Originator: FBI
From: SAC, PG
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/02/1951
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

## Page 1

JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/27/201

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10296-10110

RECORD SERIES: HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-39-75

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

SAC, PG

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE:

'PAGES:

SUBJECTS :

11/02/1951

35

NRO, ASSOC, DESCR, GAMBLING A/O CRIM ACT, OC, B/F

INT, POLIT, RACK, PDT

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4; 11(a)

CURRENT STATUS: Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 01/13/1999

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE, APPROVAL OF IRS

COMMENTS: INC SUMMARY

Released under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Notel. Case#:NW

68262 Date: 09.22-2022

v9.1

• NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 1

3

---

## Page 2

JSH: mks

3

PG 94-172

These officers suecessfully located several pertinent witnesses,

one of which was CARLA FERRARI, and another, TONYDELSANTER,

who, according to SPRIGLE, was

the actual trigger man.

Alter

an extensive investigation by the local authorities, the case

was presented to the Grand Jury in April, 1951. A no bill

was returned by the Grand Jury, and no further conment was

made by local authorities or by RAY SPRIGLE:

O'CONNOR has advised Agents of this office that he has

rumors to the effect that there was a $40,000 f1x in

this case

and to the effect that JAMES GARROW, brother of

the murdered FREDDIE GARROW, knows who actually killed his

protner and EVANs, and that JIMMy GARRON is being pala oft by

the mob to keep his mouth shut.

JIMMY GARROW, who 1s a potential eriminal informant of this

office and whose identity should be kept strietly confidential,

has been contacted in several matters, and during these

contacts the subject of his brother's

death has come up;

however, GARROW seems reluctant to talk about his brother

mentioned on severel occasions that he is still very

It should be noted that TONY

RIPEPI is a close associate of FRANK VALENTI. It has also

been observed that GARROW seems quite well to do, and he has

mentioned on several occasions that he has borrowed

considerable amounts of money from RIPPI, amounting to

approximately $28,000.

GARROW Inferred that he hea no

intention of repaying this money.

This might lend some

credence to the rumors heard by JAMES O'CONNOR.

TONY RIPEPI, who has been mentioned in prior Intelligence

Reports,

residing in Gallatin,

Pa., was recently inter-

viewed at his new residence,

4720 Brownsville Road, Pittsburgh,

by Agente of this office.

RIPEPI advised that he has been

In the Keystone Music Company in Pittsburgh for approximately

eight years and has admitted his connection with the Getodo

gambling casino in Monessen, Pa. HiPElL also aavisea that

DOMINICK ANZALONE and GENC

SERVENTI are his partners in the

operation of this elub.

He stated that there are two silent

partners; however, he refused to furnish their identity.

81

dO -10110

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 2

---

## Page 3

JsHinks

4

PG 94-172

RIPPI stated that the reystone Musle Company 1s an outlet

for juke boxes and pinball machines in the Pittsburgh area.

He denied handling slot machines of any nature. RIPEPI

also mentioned during the course of the interview that he

has six children,

one of which is presently e Lleutenant

in the United states Army, another attending pennsylvany

Pittsburgh. One

on Perrysville Avenue in Pittsburgh, which tends to show a

connection between LaROCCA and the ANZALONE mob in the

Monessen area.

LaROCCA as previously mentioned, 1s also

a close associate of SANXIANNARINO of New Kensington, Pa.

HYMEN MARTIN, better known as HYMIE MARTIN, who hes been

mentioned in

prior surveys, according to PI-52, Is presently

operating a flourishing treasury tleket racket In Allegheny

end Westmoreland Countles.

PI-52 stated that MARTIN operates

with the 0.K. of the MANNARINOS. It should be noted that

HINTE MARTIN was interviewed by Agents of this office

recently, when he admitted that he operates a treasury ticket

ousiness

In this area.

PI-52 stated that approximately a

year or two ago a gambling house on Babcock Boulevard was

robbed by a person known as NIGGER NAPKRAYMOND; that approxi

mately $200,000 was stolen; that only a $30, 000 loss was

reported to the Pittsburgh police; and that he feels sure

MARTIN was the finger man in this

robbery.

JIMMY GARROW, with regard to HYMIE MARTIN, has advised that

the criminal element in Western Pennsylvania has lost its

respect for him since he 1s allegedly associating to a great

extent with PATE BLOCK, owner of the "Plttsburgh Post-Gazette,"

The oriminal element feels that MARTIN may be an informent

for BLOCk,

GARROW mentioned that during the time RAY SPRIGLE,

a reporter for the "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette," was writing a

series or articles concerning the death of his brother,

PREDDIE GARROW, MARTIN brought RAY

SPRIGLE to his home

Interview him,

JIMMY, concerning this gangland slaying. It

should be noted that when Agents of this office contaoted

MARTIN in an attempt to develop him as a criminal Informant,

he admittee contacting PAUL BLOCK and asking BLOCK whether or

382

ode 10Nlo

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 3

---

## Page 4

JSH; mks

5

PG 94-172

not he thought that It would be a good idea for him, MARTIN,

to cooperate with this office.

MARTIN now operates the

Preferred Distributing Company, which 1s a distributor for

fluorescent light bulbs in the

Pittsburgh area. He hag

explained that he intends to get out of all Illegal activities

in the neor future and desires to have some legitimete

business to fall back on when this occurs.

MARTIN stated

that he is also engaging in this legitimate business in order

that he may turn over the enterprise to his daughters who

are now attending Pennsylvania State College:

It should be noted that HYMIE MARTIN's brother, NATIB MARTIN,

Is the doorman at the Almono Club in Pittsburgh, which 18

operated by thANk VALENTI

This may show some connection

between HYMIE MARTIN and FRANK VALENTI

PI-52 has advised that one ABB KAMANISKY, allas Gamy, has

been booking a large number of bets in the Pittsburgh area

during the past year; that all of his bets are telephone

bets;

that he at onc

the are on beavo.

Pittsburgh; and that he is presently building a home at

Wightman and Forbes Street in Pittsburgh. PI-52 has no

additional information concerning KAMANISKY.

WILLIAN/SPADA, who 19 better known as

"Blackle" (SPADE,

according to PI-52, continues to operate the Amerita Clar

In the Hill Distriet of Pittsburgh.

This club is the center

for baseball and football pools in the area, and according

to PT-52, Is being operated with the sanction of Inspector

MALONEY, who 1s the pollee Inspector in Pittsburgh police

precinets 1 and 2.

PI-52 stated that. SPADA 1s the only one

permitted to operate

a gambling establishment by MALONEY

in hts distriet.

JOR MURPHY, according to PI-52, who resides in the H111

Distriot of Pittsburgh with a colored prostitute, is the

procurement man for a house of prostitution operated by

BERTHA PRISEY, 1318 Caldwell Street.

MURPHY 18 alleged to be

a former Detroit hoodlum and to be connected with CORNELIUS

VSULLIVAN in lottery activitles in Western Pennsylvania, It

should be noted that this information concerning his connection

with SULLIVAN has been substantiated during

the course of

an Investigation of SULLIVAN by this office,

83

Sd9 10110

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 4

---

## Page 5

JSH: mks

PG 94-172

WILLIAM DUFFY, Federal Bureau of Narcotics, Pittsburgh,

has advised that EUDELIXRUDD of 5 Reed Street 18 foremost

dope peddler in the Pittsburgh Hill District. RUDD has

during the past year been arrested on several occasions, the

ast time being In June, 1951, when he was arrested in

Cleveland, Ohio, with $100, 000 worth of heroin hidden in his

automobile.

Shortly after his arrest in Cleveland, RUDD

was shot by his wife; however, he has now recovered and,

according to DUFFY, 1s back in operation.

HARRXROTH, a180 known as the "Count",

who lives on Dinwiddie

Street in the Oakland section

of Pittsburgh, 1s, according

to PI-52, a big Jewelry fence

in the Pittsburgh

lives with the former wife of HYMIE COHEN and spends most

telephone number COurt 1-9672.

who is a part owner

of the Edison Hotel and who also acts as a fence for hot"

Jewelry.

KLINE 18 a close associate of MILTON JAFFE,

who is also a partner in the Edison Hotel and who loperatee

the local burlesque theater.

HERMAN ROSS, who resides in the Pittsburgh H1ll Distriet, 1s

reported by

• PI-52 to be a prominent pimp in Pittsburgh

LIves with one MELCOMA BAILEY, daughter of a prominent

Pittsburgh negro who formerly operated the Bailey Hotel®

P1-52 stated that, because of MELCOMAls light skin, she

Trequently used by ROSS in Pittsburgh's most prominent

night clubs,

the Carousel and the Copa. PI-52 has heard

runors that ROSS 1s Importing many light skinned colored

girls from Chleago and 1s at this time, attempting to obtain

additional Information in this matter.

From information received from ALLEN VICARTER, a potential

crininal Informant, it appears that DAVIDEUCK

1s in the

same category with

ROSS, and LUCK allegedly has white slave

connections in Akron, Oh1o, and from this source,

obtains

prostitutes who operate in the Pittsburgh area.

attempting to obtain additional information concerning Luck.

REVIEWED BY

JFK TASK FORCE

ON

2/9/92 dab / BoD

SA RELEASE IN FULL

EL RELEASE IN PART

84

14: TOTAE

10110

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 5

---

## Page 6

JSH: mks

1

PG 94-172

GENERAL INVESTIGATIVE INTELLIGENCE IN

PENNSYLVANIA

KENSINGTON,

A .

ORGANIZED GANGS

The Mannerino Gang, which 1s made up

GABRIEL MANNARINO, WILLIE SAMS, JO-Ve

ANNARTNO, ROMANIAS,

is, without a

doubt,

the most powerful organ-

Ized gang in Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Since

the submission of the last report, the activitles of this

gang have been curtailed considerably in Western Pennsylvania

because of the Speelal Pennsylvania Grand Jury in Pittsburgh

and because of the pressure exerted on it by "Operation

Crusade," a crusade being sponsored by the ministers of

Westmoreland and Fayette Counties. As mentioned in the

ast report, the gang's front man,

CHARLES F. "Chuck"

EMER, was attempting to purchase a small island off the

coast of Florida, near Fort Plerce, which, according to

Intormants and sources of information here, was to be usea

as a spot for a gambling casino.

PHLI

ETRULLI, operator of the City Radio Service in

Mokeesport, Pa., and a potential criminal informant of this.

office, has advised that MANNARINO actually purchased this

island off the coast of Florida; however, that because of

pressure caused by the presence

of the Kefauver Committee

in tampa, Florida, Florida politicians would not permit the

opening of a gambling casino on the island.

When the MANNARINOS

determined that they could not open, they allegedly sold the

island to the United States Government at a price far in

excess of that which they originally pald.

It should be

noted that the infornation furnished by PETRULLI has not been

corcoborated by any other source; however, it 1s definitely

known that CHUCK TEEMER was in Fort Pierce attempting to

line up the purchase of the island for a company known as the.

131

de=18110

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 6

---

## Page 7

JSH: mke

2

PG 94-172

Monarch Holding Company, and that the persons owning the

company may have had

some connection with hoodlums in New

York and Chicago, one of which was at one time a member of

Murder, Incorporated.

PETRULLL, who 1s a numbers baron in Mokeesport, stated in

March, 1951, that the MANNARINOS had recently opened a

gambling casino in Havana, Cuba; that CHUCK TEEVER was to

be the front man for this casino; and that several "syndicate

boys" from Chicago were also Involved, It was subsequently

COTHAN, ROCCO BURUNE, NIOR VERONE, PH VERNER, NORMAN

and MAURICE

ICHTNIN were the apparent owners of the

pen, soucl

gambling casino in Havana, Cuba. There were also several

Cuban Nationals Involved In the operation, two of which were

AS1O GONZALEZ, reported to be a close Erlend of ANTONIC

RIO;

brother of Cuban President CARLOSYBRIe, and EUPEMIC

PERNADEZ, who was at one time Chief of the Cuban Secret

Pollee and a very close friend of President PRIO.

In view of the information developed in Havana to the effect

that both BUFONE and

TEEMER were actually working In the

casino, It's apparent that the information furnished by

Fulnult. was correct.

It should be noted that NORMA O'BRIEN and JAMES GARROW,

Informants of this office, have also furnished informati n

concerning this gambling establishment in Havana.

Recently, Information has come to the attention of his

office from GARROW and PETRULLI to the effect that CHUCK

TEEMER has been squeezed out of the operation in Havana,

He

has allegedly been taken by the MANNARINOS for approximately

$160,000 and also has been threatened by them to say nothing

about its operation.

GARROW has advised that he understands

money has also been invested in the casino by one LEO MOCERI,

who is the subject of Bureau File 25-140592 and who is

reportedly a trigger man for prominent mobs throughout this

country=

132

1 0119

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 7

---

## Page 8

JSH: nks

3

PG 94-172

During the course of the Pittsburgh investigation concerning

MOCERI, GARROW stated that the Mannarino Gang was responsible

for the slaying. of

west coast hoodlum BUGGSY SIEGEL after

STEGEL had refused to out them in on the gambling take at the

This information

by the Salt Lake

City Division.

JEK Law. 11(a)l

133

62-75-47-39-75

S09-1019

• 790: A0

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 8

---

## Page 9

JSH: nks

PG 94-172

Mr. SCHWARTZ

JER LaW 11(a)

•It has been previously

noted in other reports that the Filben Corporation, Chicago,

was acquired from

the Garsoy brothers; who were involved

said to come from the fact that Attorney CHARLES J. MARGIOTTI

of Pittsburgh who represented the GARSONS was closely

connected with the MANNARINOS and JOHN LA ROCCA.

This

information was furnished by PHIL PETRULLI. PETRULLI also

has advised that the MANNARINOS "lost their shirts" in this

enterprise.

J. C. SCHWARTZ has

PHIL PETRULLI and JAMES GARROW pave recently advised that

the MANNARINOS have purchased Mother Kelley's Night Club in

Miami Beach, Elorida

orida, however, this information has not been

corroborated.

is a prominent member of the MANNARINO Gang; However, in

opinion of most informants in the Pittsburgh Division, CHARLES

is actually. controlled by SAM MANNAPINO.

Recently, Dr. ALBERT

Pa., a prominent

REVIEWED BY

considered reliable. WISE would not identify this individual.

FSTUFA

TASK FORCE

ON: -

6/24/98 gm

IM. RELEASE IN PART

• • FOTAL; DENIAL

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 9

134

62-75747-38-75

500-10110

---

## Page 10

JSH: mks

5

PG 94-172

It 1s belteved that this information might possibly have

come trom 1OM TANNAS, himselfe.

WISE stated that he had

learned that BOCCHIOCCHIO had made a trip to lue a in 1920,

when he became acquainted with CHARLES "Lucky"

NICIANO.

BOCCHIOCCHIO reported that he had lost over 100,000 betting

on WALCOTT In fights previous to the one held in Pittsburgh

BOCCHIOCCHIO, as a result of this actlvity,

is presently broke and as a result made some sort of arrange-

ment with the manager of CHARLES to postpone the return bout

between the two fighters until the summer of 1952 so that

WALCOTT might capitalize on the champtonship now in his

possession and with the agreement that TANNAS and CHARLES

would recelve a share of WALCOTT's earnings from now until

their return engagement. WISE said that he has Information

Indicating that BOCCHIOCCHIO 1s presently arranging a European

Tour for WALCOTT, wherein WALCOTT would appear in the principal

In exhibition bouts. WISE Informed that

he received Information that BOCGHIOCCHIO had another motive

In arranging this tour, that being to contact LUCKY LUCIANO

and arrange for transactions in the narcoties business, which

would enable BOCCHIOCCHIO to realize extremely large profits

in a short period of time.

WISE belleved that BOCCHIOCCHIO

might endeavor to act as an agent for LUCIANO in bringing

large quantitles of narcoties back to this country upon his

return from Europe.

INDIVIDUAL RACKETEERS AND MOBSTERS

There are few racketeers and gangsters in New Kensington, Pa.,

who are not connected with the Mannarino Gang, according to

JAMES GARROW and PHIL PETRULLI.

The only prominent gangster who has not been mentioned under

ORGANIZED GANGS 1S OnE ALREID, FBI Number 574183• Information

has récently come to the attention of this office through

Detective WILLIAM CONNELLY of the Allegheny County Detective

Bureau and PAUL CHILDS, professional bondsman in Pittsburgh and

135

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 10

---

## Page 11

JSH: mks

10

PG 94-172

P.

CRIMINAL CONTROL OF UNIONS

JOHN BETTOR, Chief, New Kensington Police Department, said

there la no criminal control o? unions in New Keneington.

G•

JUVENILE CRIMES

JOHN BETTOR said there 1s no juvenile gang activity in the

New

Kensington

area.

H.

NOTORIOUS IYPES AND PLACES OF AMUSEMENT

NORMA

O'BRIEN, New Kensington prostitute and a eriminal

informant of

his office,

advised that the following houses

ot prostitution are still in operation despite the oreseur

exerted by the Pennsylvania State Pollee end the Westmoreland

County Detective Division:

1169 Pine A

wife of TOM

Mo operated by DONAd WATSON

1 7105

TrOS, better known as

Tom the

Gneck

1268 Fourth Avenue - operated by ELIZABETH

928 Second Avenue - operated by TOM LATTOS

1203 Thira Avenue - operated by O. CAcoLEs

1282 Fourth Avenue - operated by HORACE Y

ARNIGAN

Thirteenth and

Cherry Alley - operated by

EUGENE "N1p"

BURDEN

The house which was located at 1200 Second Avenue, has been

closed, according to Chief of Polioe JOHN BETTOR since

BEATRICE VASSAR,

who: was the madam, murdered

her husband and

is now serving time in a state penitentiary.

100

sep-toile

NW 68262 Docld:32308782 Page 11

---