OPTIONAL FORM NO.10 ere 5010-104-01 . os 9 UNITED STATES’ of SRNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-28) DATE: }/15/64 FROM C, MEMPHIS (92-36) Pp bA, ay REG-4125 Ay, ’ SUBJECT: (/ CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM f a MEMPHIS DIVISION MONTHLY SUMMARY RE: FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS CHANGE OF VENUE TO CHATTANOOGA, TENN, FROM IN HOFFA TRIAL 1% he i DEFA\HOFFA, an@ six co-defendants for Conspiracy and Obstruction of stice previousl 2 scheduled for trial in USDC, Nashville, has’ been orderéd cha ed by change of venue to,fhe USDC for the EDT at Ghattatpoogas.. This trial has now bell Set for 1/ 4. HOFFA '§ €o-defendants . in this trial are LARRY LOUIS7CAMPBBLL, Business LOf Local 299, Detroit?” THOMAS ‘CAMPBELL INGA. PARKS Ww © resides at Nashy ig Ni HOLAS HNTWE: wealthy . ‘andy vériding m meine “Chicago insurance br qd ch and pie d stributor, ACL N. Local 327, IBT, Nashville, wasdeféated in an election for that “post. he 12/13 - 15/63, the, Succéssful candidate for that post being < .. sSTAL, former Presidentvof | Local 327 and a controversial lgbor! figure.in the=Téamsters” ‘Union « during 1957-58 period of=the MCLELLAN Comiii ttee “Hearings in Washington, D.C. 4 ~ & P& oY] sud “ks in the HOFFA trial, USDC at Nashvilfe, duting the [ Fall and early Winter of 1962, representatives f thes ‘ ~ Criminal Division, U. S. Department of Justice, gpxpect®™ that efforts will be made by HOFFA's sympathizers a vw closely allied with him to tamper with the HOFFA. triala ury Chattanooga. aS Cy = i > a ~~ ~ Ne . seo NBM SAMPLING sonsendeten ¢ ON ‘TENN non ~KNOWN Agen piaraiua = PADDOCK SS ARQMCPE cy RS abeR Nat i" Aeabl ids t Wiatdt| Phe site of Bie Bok St Club, an old Ee tious road house in TPipton Gotnty auhigh burned, i $3. ik, aie aind¢members of his s family have been = " ise Aes 9 VLIAE oo: yk @- wo me ot eae at res anaae Al oe 4 Jani 207A Se ‘1 Ce HW 45171 DocId:32175684 Page 2 }
ME. 92-36 associated with the operation of the Bon Ton Club and other road uses in Tipton County over a long period of years and have een involved in many violations of the state law for which they have received some publicity. TheyPaddock is located near the ,Shelby=Tipton. County wake, Highway,51,North.of..Memphi Mempn tS. 2is about 25 miles“ from downtown m Memphis and is about és*’North of two other gambling establishments which have been discussed. | frequently in this and other summries, the Turf Club, | i operated by WERT AKINS, and the Twin Oak W ILSONACO OTHER 4 a) —Memph wit professional gambling cirg¢les "in this are a | adv ed that during the. Fall of 1963, he |. and’ CLARENCE HOLCOMB PNO AN, aka _''Round Man", took over the aan tim of the with nkrolling this enterprise. 5 (eleven about $6 0 re-furnishing and re-modeling the % premises. He lost heavily in the gambling activities from the i outset, losing about $21,000 in cash, thereby going broke, Later, during the early Winter of 1963, he got o of this operation and was succeeded immediately by _BILLY GEN COMPTON , who. is a brother of WOODROW WILSON COMPTON of the Twin O ...o BILLY GENE COMPTON moved his household goods and family“from West Memphis, Arkansas to Shelby County, Tenn. about the time he took over the operations of the Paddock. COMPTON is currently the ostensible owner and operator of the OER: / The principal form of gambling at this establishment ce shooting ona .» professional layout type table. , Employees at the Paddock include such professional gambli characters as "ROUND MAN" LAN, above mentioned"; LONNIE AOANNELL! i KA... wn Kid. ‘Broad’; JOHN TER/FONTE and ntersting tong) th: the assassinator of..Pre gident. KENNEDY, 7 . . ary tr PEL — [_Jadvised Wat the p is located is owned by JAMES ROBER NIX was receiving $1,000°a month “y ty ‘on which the Paddock « gilt WX, aka "Red" and that. ent" for us€~ot the property. po HW 45171 DocId:32175684 Page 3
ME 92-36 ENE This "rent" included a "nut" which, according to re- , esents the expense of operation including local payoff. r [__Jaeciinea to elaborate concerning any pay-offs tof law enforcement officer r public officials. Investigation has disclosed that WIEES,well known Tipton Count character and for oorman at Twin Oaks, een serving as doorman at the Paddock. The Memphis Office is currently con- ducting ITAR- Gambling investigations concerning the Paddock, Twin Oaks and thd Turf Club. OTHER 4 JESSE L. SHUMAKER reported to have present interest in Twin Oaks, Tipton County, Tenn.. PCI, recently advised that WOODROW WILSON COMPTON, operator of Twin Oaks, Tipton County, has encountered financial difficulties in his gambling operations at this establishment. (cnderstood that JESSE L. SHUMAKER, widely known gambler of Memphis, has become associated with COMPTON at Twin Oaks, having acquired "a piece of it." It is to be noted that SHUMAKER has long been connected with casino-type gambling operations in this area, He was one of the owners of the old Kennel Club at Byhalia, Miss. during the early 1950's. He was also a partner in the Blackfish Lake Club. in St. Frances County, Ark. about 30 miles from Memphis, and more recently, he was one of the partners in the operation of the rather elaborate gambling club known as the State Line in DeSoto County, Miss., a short distance South of Memphis. SHUMAKER is reportedly quite wealthy. RE: CREDITORS TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO RECOVER GAMBLING LOSSES INCURRED IN TIPTON COUNTY, TENN. GAMBLING JOINTS As pointed out above, the Memphis Office has. conducted investigation in the ITAR-Gambling classification regarding WOODROW WILSON COMPTON's Twin Oaks and the Turf Club in Tipton County, Tenn. In connection with these investigations, the. $$$ —- —+______. HW 45171 DocId:32175684 Page 4