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fr sapiens Fle wos So-agh spams ! AXEKIN, 510 Blackstone, Picadilly Hotel, tele: ay 0628, was interviewed by Special Agents October 1), 197, at which time h shed the following ifformmataon:; £7 7 ¢~ — ~/ He advised that he posted $20,000.00 oash bond on behalf of defendant RALPH PIERCE. He stated that this was done at the request of RALPH PIERCE, who has been a close personal friend of his for over tmenty-five years. DOBKIN advised that PIERCE requested him to post this money some time during the early part of 1943, and that the conversation concerning the same probably took place during the course of a poker game either at the Croydon Hotel or at Russell's Bar and Grill, State and Van Buren Streets. DOBKIN further stated that he delivered this money to his ettorney, JEROME _ “7 JOHNSON, who handled the details of posting the bond. He advised that ha - was repaid the full amount in about three to six months after PIERCE was ~ discharged. He believes that it was repaid by check from the American Casualty Companys DOBKIN stated that he received no commission or fee of any kind for posting this money, but did it purely as a personal favor for PIERCE. DOBKIN advised that he did not know Attorney pucene OehusTary and disclaimed any Imowledge as to the manner in which the defendants in this case obtained their recent paroles. He denied that he had made any contribution to any fund or was acquainted with any irregularities in the settlement of the tax Clains against any of these defendants. . , 4 fo. - “DOBKIN ‘further stated that the only one of the defendants he knew besides “RALPH PIERCE was CHARLES "Cherry Nose" GIOZ, whom he has occasionally played cards with. DOBKIN advised that his occupation was a bookmaker. z Feria 4 T° ws oN De mee 7 I — xe - ee