Originator: FBI
From: CLEMENTS, MANNING C.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/30/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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JFK ASSASSINATION SYSTEM

IDENTIFICATION FORM

AGENCY INFORMATION

AGENCY: FBI

RECORD NUMBER:

124-10154-10037

RECORD_SERIES:

NO

AGENCY FILE_NUMBER:

44-2064-158

Heleased under the John F. Kennedy

Assassination Records Collection Act of

1992 (44 USC 2107 Note]. Case#:NW

58262 Date: 09.21-2022

DOCUMENT INFORMATION

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

CLEMENTS, MANNING C.

TO:

DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE:

DATE: 11/30/1963

PAGES:

884

SUBJECT:

SEE FBI 44-24016-634

DOCUMENT TYPE:

ORIGINAL

CLASSIFICATION:

REVIEW DATE:

11/10/1998

STATUS Redaet

PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

Unclassified

NEW

CLASSIFICATION:

UPDATE DATE:

02/12/2001

COMMENTS:

RESTRICTIONS:

JFK Act 6 (4)

JFK Law 11(a)

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ADMINISTRATIVE:

The following criminal informants affillated or

familiar with gambling matters, Albuquerque Division, were

con-

tacted on November 25, 1963, with negative results:

AQ 175-C; Albuquerque, N.M.: by SA J. JEROME MAXWELL.

AO 133-C, Albuguerque, N.M.. bY SA J. JEROME MAXWELL.

PCI RALPH T. TRUJILIO, Albuquerque, N.M.. by

SA JO JEROME MAXWELI®

AQ 128-C, Albuquerque, M.M., bY SA CARY CARLTON.

AQ 141-C, Albuquerque, N.M..

bY SA STUART J, CAMERON.

AQ 181-C, Albuquerque, N.M., bY SA STUART J. CAMERON.

PCI B. HOWARD THORNE, ROSWell, N.M., bY SA WILLIAM Lo

EDDY

PCI EDMOND ZUETEREY, ROSWell, N.M., bY SA WILLIAM I.

EDDY.

AQ 178-C, Grants, N.M., bY SA CALVIN D. KNOTT.

FOr E. I. KEITH, Clovts:

N.M., bY SA FRANK W. HAINES:

PCI KIT PITTIGREN, ClOViS, N.M., by SA FRANK W. HAINES:

On November 25, 1963; AQ 204-C advised SAW. J.

WILKINSON, JR. Farmington, NaM that she once met JACK RUBY

in an unknown hotel it. Delusi

Jeras many years ago.

The

informant was unable to recall the hotel or other people during

this contact.

Informant has

never met victim.

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on 11/25/63, A0 195-FC advised SA STUART ., CAMERON

at Albuquerque, N.M., that approximately eleven months ago

he met JACK RUBY at the Carousel Club in Dallas,

Texas:

Informant met RUBY through JACK HARDER, JR.,

and

when the

informant mentioned that he was from Albuquerque, RUSY advised

that LOU LEBBY at Albuguerque was a good friend.

The informant

learned through HARDEE that RUby came to Dallas,

Texas, from

Chicago and that a "Jewish boy" had

the particular section of

town where the Carousel is now located

"all sewed

up."

Informant states RUBY had a difficult time breaking into the

area, but that he is now quite well off along with the "Jewish

boy," who also has a joint located one block from the Carousel

in an upstairs location.

HARDEE mentioned to AQ 195-PC that RUBY had a "good

in" with the Dallas Police

Dept,

The informant states this

would be borne out from his obervation by the fact that RUBY

had a B-girl Operation where drinks were pushed heavily and

they had no interference from the police department. The

informant knew of no specifie connections with the police

department and only pensocally engaged RUbY in conversation

For

five to ten minutes.

Jasorant stated he is noc aware of

any Chicago underworld connections of RUBY or any subversive

or extremist connections, He did not know of any relationship

between the subject and

the Fair Play for Cuba Committee or

any association between OsvAto and nuBY.

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CG

DI 44-1639

ADMINISTRATIVE

Files of the chicago office reflect the following:

"Chicago Daily Tribune"

of December 9, 1939, carried

an

article stating that JOHN MARtIN,

President of the Scrap Iron

and

Junk Handlers Union Local

20467, AFL, Bad

shot LEON R. COOKE,

the

attorney for the above union,

According to former CG

-0e0g

who

was interviewed at that time,

the intormant was then in the

process

Corning a rival

uion airiliated with the C1D and had written

several letters to juk dealers In this vegard which he had signed

"Cool".

MARTIN- learned of these letter.,

assumed

he was being

double crossed by LEON COOKE,

and during

an argument between MARTIN

and cooke which ensued, MARTIN shot LEON

COOKE

MARTIN then be-

came a fugitive Justice.

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441639

Chicago 6670-PD advised SA JOHN R. BASSETT On November 24,

1963 that he had been a close friend of subject RUBY for many years

In Chicago.

This Informant advised that "SPARKY" was hot tempered

on occasions, but was generally of a good disposition.

He stated

that RUBY was an excellent fist fighter.

RUBY, In the mid nineteen forty's operated a "bool, "o this informant,

over a restaurant

located east of Keizie Avenue on the north side of Roosevelt Road in

Chicago:

subJect was

a close

friend of one ABE. ZUCKERMAN, also known

as "ZUCKIE" (phonetze).

In the middle nineteen forty's,

according to the informant, ZUCKERMAN was shot and the informant

believed that this occurred because ZUCKERMAN d10 not cut LEONARD

PARTICK, one of chicago's top hoodlums, In on the profits of his book.

Shortly after this shooting, PATRICK told the subject to leave town

accusing him of operating a book without PATRICK's sanction.

PATRICK

wained the subject that if he did not leave Chicago, he would "get

what. zuckie got". the subject left Chicago at this time for Dallas,

Texas, where he ran a club owned by his sister. Informant advised

that he has not been in touch with the subjeet in recent years and

was completely at a loss to understand the subject's action in shoot-

10g OSWALD.

Ross tRI, chicago top hoodlun.

This Infornant further advised that

RUBY had been a close friend of one JOE SCARAMUZZ@ who owns a gun

shop on Halsted Street near Taylor street in

Chicago.

The Chicago Division records contain no information con

cerning

ABE ZUCKERMAN,

also known as

"ZUCKTE"

The same records

reflect

that JOSEPH SCARANUZZO is the owner of Scaramuzzo and Sons

Gunshop, 831 South Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois: It should be

noted that three of the four guns

used by members or

the Nationalist

Party of Fuerto Rico in the shooting ad the House of Representatives,

Washington, D. Co.: on March I, 1954, were purchased by one WILLIAM

GALETTY, Gary.

Indiana, from Scaramuzzo and Son, 801 South Halsted

Streets

chicago.

CG 6443-C advised SA JOSEPH G. SHEA on Nevember 24, 1963,

that he believed the subject was related in some manner to one HARRY

RUBENSTEIN.

The Informant advised that HARRY RUBENSTEIN had owned

the Hotel Olympic on North Clark Street on Chicago's near North side,

HARRY RUBENSTEIN killed a man In

this hotel, but by a payment of

approximately fifteen years age $25, 000.00 so a Ckleage Pollee Captain.

was able to fix this charge. According

to this in ormant, HARRY

RUBENSTEIN has good connections with certain unknown criminals in the

Chicago area but: was not considered by the informant to be a member"

of the Organized Criminal Element In this olty.

It should be noted that the records of the Chicago Police

Department reflect one HARRY RUBENSTEIN, a hotel owner on the near

North side, as having been sentenced to one year probation on a charge

of manslaughter in 1946.

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CG 6690-PC advised SA JOSEPH G.

SHEA On November 24, 1963.

that the subject was related to HARRY RUBENSTEIN who formerly operated

two or theee bars in the chicago loop area.

Aecording to the informant,

the subject worked as a bartender for HARRY RUBENSTEIN in a bar at the

Banker's Building In chicago-x 100p

the informant advised that in

1942 or 1943, JACK RUBENSTEIN attempted to enlist In the United states

Navy but was rejected when he failed to pass the physical examination.

The informant described JACK RUBENSTEIN

as exuremely patriotic but

mOOdY' RUBENSTEIN's present whereabouts or actimities.

This informant was unable to furnish any Infornation concerning

BERNARD GLICKMAN (Protect Identity) advised SA JOHN R. BASSETT

on November 24, 1963, that he does not know the subject.

GLICKMAN

advised that he had contacted a person known to him, whose identity he

would not reveal, who recalled the subject as a friend many years ago

in the area around Independence Boulevard

and Roosevelt Road in Chicago.

According to GLICKMAN, this source stated that the subject was not

connected with the criminal element, chicago.

This source indicated

that RUBENSTEIN was good natured but on occasion was extremely hot

tempered. According to this source, the subject had left Chicago In

the late 1940's for Dallas. Texas, where he operated a club belonging

to his sister.

GLICKvAN advised that he had made an unsuccessful

attempt to contact ANTHONY ACCARDO in an effort to obtain information

concerning the subject.

It should be noted that ANTHONY ACCARDO' 1s a high ranking

member of Chicago's criminal element.

be

BERNARD GLICKNAN 15 known to

close

of many of Chicago's top'echelon criminals and

has, in recent

years, been active in the management of several ranking

prize fighters.

All other chicago intormants negative and Chleago files

reflect no intornation pertaining to

subject's Involvement with Chicago

criminal element

"H.

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CG 44-645

DI 44-1639

WER: esh

CG. 6498-PC was contacted by SA WILLIAM F. ROEMER, on

11/25/63, but at that time had no personal knowledge of RUbY.

11/26/63, CG 6498-PC advised that he had solicited information.from

politicians of the 24th Ware, the former voting residence of RUBY.

I advised that he taiked to two persons who appeared to know RUBY

from many years ago. They advised that RUBY was never anything but

"a punk" and never had any hoodlum connections or associations.

person advised that he recalls that RUBY attempted to sneak into a

prize fight in Chicago, believed to be the second DEMPSEY - TUNNEY

fight, and was caught by a police officer who beat him over the head

with his night stick, As a result of this beating, RUBY now has a

plate in his head.

Apparently this causes pressure when RUBY becomes

excited and causes RUBY to act emotionally,

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ADMINISTRATIVE

DN 249-C frequented Clover Bar rext door to Sherman Hotel,

Chicago, Illinois, 1946 to 1949..

He described this bar as a hangout

for the hoodlum element. At that time it was operated by IRA COLITZ

who was described as a personal friend of Colonel JACOB ARVEY, a well

known Chicago political figure.

CoLIN's possibly was recently a

candidate for Aldermen in Chicago and resides in penthouse apartment

on Michigan Boulevard.

The informant related JACK RUBY, whom he identified from

newspaper photographs, frequented the Clover Bar in about 1946 or

1947 and was an acquaintance of IRA COLITZ and possibly was a former

school mate of COLITZ on the west side of Chicago. He does not know

the nature of RUBY's activities in Chicago.

The informant stated that in about December, 1949, he was

in Dallas, Texas, at which time RUBY was operating a night club,

name unknown, with western band and western motif.

The informant.

visited this club and chatted briefly with RuBY who requested that

he convey RUBY's regards to COLITZ when the informant returned to

Chicago.

- T.

The informant has not seen or heard from RUBY since 1949

and has never had any specific information concerning RUBY's back-

ground or ectivities but has never had any reason to suspect him

of being invo ved in subversive activities.

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DN 44-387

DL: 44-1639

ADMINISTRATIVE

DN 295-C, who furnished reliable Information in the past,

furnished the following November 25, 1963:

As of one month ago JACK RUBY was known to be an associate

of "PAPPY" INU, owner of

"Pappy's. Showland

In Dallas.

Basis or

extent of association unknow

DN 200-S and DN 215-S who are cogni-

zant of Communist Party, Soclallst Workers Party, Freedom for Cuba

Committee s

and

related

organizacions, advised on

November 25, 1963,

that they do not know JACK LEO RUBY

or JacK RUBENSTEIN.

These

sources have furnished

reliable

information In the past.

All other

logical informants and

PCI's Denver Division unable to furnish any

positive information re JACK RUBY.

DATE 3-10.93 BY.28U3 RDD/KSM

JFK SpEciAl

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HO 44-939

DL 44-1639

LAB: eah

Houston 1125-C advised SA LEVERETTE A. BAKER

a number of years ago

Texas, but knows nothing further concerning RUBY.

-M-

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LA 44-895

FHT : JMF

Gambling Informants

Los Angeles Office

by FD 302 and by teletype containing lead for Chicago.

Other informants who could provide no information

are:

LA 3445-C on 11/26/63, to SA JOHN R. BARRON.

LA 3948-0 on 11/25/63, to SA FRANK H. TOWNSEND.

LA 4400-PC on 11/26/63 to SA JOHN R. BARRON.:

LA 4410-C-T8 on 11/25/63 to SA GEORGE E. BLAND.

LA 4448-PC on 11/26/63 to SA JOHN R. BARRON.

PCI JACK IRVING FOX on 11/25/63 to SA

ANDEE 0.

RICHARDS, JR.

PCI SAM FARKAS on 11/26/63 to SA WILLIAM J. NOLAN.

PCI COSSLETT PALMER on 11/26/63 to SA TOWNSEND.

The following Informants were contacted by SA

HOMER E. YOUNG on 11/26/63 with negative results:

: LA 3596-C

PCI THERESA, JEAN CUNDALI

IA 4218-0

• LẠ 4221-C

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LA 44-895

FHT : JMF

PCI GEORGE COSTELLO

PCI WESLEY A. RUSELL

PCI RAY SOUTHCOTT

IA 4135-C advised that she had been contacted by letter

from Dallas, Texas, by EARI NORMAN and his wife, CLAIRE BARTLETT,

who wanted informant to handle their bookings on the West Coast.

Informant advised that BARTIETT is a vocalist and understood she

had been working for JACK LEON RUBY in one of his night clubs in

Dallas. Informant stated that she is aware that EARL NORMAN left

Dallas

on 11/21/63 for a booking into. The

Largo, a night club

located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood.

Informant stated she

would imagine that NORMAN's wife accompanied him.

Informant said

she did not book this team since she did not have an opportunity

to audition them.

LA 4135-C advised that the only bookings she handles

in the Dallas area for strip tease dancers is through ABE WEINSTOCK

and his brother for their two places and has never had any business

dealings with RUBY nor has she ever met him.

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NO 44-2064/lav

INFORMANTS

SARLOS MARCELLO

a manager of the

Town and Country Restaurant up until octobei

of 1963, advised SA REED W. JENSEN on November 27, 1963, that

he had never heard of a JACK LEON RUBY Or a LIE HARVEY OSWALD

prior to their notariety in the connection

with the assassina-

tion of President JOHN F. KENNEDY.

The PC stated on examining

a photograph of LEE HARVEY OSWALD, NOPD number 112723, that he

had never seen this individual in

person before.

He said

he could not recall anyone who may have freguented the Town

and Country Motel who resembled this individual** enough to

cause anyone to think this person might be OSWALD.

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NO (44-2064) / sw

2

INFORMANTS CONTINUED -

On November 25, 1963, SA LESTER G. DAVIS contacted

NO 1153 C, a homosexual who operates a restaurant in the New

Orleans French Quarter. This informant advised he had never

known RUBY.

Louisiana.

This informant, who travels widely, had never met

ör heard of RUBY until he saw RUBY on television on November

24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963, SA FURMAN G. BOGGAN contacted

NO 1227 PC, a former tavern operator, who is presently à pimp

and fencer

of stolen property.

This informant, who is originally

from the Chicago,

Illinois area, advised that he did not know

RUBY and had never heard of him until he heard about RUBY on

television since November 24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963, SA RICHARD BUCARO contacted

NO 1209 C, a bartender and strip tease club manager, in the

New Orleans French Quarter.

This informant advised he had

never known RUBY or heard

of him until he saw RUBY on television

since November 24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963, SA FURMAN G. BOGGAN contacted

PCI ANTHONY W. FREDO, a

sports

handicapper, who has traveled

widely throughout the United States. FREDO stated he had

never heard of RUBY until he saw the shooting of OSWALD by

RUBY on television on November 24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963, SA KEVIN J. HARRIGAN contacted

NO 1189 C, a New Orleans French Quarter barroom operator, who

advised that he did not know RUBY and had never heard of

him

until November 24, 1963, when RUBY shot OSWALD.

On November 25, 1963, SA J. DAWSON VAN EPS contacted

PCI HOWARD D. BAUTSCH, a bookmaker in Jefferson Parish, and

PCI JOSEPH A. KUSS,

former bookmaker, who frequents gambling

establishments, and both advised they did not know RUBY and

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NO

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INFORMANTS CONTINUED -

had never heard of him prior to November 24, 1963

On November 25, 1963,

SA JOHN V. HANLON contacted

NO 1233 C,

a tavern operator in Monroe, Louisiana,

who

advised he did not know RUBY and had never heard of him

before November 24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963 SA JAMES FRANCIS WRIGHT contacted

PCI HARVEY MILLER, Sulphur, Louisiana,

who frequents gambling

establishments. MILLER had never heard of RUDY prior to November

24, 1963.

On November 25, 1963, SA RICHARD A. SMALLWOOD

contacted PCIs MARCELLE DUHON, a professional gambler, MILTON

PONTIER, a bookmaker, THOMAS SKRNICH, a gambling club operator,

and JOSEPH DAVID, an employee of SKRNICH's, all of Lafayette,

Louisiana. These individuals advised they had never heard

of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963, when they observed him on

network television.

NO 1229 C, a professional bookmaker, Baton Rouge, Louisiana,

advised SA EARL R.

never heara of Ruby prior to November 24, 1963, when he had

1229 PETERSEN O

PETERSEN on November 25, 1963, that he had

seen the shooting of OSWALD by RUBY on television.

Subsequently

on this same date, this informant advised that he had contacted

bookmakers ANTHONY EUGENE NOLAN, TAFITA HANIE Of Baton Rouge,

and they had not known RUBY.

SA PETERSEN also contacted PCI

JOHN SERIO on November 25, 1963, SERIO being an employee of

FRANK LEO VUCCI, another Baton Rouge bookmaker. SERIO had not

heard of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963.

SA PETERSEN also contacted GEORGE LA RUSSA and CHARLES

G. WALKER, bookmakers at the Candlelight Club in west Baton

Rouge Parish, Louisiana and these bookmakers had not heard®

of RUBY prior to November 24, 1963:

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DL 44-1639

The following investigation by Tampa Office:

TP 94-C advised he located

address book dated from

1945-48, and noted name NATE GROSSMAN, 5046 N. Troy St., Chicago,

Ill. Source stated he is certain NATE GROSSMAN is identical

to TINY GROSSMAN mentioned previously.

Source now recalls meeting GROSSMAN in Chicago in

1948 or 1949, and GROSSMAN told him he had spent some time in

prison and in same conversation mentioned Flagstaff, Ariz.

Informant has hazy recollection that GROSSMAN arrested Flagstaff

for Illinois authorities and probably did time in Statesville

Prison, outside Chicago.

Source now recalls GROSSMAN tended bar and lived in

hotel above bar, located across the street from Croydan

Hotel. Croydan

located near Black Orchid Lounge, Chicago.

Same source recalls RUBY at one time ran errands

for one RAy LewIs, a lurrier,

State Lake Building, 190 North

State St., Chicago.

LEWIS had a bookie operation on the side

and resided Maryland Hotel, Rush and Delaware Streets, Chicago.

Same source also recalls RUBY loitered about a barber

shop run by one AL INDES at the corner, or near the corner

of Clark Street, and Lake Street, Chicago.

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DI 44-1639

TP 94-C advised 11/25/63 he knew RUBY in Chicago by

reputation as ticket scalper along Rush Street and RUBY would

do anything

for a buck.

Source states RUBY not known to hang

around racketeers but recalls one TINY GROSSMAN,' a cab driver

Chicago, also a ticket scalper, was close friend of

or bartsowce's knowledge of BusY dates trom 1945 to 1948. Later,

source beard GROSSMAN did time at Flagstaff, Ariz, for ticket

scalping. Source also recalls one time RUBY badly beaten trying

to crash

a light program, Comiskey Park. RUBY dropped out of

sight in Chicago, 1948, no one missing him.

TP 11-C advised three years ago AGVA

female entertainer

complained to AGVA it was rough working in clubs in Dallas.

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DI 44-1639

The following informants who have access to gambling

information in the Dallas area were contacted by SAs ROBERT M.

BARRETT and IVAN D. LEE on the dates indicated:

DL 170-C

PCI BILLY H. MARTIN

PCI SAL DALY

PCI MIKE LESCHETSKO

PCI FRED MERRILL

DL. 185-C-TE

PCI PHILLIP STEIN

PCI JAMES SMITH SALE

DL 181-C-TE

November

25,.

1963

November

24,

1963

November

November

26,

1963

25,

1963

November

26,

1963

November

24,

25, 26,1963

November

25,

1963

November 25,

1963

November 25,

1963

None of the above informants had any information

that JACK RUBY, aka. was involved in any gambling activities

elter as a player.

bookmaker or gambler, during the time he

has resided in Dallas area - approximately fifteen years. RUBY

was known to the above informants as the operator of the Carousel

Club or Vegas Club, in Dallas.

-SS

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