Released under the John F. DATE: 11-14-2017 AGENCY : RECORD NUMBER : . RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ORIGINATOR : FROM: TO: TITLE: DATE: PAGES: SUBJECTS : DOCUMENT TYPE: CLASSIFICATION : RESTRICTIONS : CURRENT STATUS : DATE OF LAST REVIEW : OPENING CRITERIA : COMMENTS : v9.1 DoclId: 32290055 Page 1 Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 199? (44 USC 2107 Hote). JFK Assassination System Identification Form Agency Information FBI 124-10202-10331 HQ . 62-9-33-295 Document Information FBI SAC, NO DIRECTOR, FBI 01/05/1962 4 CIP, SUR, CHAUVIN, ABEL JOHN, MARTINO, P. J., GAMBLING INVEST . PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT Unclassified 4 Redact 09/28/1998 INDEFINITE Date: 4/28/201
V | Mrkdvans. % eo - Date: 1/5/62 - mi a ( ra fa t peor, eee Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 Tar” Use" 2TeP Hote}. DETE26 o pert ageoI9 [pr Polson... . — . i Mr. Bel: mont... a a (f Mr. Mohr. ae — IF Mr. 2Qonrad... FBI .- f Mrf GeLoach va . Ss i Mr, Sublivan___ |} Mr. Pavel Transmit the following in PLAIN rn veeeeene ‘ ; (Type in plain text or code) Y Mr. ‘Trotter. Tele. Room. Via \ Mr. Ingram... (Priority or Method of Mailing) Miss Gandy____. — | TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-33) FROM: SAC, NEW ORLEANS (92-50) SUBJECT? Cee tMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM ; WEEKLY SUMMARY J i Rt / NOLA PRINTING COMPANY, ITWI / Reference information furnished on 12/8/61 advising that ABEL JOHN CHAUVIN was furnishing to local handbook operators the results of the New Orleans Fairgrounds Race Track. ae eg Se, ra PCI RAYMOND ROLLING advised on December 27, 1961, that this wire service of CHAUVIN was discontinued on 12/22/61. PCI advised that CHAUVIN suspects that this information was bootlegged to P, J. MARTINO on the Miss. Gulf Coast, Biloxi, Miss. ABEL JOHN CHAUVIN is the long time employee of the Nola Printing Company. P. J. MARTINO is a notorious hon handbook operator on the Miss. Gulf Coast and possessor o ‘federal wagering stamp. A new case is being opened to attempt to confirm this information. PCI RAYMOND L, ROLLING advised 1/2/62 that he is now getting his race wire service from EDGAR BABCOCK. EDGAR BABCOCK, Dixie Kitchen, 7114 Metairie Road, a federal gambling stamp holder, advised that the results of a the New Orleans Fairgrounds Race Track are furnished to him me directly from the vicinity of the New Orleans Fairgrounds by. a friend who goes to the track, observes the results of the . races, and then calis him from a phone outside the track. Q- Bureau lo iw Go BS. ~ 298" S/ >. New Orleans (1 - 92-50 EC- 124 | oe can Wick | ae - 165-2 . Be Ge i : eT 7) JAN a 1962 fo: RLK: lil a NAS | F { 7 ; S - : % (\Approved: w, Mt i Sent —__________M Per —________=»— \ r / , Special Agent in Charge DoclId: 32290055 Page 2?
| Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 St HOF. Hote). if DATE: 11-14-2017 . - a ae ? at Pi NO 92-50 He advised to minimize expenses he sells this information to RAYMOND ROLLING. He advised that it is his understanding that other handbook operators have similar arrangements. The Bureau's attention is directed to the follow- ing investigations which were conducted at Meridian, Miss., which involves the sale of baseball inning tickets in Meridian, Miss.: HOLLY M. MC CREIGHT ITWP Report of SA T. M. HENDRICKS, JR., 11/30/61 BENNIE D. SMITH ITWP Report of SA T. M, HENDRICKS, JR., 11/24/61 PAUL FEINSTEIN . ITWP Report of SA T. M. HENDRICKS, JR., 11/22/61 CHARLES WOODROW MONSOUR, aka. Junior ITWP Report of SA T, M. HENDRICKS, JR., 11/22/61.~ - Investigation reflected that none of the above individuals possess federal wagering stamps. The baseball inning tickets are alleged to be drawn from a device similar to a punchboard on an imaginary game between teams of the AAmerican and National Leagues. These tickets are sold throughout the day in Meridian, mostly to Negroes and then sometime each day there is a machine from which colored balls are dropped into a trough representing nine innings of a baseball game. -Winners are determined from use of this machine. The operation of this baseball inning ticket game may constitute a lottery which will bring it in the jurisdiction of the U. S. Treasury Department and the operators might be required to possess federal wagering stamps. By separate letter Mr. JAMES J. ENOCH, District Director, Internal Revenue Service, Jackson, Miss., is | ‘being advised of the above. -~2- i 4 fy 4 rc i ' DoclId: 32290055 Page 3