defendants, conspired to bribe the Director of Safety, Saratoga Springs, New Yorx, in connection with the operation of the Piping stock Casiro. He continued that this indictrent is "a bus rap" and that he, through his attormeys, is presently testine the validity of the indict- ment. He stated that he knew that this charge was outstanding against hia in New York State but that his attomeys had told his that it was not necess:ry for hin tw return to New Tork to &nusmer tne charges at this time inasmuch as the walidity of the indictcent «es being tested. _ «He stated that he is represented cy tie law firs of Sylvester and Earris, 57th and Madison Avenue, Nea York City, and that AL7L yrauccluks, &@ nesber of this fira, is a very close personal friend of CLAXK volunteered informstion that for a period of nineteen. days during the year 1950, he operated a gazbling establishnent in Miani Beach, Florida, known as the Golden Shores Casino. ' He stated that one of his partners in this undertaking «as ALLS TUAXER who had been a friend of his for many years. (CLAAK identified a photo- Grapn of ALDUS TUrktA, with aliases, FBI #597752, as identical with -8- 8?-] 5374-82 3 | e Docld: 323277539 Page 9
Ri 87-16%, * v this incividual.) 3e stated that TUANER makes his hone in the kKiaxdt area, Sut in the sumer of 1751 nate a short trip to Denver with CLARE. + aith referesce to the Golcen Shores Casino operation, CLARK nat it has often been Tercried thst he "bear" Ean -7 SIVCLAI: the multi-sillisnaive oil ran, for elooss ¢ milli ticns at the Tclen Shores. . Be acimoz) on collars in gantling linz operc ae ‘In connection sith ctncer gamb tions in which he has been involved, Cii-s Volunteere 200 tet curing the gear 1942 at diari ceach, Florida, he ha2 a consicerable interest in the ope ra-— tion cf the Broox C2sh Cescrite? ty hin asa beach resort. He acknow~ lecged that this establisnnent zes princivally a €ambline casino, 44, tS “s fe) ny b co CLAnk reacily aczitted tsst he has a Wice acquaintasce with &aablers, hoodlu=s, conficence sen and crininsls of al) types through- out the United States, incledirg LU5 Sin S, FEI #35634, well kom conficerce zan, ans =O55sr KIS of Circirnati, Chio, -deserited by CLA-K as an old tire corfiderce =an who has now Tetirec due to 412 bealth,. - ; CiARX stated that fora number of years he has been assoc- dated with SAY G.ETTELD. He Statec that for meny years he, sith i GARFIELD, Operated the Masmouth Producing and fe fining Corporation ; an of Cleveland, Chis. Ea: stated that he ard GAnFIELD are presently Operating the Cride Di] Frocucins Corporation, whith is a “yoRing | Corporation, with Sali GARFIELD as president. fe stated at, tre present tire they ware negotiating for office space in Denver, Coloraco, and trat the Crude Jil Producing Corporation had leases in the sest Fiddler Creek section near liew Castle, syouing. He Stated tnat several Denver busines:aen, whoo te ceclined to nara, were financially interésted in the Crude vil Procucing Corporation. ‘CLAAK stated that he had been Operating the Surnteas Oil Cocpany, with offices at 212 tooseve lt Building, sifant Beach, Florida, for the last two or three years, but planned to ciose his office in | Kiani Beach and sve his operations to Denver, Colorado. y ¥ HW 54462 DBocld:32327539 Page 10