AGENCY INFORMATION . Eennedy Wss5assination Records AGENCY: FBI Oollection Act of 1992 RECORD NUMBER:  124-10074-10139 ~ ‘|ia4 USC 2107 Note). : ase#: NW 45651 Date: RECORD SERIES: DL 4-05-2015 AGENCY FILE NUMBER: 44-1639-644 DOCUMENT INFORMATION ORIGINATOR: FBI FROM: CLEMENTS, MANNING C. TO: DIRECTOR, FBI TITLE: DATE: = 11/30/1963 4 . PAGES: 1856 SUBJECT: SEE FBI 44-24016-634 DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT ORIGINAL Unclassified NEW CLASSIFICATION: CLASSIFICATION: REVIEW_DATE: 11/06/1998 UPDATE DATE: 01/22/2001 STATUS Redact RESTRICTIONS: JFK Act 6 (4) JFK Law 1i(a) COMMENTS: RPT, TABLE OF CONTENTS ON PAGES i-iii, INDEX ON PAGES a-ww HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 1
ADMINISTRATIVE; ~The following criminal informants: affiliated or familiar with gambling matters , Albuquerque: Division, were con=_ tacted -on November 25, 4963, with negative results: AQ 178-c, Albuquexy ue ; N.M.; by SA J. JEROME MAXWELL. AQ 133-C, no eee rque, N.Moe,- by” SA J. JEROME MAXWELL, ) Albuquerque, N.M.,: by AQ 128-c, Albuquerque; AQ 1l41-c,  Albuquerd: Me i by ‘SA CARY | CARLTON,  N.M., by SA STUART. J. CAMERON. rque,.N: Moy by SA STUART 3.. CAMERON, RNE, Roswell, Ne Mew by. SA WILLIAM L. Ne ; oN. -AQ 181-C, Albugq PCI} Be _HOWARD - EDDY. Per 3 EDMOND ZUFE EY. Roswell, N. Mey by SA. WILLIAM: L.. “EDDY. i by PERETTI SERIE SPE see O° Clovis, Wie, ‘by § ‘SA: PRANK W. "HAINES , On November WELEINSON, J8., Parmdir im an unkneows hots) in 3, Yeas, “many y Yeata ago- The informant . ‘WaS unable to recall ¢ha hotel or other: people during this contact. informant has never wet Vv victim. | HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 2?
he met* JACK RUBY at the Carousel Club if Dallas, Tex Informant met . RUBY through JAGR HARD ‘any ‘c Chicago. und ‘between the subject - oe One 11/25/63, AQ 195-Pc advised SA STUART J.” CAMERON at. Albuquerque, NOM. that approximately eleven: months AO , JR. and when the informant: mentioned ‘that: he was fr ' Albuquerque , RUBY advised”. that. LOU. -LEBBY/ t Albuquerque | WAS a a goad friend. The” informant learned ed EHFOBSh | HARDEE that ‘RUBY came to Dallas.” ‘Texas, from . Chicago ‘and<that a’ “Jewish boy" haa the. particular section of town” where’ the’ Carousel is now. Located: Yall sewed . up." | Informant | states, RUBY had~ a difficult time: breaking” inte the area, but that he is. now’ quite ‘well: ‘OFF: along: with the "Jewish boy". who: also has a joint located one block | from, the Carou in an upstairs location. _ HARDEE mentioned to AQ ‘195- PC. that. RUBY. had a “good. in? owhth 1. Dallas Police Dept. ‘The informant states’ this would ‘be borne. out from) ayy hada. Begirl < operation they had no interference from oe Low by’ the ‘fact. that RUBY where drinks ‘were ‘pushed heavily and police départment. The etichs with the police ~ ved RUBY in conversation stated he is” not aware oF, : RUBY or any. subversive: any xelationship ommittes (OK, informant . Ke or @xtremist connect: any association between DoclId: 37144602 Page 3
\. en | 4421639 | Was. ce - ROSS P . shop on Halsted Street near Taylor street zh Ch i ‘ : : . a . + . an i , ~ a “ . Chicago 6670-PD advised SA JOHN R, BASSETT on November 24, 1963 that he had been a close friend ef subject RUBY for many years. in Chicago, This informant advised that "SPARKY" was hot tempered ON .Oceasions , but was. generally of a good disposition, He stated that RUBY was” an excellent fist fighter. According to this informant 5 ' RUBY, in thé. mid mineteen ferty's,. operated a "book" over a restaurant located edst. of Kedzie Avenue on the north side. of Reésevelt Read in f Subject was a close, Friend of one ABE. ZUG as YZUCKIE" Pohonetic).. oe the middle nineteen forty's, ac ling to the informant , ZUCKERMAN was shot and the informant pellered that this occurred because ZUCKERMAN did not cut LEONARD ARTICK,. one of Chicago's top hecdlums, in on the profits of his book, Ty after this shooting, PATRICK told the. subject to leave. town, “accusing iim. of operating a book without PATRICK's sanction, PATRICK - warned the subject that if he did not leave Chicago, he weuld "get > what. ZUCKIE got", . The subject Left. Chicago at this time for. Dallas, Texas, where he ram a club owned by his sister, . Informant advised . that he has not been in touch with the subject in recent years. and. mpletely at a. loss to unders tand the » Bubject''s action im shoot- ing OSWALD, » , ms PCI FRANK AL LEONARDO advised SA JOHN W. ROBERTS, JR,» OR . Novembey’ 24,.1963, that JACK RUBY had, at one bAme y been close to. Os: Chieago top hoodlum, This informant’ further advised that d been a close friend of one JOE SCARAMUZZO who owns a gun RUBY h . The Chicago Division recerds. contain no information con cerning ABE ZUCKERMAN, also known as.."ZUGKIE", The same records peflect that JOSEPH SCARAMUZZO is the. owner of Scaramuzzo and Sons ‘Gunshop, 8317S uth Halsted Street, Chicago, ILlinois, It should be noted that three of the four guns uséd: by members of the Nationalist Party’ of Puerto Rico in the shooting.. at the House of Representatives, . Was ington, D. C., on March 1, 1954, were purchased. by one WILLIAM TTY, Gary, Indiana, from Scaramuzzo and Sens, 801 South Haiseeg™ Bet; Chicago, han CG cua as advised | SA IeSEPH Ge. ‘SHEA on November atts 19635 Olympic on ‘North Clark Street on ‘Chicago! s near North neade, “Bie Robes Sy fifteen years ago. . HARRY RUBENSTEIN killed a man in this hotel, but by a payment of $ 25,000,00 to a Chicago Police Captain, was able to fix this charge, According to this informant, HARRY ‘RUBENSTEIN had. good comections with certain unknowe criminals in the Chicago area but: was not considered by the. informant to be @ member < of the. Organized Criminal Element in this city. It should be noted that the records of the Chicago Police : Department reflect. ome HARRY RUBENSTEIN, a hotel owner om the near North side, as having been sentenced to one year probation on a charge of manslaugater ‘im 19 i , - Cat ER LACE HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 5
CG 6690-PC advised SA JOSEPH G, that. the subject was related te HARRY RU two. or theee bars in the Chicago loop ayea the. subject worked as a bartender for Banker's Building in Chicago-X ‘loop, “SABA on November. eh, 1963, NSTEIN who formerly operated . ig According to the informant, ARRY RUBENSTEIN in a bar at the ~ The informant advised that in — 1942. or.1943, JACK RUBENSTEIN attempted to enlist in: the. United States — Navy but was rejected when he failed to pass the..physical examination,: The informant described JACK RUBENSTEIN as ext This informant was ume>le to furnish 4 moody. emely patriotic but r information. concerning - HARRY RUBENSTEIN's a whereabouts or actindties. ngt Ee - HW 45652 concerning the fubseore BERNARD Li: on November 2 that he does not know the subject, AN. (Protect Identity). advised SA JOHN: R. _ BASSETT GLICKMAN - » 1963, advised that he had contacted a person. kmewn to. him, whose identity: he. would net reveal, who recalled the subject as a friend many years ago . in the area: ‘apound Independence Boulevard and Reesevelt Road in Chicago, According to GLIckMAN, this source stated that the subject was not . connected with-the criminal element,: Chicago. This source indicated that RUBENSTEIN was good natured but om occasion was extremely hot — _ bempered. to his.sister, According to this seurces the subject had left Chicago in that he had made an unsuecessful the late 1940's for. Dal Las ;. Texasj* where. he operated a club belonging attempt to. ‘contact... ARDO in’ an. etfors to obtain information ‘It. should. be noted that ANTHONY ACCARDO is a high ‘ranking ‘ member. of Chicage's: criminal element. “BERNARD GLICKMAN is known to be a close associate of many of. Chicago's tep' echelon criminals and has, in recent years, been active ia the management of several ranking | prize fighters. od All other Chicago informants. negative and Chicago files” reflect no information pertaining to Subject's involverient with Chicago ‘criminal. element. - 4 - coved Pree DoclId: 37144602 Page 6
CG 4h-645 DL 44-1639 WER:éah:. | CG 6498-PC was contacted by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, on _ 11/25/63, but at that time had no personal knowledge of RUBY. On 11/26/63, CG 6498-PC advised that he had solicited information from politicians of the 24th Ward, the former voting residence of RUBY. PC advised that he talked to two persons who appeared to know RUBY “from many years ago. They advised that RUBY was never anything but "a punk" and never hai any heodlum connections or associations. One person advised that he recalls that RUBY attempted to sneak into a prize fight in Chicago, believed to be the second DEMPSEY - TUNNEY fight, and was ceught by a police officer who beat him over the head with his night stick. As a result of this beating, RUBY now has a plate in his head. Apparently this causes pressure when RUBY becomes excited and causes RUBY to act emotionally. HW 45652 DoclId: 37144602 Page 7
DL 4h-1639/ev _ ADMINISTRATIVE , DN 2h9-C frequented Clover Bar w xt door to Sherman Hote}; Chicago, Illinois, 1946 to 1949. He described this bar as a”hangdér for the. hoodlum element. At that time it was operated by ARA COLITZ who was described as a personal friend of Colonel JACOB ARVEY, a well known Chicago political figure. COLITZ possibly was récently a- candidate for Aldermen in Chicago and resides in pen ouse apartment on Michigan Boulevard. The informant related JACK RUBY, whom he identified from newspaper photographs, frequented the Clover Bar in about 1946 or 1947 and was an acquaintance of IRA COLITZ and possibly was a former school mate.of COLITZ on the west side of Chicago. He does not know the nature of RUBY's activities in Chicago. ; The informant steted that in about December, 1949, he was in Dalias, Texas, at which time RUBY was operating a night club, name unknown, with western band and western motif. The informant visited this club and chatted briefly with RUBY’ who requested that ' he convey. RUBY's regards to COLITZ when the informant returned to Chicago. The informant has not seen or heard from RUBY since 1949 and has never had any specific information concerning RUBY's back- ground or activities but has never had any reason to suspect him of being inve.ved in subversive activities. HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 6
_of "PAPPY" : s« CXbEHE“ SE ciation unknown, DN 200-S and DN 215=S who are cogni- zant of C6 Committee, and. related organizations, advised on November 25, 1963, DN Wie 387_ DL 44-1639 "ADMINISTRATIVE DN. 295aC, who furmished reliable. information in, the. past, furnished the. following November 25, (1963: As Sf one. month ago JACK RUBY. was. known ‘to be. an associate NU;. owner of "Pappy's Showland" in Dallas, Basis or - maumist. Party’ Socialist. Workers Party, Freedom for Cuba that they. do not: know JACK’ LEON RUBY or JACK RUBENSTEIN, - These seurces have. furnished . reliable information in the: past.. All other. logical. informants and PCI's Denver Division unable to furnish any "positive information re. JACK RUBY, kK | COVER (HOE HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 9 Neer 4
SLA 44.895 FHT: TMF re a PCI :GEORGE soserzo PCI WESLEY jx; RUSBLL 7 “POL Ray SOUTHCOTT._. a . . wv TA 4135-0 advised that“she. had: been contacted by vétter from Dallas, Texas ,. by: EARL: NORMAN and his wife,. CLAIRE B RTLETT, who wanted informant t67Han eir bookings on. the west oasts . Informant advised that. BARTLETT is a. vocalist and understood. she _had been working for JACK. LEON RUBY..in. one of his. night - ¢elubs in Dallas. Informant © stated. that :she-is aware that EARL NORMAN left Dallas on 11/21/63 fora booking into The Largo, a night club — . located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. Informant. stated. she would imagine that. NORMAN's wife accompanied him. Informant said ' she did not: book this team since’ she did not have an. 1 opportunity to audition them. oe a a LA 4135-C advised that the only bookings she. handles» ain’ the Dallas area for strip tease dancers is through ABE WEINSTs ok and his brother for their two. places: and has never haadarny~ u ‘Hess dealings with RUBY nor. has. She ever met him, ° a , -~ O- CP fen fAce HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 12
HW 45652 NO 44=2064/lav INFORMANTS - . . - oo 538-PC who is a known associate of JOSEPH and CARLOS MAR obiio, as well as JOSEPH PORETTO ‘and who has béén a iianager* ‘ofthe Town and Country ReStaurant up until October of 1963, advised SA REED W. JENSEN /on November 27, 1963, that he had never heard of a JACK LEON RUBY or a LEE. “HARVEY OSWALD prior to their notariety in the connection with: ‘the asSassina- tion of President JOHN F. KENNEDY. The PC: ‘Stated on examining a photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, NOPD number 112723, that he “had never seen this individual in person before. He ‘Said he could not recall anyone who may have. frequented the Town and Country Motel who resembled this: individual? enough. to ‘cause anyone to think this person might be OSWALD. -~X- COVER PAGE DoclId: 327144602 Page 13
HW 45652 o\ NO (44-2064) /sw 20 INFORMANTS CONTINUED - ‘On November 25, 1963, ~ SA_ LESTER G.. DAVIS contacted NO 1153 .C, a homosexual who. ‘operates a restaurant in the New Orleans French. Quarter. This informant advised. he had never known RUBY. os ; ‘On November ™ 25, “1963; SA REED W. “JENSEN contacted: NO°.1205° €;, operator of a gambling ¢aSino in Jefferson parish, Louisiana. This informant; who travels widely, had never inet. or héard’ 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 Orléans 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 vovenpl 25, 1963, SA FURMAN G. BOGGAN contacted PCI ANTHONY W. FREDO, a sports handicapper, who has traveled widely. througho the United States. FREDO stated he. had ‘never heard of RUBY until he saw the shoot ing 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, van when RUBY shot OSWALD. On Noventber 25,-1963, SA J. DAWSON VAN EPS contacted . PCI HOWARD D. BxUTSCH, a bookmaker in Jefferson Parish, and. -PCI JOSEPH A. 'S,..a former bookmaker, who frequents gambling | Setabrichments, nd both advised they did not know RUBY and wom DoclId: 37144602 Page 14
NO (44-2064) /sw 3. INFORMANTS CONTINUED - had never heard. of him prior to November 24, 1963. On Novémnber™ 25, 1963, SA JOHN. ve ‘HANLON: contacted NO: 1233 Cc, a tavern ‘operator in ‘Monroe, “Louisiana, ‘who™ advised he” did not’ know: RUBY and had never heard “Of him. before November. (24,1963 «. On Noyember 25, _ 1963: ‘SA JAMES FRANCIS WRIGHT contacted = PCI HARVEY MI ER , “gulphur, LouiSiana, who frequents. gambling ~~ . _ estabtishments+— MILLER had never heard of RUDY prior to November - 24, 1963. * acted PCIs MAR CELLE_.DI , a professional gambler, MILTON — TIER, a’ bookmaker, THOMAS..SKRNACH, a gambling club operator, | and JOSEPH DAVID, an employee fe) SKRNICH' S$, all of Lafayette, - E ese individuals advised they had never heard ‘of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when they observed ‘him on network television. On Nove nber dl SA RICHARD A; SMALLWOOD ON , “NO 1229 c, a professional bookmaker, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, “advised | SA EARL. R, PETERSEN on November 25, 1963, that he had never: heard of. RUBY prior to Novémber 24, 1963, when he had seen the shooting of OSWALD by” RUBY on television. Subsequently on this ‘same date, this infofmant advised at he had. contacted bookmakey’s ANTHONY: EUGENE W TAFITA_ | and thef had not known RUBY7"~ SA PETERSEN also contacted PCI JOHN SERIO op’ November 25, 1963,:SERIO being an employee of __FRANK. _V CCL, another Baton Rouge bookmaker . ‘SERIOQ“had: not pone ve ONE ~—Roiige/Par ish, . “Louisiana and these “pookmakers had . not heard’ of: RUBY prior to November 24, 1963. * | ; . ,  COVERAA PAGE ea _— : HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 15
DL 44=1639 The following investigation by Tampa Office: 7 TP 94=C advised he locatéa address book dated. from (1945-48, and noted name NATE SMAN, 5046 N. Troy St., Chicago, Ill. Source Stated he is certain NATE GROSSMAN: is identical to ‘TINY GROSSMAN mentioned previously. Source now recalls meeting GROSSMAN in Chicago in 1948 or 1949, and GROSSMAN told him he had spent some time in prison and in same conversation mentioned Flagstaff, Ariz. Informant has hazy. recollection that GROSSMAN arrested Flagstaff for Illinois authorities and probably did time in Statesville Prison, outside Chicago. Source now recalls GROSSMAN tended bar and lived in hotel above bar, located across the street from Croydan Hotel, Croydan located near. Black. Orchid Lounge, :-Chicago. Same sdéurce recalls RUBY at one time ran errands . for one RAY EWIS, a furrier, State Lake Building, 190 North _ State. St. 76h! eago, LEWIS had a bookie operation on the side and resided Maryland noee* Rush: and Delaware Streets, Chicago. Same source ee recalls RUBY loitered about a barber shop run by one AL Sat the corner, or near the corner of Clark’ Street, and/Lake. Street, Chicaga. -EFE- . Coren. fAOE HW 45652 DBocld:32144602 Page 16