Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DE
To: HQ
Document date: 08/29/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/7/2015

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-10342-10141

RECORD SERIES: DE

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : ELSUR 92-228-949

Document Information.

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM: DE

TO: HQ

TITLE :

DATE: 08/29/1963

PAGES:

15

SUBJECTS :

ANTHONY GIACALONE (ELSUR)

DOCUMENT TYPE :

CLASSIFICATION:

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS :

4

CURRENT STATUS :

Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW :

11/30/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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DATE:

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

REPORTING OFFICE

OFFICE OF ORIGIN

DETROIT

TITLE OF CASE

HARRISON BROWN, aka.

FUGITIVE

DATE

INVESTIGATIVE PERIOD

6/27 - 8/26/63

8/29/63

REPORT MADE BY

BARRON T. CONKLIN

CHARACTER OF CASE

UFAD - CONSPIRACY

TYPED BY

MAC

REFEREN

Detroit Airtel to Bureau,

6/27/63

Detroit teletype to Bureau, 8/23/63.

ADMINISTRATIVE

On June 28, 1963, DE 926-C was contacted by SA

BARRON T. CONKLIN. Informant was advised that HARRISON

"CHINK" BROWN and CLAUDE WILLIAMS were both Federal fugitives

wanted for fleeing from Detroit, Michigan, to Chicago, Illinois.

Informant stated that he did not know CLAUDE WILLIAUS

but he

knew CHINK BROW very nell. Informant stated that JOstPh

FRAZZETTA of 1344 Kilbourne, works for ART CAPLAN and that

CHINK BROWN handles all of the colored Negro operations for

ART CAPLAN. Informant staed that JOSEPH FRAZZETTA also

WOrKS fOr ART CAPLAN.

Informant stated that CHINK BROWN left Detroit on

June 29, 1963, and took a plane for Chicago.

BROWN was

supposed to be gone for three weeks and expected to stay in

Chicago until after the trial and examination of GIACALONE.

SPECIAL AGENT

IN CHARGE

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Infornant stated that CHING BROWN is driving a 1963

Lincoln Continental but did not take this to Chicago.

CHINK

BROWN has two cars, a pink Chrysler and the 1963 Lincoln,

which is black.

CHINK BROWN, according to the Informant, has

many gitl friends, among thon are NANCY sPinChk, who lives at

2951 Carter, and

a girl triend who is now working at Club

4800 on

West Warren, near McGrav.

CHINK BROWN is a very large numbers operator who

has made a great deal of money working with the Italians for

many years.

Informant stated that CHINK BROWN works for ART

CAPLAN. CAPLAN is a very wealthy Jewish numbers operator.

Informant stated both of these men are associated with TONY

GIACALONE in some way. Informant did not have this knowledge.

On July 3, 1963, Informant advised that the story on

the street was that if GIACALONE Could keep CLAUDE WILLIANS

and CHINK BROWN out of town until after the examination, it fas

felt that he could beat the case.

Informant stated that CLAUDE

WILLIANS had gone to Las Vegas, Nevada, from Chicago, and was

probably going to return to Chicago.

On August 22, 1963, DE 926-C advised SA BARRON T.

CONKLIN as follows:

CHINK BROWN returned to Detroit about one week ago. He

is presently living with a girl by the name of JOSEPHINE.

JOSEPHINE is the owner of a 1959 blue Chevrolet Impala with

Michigan license DE 9901.

JOSEPHINE is also the owner of a

club called the Chit Chat Lounge, which is located on 12 th and

Pingree.

Informant stated that JOSEPHINE has lived in the

same place for the past tuo years and she is a very close friend

of CHINK BROWN.

na rot that ha

Later that night, DE 926-C advised that

JOSEPHINE'S last name is WINFROY and she is living at 2082

Taylor.

A check

of the automobile registrations for DK 9901

revealed that this car is registered to JOSEPH WINFROY Of 2082

Taylor.

The records of

the telephone company reflected that

the telephone at 2082 Taylor is in the name of M. E. TANNER

and

the phone number is 897-2503.

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DE 88-5568

The records of the Detroit Police Department reflected

that Miller's Chit Chat Bar is located at 8235 12th Street

and

is in the name of M. E. TANNER.

DE 926-C, on August 25, 1963, advised that JOSEPHINE

WINEROY,

2082 Taylor, telephone TY 7-2503, is the pickup man

fOr HARRISON CHINK BROWN. He stated

further that the field

man, who has been keeping in touch with BROWN is a fellow named

BOYD, who lives at 6058 Scotten, and has telephone number

TY 6-8626.

BOYD recently obtained a Civil Service position

wIth either the State or Federal Government. Heis a disabled

veteran, about 55 years of age and drives a

• 1955 Buick,

Michigan license BE 3340•

Toll calls were checked for HARRISON BROWN's wife

and sisters.

Carter, for

the club 1800, for the k. Drug Store and for BOB

HENIKE.

to chu 480150,

They were also checked for NANCY SPENCER 0L 2951

The toll calls were likewise requested for the

Fifth Avenue Hat Shop

at 4246 John E. These likewise reflected

no toll calls.

A check of toll calls for the home of ALICE BROWN,

Subject's mother, at 6342 Begole, was made with negative

results.

One additional copy of this report is being sent

to the Bureau for information purposes in connection with

the investigation of ANTHONY JOSEPH GIACALONE.

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