Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DL
To: HQ
Document date: 03/31/1967
Document type: PAPER-TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/1/2015

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90091-10092

RECORD SERIES :

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER:

166-636-24

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DL

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 03/31/1967

PAGES:

8

SUBJECTS :

RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 02/10/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS:

RPT

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

Assassination Records

Collection Act of 1992

144 USC 2107 Note) .

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JFK Law 11(a)

On 1/26/67, by communication of that date,

the

Oklahoma City Office furnished the following information:

On 11/25/66, OC CS 489-C advised SA CLARK S. MILLER

that telephone No. CE 9-9461 is a nonpublished

number

to Central Club,

319 South Kerr, Oklahoma City.

OC 441-PC

advised SA ROBERT W. KNIGHT that GEORGE BARNES was as of the

week of 2/24/67, in

Nevada, the week previously where he was contacting various

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casino operators in connection with financing the Mapes

Hotel.

CI said that BARNES held an interest in property

at Bishop, Nevada, and that if he were able to buy out

co-owners of this property, he planned to construct a motel

and casino there.

By communication dated 2/3/67, the Las Vegas Office

advised that Li 223-C-TE advised SA M. B. PARKER on that date

that GEORGE BARNES was in Las Vegas for a short time, but

left Las Vegas allegedly to return to the Oklahoma City

area, during the latter part of January, 1967.

on 1/19/67, DL 275-PC advised that he was talking

to MATTHEWS in the last few days and MATTHEWS advised that

he had gotten out of the Skyknight Club on Maple Avenue;

that MATTHEWS had an argument with GEORGE McGANN over some

money MATTHEWS allegedly lost, and

as result MATTHEWS

claimed he sold out his interest.

On 2/7/67, DL 271-C advised that MaTThews is now

out of the Skyknight Club and has been out of town to Las

Vegas recently. CI advised that GEORGE McGANN had taken

over the club, but has since learned that McGANN also got

out and has bought the Willows Club on West Lovers Lane,

Dallas.

On 1/20/67, DL 146-C advised that he knows MATTHEWS

and knows that he has a bad record and used to associate with

"BLONDIE" HALL, PEE WEE CAR, and BARNEY "PUMPKIN" PAYNE.

He

could furnish no information as to MATTHEWS' current activities.

On 3/1/67, DL 275-PC advised that MATTHEWS was at

and was drunk and

manager at Denny's.

of about to house the

had been questioned for about two hours by the FBI concerning

ANTHONY SALVATORE JACENE, whose body was allegedly found ir

the Colorado River.

Dallas Office.has not interviewed

MATTHEWS and it is noted he has refused to be interviewed

in the past.

When informed FBI had not interviewed MATTHEWS,

informant commented this is another example of MATTHEWS®

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drunken "slobbering talk". JACENE was kicked out of the

Skyknight Club last fall by MATTHEWS after allegedly losing

several thousand dollars of the club's money..

On 2/20/67, DL 146-C advised SA JAMES W. BOOKHOUT

that on about 2/16/67, MATTHEWS was seen

at the Key Note

Dallas.

CI advised this club is

reported a mangot to bossessmen me cantee and tse

this place to pay off bet losses.

On 2/14/67, PCI CHARLES RUSSELL ARCHER, well-known

gambler, advised that he is well acquainted with

R. D.

MATTHEWS and GEORGE BARNES. He advised the last he knew

BARNES was in Las Vegas but planned to return to Oklahoma

City•

He said BARNES worked for a long time at the

Canadian Club, Wheatland, Oklahoma, and PCI had also

worked there

sometime ago at the same time BARNES was

there: He said BARNES is a "nice guy", but readily

acknowledged

that BARNES was a gambler most of the time.

He said he had heard from BARNES not long ago and expected

him to be in Dallas in the near future.

PCI promised to

häve BARNES contact the Dallas Office if BARNES comes to

Dallas.

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