a I _ —NI09890 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 HW 45923 DocId:32328769 Page 1 JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-90079-10027 HQ CR 162-184-3 Document Information FBI LR HQ 11/07/1961 26 SLOAN FREDERICK BENNETT JOSEPH PORETTI PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 07/07/1998 INDEFINITE RPT Date: 6/17/201
“ , too. / yuo nev. 5-159) No EAU OF INVESTIGATION lL | fol 10/31/61 REPORTING OFFICE OFFICE OF ORIGIN | Little Rock 11/7/61 CK | _ TYPED BY Little Rock a a REPORT MADE BY TITLE OF CASE __ SA JOHN H LUPT ON CHARACTER OF CASE raj. SLOAN FREDERICK NNETT, aka. Sloan Bennett 5 Nola printing Company IGA - WIRE SERVICE _— ra REFERENCES: Reports of SA EDWIN BROWN dated 5/4/61, 6/21/61 and 8/31/61 at Little Rock. Little Rock letter to New Orleans dated 10/31/61. Report of IC sea 4/7/61 at st. Louis. | \ - P ~ . y_/ Alt INFORMANT ittle Rock Of “S0e. COVERAGE: per ie acer L S Rock 483-C whose jaentify is known to OTHER 4 p-2 is Tittl is known tO the Bureau ~-3 is LR ETY-C: (RAC) whose identity the Bureau. ing Protective Bureau, p-4 is thoroughbred ‘Rac reau. New york city. whose identit T-5 is LR452e-C y is known to the Bu pO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW SPECIAL AGENT Cc ee (3/- Bureau. (162-184) Laz 134 a 5 . New Orleans e (162-8) J oh Q2- Little Rock . a or dice: AAG Criminal Division Bf Jt) Form 0-6 )/-Y, -¢/ | a y sree -sS53 J oS DISSEMINATION RECORD OF ATTACHED REPORT ne re oes FOR REVIEW AT Faia A.B/SR | TO HSCA RE REQUEST bAteD = A a eee anne ee (SEE BUFILE 62-117299) — U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16—76324-1 ‘
HW 45923 LR 162-8 T-6 is MAX GRANOFF, Onwer-operator of Granoff's restaurant, 10th and Main Streets, Little Rock, Arkansas. T-7 is LR 545-C whose identity is ktrown to the OTHER 4 Bureau. T-8 is LR 481-C whose identity is known to the Burea T-9 is LOT is a PCI of the Little Rock Division. T-10 is former LR 542-C whose identity is known to the Bureau. T-11 is T. B, SAVIN, Little Rock Manager of Dun and Bradstreet nec T-12 is a PCI of the Little Rock Division. ADMINISTRATIVE: This report reflects a review and consolidation of existing information concerning SLOAN FREDERICK BENNETT incorporating pertinent information into one report. Information attributed to informants:and prior to the start of IGA investigation is set out in the report without the use of FD-302's. Future information concerning subject's activities obtained from informants will be incorporated in FD-302's. FERRIS MIDDLETON, Assistant Cashier, Union National Bank, Little Rock,furnished information on a confidential basis from records of the Union National Bank as set forth in this report. HOWARD CRUCE, Cashier, First National Bank, Little Rock, furnished information on a confidential basis from records of the First National Bank as set forth in this report. LEADS: NEW ORLEANS DIVISION AT NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, will attempt to develop through known sources, information indicating whether or not SLOAN FREDERICK BENNETT is known to be one of the subscribers to the wire service from Nola Printing Company. B COVER PAGE DocId: 32328769 Page 3
162-8 On April 5, 1961, T-7 advised SA'S VINCENT H. LAMMERS and CLARK S. MILLER that he is not aware of the source of information concerning the receipt of race results coming into Little Rock. SLOAN BENNETT, who gave T-7 $175-00 for use of a room at T-7's residence during the 1961 Hot Springs, Arkansas, (Oaklawn Race Track) racing season, advised T-7's wife that they had a man at the track in Hot Springs who obtains the odds just before post time, then leaves the track and calls Little Rock. BENNETT did not advise T-7's wife the identity of the man at the track or who he contacted in Little Rock with the informaton. It has been T-{!'s experience that odds in Little Rock are otained up to as late as two or three minutes before post time. Results of the race are obtained in Little Rock within seven to ten minutes after the race is completed. BENNETT stated on this occasion to T-f's wife that the man at the track was reportedly paid $15.00 a day for his work during previous years. T-% advised he does not know for sure who is receiving payoffs in connection with book operations in Little Rock. On one occasion T-7's wife received a call during the Hot Springs meet from an individual who identified himself as HAYNIE, who T-7 assumed was Captain ALBERT M, HAYNIE, Chief of Detectives, Little Rock Police Department. On this occasion the person identifying himself only as HAYNIE instructed the wife of T-7 to have BENNETT (SLOAN) meet him at Granoff's Restaurant, 10th and Main Streets, Little Rock. Later T-7 overheard BENNETT state he had to "Take care of that man at Granoff's." T-7 advised that as far as can be determined DUNAWAY (HAROLD F,) seems to be the moving force among the "bookies" in Little Rock. The printed scratch sheets are delivered early in the morning to BENNETT'S establishment near 9th and Main Streets, Little Rock, by DUNAWAY or his uepresent ay Ky) ; / On April 20, 1961, T-8 advised SH GILVERT Wr7--~— STRICKLAND that partnerhsip in the wire service in Lit 1 Rock consists of HAROLD DUNAWAY, JUNE LYTLE and CEC ILL. The service is received from New Orleans, Louisiana, from JOE PORETTA. The Little Rock partnership in the wire service services four regular customers at Little Rock and four more additional customers during the Oaklawn race meet at Hot Springs, Arkansas. According to T-8, among those customers serviced Seetne the Oaklawn race meet is SLOAN BENNETT. - 14 - HW 45923 Docld:32328769 Page 4 Ne an
NS YW 7 LR 162-8 On April 20, 1961, T-9 advised SA GILBERT W. STRICKLAND that the persons in Little Rock receiving race wire service from JOSEPH PORETTA, New Orleans, Louisiana, which is furnished by telephone, services four year-round customers in Little Rock and four additional customers during the Oaklawn race meet at Hot Springs, Arkansas. SLOAN BENNETT is one of the customers serviced during the Oaklawn race meet at Hot Springs, Arkansas. On January 25, 1961, T-10 advised SA JOHN H. LUPTON there were two crap games being operated in downtown Little Rock, one of which was being operated by JUNE LYTLE and SLOAN BENNETT located upstairs at 9084 Main Street, Little Rod Arkansas. On April 25, 1961, T-11 advised SA EDWIN BROWN that information gathered by a national business status reporting agency compiléddinformation on October 14, 1953, concerning SLOAN BENNETT, owner of National Billiards Parlor, 910 Main Street, Little Rock, Arkansas, and the information so compiled was verified and brought up-to-date as of January 10, 1961. The summary of this information so compiled indicates that SLOAN BENNETT started the business of the National Billiards at 910 Main Street, Little Rock, on September 21, 1953, and at that time his net worth was estimated to be $6,100.00. - He made all payments in connection with this business in cash and sales at the business amounted to approximately $1,500.00 per month. He started out the business with a heavy debt; however, the payment schedule probably was not too heavy. On September 7, 1961, T-7 advised SAs JOHN J. JUREY AND VINCENT H. LAMMERS as follows: SLOAN BENNETT, known local Little Rock bookie, continues to operate his horse race booking business out of the residence of T-7 on the Pine Bluff highway. Informant estimated BENNETT nets between $200.00 and $300.00 per day. Race results are bdng received from Hawthorne Race Track, Chicago, Illinois, within 20 minutes after race time. It is T-7's information that the results are received from Chicago directly to BENNETT's place of business, Ninth and Main Streets, Little Rock. T-7 advised that he understands the major bookmakers in Little Rock and vicinity pay $900.00 a week for this service. This amount is divided between seven or eight local bookmakers - BENNET's portion being $112.00 per week. . Nan T-7 advised t it a + BAST a: Lo HW 45923 DocId:32328769 Page 5 ehpe i appears to him CE(IL-HILL, .
162-8 a known local Little Rock gamblers nas withdrawn nimself from actively participating on the local gambling scene. HAROLD DUNAWAY and c. J. LYTLE continue to operate out of 6114 East washington, North Little Rock. on september e1, 1961, T-7 gavised SA VINCENT H. LAMMERS that ED HERNER and BILLY McKIM were pooking norses but that according to a Listing of gambling stamp nolders set out in a local Little Rock newspaper in august; 1961, HERNER and McKIM do not have @ stamp. In agdition t4o the above » T-7 advised that horse race pooking operations in the Little Rock area ceased on Friday > September 8, 1961, So far as ~-7 is aware no one is presently pooking norsess He stated the word came from BARNETT > who has peen disseminating results of races tocally for sometime - In accordance with BARNETT 'S advice, SLOAN BENNETT giscontinued nis operations in T-7'S nouse on September 8, 1961. BENNETT is presently said to be playing dice and earas in North Little Rock; exact Location unknown. SLOAN BENNETT nas leased nis pusiness on Main street, Little Rock, to ARCHIE SASABEE (phonetic) - p-7 is not aware of the length of the lease but was sure that BENNETT has no active part in the operations. T-7 stated he nas visited SASABEE'S place of business on a number of occasions but observed no gambling machines or games of any kind in operation. Informant gavi sed that he has concluded from pits of information coming to nis attention over the past two weeks to a month that the pookmakers ‘are making some type of plans for circumventing the recent Laws passed by congress as they relate to interstate csransmission of gambling information. one pian is to use companies and figures of the stock market. For an example » T-7 stated the horses py the price © she stock, such as 285; meaning that norse came in last, #8 came in second, ana #5 came in third. ~16- HW 459 23 DocId: 32328769 Page 6 | e