JFK Assassination System Date: 4/28/201 Identification Form a AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : Agency Information Peleased under the FBI ohn F. Kennedy 124-10212-10027 Assassination Records Ollection Act of 1992 HQ (44 USC 2107 Note). ase#: NU 45760 Date: 62-9-12-454 11-17-2017 UE EE EEE UEESIEEEESEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIRORERD Document Information FBI SAC, DL FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE : CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : DIRECTOR, FBI 09/30/1963 5 CIP, LCN, GAMBLING, RACK AND SUBV PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4; 10(a)2; 11(a) Redact 11/03/1998 INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS a v9.1 HW 45760 Docld:32293751 Page 1
_ FD-36 (Rev. 12-13-56) Transmit the following in cf-Chupist and during the discussion, CAMPISI made reference t “! to the “recent publicity in connection with captioned matter. (ee ‘and among other Italian friends. end he stated that the way the newspapers and TV commentators ji term is "Cosa de Nostra" (C6'-sa da NO' -str®). > ’ FBI Date: 9/30/63 . i , (Type in plain text or code) AIR MAIL { _ (Priority or Method of Mailing) ee ee cam ee oe ee oe ee me ee ame me re oon seam cy came oem ae em ee em ey SS Some ah me ae a see ae ee ee em ae TRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) AIRTEL fii DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) | Ke :!C@RIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM \: WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION 9/23/63. Re Dallas airtel to Bureau, LA COSA NOSTRA AR (DL 92-383) Re: On 9/25/63, BuAgents were in contact with JOE CAMPISI's father, CARLO, is a native of Sicily and the entire family speaks with a Sicilian dialect among themselves (CAMPISI is married to & woman of Irish descent and there has been no information developed that he is a member of captioned organization). CAMPISI was asked to give a translation of "La Cosa Nostra" Gy are using it is an error. He explained that actually the li He stated that if a group of people were sitting around talking about any matter and they wanted what they said kept to ) themselves they would refer to it as Cosa de Nostra, $ meaning that it was their business and their information : only. Above is being furnished for itgformational purposes. cope i a EL Bureau ~ Dallas (92-383) 1 - Dallas (162-1 [Go 1 - Dallas (166-110). Dallas (162-95). 1 - Dallas (165-1 Y aoe al ~ Dallas (162-96) Dallas (165-92) 1 - Dallas (1@5-1 age h Dallas (137-1110) Dallas (162-210) 1 - Dallas (137-1 "ae 1 - Dallas (165-101) - (165-48) 1 =- Dallas (166-1 "1 - Dallas (137-1375) (162-1) 1 - Dallas (137-1 _1- Dallas (165-37) mamiery: 1 - Dallas (94-58 yy’ RMB/11 = ae 3Y((23) 7 ay . Pi F E&Y TO PN poe Pee Vv, Approved Special Agent in Charge “HW 45760 DoclId:32293751 Page 2
DL 94-55A=-SUB Re: WILLIAM RAY DAVIS, aka. et al ITAR - GAMBLING; CONSPIRACY (DL 166-110) On 9/24/63, : DL=185-C-TE (DL 137- 1387) , advised that / DAVIS had been arrested in August, 1963 at Reno, Nev. and subsequently indicted for a felony. He was charged with smudging cards in_a 21 game at Harold's Club in Reno. formant” aIso0 advised that subject's associate, TANOVICH, is presently residing at either the. Mirena’ or Belmont Motels in west Dallas with his wife. = STANOVICH also had a girl friend who works behind the liquor counter at. the Adolphus Hotel who he meets every night at 10 Pp. m. . Re: SHERMAN FRANKLIN LITTLE, aka. IGA (DL 162-129) On 9/24/63, BuAgents observed that LITTLE did not leave his residence throughout the morning hours. On 9/25/63, _Intelligence Squgd, Dallas, advised that on JEK Law 11 (a) TRS REWEWED BY RBVJPK TASK FORLE ne ; 7 9-9¢dab- iy aot ie PULL | A seLEASE IN PART an C] TOTAL DENWA. y3-9-19 “AW 45760 Docld:32293751 Page 3
i 4 DL 94-55A=+SUB. Re: LAWRENCE. PERKINS, aka. ‘ITWI (DL 165~48) : On. 9/24/63, " DL~185-C-TE advised that recently . Subject PERKINS had been in Dallas and had gotten into a Jew gin game with WILLIAM-PETREE of Dallas. BERKIWS won $9, 000\ “ Oy, from PETREE who was unable to pay off the debt. PERKINS Sans turned over the collection _of this debt to known Dallas hoodlum RUSSELL DOUGL ATTHEWS (DL 166-102). manasa ROME EIN TE Aan Minne + Re: JAMES BENTON TURNS, aka. et al ITWI (DL 165-101) On 9/24/63, DL~185-C-TE. advised that TURNS has rented an apartment in Dallas which is used exclusively for poker games set up by him for -‘‘suckers". .The "suckers" — \ are steered to the game by MICKEY MOYNE, a waitress at the \ Club Montmarte. Informant furnished the telephone number in i the apartment as TA 4-4370. -BuAgents ascertained from the \ telephone company_that this number is a non-published number ; listed to TACKAESHOWNE, Apt. 16, 5405 Gaston and was installed i on 6/19/63. ; : ; Re: GAMBQING ACTIVITIES JFK Act © (4) _ DALLAS DIVISION (162-1) non vote /63, DL=185<C-TE advised that BOBBY JOE (CHAPMAN, pou ees ge ULTON., ANKCHOLS and HANE- ARNOLD are operating ‘ \a pine c sneer known as “Misty s" locatéed-on“tive Os . in Dallas. Informant also advised that fT (@DL 137-1375) was opening. up a new private club on 9 located y Avenue and to be known as the "Sportsman of -Club", partner in this venture, according to . to informant , is KENNETH DABBS of Dallas. . Informant advised that RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS on : (DL 166-102) is a part-owner of the Redmen Club at an a . Young Street, Dallas, where gambling takes place and further . stated that MATTHEWS | has recently been observed by informant | on numerous occasions having lunch at the Club Montmarte with . i notorious Dallas bookmaker JOHN ELI STONE (DL 165-116). | Informant stated he has heard from other-Dallas area gamblers that ° MATTHEWS is. used by STONE. to.collect outstanding gambling debts. CRAFIAEE “HW 45760 Docld:32293751 Page 4
DL 94~55A-SUB_ , Informant advised that recently TODDIE LEEW < -Dallas millionaire, had been taken for $4, OUU athe“ BFOSE= a - hollow Country Club. fin a dice game by two unknown dice : hustlers. .Fellowing: his loss, WYNNE‘malized that these men were not members of the club and ordered them to leave. . On 9/26/63, informant obtained inform tion from Y7\VOUR AS who. claimed. he had received information from one JTMPA DAMS , no other description, same date, identifying ‘seven “steam ‘teams" on which the smart money was being bet on the weekend of 9/28-29/63. -VOURAS claimed ADAMS had | some, connection with -the Chicago group and that this group { was: “betting heavily on these seven teams. The teams. were identified as Rice (vs. LSU); Southern California (vs. Okla- -homa);: Georgia Tech (vs: Clemson); Tennessee (vs. Auburn) ; -: New > ‘York | Giants. (vs. Pennsylvania Eagles) 3. Chicago Bears : (vs. Detroit) and New York Jets (vs. Oakland: Raiders) . ; a . Informant stated if money was bet on these teams it should i ra ‘be bet on the line as it existed as of Tuesday 9/24/63. — : He further. noted that the New York Giants started as three ; point underdogs and as of 9/26/63 were six point pene tena . - Above information furnished to the Bureau and Chicage?b i separate communication. ‘ pa : : Re: JOHN ELI STONE, aka. : -ETWI. (DL 165-116) ISADORE MAX MILLER , aka. £G8 (DL. 162-96) _ On 9/24/63, DL-185-C-TE advised that STONE has the football line on forthcoming games every Monday prior ‘to 10 a.m. and.that this line is hand devivered by STONE's ——~ associate (subject MILLER). to JIMMY \ AS at the Club” XS | Montmarte. MILLER delivers the Iine to VOURAS at about er ' -10 a.m.- each ‘Monday . Clients of MILLER and STONE and customers. . of VOURAS-who want the line then go to. the Club to get the line and subsequently place bets there. Informant. stated that. all | bets and line information are now being handled by word of. mouth except. for a few very. trusted clients who are. Given. ry phone number to call and obtain such information ‘and place their bets. These favored clients are given coded numbers -and no names are used on the telephone. The bookmaker uses 3 a coded name and- MILLER ‘is presently using the name of "SAM", | Informant knew that. one of the favored clients. was WILLIAM ‘ PETREE who has code #88... informant Stated VOURAS has. a very 4 “HW 45760 Docld:32293751 Page 5
—~™ % wl a J Ley IN . > ~—s y t ’ Cc) NG ed DL 94~55A-SUB - "high class" clientele at the club and at his other restaurant, _ the Chateaubriand and from these people’he accepts bets on football games which are turned over to STONE for. 25%. .of the net. profit. He identified two of these heavy bettors on the . “pespe ble class" as Dallas millionaires HARR SAN and | AUGHN. Informant: stated numerous othigr Dallas book- have been observed at the club such as PHIL, STEIN and IGERS (ph) is still working for STONE as a loner “and. ‘has been observed -by informant delivering money to STONE at the club. According } - to. informant, STONE is talking . like he is certain to lose. ~ fo -, his. case presently pending in Federal court on charges of tax evasion and wagering without a tax stamp. Informant furnished a rough draft drawing of the club, stating that all gambling transactions took place in the card room where there are two telephones located. IRS,.Dallas, advised that the following - All of the above information was furnished to Lt. JACK REVILL, Intelligence Section, Dallas PD on 9/27/63. Re: ALBERT MEADOWS, aka. et al ITAR - GAMBLING; CONSPIRACY - (DL. 166-84) - On 9/24/63, BuAgents at the East Dallas Bank and Trust Company ,-. Dallas, through a check of Bank records. _ascertained that MEADOWS on 10/22/62 cashed a $7,000 cashiers check issued in Oklahoma City and which. was_in- payment of a gambling debt owed to MEADOWS by JOE DANATRIGG. Acting on information previously received f¥om-Di=34=¢" that MEADOWS had cashed this check and then purchased cashiers checks for his ‘associates, BuAgents checked all cashiers checks issued by the bank for 10/22/62 and determined that on that date MEADOWS had purchased three $1400 cashiers checks. and one. $2800. cashiers | check was. payable to subject DRISCOLL; the $1400,checks were payable ‘to MEADOWS, subject GRIMES and L. RAYeWINN, not further ; tified da: _ This information subs tiates the “HW 45760 Docld:32293751 Page 6