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@a - Office Memoranuum + onirev STATES GOVERNMENT | TO * THE ATTCRNEY GEWERAL ~ DATE: September 16, va t irom ' ector ; pene a rose ale ae weacees wee > . ~ . SUBJECT: LOUIS soe : | ys PHILIP tabNinors a . . } ° i An a PAUL yar prea alias Paul Ricca JCHN "ROSELLI; mon BRIBERY Ne woe cant In accordance with your request of September 15, 1917, Congressnarl Pre nat o E. Busbey (R. - I11.) was interviewed at Chicago, Illinois, by Special Agents of ne this Bureau on September 15, 1947, and he furnished the following information. fs, Congressman tates that "rumors are flying around to the effect 1,0” that a quarter of a million dollars was paid to effect the release of the cap- is tioned convicts" and tt S suspected that the money might have passed through 4 the hands of one Pa iljon, an attorney of St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Busbey dec that his sole source of information in connection with this matter is wt Soherty, * ‘reporter for the Chicago ‘Safty ‘tribe newspaper, who has not only conducted some investigation into this matter in Chicago, but in St. Louis, : Missouri, and Washington, D. C., aS well. He also stated that Paul Dillon of fy St. Louis, Missouri, is believed to be mixed up_in this matter and specifically mentioned that Dillon had represented John Po\Nick and Clyde-#€ston, Vice Presi- dent and Business Manager, respectively, of the International Union of Motion Picture Operators, St. Louis, Missouri, who he said were apparently involved - in Concressman Busbey states that "rumo Similar difficulties with racketeers. The files of this Bureau are being searched for information concerning _Paul Dillon, John P. Nick end Clyde Weston. This information will be furnished you @S soon as it is compiled. a ar meer oneressman Busbey continued to say GASES Tair akin wéporter : | - is of the opinion that "the Attorney General is ina Better. position to give le this case than anyone else in the worlc". He therefore suggested that you Sho be consulted for ormation in con- nection with this matter, . Local press articles in Chicago have quoted Congressman Busbey to the effect that two "prominent C ul among those who interceded for the a iii _ ro eee ———_—— eee Fe al ae Ped : Siatet Ber Tp sett * ae tm ee, mt ri bea i . Pans! Be 2t, ae 78r" ‘atm “ , + ~~ + a. ‘ . . . vB or : eo woe . are