-Mefeased under DATE: 11-14-2017 *y _had identified | (NQINFREY , and PHILN TEIN, as bookmakers with whom he did the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotes. DL 94-55A-SUB Commander (which is procedure) setting forth information concerning the alleged above meetings .and stated he had obtained the information from a confidential source. MAY's original letter contained no information concerning JACK RUBY, the apartment on Kidd Springs, the use of a private field South of Dallas, or a description of the eastern "mobster". Lt. REVILL Stated he had ascertained this: was added to the istory. when MAY recently gave the information to reporter GEORGE CARTER. Lt. REVILL further stated that when the information was originally received an intensive investigation was conducted by the Police Department concerning the allegations and no foundation was determined. Lt. REVILL stated it was the consensus of the Police Department that MAY'’s letter to the Chief was”a cover-up for having been seen by officers with STONE. _°He further stated that MAY is considered a "mental case" “by the Police Department and is also dying from cancer. Lt. REVILL stated there. was absolutely no foundation for MAY's. } allegations or CARTER's story. \. RE: MELVIN RALPH et al ITWI (DL 165-134) ring the past week former. Dallas bank employee, aaron ious (DL 29-1274), and former Dallas area bettor ZODGES re indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in AmarN1lo, Texas, for violation of FRA. JONES and HODGES © had previously furnished information and statements concerning - wagering by HODGES with subjects MARSHALL and. BAWCUM and how. the ‘payoff and ‘collections were handled through JONES and JONES employment at the bank. HODGES had identified several Dallas area bookmakers with whom, he had bet. JONES tographs of MARSHALL, BAWCUM HENRY. CLINTON... On 1/9/64, RTEIN (also subject of DL 137-1411) furnished information verifying the statement of HODGES. “~<‘ang JONES. MARSHALL and BAWCUM were also interviewed — - Separately on 1/9/64 and denied having any dealings with JONES and. HODGES and refused to answer any questions. Doclda: 327177759 Page 3
PReveased under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (42 USC 2107 Hotes. | DATE: 11-14-2017 o we oO 6 DL 94-55A-SUB Both however furnished limited amounts of their handwriting to be used in comparison with a, money order believed sent by the subjects or one of their associates to the Delaware Sports Service, Wilmington, Delaware in January, 1963 for payment of race result: information. From observation of these specimens it would appear thatneither man had prepared the Western Union money order application. Agents then located specimens at a Dallas bank of the handwriting of MARSHALL's wife, EVELYN; This appeared to be possibly the Same as that used in the application and is being forwarded to the FBI Laboratory for examination. RE: UNKNOWN SUBJECT ' BOMBING OF SPORTSMAN CLUB -DALLAS, 1/3/64 ' BOMBING MATTER (DL 1572 319) yh ee . The Bureau has been previously. advised by: separate communication concerning captioned club whi as owned and” operated by Dallas area hoodlum, JOHNNTE ROS PATRONO . (DL 92-231). Tepe! On 1/8/64, Captain WALTER FANNIN, Dallas Police Department, advised that it had been established that { dynamite had been used in this bombing, that it was, believed . the bombing. took place from the inside and that PATRONO ' was covered with $3,000. worth of insurance. No other pertinent information ‘had. been developed, by the Dallas ‘Police Department. f ‘On 1/7/64, DL=187-C=-TE (DL 137- 1387) , advised he had heard from gambling sources that PATRONO was deeply in debt to several unidentified Dallas area Italians and ‘had been unable to make’ any payments: on this debt. He was allegedly told by these persons to either blow-up the club himself for the insurance and thereafter pay them off or they would have it blown-up and collect ‘their debts from PETRDNO after he received the. insurance money. On 1/10/64, DL-181-C-TE (DL 137-1110), ; advised he had heard that PATRONO had had the club blown up for insurance 4 Docld: 327177759 Page 4