“pecial Agent in Charge NINE Sent M Per leedad NW 65994 Docld:32306650 Page 4 C 16X G 1 DL 94-55A-Sub (2) Bureau Agents observed known hoodlum RUSSELL DOUGLAS/MATTHEWS (DL 166-102) enter informant's place of business and then leave shortly after advising informant he would be in c”
“KENNEDY OUTSIDE CONTACT REPORT DATE 6-11-78 TIME 300 PM I. Name Address Gary Edward Identifying Information: Taylor 3716-Cole Ave #102- Dallas, TEXAS 75204 Telephone. 214-526-8151 Type of Contact:_ Telephone __ V Person II. Summary of Contact: Purpose aux was”
“13-00000 Pro d B. A subsequent check with the Japanese National Police Agency confirmed the biographic data supplied by the National Maritime Union official. A ward check indicated that Richards originally resided in Japan from 1963 to 1964 and married TAKAYAMA Michiko i”
“edly accuccinated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I have completed an analysis of long distant tel ephone calls originating from the Earl Puby residence in Sou thfield, Michigan and f rom the Earl Ruby and George Marc”
“1. Assumption coincidence of Ruby walking in after sending money order? 2. Assumption for co nspirac y word would have been sent to Ruby re: exact timing of transfer? 3. Consider possibility that Ruby's arrival triggered the transfer, instead of the reverse? B. How did Ruby get i”
“CAM TROSSR JALED BA OLLICE Oк сыти OVLE LEDEKVE BAKEV NW 66000 Docld:32330611 Page 3 ONLIN DL 92-213 appear that MATTHEWS may be resuming his bookmaking activities during the 1964 baseball season. Mrs. ANNA HOWARD, Southwestern States Telephone Company, Irving, Texas, made the re”
“hat they were going to Kansas for trial. Re: VIRGIL JOHN EXCHIESON, aka AR (DL 92-249) A TAKAS TEXAS On 8/27/62, DEAN STEPHENS telephonically advised the Dallas Office that ELIZABETH ANN HEDLUND had recently undergone an operation at the Medical Arts Clinic, Dallas, under the nam”
“nated Lee Harvey Oswald, the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy. ACTION TAKEN OR PROPOSED I have completed an analysis of long distant telephone calls originating from the Earl Puby residence in Southfield, Michigan and from the Earl Ruby and George Marcus partnership,”
“to initiate any third party inquiries relative to th is case. The November 1963 billing from Cob o Cleaners (UN.3-0400), discloses that four telephone calls were made to Dallas, Texas. The calls originated in Chicago and were charged to the Cobo Cleaners number. NW 66000- Doci”
“rnished by the Michigan Bell Telephone Company and from available records of the Internal Revenue Se r- vice, Detroit, Mi chigan. Each telephone n umber called was scheduled as to origin, duration and time. SUBMITTED BY (Originator's Signatur)" R REVIEWED (District Doctor's Signa”
“his person con- cerning his connection with DOLAN and GEORGE EVERETT THOMAS, JR. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA The extensive period of this report has been noted by the Dallas Office; however, this matter was kept current through referenced Dallas communications, and the Bureau was kept ad”
“12. Paul Rothermel a former FBI agent who was Director of Security for the Hunt Oil Company in Dallas at that, time, has’ recalled that he distinctly remembers Braden visiting the Hunt offices on November 21 in the company of three other men. Rothermel has stated that the o”
“/11/64 TITLE OF CASE REPORT MADE BY RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS SA IVAN D. LEE aka CHARACTER OF CASE AR SPECIAL AGENT APPROVED T DO NOT WRITE IN SPACES BELOW IN CHARGE COPIES MADE: REC 12 Bureau (92-4587) 3 31222 USA, Fort Worth, Texas - Las Vegas Oklahoma City (166–117) MAY 22 1964”
“12. Paul Rothermel, a former FBI agent who was Director of Security for the Hunt Oil Company in Dallas at that time, has recalled that he distinctly remembers Braden visiting the Hunt offices.on November 21 in the company of three other men. Rothermel has stated that the of”
“EWS and STONE remained in the Sahara Hotel while in Las Vegas, Nevada. P - DETAILS: AT DALLAS, TEXAS Information previously received from DL T-1 indicated that RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS was residing at 2207 Greenbriar Street, Irving, Texas, as of October 28, 1963. Informant stated”
“available records of the Internal Revenue Ser- vice, Detroit, Michigan. Each telephone number calle d was scheduled as to origin, duration and time. SUBMITTED BY (Originator's Signatur)" R REVIEWED (District Doctor's Signature) REEWED (ARC's Signature) POST OF DUTY DATE Aficial A”
“one Company and from available records of the Internal Revenue Ser- vice, Detroit, Michigan. Each te lephone number called was scheduled as to origin, duration and time. S UBMITTE D BY (Originat or's Signatur)" R REVIEWED (Di stric t Do ct or's Signature) RE EWED (ARC 's Signatur”
“UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAU 2 INVESTIGATION FASHINGTON =5. D. C. June 9, 1964 BY COURIER SERVICE Honorable J. Lee Rankin\ General Counsel The President’s Commission 200 Maryland Avenue, Northeast Washington, D. C. 20002 Dear Hr. Rankin: Yo”
“rnoon. Mrs. MAtlack believed that due to conflicting instructions she had been placed in the middle. MATLACK-Domestic Exploitation Sec. ACSI Diary Exerpt 4/4/77 -Dennis Berand planned to call (deleted) in Dallas re the Reader's Digest Article by J. Epstein. "Sooner or later E wil”
“itiate any third party inquiries relative to this case. The November 1963 billing from Cobo Cleaner s (UN.3-0400), discloses that four telephone calls were made to Dallas, Texas. The calls originated in Chicago and were charged to the Cobo Cleaners number. NW 66000- Docid: 322”
“rtners or other similar close business associates, telephones of friends and relatives visited frequ ently, and telephones at restaura AG EN CY: RECORD NUMBER: RECORD SERIES : AGENCY FILE NUMBER: HSCA 180-10118-10095 BRIEFING BOOKS JFK Assassination System Identification Form Age”
“e the interior doors of each possible entrance route gu arded? 14. (if not) Did the speci al u nit c onclude that anyone was negligent in not having those doors guarded? 15. In your opinion, how did Jack Ruby enter the basement? NW 66000 Docld:32267370 Page 18 Page 3 • Jack Revil”
“d and in so me instances the occupation and/or t ree of bus iness vas determined. Tax returns of sev enty-five of the one hundred and twenty Michigan persons called were checked. Corporate returns were not included. They failed to disclose any personal transactions with Earl Ru”
“e of suspected call operations had been made in an effort to locate the present whereabouts of FRYE. On 8/18 and 8/19/59 Mr. R. A. BURROW, Chief Special Agent, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, Dallas (PROTECT IDENTITY) advised that his office was making a complete check of Mr”
“relationshi p, coupled wit h the infor- mation repor ted on the available tax retur ns, it appears that the Michigan calls originating from Cobo Cleaners were in connection with that business. In my last report, dated December 11, 1963, I indicated that I would attempt to deter”
“s contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. NW 66000 Docld:32330611 Page 5 7 DL 92-213 On May 6, 1964, a check of the Dallas County license registration numbers revealed that PH 1443 is listed to a RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS, 4609 Southern, Dallas, Texas. Assistant Ch”
“returns, it appears that the Michigan calls originating from Cobo Cleaners were in co nnection with that business. In my last report, dated December 11, 1963, I indicated that I would attempt to determine the following individuals background and/or relationship with Earl Ruby: ”
“.4 3. Jim Braden’s Arrest On November 22 Deputy! C.L. Lewis was one of the first Dallas police officers on the scene, at the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination. Within just minutes after the deadly shots were fired, Deputy Lewis confronted a man a”
“le. Room. Mr. Holloman Miss Gandy_ TO DIRECTOR, FBI AND SAC DALLAS FROM SAC OKLAHOMA CITY 2P FIVE 18 HARRY RAYMOND POPE, AKA, FUGITIVE, 1.0. THREE TWO EIGHT FIVE W.F. TWO TWO NINE, UFAP DASH BURGLARY, ADW. DALLAS ORIGIN. REOCRAD TODAY AND PHONE CALLS OKLA. CITY AND DALLAS, AUGUST”
“possibly included under the heading • "Remarks," "Known Dallas area criminal," based on the fact I ■ had before me Ruby's identification record from the Dallas / Police Department, which listed several arrests in the Dallas area. inis would have been the only thing on which s”
“ontract with. J. L. Hudson Company, Detroit, Michigan, to furnich custon cleaning services for thei r customers. Hudson's, being one of the largest department stores in the midwest, furnishes this service to nearly all of the areas called by Cobo Cleaners. In view of the Cobo ”
“gave police officers any money or information. The following is a list of different residences that Ruby had resided in during the period that she knew him: 1. YMCA 2. Cotton Bowl Hotel located on Haskell Street 3. Rear of Silver Spur 4. An apartment on Hawthorne Street NW 66000 ”
“3. Jim Dradon’s Arrest On November 22 Deputy C.L. Lewis was one of the first Dallas police officers on the scene at the Texas School Book Depository following the assassination. Within just minutes after the deadly shots were fired, Deputy Lewis confronted a man across th”
“22, 1974, BROWN again appeared at the Stafford Lock Shop and disclosed the fact that the had read an article in the Richmond, Kentucky, newspaper wherein JAY and LARRY STAFFORD were described as two individuals arrested on July 4, 1974, burglarizing the Grant’s Department S”
“KENNEDY 012509 ) INVESTIGATION INTERVIEW SCHEDULE 1. Identifying Information: Name Donald Deneslya Date September 24, 1978 Address 12508 Knowledge - Lane Place North'Arlington, Virginia City/State Bowie, Maryland 20715 Telephone (301)464—2361 Date of Birth M or S M Soci”
“ns disclosed deductions for interest payments to J. L. Hudson Company on charge accounts . Some sho wed employment by Hudson's; by Earl Ruby and George Marcus, d/b/a Cobo Cleaners; or by firms handling cleaners supplies or equipment. The balance primarily disclosed various pro”
“e Marcus, d/b/a Cobo Cleaners; or by firms handling cleaners supplies or equipment. The balance pr imarily disclosed various professional or skilled dacupations. 1 Internal Revenue Agent R. Anstett determined that Coco Cleaners has an ex- clusive contract with. J. L. Huds on C”
“n, duration and time. SUBMITTED BY (Originator's Signatur)" R REVIEWED (District Doctor's Signatu re ) REEWED (ARC's Signature) POST OF DUTY DATE Aficial Agent Thition 7.7.1964 TITLE DISTRIC DETROIT TITLE : DATE 1-8-1968 DATE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NW 6”
“nd caused an unnecessary delay. However, on January 6, 196 4, an opportunity arose for Agent A ns te tt to question Earl Ruby about certain partnership deductions, which had the appearance of possible personal expenses. Included among the questionable items were various long dist”
“ation on social calls and he wast NW 66000 Docld:32261315 Page 8 James Robert Todd Interview Page 7. extremely friendly with police officers. On the other hand, Todd said he and his friends wanted nothing to do with police officers and stayed as far away from them as possible. To”
“:orable 5. Lee Rankin The personal description of Ruby as obtained by Special Agent Flynn on March 11, 1959, did not in itself contain' the remark "known Dallas criminal." This remark was added to the description by Special Agent Louis 3I. Zalley at the time when he was ass”
“also on his way to the H.L. Hunt offices in Dallas. The Warren Commission concluded that Jack Ruby drove a woman friend of his to the Hunt offices sometime that same after- noon. The woman, who had declined work in Ruby's nightclub as a stripper, drove with Ruby to the Hunt o”
“Pierce Address Route #3 Ennis, Texas 75119 Date May 29, 1978 Time 2 PM Place residence 214 875 8300 Interview: Staff Investigator Joseph J. Basteri interviewed Rio S. Pierce who entered the Dallas Police Department in 1946 and re- tired January 8, 1974. He is now employed part-ti”
“'• FD-302 (Rev. 4-15-64) TT2 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 0 “Jr. c. Date 5/19/66 MR. ROBERT F. LEVERONI, Chief Clerk, Exchange Bank, Main Office, 4th and Mendecino Avenue, Santa Rosa, California, advised that he personally checked the open and closed accounts of the”
“No.: 92-4587 Date: 5/20/64 Field Office File No.: 92-213 Title: RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS Character: ANTI-RACKETEERING Synopsis: RUSSELL DOUGLAS MATTHEWS continues to reside at 2207 Greenbriar, Irving, Texas, with DONNA SUE HELTON, the prostitute wife of BILLY HELTON. MATTHEWS boo”
“g from Cobo Cleaners (UN.3-0400), disclos es that four telephone calls were made to Dallas, Texa s. The calls originated in Chicago and were charged to the Cobo Cleaners number. NW 66000- Docid: 32267370 Page 10 2 X7 Late Number Called Type of Call 11-24-63 LA.6-6258 Credit Car”
“13-00000 DEP 65-951 ’examined the photograph and then stated that she did not rre know the individual who appeared in the photograph and -a -va pets had never seen him before. Mrs. OSWALD was advised of - the on name and aliases of the subject and she stated that she did- ”
“TO 72 FROM SUBJECT: 0 DIRECTOR, FBI (62-9-12) SAC, DALLAS (94-55A-SUB) CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM WEEKLY SUMMARY DALLAS DIVISION Re Dallas airtel, 8/13/62 Re: GIIF - DALLAS (DL 94-47) - PROSTITUTION ACTIVITIES DALLAS (DL 31-5614) On 8/15/62, DL 122-C advised that Dallas police”
“saw him. Todd could not explain or understand how Ruby would have his phone number in his possession کے as he does not believe he ever gave his phone number to Ruby. Todd admits to being in the Silver Spur several times and had visited the Vegas Club. He thinks he remembers Eva G”
“before the assassination. according to a conclusion of the Warren Commission, Jack Ruby was also on his way to.the H.L. Hunt offices in Dallas. The Warren Commission concluded that Jack Ruby drove a woman - friend of his to the Hunt offices sometime that same after- noon. T”