Originator: FBI
From: WMFO
To: HQ
Document date: 08/14/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

6/11/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER :

124-90097-10204

RECORD SERIES : HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER : 166-637-27

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

issassination Records Collection aet ol

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#NW

64578 Date: 12:14-2022

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DATE :

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08/14/1963

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CHARLES TOURINE

JOSEPH FRANCIS NESLINE

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS

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CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW : 07/20/1998

OPENING CRITERIA : INDEFINITE

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WFO 166-93

Office of origin was subsequently changed to WFO when the

site of

the dice game shifted from Ripley, Maryland, to

Washington, D.C., in May, 1963. By letter dated 8/8/63 it

was recommended

that office of origin be changed to

Baltimore inasmuch as investigation at WFO was completed

and Baltimore was in a more logical position to follow and

report prosecutive developments in this matter. Investigation

by WFO was not reported at an earlier time inasmuch as the

bulk of pertinent matter was developed by the Baltimore

Division and in order to avoid duplication of information

which was subsequently set forth in referenced report.

Baltimore reported developments in connection with

activity in the Ripley, Maryland, phase and developments in

St. Mary's County,

Maryland, where subject and the others

were arrested on 6/13/63.

Instant report contains

developments in connection with the operation at 1915

Biltmore Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

Observations made regarding activity at 1915

Biltmore Street were obtained from a lookout located at

1912 Biltmore Street, N.W., during the period 5/10/63 -

5/18/63.

In many instances individuals entering the premises

at 1915 Biltmore Street, N.W., were not identified since

the visability was poor due to obstructions caused by

crees and hedges in addition to extremely poor Lighting

in that area.:

It had been determined that this facility

was the only one available to wro at that time which

could have been utilized with a maximum degree of security.

On 4/26/63 WF 1108-C advised SA JOHN R. BUCKLEY

that CHARLES TOURINE (known in Washington, D.C., as CHARLIE

WHITE), JOHN RALPH "BILLY" MITCHELL and GEORGE ROHANNA

had established a dice game on 19th Street, N.W.,:

Washington, D.C.

Informant advised that NESLINE was

staying away

from this operation because he did not want

to draw the attention of law enforcement officers to the

existence of

the game.

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WFO 166-93

On 6/1/63 WF 1418 advised SA BUCKLEY that

NESLINE and associates plan to move the dice game from

Washington, D.C.,

to St. Mary's County, Maryland, and that

ALLEN FISHER, well known Lexington Park, Maryland, gambler,

was negotiating the proposed site.

On 6/7/63, WF 1108-C advised SA JOHN R. BUCKLEY

that on 6/6/63, dice equipment had been moved from

Washington, D.C., to a shack located directly in the rear

of Sportsman's Restaurant, located Route U.s. 5, just over

the county line in St. Mary's County, Md. Informant

Da Restaurant,

described dice table as a permanent mahogany, Las Vegas

type, approximately 12' by 5', very heavy and costing about

$2,500.00.

He said this table had been used for about

one week in the Amber Club's operation, Washington, D.C.,

1962, and the table was not constructed in a manner that

it can be speedily disassembled.

Informant advised this dice game most likely

would be run by JOHN RALPH MITCHELL, CHARLIE WHITE

(CHARLES TOURINE) and GEORGE ROHANNA, who during April and

May, 1963, operated the dice game at 1915 Biltmore Street

where NESLINE purposely refrained from participating in that

game. Informant said the group planned to start operations

as soon as the shack was fixed up, probably Saturday,:

6/8/63, or Monday, 6/10/63.

Interviews of individuals arrested 6/13/62 who

reside in WFO's area have been completed with exception of

JOHN ERNEST SWEENEY.

On 6/18/63 SAS RALPH MARSHALL and RICHARD JOHN

DOWDELL attempted to contact SWEENEY at the address which he

gave to Maryland authorities, 3337 C Street, S.E.,

Washington, D.C. Agents determined that there is

no such

address.

Subsequent efforts were made by SAs BUCKLEY

and JOHN B. CUSKELLY to interview SWEENEY in the vicinity of

the Round Table Club, 923 1lth Street, N.W., on 7/3/63 and

8/7/63. Information

has been developed that SWEENEY spent

considerable time at the Round Table Club, however, he was

not observed in that area on these days.

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WFO 166-93

On 7/30/63 PCI HARRY SESSUMS advised SA J. PATRICK

PARKER that on 6/8/63, a Saturday night, he was at DON

OWEN's 301 Club.

He was approached by an individual,

whose photograph he identified as ROBERT JOHN RUGGIERI,

who told him that there was a crap game at the

Sportsman's Club.

RUGGIERI did not say whose game this was

but he did mention that GEORGE RAFT was to be there on

this night, June 8, 1963. He stated that RUGGIERI commented

that RAFT would stop at the 301 Club and then he would be

driven to the crap game by "one of

their cars."

He went to the Sportsman's Club with RUGGIERI

and spent about an hour there.

When he arrived there were

only a few neople there, including SPORTY MARTIN, JOE

NESLINE, JOE GORDON, and JOHN MORISI.

he stated while he

was there a moving van arrived and a crap table was

unloaded and set up.

He advised that he was not told whose game this

was but it was obvious to him after only a few minutes in

the Sportsman that it was NESLINE's game.

Before he

departed GEORGE RAFT arrived with two young girls both

of whom were wearing white dresses.

LEADS

WASHINGTON FIELD OFFICE

IT WASHINGTON, D. C

[покіль

Will continue efforts to locate and

interview

JOHN ERNEST "BULLDOG"

SWEENEY for purpose

set forth in

re report.

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