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The Board of Parole file contains a letter from the Federal Bureau of Investigation dated August 4, 1947, indicating that information had been revsived from a confidential source that Murray Humphries, a Cnicazo racketeer, had—on-several_eecasions visited De_Ineia,_Beeause of _his_erininal reeord,; Humplirlos wowed the name of a Chicazo attorney, Joseph Bulger, win calling on bs Lucha. This information was furnished to the Warden at Leavu:iworth by the sureau of Prisons and he in turn advised that the records of the prison there revealed that Joseph Bulger had visited De Lucia in company with his cop attorney, Eugene Bernstein, of Chicago on several occasinns. While it has not been possible to identify the individuals mentioned | in the Board of Parole file with information presently contained in the files | an of _the_Federal Bureau_of_Investigaticn_in all _cases_due_te the Limnited_amount——_ "> of identifying data appearing in the Board of Parole file concerning them, the — - following information is being set forth which appears to be pertinent. As noted above, F, J. Curry, who listed his address as 516 Western Avenue, Joliet, Illinois, wrote a letter to the Board of Parole urging that | Pe. De Lucia be paroled. Curry indicated in his letter that he was managing De s~ - Lucia's farm while the latter was in prison. F. J. Curry is apparently identi- © ~§ cal with Francis Jerome Curry, with aliases, who resides at 516 Western Avenue, : ; Llincis, with his wife and two_minor children, His residence_at this — “ address, valued at approximately $75,000, is in the name of his wife,’ “According” to information fumished to his local Selective Service Board, Curry also main- :: tains a residence in Miami, Florida. Francis Curry had a brother, Robert, who ©. +, was well-knom throughout the state of Illinois for his bootlegging and ere. 2 q activities, prior to his death in 19h). a e t ’ AE eh ears arene ta Si eda eC, Ae hibaere cording to information furnished by the Chicago ro1ice veparument, curry's farm near Joliet, Illinois, is used by Tony Accardo and other members of the under= world syndicate as a hideout when conditions in Chicago necessitate their, leaving : E the city. WM i te et =a Although information has appeared in the Joliet Herald-News, a datiy | newspaper, reflecting Curry's arrest by the Police Department there on three | =3- pinisers Dalit ear abe a, cee, ees