AGENCY INFORMATION AGENCY: FBI RECORD NUMBER:  124-10049-10167 RECORD SERIES: NO. AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 44-2064-27 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: NO > TO: TITLE: Ww DATE: ‘00/00/0000 PAGES: 5 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 44-24016-634 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified REVIEW _DATE: . 11/03/1998 STATUS _ Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) COMMENTS: I ' Docld: 32134956 Page 1 NEW CLASSIFICATION: UPDATE DATE: 01/19/2001
~~. NO 44-2064 JTR:ush INFORMANTS - The Cuban sources mentioned in this © Fevort ths ere’ |. contacted November 25, 1963, are as. follows: INFORMANT SO et | » CONTACTED: BY: | A ERNESTO BASCUAS 's REED W. "JENSEN: and 4525 Perlita Street | WILLIAM L. NEWBROUGH | New Orleans, Louisiana : / FRANK BARTES of SA's L. M. SHEARER, JR. and 1608 Mason Smith / MICHAEL F. CAMPBELL ae Metxirie, Louisiana a an noe. 7 . ROBERTO FERNANDEZ DE CASTRO / SA's JENSEN and NEWBROUGE: 4316 Rayne Drive f . ; New Orleans, Louisiana Mrs. TINA E. HERLING 4021 Carondelet Street New Orleans, Louisiana MONA MAC MURRAY . é 14204 Dauphine Street / New Orleans, Louisa SA J. WOODROW GILMORE ° MARIO LOPEZ SA's EARL L. HASSELL, JR. and Rebouls Typewriter Service LAWRENCE F. FOLSE 155 Campbell Street - New Orleans, Louisiana ORLANDO PIEDRA . SAsL. M. SHEARER, JR. and. -°-§383 Charlotte Drive MICHAEL F. CAMPBELL -New Orleans, Louisiana JOSEFA SOTO SA's HASSELL and FOLSE 1625 Carondelet . New Orleans, Louisiana | ~ FRANK VALLE Oo SA's HASSELL and FOLSE | 1826 South Jefferson Davis New Orleans, ‘Louisiana CARMEN RUBIO Sa" S SHEARER and CAMPKELL lh Ol Y. art New Orleans, Louisiana Docld: 32134956 Page 2?
Doctld: NO (44-2064) /sw INFORMANTS CONTINUED - ‘On November 25, 1963, “SA LESTER G: ‘DAVIS’ ‘Gontacted NO. 1153 C, & homosexual who ‘operates a “restaurant” in the New . Orleans French Quarter. This informant advised. he, had never known RUBY. . | : _ On” Novémber 25, 1963; - SA REED We JENSEN éoritaéted: NO'1205°C, operator of a gambling ‘Casino in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. This informant, who travels widely, ‘had never ‘net. or’ heard of. RUBY until he saw RUBY on television on November 24, 1963. On November 25, 1963, : SA- FURMAN G; BOGGAN™ contacted NO 1227 pc, a former tavern operator, ‘who is) ‘presently a pimp” and fencer of stolen property. This informant, who is originally. from the Chicago, Illinois area, advised ‘that he did not know RUBY and had‘ never heard of him until he. heard about. RUBY on television since November 24, 1963. On November 25, 1963, SA RICHARD BUCARO contacted NO 1209 C, a bartender and strip tease club manager, in the New Orleans French Quarter. This informant advised he had ~ never known RUBY or heard of him until he saw RUBY on television _ since November 24, 1963. On November 25, 1963, SA FURMAN G. BOGGAN contacted PCI. ANTHONY W. FREDO, a sports handicapper, who has traveled widely. throughout the United States. .FREDO stated he had never: heard. of RUBY until he saw the shooting of OSWALD by "RUBY on television on November 24, 1963. On November 25, 1963, SA KEVIN J. HARRIGAN contacted NO 1189 C, a New Orleans. French Quarter barroom operator, who advised that he.did not know RUBY and had never heard of him. until November. 24, 1963, when. RUBY shot. OSWALD. On November. 25, 1963, SA J. DAWSON VAN EPS contacted PCI HOWARD D. BAUTSCH, a bookmaker in Jefferson Parish, and . PCI JOSEPH A, KUSS, a former bookmaker, who frequents gambling establishments, . and both advised they did not know RUBY and COVER .__ PAGE 321354956 Page 3
NO (44-2064) /sw 3. , . INFORMANTS CONTINUED - had never heard of him prior to November 24, 1963. NO’ 1233 Cc, a tavern) ‘operator ry “Monroe, ‘Louisia fa, ‘who ‘ advised he’ did not: ‘know: RUBY and had never heard of him. before November. 24, _ 1963. On November 25, -1963° ‘SA JAMES” FRANCIS” WRIGHT contacted PCI HARVEY MILLER, ‘Sulphur, Louisiana, “who frequents- gambling © a establishments. | MILLER had never heard. of RUDY prior’ to November - | 24, 1963. On ‘November 25, 1963, SA RICHARD A, SMALLWOOD contacted PCIs MARCELLE DUHON, a professional. ‘gambler ,. MILTON PONTIER, a bookmaker, THOMAS SKRNICH, a gambling club operator, — and JOSEPH DAVID, an employee of: SKRNICH' S, all of Lafayette, Louisiana. These individuals advised they had never heard ‘Of* RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when they observed him on network television. No 1229 Cc, a professional tookmaker, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, advised : SA EARL. R. PETERSEN on November 25, 1963, that he ‘had never heard of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when he had seen the shooting of OSWALD by RUBY on ‘television. Subsequently on this same date, this informant. advised that he had. contacted bookmakers ANTHONY EUGENE NOLAN, TAFITA HANIE of Baton Rouge, - and they had nat known: RUBY. SA PETERSEN also contacted. PCI JOHN. SERIO on. November 25, 1963,. SERIO. being an- ‘employee: of FRANK... LEO: VUCCI,: ‘another: Baton ‘Rouge. bookmaker. SERIO: had. snot heard. of: ‘RUBY ‘prdor to November ; 24, 1963. “SA PETERSEN also contacted GEORGE LA RUSSA ana’ Giamues G. WALKER, . bookmakers at the Candlelight Club in West. -Baton — Rouge Parish,..Louisiana and these bookmakers had not heard. of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963. COVER _ PAGE Docld: 327134956 Page 4