Agency: FBI
Originator: FBI
From: HOPKINS, EMIL E.
To: DIRECTOR, FBI
Document date: 11/19/1963
Document type: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

JFK Assassination System

Date:

5/28/201

Identification Form

Agency Information

AGENCY :

RECORD NUMBER:

FBI

124-10284-10029

RECORD SERIES:

HQ

AGENCY FILE NUMBER: CR 162-257-17

Document Information

ORIGINATOR: FBI

FROM:

HOPKINS, EMIL E.

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

TITLE :

DATE: 11/19/1963

PAGES:

21

SUBJECTS :

SMO, GM, REL, SAMS, WILLIAM, ASSOC, GAMBLING ACT,

INQUIRY, TELEPHONE FILES, INTV, DAGOSTINO, VINCENT,

MICHAEL

DOCUMENT TYPE: PAPER, TEXTUAL DOCUMENT

CLASSIFICATION : Unclassified

RESTRICTIONS: 4

CURRENT STATUS : Redact

DATE OF LAST REVIEW: 05/19/1998

OPENING CRITERIA: INDEFINITE

COMMENTS :

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (11 USC 2107 Hote).

DATE: 11-14-2017

CI 162-63

CINCINNATI DIVISION

AT HE BRON.

LICKING COUNTY, OHIO

* Will determine subscriber to telephone number

3391, and handle per referenced report.

AT JOHNSTOWN,

KING COUNTY, OHIO

* Will determine subscriber to telephone number

967-5233, and handle per referenced report.

AT PLEASANT CITY, GUERNSEY COUNTY, OHIO

* Will determine subscriber to telephone number

822-2266, and handle per regerenced report.

AT STEUBENVILLE, OHIO

1. Will maintain contadwith informants and other

sources for information concerning the activities of

subjects at the Rex Cigar Store and the Midway.

2. Will continue efforts to determine the

identity of the individual or group in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,

to whon number bets are laid-off from the Rex Cigar Store,

Steubenville, Ohio.

3. Wiil recontact CI 4l7-PC and other informants

and sources, to develop additional information concerning

the delivery of number slips fronthe Rex Cigar Store to

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, via Veinton,

West Virginia,

, 1t being

noted that CI 463-C does not believe any slips are sent to

Pittsburgh.

4.

Will continue efforts to obtain current

photograph of COSMO QUATTRONE.

5.

will determine telephone numbers for pay telephone

at Baron Cafe, 521 Market Street, and Rex Cigar Store,

523"

Market Street,

and obtain information concerning toll calls

made from these telephones.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Note).

DATE: 11-14-2017

CI 162-63

JAMES GATESMAN, Manager, Jackson Telephone Company,

Jackson, Ohio, advised SA ARTHUR E. BYRNES that telephone

number 682-3055 is listed to the Davis Firebrick Company, Oak

Hill, Jackson County, Ohio. He advised that the company is

owned by EDDIE DAVIS, and has quite a number of employees.

MIS. EUNICE WEAE, SupervisOr, Ohio Bell Telephone

Company,

35 5. Gay Street, Columbus, Ohio, advised SA ROBERI

MAHLER« that Columbus telephome AM 1-8771 has been listed

to EDITH A. FOSTER, 406 20th Avere, Columbus, since 7/24/62.

This is an unlisted number.

On 10/8/63, Miss ANN BATMAN, General Telephone

Company, Cambridge,

Chio, advised SA WILLIAM R. FARRIS that

there is no such number as Pleasant City 822-2266. The Pleasant

City exchange is 822 but the numbers started with 4000

and 5000. She checked to determine

it the number might be

822-4266 or 822-5266 but there

is no such listing of these

two numbers.

Unsuccessful efforts were made to obtain a

current photograph of COSMO QUATTRONE to submit to Bureau

for Top Hoodlum Album on 10/14, 15, 22, 28 29; 11/6, 7, 12/63.

INFORMANTS:

On 10/29/63, CI 463-C advised that the stock

number is called lato the Baron Cafe,

521 Market Street,

Steubenville, Ohio,

which adjoins the Rex Cigar Store,

523 Market Street,

fron Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvanta, each day

between 3:30 and 3:45 PM. The call comes in on the pay station

telephone,

which is answered by MIKE STDARI or ERNEST CARDUCCI,

who are employed at the Res Cigar Store.

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Released under the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (44 USC 2107 Hotef.

DATE: 11-14-2017

CI 162-63

On 11/13/63, CI 463-C advised that MIKE SIDARI,

Who works for cOsMO quAltRo at the kex cigar store,

523 Market Street, Steubenvidle, Onlo, handled most of the

numbers business at the Rex. The Rex Cigar Store handles about

70% Of the numbers business

in Steubenville. Up until

about a month ago, the Rex Ciga Store was laying off cut

mumbers to Weirton, West Virginia. At the time, numbers

In Ohio were paying at five to one, while,

In West Virginia,

they were paying seven to one. At the present time, numbers

In Ohio are paying seven to one, and the Rex Cigar Store is

no longer laying off to Weirton, West VIrginia. Informant

belleves any lay offs made to Weirtor, West Virginia, would

be made through the Corner Cigar Store, Weiston. Informant

is not aware of anyone at the Rex Cigar, Store taking numbers

slips to Weirton or to Pitssburgh, Pennsylvania.

At the rex,

He

pointed out that, whenever a large bet is placed, that is,

a bet of $10.00, or more,

it is laid off to Pittsburgh by

telephone.

Informant does not believe any numbers slips

are transported to Pittsburgh. He pointed out that COSMO

QUATTRONE resides at Pittsburgh, and travels to and from

Pittsburgh every day, and could take the slips to Pittsburgh

cạch day, but stated that QUATTRONE is a "big man" and is"

trusted in Pittsburgh, and for that reason, informant does

not believe it would be necessary for QUATTRONE to take any

numbers slips to Pittsburgh. Informant is of the opinion that

QUATTRONE Nicks up the money for any hits on numbers laid-off

at Pittsburgh, and brings it to Steubenville, but he has developed

and does not

Flo

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