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@ ‘@ 62-4940 which was scheduled to teke place at Dreamland Park on that evening. - &gent Manning thereupon learned from newspaper dispetches that « bez — ing match wes in fect gebeduled et Dreamland Pork that evenings 3 Fred Tompkins feels satisfied thet MoCarthy ie in possession of material information concerning the whereabouts of the. Kanses City outfit and steted incident thereto that Pete McCarthy wae the men suspected by the Newark police as having put his finger on Max Hassel and Mex Greenberg in the Elizabeth Carteret Hotel et Elisabeth, H.J. Tompkins, then uniter the influence of liquor, steted that there wee @ party ip Asbury Park, N.J, by the name of Jimmy Bessone, an 014 time racketeer, who ought to have information eoncerning the whereabouts of the Kansas City outfit, Tompkins eteating at that time thet he was certein thet Verne Miller and bia eccomplices were residing at or » the vicinity of Brielle, N.J. . About midnight, ‘August 7, 1933, the two Tompkins brothers, and agents Sterr end Manning procesded in Tompkins' oar to Asbury Perk epi upon arriving there Agents Sterr and Manning left the Tompkins brothers to make a few contacts among the underworld, In ebout an hour the Tompkins brothers returned and advised that Jimmy Bessone ie now serving a life sentence for murder in the Stete Penitentiary at Trenton, N.J. end that Joe Bassone, hia brother, who meems to heave control of the disorderly houses in ssbury Park, was not available for discussion, However, steted — Fred Tompkins, he met a few of Joe Bassone's Italian ssasociatea, who ad=- vieed hix thet within recent date a few atrange men, believed residing et Brielle, hed made # visit to Asbury Park and were frequenting a black - ant tan night club in the colored district of asbury Park known as *fhe Pail and Bucket Clu located on Springwood Avenue end A Street, Asbury Perk. agente Sterr end Manning, without disclosing thelr identity, made eesual inquiry from a patrolman on the deat on Main Street, Asbury Park, end were advised that Jimmy Bassons is presently serving o term in the State Penitentiary at Trenton and that his brother, Joe Bassom, has the Gteorderly house _recket prossy well seved up in Asbury -Park, . y ! at ‘about 2:20 4.M. August 8, 1933 the Tompkins brotiers, ‘agent Starr and Agent Manning returned to Newark. The Whitehouse Resteurent end Caberet on Halsey Street, operated by Pete McCarthy, wes not open for business. However, Eddie's Grill on Haleey Street, whieh fe operated by Bidie Stevens, was lighted up, atill open for business, although it appeared that the place was about to close up for the night. Fred Tompkins Mft bie brother Ted, agent Starr end Agent Manning e few blocks from Bidie's Grill, ceme back to this plece and had a few beere. In about fifteen minutes he returned to the car and etated that "some of the boye hed been in inquiring for Tompkins, although he, Eddie, did not know the identities of the visitors, although it wes believed by Eddie thet Pete keCarthy knew them by their first names." The Tompkins brothers, agente Sterr end Marning thereupon returned to New York City. . e 15 «