~ = ~ ore aa en eee memes ieee ee ie a. ssa , 2 REAU OF INVExTIGATION a ~ 4 “e? - REPORTING OFFICE 7s - OFFICE OF ORIGIN ' OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY TITLE OF CASE DATE INVESTIGATIVE PERIOO- 4/29/68 2/23/68 - 4/19/68 REPORT MADE BY TYPED BY SA HOWARD CECIL | sw _ JOHN DAYTON RITTER, aka CHARACTER OF CASE IGA REFERENCES: Report of HOWARD CECIL, Gklahoma City, 2/15/6 ——  Qklahoma City airtel to Bureau, 4/3/68. \ -p- INFORMANTS: On March l, 1968, DL 275-C-TE was contacted by SA HAROLD -J.. EDGERTON and furnished the following information: i Informant advised that insofar as he knew, JOHN RITTER was obtaining his betting line from the "largest bookie" in Tulsa, an - Oklahoma. He said- he could not recall the name of the bookie in - Tulsa, but believed his last name was "DALE". Informant said he had no other definite information as to where RITTER was getting i his line.. , | CASE HAS BEEN: PENDING OVER ONE YEAR [_]YES [; JNO PENDING PROSECUTION 7 . OVER SIX MONTHS Jyes [_]No con vie. | auto. | aa FINES SAVINGS . | | sores L ee y | 4 , | y OC | Glpureau (162-2028) - LedshOnb- | rt ae U °o z °o 4 = 2 + m Zz u uv > a m nn oO m c ° = -1-USA, Oklahoma City Oi BOM sagt REC-9 ! _ 2-Oklahoma City (162-828) Que Cive eer es MAY 1 1968 — 2 | wee EEE “Notations ©" Dissemination Record of Attached Report. 2 DES Agency “Request Recd. Date Ewd. ‘ | HW 45863 DocIdad:32330623 Page 2
for three or four days. oc 162-828 Informant also.advised that COLSTON had been in Dallas, and about two weeks ago, was to have gone to Lake Tahoe, Nevada, with informant's-wife. When his wife was ready to leave, COLSTON could not be located and informant has no idea where she might have gone or where she is currently located. Informant stated he has removed himself from the previous proposition in Oklahoma City wherein he and RITTER were to go into partnership in a restaurant. He said RITTER. r wanted to put a poker game in the back room and informant said he would not agree to this. Informant stated that, so far as he knows, RITTER is going ahead on the restaurant deal alone. on March 4, 1968, pct[____] advisea SA STEPHEN S. TRAVIS, Oklahoma City, that while pdaying bridge at the Boomer Bridge Club in Oklahoma City, JACK RITTER told him there was so much heat on pookmaking in Oklahoma City and he had lost so much money jin bad odds betting, that he had closed his book for the present time. “ i ' ‘ \ \ $ On March 6, 1968, OC 548-PC advised that JACK RITTER met FRANCES COLSTON in approximately. January, 1964, when RITTER was working at. the Canadian Country Club, Canadian County, Oklahoma. COLSTON eventually became RITTER"’s mistress and in 1965, RITTER began to hold weekly poker games in COLSTON 's _ apartment. Each Monday night, RITTER and eight or ten others would meet at this apartment and hold poker games which each player had to “buy in' with at least $300. An Later the same year, RITTER and Oklahoma City bookmaker , KENNETH ERY, were booking out’ of the Capitol Arms Apartments in ‘Oklahoma City.- In 1966,. RITTER's | mistress obtained a job as assistant manager of the Normandie Apartments in Oklahoma City, and RITTER obtained an apartment | in that building and pooked. from it during the football | ‘ season. In 1967, RITTER again obtained an apartment at the i Normandie Apartments after booking in COLSTON's apartment Informant has seen RITTER accepting bets and calling other local Oklahoma City bookies, but to informant 's | knowledge, RITTER has never made or accepted any out-of-state telephone calls... Informant has heard, RITTER and Dallas, Texas ,bookie, JOHNNY STONE, discuss another Dallas bookie, Tey Be DRRTHENS as being a close friend of Oklahoma .City [EXE yookiaker, GEORGEXBARNES. Informant feels RITTER does not think very highly of MATHEWS judging from the way he talks about MATHEWS. Informant has never known RITTER to -B- COVER PAGE a ’ aS Ls . HW 45863 DocId:32330623 Page 3 ] | | | : | | |
=~ : = = pa OC 162-828 contact MATHEWS. RITTER told informant he inten to, resume bookmaking during the 1968 football season with BRU COUCH , Oklahoma City bookie, at the After Hours Club, Logan‘Comty, —~oKTandiias On March 11, 1968, OC 549-PC advised SA HOWARD CECIL that he was to play poker that night with RITTER and others’ ° at the apartment of JIM WEHBA, apartment 301, Belle Isle Apartments, Oklahoma City.. Informant also stated RITTER lost a considerable amount.of money booking during the past year and among others, owes Qklahoma-City bookies KENNETHEEANERY and TRACY ; POE, as well as, Dallas, Texas bookie JOHN TONE. i mame S On March 15, 1968, OC 548-PC advised SA HOWARD CECIL that RITTER's weekly poker game for the night of March 11, 1968, was supposed to be held at the apartment of JIM WEHBA at the Belle Isle apartments; however, WEHBA had to go out of town and the game was changed to the apartment of FRED MONSOUR at the Spanish Village Apartments, Oklahoma City. Because.of the snow storm, RITTER and MONSOUR were the only players who showed up. RITTER's-.wife has gone to Hot Springs, Arkansas for two weeks to attend the horse races. She goes there each year where she meets with a man with whom she is having an affair. RITTER is unaware of this. RITTER's wife is reported to be a former prostitute. RITTER obtained his football schedules during the past football season from Oklahoma City bookie BRUCE COUCH. RITTER then mailed the blank scheddles out to his bettors who had to call RITTER for the "line". RITTER would meet with his bettors on each Monday at the DeVille Motel to settle up. RITTER had a poor season and is in bad financial shape. On March ‘22, 1968, OC 548-PC advised SA HOWARD CECIL that RITTER left at 10:30 A.M. that date for Wichita Falls, Texas, to attend a bridge tournament. He intends to return on March 25, 1968, in time to attend the weekly poker game at JIM WEHBA's apartment located at the Belle Isle Apartments in Oklahoma City. a This informant advised at 8:30 P.M. “6n. March 25, 1968, that RITTER and Oklahoma City bookmaker JO AN SCOY were en route to the poker game. WEHBA has changed apartments and is now in apartment 114 at the Belle Ishe,. apartments in Oklahoma City. ec COVER PAGE G2 ~ 2027-4 wy | MW 45863 DocId:32330623 Page 4 ad