JFK Assassination System Date: 4/27/201 Identification Form Agency Information Released under the John AGENCY: FBI . Kennedy RECORD NUMBER:  124-10206-10128 Assassination Records ' ollection Act of 1992 RECORD SERIES: HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). asex#:NW 45760 Date: AGENCY FILENUMBER:  62-9-12-294, 295, 296, 297 1-17-2017 Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: SAC, DL ‘ TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: 02/12/1962 PAGES: 37 SUBJECTS : ; CIP, SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE OFFICIALS, BRIBERY, * GAMBLING ACT DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified ; . ~ RESTRICTIONS: — 4; 10(a)2; 11(a) CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LAST. REVIEW: 01/22/1999 OPENING CRITERIA: APPROVAL OF IRS, INDEFINITE COMMENTS : INC 3 A/T : v9.1 (HW 45760 Docld:32290852 Page 1
By 4 \ F Bi eel ! ~ ON ° Date: 3/5/62. ! . a ; a | Transmit the following in rs . AZRTEL a © Via $$ _ (Priority or Method of Mailing) . | _ DIRECTOR, “FBI (62-9-12) SAC, DALLAS (94-55A4-SUB)  CoRmminaL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas airtel 2/26/62. Re: GIIF, SHERMAN ROADTRIP ‘TERRITORY (DL 94-76) On ‘1/26/62, County Attorney T, E, WILLIAMS, McKinney, Texas, advised that he had been ‘contacted by _ ‘JOE WYATT, Farmersville, Texas, with regard to setting up a gambling club on Abrams Road in the, edge of Collins — to. County. According to WILLIAMS, WYATT claimed that he o represented Dallas interest and that. they ‘were willing to | pay him $1500 per month for his cooperation, WILLIAMS ; . Stated that he did not give WYATT a definite answer and — left-the situation open for further contact. He advised that, should he be contacted again concerning this matter he would advise, | a 1 - Houston (Info) ( 3.+ Bureau 1 = Dallas (31-8266) 7 - Dallas (94-76) — :L..- Dallas (165=MUSKETEERS CLUB) Dallas (162-1) 1. - Dallas. (94-554-SUB) co il. : . Dallas (165-29) | ~ Dallas..(92-255). ‘- Dallas. (162-37) - Dallas. (162-95) Dallas (162-96) Dallas (92-39) Dallas (162-179) ‘Dallas (92-303) Dallas (137-1089) Dallas (80-255) . ‘Dallas (94-48) - Dallas (137-1123) a aed cl aol oll ol ll ol lol /Spectal’ ‘Agent in harge | HS Hi 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page 2
DL 94-55A-sUB © --y ee _ | a . . iD \ oe ~JEK Act 6 (4) mo on 1/31/82, ‘pct navies that PERREST MARRS, empioyed at, Hall Furniture Co., Sherman, Texas, had informed him recently that 30BBY KAY ANDERSON was shot in the back by a "iriend" at Dallas. According to informant, MARRS indicated he. -knéws who had dene the shooting but did not volunteer this person's identity. Informant stated that MARRS claimed that. this "friend" had gotten into the car being driven by ANDERSON and pulled the gun on him ordering him to drive to some spot where the shooting took. place. , . Informant stated that ANDERSON checked into the Madonna Hospital, Denison, Texas, under a fictitious uame and had refused . to furnish the identity of the person shooting hin. On 2/2/68 , DL-91-C advised that BOBRY RAY ANDERSON aad contacted him a few days prior and indicated that he nad been shot in the back by BILLY GUINN BURKHART, aka. Crazy Red. CI stated that as ‘he understood the trouble arose over a car which “ANDERSON had purchased from MIDGE DRIGGS, Denison, Texas, and \hich BURKHART had refused to give te: ANDERSON. Also, _that ANDERSON had left BURKHART “swinging”. in. Alabama after ” BURKHART had been stabbed and.sent to the hospital. He ‘stated /. , that ‘SHERRILL DOUGLAS SUGGS allegedly set up ANDERSON for SUPRKHART. On 2/2/62, DL-91-C advised that he has been attempting to get a "private club" set up in Collin County similar to the © one being operated by HERSHEL and CLYDE DRIGGS in Oklahoma across the river from Denison. He advised that this was a membership type club and that he had mace several contacts, but had made mo progress as yet. 7 cr was mot specifically questigned concerning his alleged contact with County Attorney T, E, WILLIAMS, McKinney, Texas; however, this is belived to be the same deal that _ informant referred to in this alleged contact with WILLIAMS. ° ” Above information orally furnished LT. JACK REVILL, Dallas PD and Dep. Sheriff BOB MORGAN, Dallas SO on 3/2/62. Re: UNSUBS; BRIBERY SWC BASKETBALL OFFICIALS ITAR - BRIBERY, ITWI (DL 165-23) a Summaries of all pertinent informstio:: deve .opead to date were furnished the Bureau by Dallis airtel 271/52 and) ' Dallas teletype 3/3/62. NW 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page 3
ww . 7 DL 94-55A-SUB_ jJPK Act © (4) / _ Perl ____ advised sa JOSEPH M, MYERS.on— March 1, 1962 that W. N. "BOSTON". SMITH knows. referees ' PRESTON ‘and JOHNSON personally. PCI stated that BOSTON _ SMITH’s. influence extends all the. way from Ft. Worth. to Austin to Washington. PCI stated by that. he meant that SMITH has friends in Col. HOMER GARRISON who in turn has. .. friends in Washington, D, C. PCI. stated that he did not - ‘believe that. a local gambling case of any sort could be made .against BOSTON SMITH because of this. influence ‘andthe only way to.ever get SMITH would be. for Federal and BERT EDMONDSON furnished informetion concerning Bort. Worth PD. This-information is. being reviewed and authorities to prosecute him and then PCI doubted that SMITH would ever go to the penitentiary. Re: .FORT WORTH PD (DL 80-255) During the past week Patrolmgn. LEONARD DORSETT burglaries and.other. matters involving officers.of the | -.- pertinent parts ef it will be furnished to. the ‘Honorable WILL SILSON,. Attorney General for the State | of-Texas. HW 45760 DoclId: 32290852 Page 4
pr ee DL 94-55A-SUB _ | ae ON —, “Re: . ROBERT LEE HOFFMAN, aka. a AR (DL 92-255) ; On 2/27/62,. former PCI - advised. that HOFFMAN now has 1962 Texas. license RY ©4553 “JFK Act 6 (4) - @n the same 1961. Ford. She stated, however, the Ford is: now ' ‘painted | ‘black. and white. and that HOFFMAN - is using as an. address Box 615° Hitchcock, Texas. Above information orally furnished om 2/27/62 to LT, : _REVILL and Dep. MORGAN and. DPS Tatelligence Agent CHESLEY ‘AUTEN, Rew” MARION ROBERT RAIF, aka. “AR (DL. 92-39). — On 2/28/62.,. othe. Atlante Office. advised: that: on 11/19/61, -RAIF and. associates. JOHN OSCAR LUCK and RONALD -. EDWARD. SMITH, . FBI. #609619B had been. arrested by. the Newnan, Ga, PD for: burglary of a F,.W,. Weolworth store, These - “gubjects’ were equipped with walkie-talkie. and ‘terches . and were |. ¥éleased-on 11/22/61 en $10,000 bond each. The Atlanta. Office received information on:12/14/61 that during the - |. preceding week LUCK.-héd made’ a $60,000 “score” in South Carelina “|. and had-also, through an attorney, been able to get the. felony ' charges. at Rome, Ga. "fixed" for $5,000. Above information : . furnished LP, .REVILL and. Dep. MORGAN, on (3/2/62. Re; GARRETT MILTON. RAMSEY, aka. AR (DL. 92-303) . per ]aavisea. SA JOSEPH M, MYERS on 2/27/62 that RAMSEY had received. a.semtence of up.to 15 years in Long . Beach, Calif. earlier this. month. RAMSEY pled. guilty to second. .. degree burglary. before | ‘Superior. Court Judge. MAURICE ' C,.. SPARLING , Sy Long Beach, Calif, : oo Re; GIIF, Fort worth, Texas DL.94-48) . | Several articles appeared im the Fort Worth, Texas. . hewspapers . during the week concerning the serious crime rate... - It was. noted that four of seven serious crime categories | increased in Fort Werth last year, according. to. FBI, Washington... .Chief.of Police CATO HIGHTOWER was quoted as saying. "that. the — reason | for. the. inerease, as in other sections of the nation, was, due to a recession and. a new | generation of. criminals. a HW 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page 5
*e ae - IN Date: 2/26/62 a Transmit the following in PAIN ERP . " - _ (Type.in plain text or code) a oy - (Priority or Method of Mailing): « .... I { { | Jot | | | | bg oe | DIRECTOR, ‘FBI (62-9-12) . : 7 i) Vem : ob _SAC, DALLAS. (94-S8A-SUB) ky DALLAS | DIVISION - Re Dallas airtel, 2/19/62. ee) JFK Act 6 (4) Res’ ELIZABETH ANN HEDLUND, aka. | ne a ITAR = PROSTITUTION. (DL_166- 21) cde | Om BF 21/62, Sheree ee that “i |. BEDLUND mainteining. residence a apevine Texas, has - samen P gotten rid of her 1959 Oldsmobile and furnished descriptions a re en: > 4 two ears presently being used by: ‘HEDLUND oo. ‘On. 2/16/62, E, &. _UPZMAN, Brownwood, ‘Pexas. a | -. Telephone. Co, (Protéct Identity) furmished a list of toll oo '‘l- ealis charged to HEDLUND’ Grapevine phone for the period I: 12/21/61 through 1/16/62, It was moted there were numerous | a loag distamce calls. placed from this phone. to towns throughout | . Texas.but none: interstate, Phome numbers of persons called . in Dallas as vell as the information obtained from. STEPHENS — was furnished to LY, JACK REVILL, Dallas PD and DEP. Sheriff. BOB MORGAN, Dalles SO. on 2/23/62. (3A Buren fo 4 =. Dallas (162296): 1 = El Paso (Info) i = Ballas (162-179). _ 1 = Albuquerque (Imfo). 1 © Dallas (162-107) - . 1 = Oklahoma City (Info) - Dallas (162-109) i ~. Dallas (166-21) ' i = Ballas (31-5614) —  2-~ Dallas’ (92-61). ‘l= Dallas (162-1) “2 - Dallas (63-329) lL ~ Dallas one) -_ _ i = Dallas (92-349 | 2 =~ Ballas (162-8 yf 2 =.Dallas (165-29) «1 = Dallas (92-268) 6a fata — (6 - } - Dallas (162-37) Lin Dallas (94-55A-SUB) 1 = Dallas (167-95) RMB/11 REC-3  ® MAR 1 (90 Te- Palins Cl62-NEW, — 8) ae “BOB! BY RAY: WINKEL) - mre a fees) 2 4 Dallas _ (AGS -NEM, (C0 ATA cat —CECIL EUGERE, HARRIS)" aC CE ag) eee RS “Approved: ; 6 zw Per wAY > Special’ ‘Agent in Charge : 6 jee 121962, HW 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page @
mA Re :  GRORGE FUQTA, alka AB (Dl 92-61)- On 2/24/62,. Bureau Agent observed a late model. sant “Pomtise, TORaS- license’ PD 6132, parked at FUQUA’s residence . »\Dallas,:.A check is being made of. the registration data. for. "this license and the. number was furnished to LP. REVILL and. DEP, ‘MORGAN. on: 2/24/62. | Res... SHERMAN FRANKLIN LITPLE,. aka. a IGA (DL 162-129), CURTIS YEAGER, al EGA. (Ok 1622179) ‘On: 2/91/62. DL=98-€ furnished the license number for the car. bei mg ériven by YEAGER as MB 7359. This car is. Registered | to ‘YEAGER with a MeEinney, Texas address,” 7 . On. 2/29 and. 21/62, . CF advised he. overheard | WEAGER*’ 8. associate WELDON. WEATHERALL place: & Call te a Waco, Texas ~~ _phoge sumber, prefix unknown, 3-9310, om 2/18/62... Informant: - gtated that previous to this be also heard Dallas gambler. . BOBBY. JOE: CHAPWAN (OL 162-107) place. a: call te. WEATHERALL in. eare of. the Elks Club; Waco. Om 2/223/62.CI advised - WEATHBRALL had gome to Waco that day, reason unknown, and — OWES Planning to immediately retura to ‘Dallas where he resides. at the Belmont Motel. On 2/21/62, acting on ‘information: furnished ‘by  DL=95-€ concer ming. phome number CR: 4-3404 as being a phene “number being used by subject LITTLE in his gambling operation, - it-was. ascertained that the persons occupying. the apartment . in. ‘Arlington ;-: Texas , where . this phone is located are known. to the landlerd ag Mr, and Hrs, GLEN JOMNSON. The landlord also .. .° gtated JOHNSON Grives a 1954 two-tone black and white Buick. - The description of JOHNSON,: however, did not match that of - . LEETLE but: landlord described ‘JOENSON’s wife SEIRLEY as ' having appearance of a “call girl”; Om 2/23/62, when ’ . discussing the above. information with DL-95-C,. he: ‘etated one ~ Of LITTLE'S associates, Ballas gambler GLENN ERNEST’ ‘BURNETT, - is probably the person residing im this apartment as the. description is similar. He further stated that. BURNETT’s . . @lose associate, MARVIN RALPH” PRESTRIDGE , drives a 1934 twom " “bone. black. and. white Buick. - ee a HW 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page 9
. . . = . . - eee, \ a a , soo . : f . * a « . . _ v) . : f , 4 DL Gifhon SOA-3B 2/8388 LITPLE' s Croind Prairie residence. ‘was . verified ae “peti: trailer: locatadl on the far West side of  <tevm, The. licenw® mumber on. LITTLE’s ear wag also obtained 8S Texas NR Sees . The car ds registered to subject Res ALBERT Mme DOWS,, ala. EGA GA_ (Ob 162-108) : On 2a) 62 information was reeeived. from Di-144-c8 oo. het MEADOWS WAS Ror . wsime télephene number AN 4-2619. - A eheck of this sngerted aed that the number is registered to - SANICE CHRISTAKIS a Apt. L03, L7OG Mignon, Arlingten, Texas. . &Et should be meted MERTSTARTS is @ known girl friend ‘Of EADS > “runner BILLY RAY GRIMES , 7 : " Emfornntios concerning - SHERMAN LITTLE, CURTIS YEAGER and ALBERT MEATOWS was furnished On 2/23/62. to Le, JACK REVILL,. “Dallas PD. “Re? CRINIBAL, INTELLIGENCE “PROGRAM " QEPELE BROCK DIVES ION LR 82-16 — TL 92. 349 fe! Om 2/22/62, DL 95-C advised Dallas ganbler WILLIAM Te MARTIN presently working at a dice table at the Belvedere. Club, Hot Springs . Informant also stated: llas character EDDIE : BAMPTON WALSH bad returned to Dallas from @ weekend at Hot . Springs on 2/18/82 and informant overheard him advise other _ characters and gaublers not to go to Hot Springs as “the: heats. 08” and "the FBI hag takem over Hot Springs”. Informant -@lso advised tlt Pallas gamblers BURWET? and PRESTR I DGE mentioned - ‘-above were plamning to go to. Kot Springs the weekend of : 2/ 24-25 /62., The above information furnished Little Rock - * Division by Dallas airtel 2/23/62. Same informatica farnighed . GP. REVI BL83 733. . , , Re: ‘PNSOBS : BRIBERY SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE | BASK <“EPRALL OFFICIALS PLLET, TTAR = EB EBERY ADL b_165-29) On 2/1 9/4E , information concerning captioned matter and associating information as reeeived fron . various informants and sources: both by Dallas and auxiliary offices was correlated - - by the’Dallas Office and. furnished the. Bureau and auxiliary ‘offices by teletyne., The iatorma tion WAS that. at. least two €9 Hi 45760 DoclId:32290852 Page 10
DL 94=55A-SUB | “Re: ©. VIRGIL: FRANKLIN TIDWELL - BT ‘% GOS768A;. - “BOBBY RALPH LOTT . FBI #602130A;_ PINA MARTINEZ - _ “PROSTITUTION ACTIVITIES . = JFK Act 6 (4) DALLAS: DIVISION. nr Dh. 31-5614) - o ‘Information. received: from CIs: Ft.: ‘Worth: ‘on. ‘2/24/62 : that: VIRGIL’ FRANKLIN. FIDWELL; ‘29. year old: ex-convict, h ... killed.at Midwest. City; ‘Okla. ‘that morning by either. oPINA” - MARTINEZ: or. BOBBY ‘RALPH LOTT,. all from Ft,. Worth, “Pexas. perl —sistated he had. talked to the Chief: of ‘Police. . at Midwest. City,: Oklahoma and understood | PIDWE! \d: been - badly: ‘beaten ‘prior ‘to. ‘being. shot. and - ‘killed.: stated > that “he. did: not.. have: too. ‘much: of the- details. but. understood. that. the shooting was’ over: ‘etther prostitution: or. narcotics. . Re; BOBBY RAY: WINKEL,: aka re ow C. Massey . , OS : ‘IGA. (DL * 162-NEW) - : CECIL, EUGENE HARRIS, aka, Red IGA’ (DL, 162-NEW) ok | Ue. ‘DAVID. WHITE, “Intelligence. ‘Division, Lubbock, - ‘Pexas ‘PD advised:SA BEN Ss. “HARRISON, JR. on. 2/23/62, that. — - WINKEL: was: arrested in.a’ gambling. raid ‘by the- ‘Lubbock | PD..on 7 2/16/62, He ‘said.that WINKEL was ‘operating a. -bookie: ‘joint . Og / dm: ‘Aparinent ‘Number 6, Summit’ Apartments , 1610 - 45th. Street, 1 - - Lubboek, ‘Pexas. - He. said. at the: time. of the raid. WINKEL: was © -_ ee _. gueeessful- in. flushing: @ number. of. betting. slips. down a. rae 7 | ' <:but. that @eferal ‘ofthese slips wefe recovered. He continued ns ipeiratdl from the: Slips it. ‘appeared: that WINKEL was taking. bets” : psketball. games. and-also -horse races at: Sunland: Park, Lo |  whieke “is: located in New Mexico near El Paso; Texas. He said : Sd _. that a ‘basketball parlay sheet-was also found: setting forth = — point - ‘difference. : ° He said. bettors. were. identified ‘by: number _ and: ‘the® ‘key: to. these. ‘numbers: was not: found. : a Se "WHITE said: that. WINKEL had. been. charged. with a. felony. gambling. charge: and was..presently, out’on: ‘$5,000: bond... He. said that he: had ‘refused to. furnish any. information about the gambling: operation. | He. continued that ‘WINKEL had. rented the.  cabove: ‘apartment ‘under the name W, C...MASSEY:..and claimed to. ‘be . BE unemployed: erop: duster.’ ‘He. said the apartment had’ ‘two phones” “Listed: under: ‘the: name : MASSEY,” SH. 4-8408. and: ‘SH 4-0215. HW 45760 Docld:32290852 Page 11