DL 94-55A-SUB Re: VIRGIL JOHN ETCHIESON, aka. AR (DL 92-249) On 4/4/63, ETCHIESON, who had been previously cconvicted in local district court for possession of marijuana receiving a sentence of 20 years which was immediately appealed by his attorneys. This was the third time. ETCHIESON has been convicted and sentenced on this charge. . The first time in 1962, he received meight year sentence. which was reversed by the Texas Court of Appeals and remanded for new trial. As a result of the second trial he was convicted, received a sentence of 25 years which was reversed when the prosecution referred to -ETCHIESON‘'s main witness, BILLIE YVONNE COLEMAN, as a common prostitute. Prior to the third trial,. COLEMAN died from an overdose of narcotics. COLEMAN had an extensive record for theft, burglary and prostitution. - Re: MARION ROBERT RAIF, aka. AR (DL 92~39) By airtel, 4/3/63, the Charlotte Office advised that -RAIF, along with his associates. JOHN OSCAR LUCK, GEORGIA HELEN VAUGHN, DONNA JUNE WAAGE and JAMES BENNETT WAAGE had been filed on by local authorities in Burlington, N.C. for the burglary _ Of a department store in that city on 3/9/63 in which $11,500 was taken. Subsequently, Federal process charging the above five individuals with UFAP - Burglary was issued on 4/2/63. The: fact that these individuals are Federal fugitives and are . well known to law enforcement officers in the Dallas area was made known to local. authorities on 4/5/63. JFK Act 6 (4) Re: JOSEPH FRANCIS CIVELLO, aka. AR (DL 92-36) Reference is made to page three of re Dallas airtel concerning the suicide of JOHN. E >» FBI #4955844. On 4/2/63, confidential source” who operates . a funeral home from which CARCELLI was being buried advised thatall the arrangements for CARCELLI's funeral had been handled by CIVELLO. He further stated that among those who had attended the funeral and who had been at. the funeral home were CIVELLO, PHILIP BOSCO, JOE IANNI, JOE COLLETTA, JOE 'CAMPISI and FRANK LaCOKE. He stated he would be able to furnish an almost complete list of those present at a later date. - The above information was furnished Lt. REVILL and . Dep. MORGAN on 4/2/63. DoclId: 322914274 Page 5 po-A-1d-Ui0
DL. 94-55A-SUB - Re; GAMBLING - DALLAS DIVISION (DL.162-1) Lt. H. F.. HOPKINS, Intelligence Section, Fort Worth - PD advised on 4/4/63 that ‘he had received some confidential information that there may be a policy game operating above a funeral home, known as Baker's. Funeral Home. HOPKINS stated that he is having his men check this information out and will advise the FBI if there is any basis of fact and if so, who the principals are. An article appearing in the Sunday 4/7/63 edition of ."The Fort Worth Press" newspaper reflected that there had been a raid on the K. C. Card Co., Chicago, I11. by Cook County SO . and about 35 names of Texas gamblers were listed as receiving “HW 45760 crooked gambling equipment such as contact lenses to read playing cards and other devices. The list was turned over to Texas Attorney General WAGGONER CARR according. to the article. San Antonio is being requested to furnish Dallas with any names within the Dallas Division. ; Re: WSTA ACTIVITIES - DALLAS DIVISION * (DL 31-5614) DL-84-C, contacted by SA JOSEPH M. MYERS on 4/3/63 advised that the prostitution business has been slow in Fort Worth for the past several weeks. She stated that under the new Fort. Worth PD Vice Squad set up under Capt. R. E. PINCKARD, the most of the prostitutes did not expect that. they will be allowed to work particularly:if they have a pimp. She stated that ROSE CATHERINE SMITH is still operating as a prostitute from 3233 Edgehill Road.in Fort Worth and drives a 1960 white Oldsmobile which had 1962 Texas license EM 7822 but now has a 1963 Texas license EL 4106 on this car. She stated that she had not been able to get many call dates, herself, but believes that SMITH does. Information furnished to Lt. H. F. HOPKINS, Inspection and. Intelligénce Unit, Fort Worth PD. Re: FORT WORTH POLICE DEPARTMENT FORT WORTH, TEXAS (DL 80-255) Lt. H. F. HOPKINS, Inspéction and Intelligence Unit, Fort Worth PD, advised -SA JOSEPH M. MYERS on 4/4/63 that his records from April 1, 1962 when his unit was started, through March 1, 1963, reflected that 18 officers and 5 civilians have . been either fired, reduced in grade, allowed to resign or have been retired as a result of the work of the [Intelligence Unit. 5 Docld: 3227914274 Page 6
“HW 45760 Approved: Transmit the following in AIRTEL FBI — Date: 4/1/63 PLAIN TEXT (Type in plain text or code) AIR MAIL (Priority or Method of Mailing) i DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas. airtel, 3/25/63. On 3/19/ RE: GIIF - TYLER, TEXAS fo AMARILLO, TEXAS | aan al t - (DL 94-53; 94-51) : i PROSTITUTION ACTIVITIES © ( DALLAS DIVISION; NARCOTICS MATTERS (DL 31-5613; 12-0) | | 63, DL-178-C advised ARCHIE LEE GRANBERRY, former pimp in Gregs County, Texas, is now running the Polo Bar 1% Denver and was through Gregg County, Texas, about a month ago. He stated GRANBERRY states he has been going to New Orleans, driving a white Thunderbird, — 38Bureau 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1~Dallas 1~Dallas (94-53) (31-5614) (94-51) (12-0) l-~New Orleans 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1~Dallas 1-Dallas _1+Dallas 1-Dallas 1=-Dallas 1-Dallas : ‘1=-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas °C Ge Wick DocId: 32291424 (92-61) (137-1216) (92-292) (94-47) (162-—57) (92-213) (162-37) (165-116) (80-255) (165-104) . (165-79) » Spetidl Agent in Charge aay APIR ies and is good friends with JOE PINTQG Page ? 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas l-~Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas 1-Dallas RMB: ns G1) ga 9. (165-29) (162-129) - (166-84) (165-101) (165-61) (162-95) | (162-1) . (165-115) (165-90). (94-55A-SUB) 9. 22-2 404 ~B APR 4 4663 2
nN “HW 45760 and Deputy MORGAN, on 3/28/63. C) | _ _ DL 94~55A-SUB - SEK Act 6 (4) (DL: 92~61) “ "By airtel, 3/26/63, Kansas ‘City Office advised that (DL 137-1216) was released on bond. fromthe. Reno County Jail, Hutchinson, Kansas, 3/9/63. At the time the bond was posted, the bondsman was accompanied by GEORGE. POULOS, W Kansas. -Bond was in the amount of $10,000. On 3/28/63, automobile was observed parked at his residence in Dallas. -This was *the first time this auto has been seen in the Dallas area since his release from custody. The above information was orally furnished 3/28/63, to. Lt. JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD, and Deputy Sheriff BOB MORGAN, Intelligence Section, Dallas County. sO. RE: JAMES HENRY DOLAN, aka. aR ; (DL 92- 292) By airtel, 3/25/63, the Kansas City Office furnished Dallas with descr iptions and license numbers. of automobiles available to DOLAN's known associates EUGENE RUBEN -MC. CROSKEY and CARL.ANGELO DE LUNA. Descriptions of DE LUNA and MC CROSKEY were also furnished by Kansas City. The above information was orally furnished to Lt. REVILL £ RE: GIIF - DALLAS (DL 94-47) On 3/31/63, Sergeant S. N. WILSON of the Mesquite PD, . advised that JOHN MICHAEL CARCELLI, FBI No. 4955844 had been | found the morning of 3/31/63, dead in his residence, where he had apparently committed suicide. CARCELLI was residing at 3336 Ivey Drive, in Mesquite, Texas, a Dallas suburb. Sergeant WILSON stated CARCELLI apparently shot himself first in the chest with a .38 caliber revolver but when this did not end his life; he then put the gun in his mouth and completed the job. _CARCELLI is a known Dallas gambler and a close associate.of numerous Italial members of the underworld including JOSEPH FRANCIS: CIVELLO, PHILIP BOSCO, JOE TANNI and. JOE COLLETTA, ‘The above. information was furnished to Lt. REVILL and Deputy MORGAN on 3/31/63. -3- Docld: 3227914274 Page &
C) DL .94-55A-SUB On. 3/28/63, ‘By airtel, 3/26/63, the Los Angeles Office advised that ROSEMARY WESTBROOK at Burbank, California, contacted the Burbank Resident Agency stating she was the recently divorces wife of subject WESTBROOK and had some information of interest to the FBI. She furnished information concerning the association between STONE. and WESTBROOK and specific information about the gambling dealings between WESTBROOK and STONE and EDWIN PAULEY, JR., former owner of the Los Angeles Rams, professional football tean. She furnished © information concerning the travels of WESTBROOK, and STONE. On 3/20/63, the records of the Dallas PD Intelligence Section concerning WESTBROOK were refused. From these, it” was ascertained that. previous investigation by the PD had ascertained that in 1949, WESTBROOK was in St. Louis, Missouri, distributing slot machines | and pinball. machines, under the name of .WESTBROOK | Amusement’ Company , in Southern Illinois, in an area allegedly belong- ing to the'Shelton Gang". WESTBROOK was subsequently machine- gunned but escaped. He also had some machines in St. Louis and when ‘he received threats from some St. Louis hoodlums, he started carrying a machine gun.: For this he was arrested and convicted in ‘Federal Court. He subsequent ly moved to Hot Springs,. Arkansas, and thereafter to the West Coast, where he now owns the Olive Manor Motel. Prior to leaving St. Louis, he sold his interest to EDWARD "TED" WORTMAN, brother of FRANK "BUSTER" WORTMAN, WESTBROOK and STONE are apposed ly. Close friends of Dallas oilman BURNETT ESTES and whenéver WESTBROOK is in Dallas, he usually stays at the Statler- Hilton Hotel. On 3/29/63, the records of the Statler-Hilton Hotel were checked and it was noted the hotel discontinued maintaining records in an alphabetical order for guests after 1962. “During the period from 3/17/56 until 10/16/62,. WESTBROOK has’ ‘been a guest on twenty-two separate occasions. — On 3/29/63, Bureau Agents obtained the new 1963 license. number's of cars belonging to subject STONE and later on 3/29/63 — Agents observed one of these cars parked in'a downtown area of Dallas. Shortly after this, Agents observed STONE and ISADORE MAX MILLER together at MILLER 's cleaning establishment in downtown - WFR TASK FORGE sy [PShed wig FL sin PARTE: & oe Mial: O ‘Information developed by the FBI was. furnished- to Lt. REVILL eputy MORGAN on 3/29/63 , and will be furnished to IRS Intelli- “HW 45760 Docld:32291474 Page 9