Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: DN
To: HQ
Document date: 12/13/1951
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK Assassination System

Identification Form

Agency Information

Date:

4/24/201

AGENCY:

FBI

RECORD NUMBER: 124-90099-10110

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 62-75147-13-55

Released under the John

F. Kennedy

issassination Records

Collection Aet of 1992

144 USC 2107 Notel.

Case#:NIT 53932 Date:

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12/13/1951

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ANTHONY COLOSACCO

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION :

Unclassified

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DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 07/21/1998

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*STÄNDARD FORM NO. 64

Mr. Tolson

Office Memorandum • UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Mr. Belmont

IRECT

DATE: December

М. 0197851

FROM

Burton se

Mr.

Harbo...

Mr. Essen

SUBJECT:

ALBERI FRANCIE

ET AL

MISCELLANEOUS

POLICE CO-OPERATION

SCHEELER, WaS..

CONE

Mr.

Les 3-ien

Mr. Marti

Tele. Coom.

Mr. Neca

Miaz Gundy

Re Minneapolis letter to Bureau and Denver dated August 9,

1951,

entitled "Criminal Informant SP-3, "Bufile 62-72783, Minneapolis

file 66-553, relating to activities of A SCHliR in the Denver area

in JUly, 19510)

Referenced letter relatesthat it was reported that AL SCHEELER,

on July 30,, 1951, stated that he and his.

companions had

just been in:

Denver, Colorado, where they engaged in a crap game and won approximately

$3, 000.00, that they started to leave the game and it appeared that the

proprietor of the game called the Sheriff's Office inasmuch as the Sheriff

and his deputies stopped SCHEELER. and his companions on the highway

and searched them and the automobile.

SCHEELER' thought the Sheriff

was looking for the money that they had won in the game. but the money

was hidden in the automobile and the Sheriff apparently could not locate

it.

It appears that thereafter SCHEELER accused the officers of taking

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the money from his suitcase and thereafter the officers appeared to

become suspicious of each other.

According to SCHEELER after this

incident occurred, he and his companions were released by the officers.

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED

Referenced letter further reports that SCHEELER and his companions

HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED

have a large collection of crooked dice with which they have been able

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to win large sums of money in the past.

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By teletype dated Marchyo,

1950, Denver informed Kansas

City and Minneapolis that WILLIA

MART IN, AL SCHEELER, and CLAUDE VAN

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were then in custody of the Sterling, Colorado, Sheriff's Office on

charges of fleecing American Legion members at Sterling out of several

thousand dollars in a gambling game. It was reported that these individuals

had cards showing membership in the Elks, American Legion, Eagles,

and Moose Lodges and were driving a 1948 Cadillac with a Minnesota

license plate, number

unknown.

It appeared that subjects were accompanied

by two other men in a 1950 Oldsmobile bearing 1950 Kansas license

number 80-1420.

The following descriptions of these individuals were furnished

by the Sterling, Colorado, Sheriff's Office:

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DN 62-796

Name

Age

Height

Weight

Complexion

Eyes

Hair

Build

Birth

CLAUDE EDWARD

AN

WILLIAM MARTIN

Residence

37

6°

225

Light

Blue

Blonde

Heavy

3/14/12,

Cozad, Nebr®

St. Paul

58

5'8"1

195.

Ruddy

Blue gray

Brown

Heavy

7/1/91

Waverly,

Minn,

Minneapolis

ALBERT

FSCHEELER

43

6'24

230.

Light

Brown

Black

Heavy

3/10/05

Sioux City, Iowa

Minneapolis

SO, Sterling

Arrest No.

935

936

937.

It was requested that Kansas City identify owner of license

and thät both offices determine whether MARTIN, SCHEELR Or VAN were

wanted.

By teletype dated March 3, 1951, Kansas City reported that one

CLAUDE EDWARD VAN, F. B. I: No. 492851, had been arrested on numerous

occasions, including an arrest in St. Paul, Minnesota, January 28, 1948,

for possession of gambling devices.

that 1950 Kansas license 80-1420 was issued to CALVIV/RHILLIPS, cafe

owner, General Delivery, Goodland, Kansas,

Sedan, MN 8A75539, It was reported that this automobile had been brought

into the State of Kansas from the State of Nebraska on about March. I,

1950, and had Nebraska Title No. 50-11202, It was reported that the

Kansas City indices were negative as to this automobile and as to

CALVIN PHILLIPS.

By teletype dated March 6, 1951, 'Minneapolis informed Denver

that WILLIAN MARTIN, AL SCHEELER and CLAUDE VAN were not wanted by the

Minneapolis or St. Paul Police Departments or the Minnesota State Crime

Bureau,

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Minneapolis letter of september 29, 1951, entitled, "SP-3, CI,"

Bufile 62-72783, reflects that on September 15, 1951, informant saw :

AL SCHEELER,

CAHILL, and

KELLER at the Paddock Cigar

Store on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis and on that occasion, SCHEELER

stated he had recently been out around Casper, Wyoming.

SCHEELER

is identified as ALBERI FRANCIS SCHEELER, F. B. I. No. 797390=

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