Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 US¢ 3107 Hotes. DATE: 11-14-2017 JFK Assassination System Date: «6/1/2015 Identification Form a SeSSeSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSE Agency Information AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER: — 124-90085-10040 RECORD SERIES: HQ AGENCY FILE NUMBER: = CR 162-213-11 mn Document Information ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: DL TO: HQ TITLE: DATE: 05/29/1962 PAGES: 15 SUBJECTS : ALBERT MEADOWS JOHN WHITFIL HORRELL DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT CLASSIFICATION: — Unclassified RESTRICTIONS: 4 CURRENT STATUS: — Redact DATE OF LASTREVIEW: 07/14/1998 OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE COMMENTS : RPT Orr v9.1 ) Docld:32329159 Page 1
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 TS€ 3i0T Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 2 . & DL 162-7 to SA ROBERT P. GEMBERLING on 5/25/62, by Mr. W. H. THOMSON, The following information has been received from subject HORRELL since the last report (3/19/62) on a confidential \ pbasis during the development of him_as e-PCI: \ Jen ds x 2Ssheé G. 7 Ze ahs hor of 56762, Hi Stated that he had contacted -LESLIBEAPEBK. (Dallas file 165-8; San Antonio file 165-8) about three weeks previous and asked him about getting HORRELL an arrangement with someone in San Antonio for receiving horse race results. HORRELL stated PEEK told him he was not doing any bookmaking at the present time. HORRELL stated he asked PEEK if he had heard anything more about the place. in El Paso where race results could be obtained and PEEK stated if he could find out anything more he would let HORRELL know. 43 ZY 4 = . 24/20/62, in connection with the case captioned | "MILTON D~ LLARD,, aka.; IGA", Dallas file 162-97, HORRELL stated MALLARD formerly was a big bookmaker who is well acquainted withmny bookmakers. On 4/33/62, HORRELL stated he had contacted MALLARD ‘on the night of 4/22/62, and MALLARD said he did not know of | any place where horse race results could be obtained on the same day as the races. He stated MALLARD indicated he did not know of any place in San Antonio where race results could be obtained but would endeavor to find out if there was such a place . MALLARD indicated to HORRELL he was not bookmaking at the present time, but was planning to open the Cross Sword Club in a month or so, although he would not be able to do much gambling until September when the football season started.  HORRELL stated MALLARD mentioned he did not have the Federal Wagering Tax Stamp. , 47 On 4/20/62, HORRELL advised in the case captioned "ALBERTAMEADOWS; IGA", Dallas file 162-109, that MEADOWS' wife's. people live in Hot Springs, Arkansas, and that MEADOWS was in Hot Springs during racing season Oaklawn. HORRELL stated he had heard that MEADOWS was now running a gambling place in Georgia or Alabama for some man who had made a fortune in the establishment and who now wanted someone to take it over for him. He stated - he doubted that this was true and would endeavor to obtaj additional information. He stated that R. C. "ROOSTER“ATHREADGILL., -  -=B- Cover Page ) DoclTd:32329159 Page 2?
“Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 DL 162-7 became acquainted with MEADOWS through HORRELL, when HORRELL, THREADGILL and MEADOWS were operating a club in Ellis County. He stated THREADGILL is an excellent dice man and most likely any contact with THREADGILL by MEADOWS was for the purpose of having THREADGILL help MEADOWS operate a dice game on a particular occasion. On 4/23/62, HORRELL stated he had definitely ‘determined that MEADOWS was not in Alabama or Georgia operating any gambling establishment and that he would endeavor to ascertain his. present activities. . On 4/20/62, HO g the case eo Tex95. captioned "HARRY. REMER: ARLES. INEAMALONE ; IGA" = stteocu Dallas file 162-143, oth URBAN and MALONE are still taking bets at their newsstand. on. Commerce Street in Dallas, but immediately call the bets in to another location and that they maintain no records, but the party to whom they call such bets maintains the necessary records, so that in the event any raid is made at the newsstand no eviden yy be found. ms On 4/20/62, HORRE gvisea in connection with the case captioned "WILLIAM AXSMITH,.aka.; ET AL; ITWI; ae R", Dallas file 165- 29, that he had learned through qT, A. AVARELLO SR., Dallas file 162-24, that T, A.XAVARELLO.,..gR. yc" ~ ~~ Dallas file 162-21, had some unknown man in Da las who owns © lw >= a lot of property in the Munger Addition who owed T. A. AVARELLO, JR. and the individual who assists T._A. “JR. in his bookmaking in Ft. Worth Tega about $14,000 to $15,000 during the early part of the Southwest Conference basketball season just ended, and that this Dallas man started betting on Southwest Conference basketball games heavily during the season | just ended and was able to pay off his $14,000 to $15,000 debt and ended up about $15,000 ahead. HORRELL stated that T. A. SR. indicated he did not know the identity of this Dallas man, but an’ would try to find out and tell HORRELL. According to HORRELL, T. A. SR. expressed the opinion that he did not think BOSTON SMITH (WILLIAM MEADOR SMITH) was in on any Southwest Conference basketball fix during the past season. “ On 4/20/62, HORRELL advised that there was a "CURLY" (LNU) who is now located in Lubbock, Texas, who travels around - C - Cover Page : | Docld:32329159 Page 3
Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1997 (44 USC 2107 Hote). DATE: 11-14-2017 ; i . oN f oa ‘ 3 f . t t wo t \ a : a ° . DL 162-7 the State of Texas to play dice and poker. and is known to be crooked in his gambling activities. He stated he does not . know of any interstate travels on the part of this individual but feels sure he has no other income except from his gambling activities. HORRELL stated he would be able to ascertain this individual's full name over the weekend. was the individual referred to in the preceding paragraph and has a brother at Red Oak, Texas, who runs a grocery store and islegitimate. He stated that during the 1961 football season, CAVITT made a considerable sum of money booking football at Lubbock, Texas, and he understands CAVITT has a beautiful wife who recently ran off with some "punk". On 4/23/62, HORRELL advised that_ADRIAN "CURLY'7 \CAVITT On 4/25/62, HORRELL advised concerning case captioned LESLIE E. PEEK, Dallas file 165-8; San Antonio file 165-8, that he had talked with PEEK at San Antonio on the telephone on the night of 4/24/62, at which time PEEK told him that the Internal Revenue Service was checking him (PEEK) on income tax matters. — HORRELL stated PEEK told him the Internal Revenue Service men had told him(PEEK) that they would be back and tell him how much he owed. According to HORRELL, PEEK said he was not going to do anything until they finished checking him. He stated PEEK told him he was not going to do any. bookmaking on _the Kentucky Derby. ; HORRELL ated in connection with the case captioned MI 27. RT, aka. Slim’ Lambert," Dallas file 92-308, chat: PEEK mentioned above, had told him on the telephone on the night of 4/24/62, that_an individual who had a lot of money in San Antonio was.J,_C. "SLIM"XGAMBERT, who was well known to BOSTON SMITH at Ft. Worth, Texas, and was the biggest bookmaker now operating in San Antonio. According to HORRELL, PEEK said LAMBERT used to take as high as $1,000 across the board on horse races and now takes as much as $500 across the board. He stated PEEK indicated he would talk to LAMBERT about the possibility. of LAMBERT doing business with HORRELL. % On 4/25/62, HORRELL advised that he had learned through T, A. AVARELLO, SR., Dallas file 162-94, at Ft. Worth, _ Texas, that an individual by the name of PHIEASTANLEY. of Los Angeles, California, supposedly has eight or nine bookmaking j locations in e Los Angeles area and was supposedly T. A. SR.'s source of race results in the past. HORRELL stated he was not -D- Cover Page | Docld:323279159 Page 4