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ih vA wa Hirhlends, New. Jersey. This was ZWILLMAN's first big enterprise and at that time JCSFFT STACHER, wa. "Dod' Rosan, entered the picture and reportedly becrme a fifty per cent partner with ZWITIMAN, ZWILLMAN and REINFFLD allegedly operated on a carge 0072 purchasing motor boats, meeting various rum runners at sea, bringing the liquor ints Fort New-rk,. . 2WILEMAN, ROSEN, and TEINFTLD are rumored to have operated as many as fifty trucks a night, hauling liquer from Port Newark to varicus drops. Apparently he never experienced any difficulty or interference from the authorities, @IILLMAN and this g¢roup accumilated great wealth from this_enterprise and from their operations in distilling raw alcohol with a group consisting of > JAMES "Niggy" RUTKIN; PHIL KULL, .a former Newark police sergeant; and one BUNJAMIN ZUCKERMAN, KULL was dismissed from the police department for being off his post of duty, and evidence disclosed at his hearing was to the effect that he was using a police car to guard liquor trucks operated by ZWILIMAN, a } a? ah be t L + Pe 4 hy al In 1927, ZWILLMAN began to operate "wildcat breweries". Two other individuals, MAX HASSEL and MAX GREENSERG, came into the picture in this area and began operating what was known as the Peter Hoek Brewery in Harrison, ; Nev Jersey and a scecnd brewery in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Fivalry arose bétireen. BASSEL and GREENBERG and the ZVILLMAN Mob, It was reported that due to this rivalry, EASSEL and GREENBERG were planning to eliminate ZWILLMAN from the picture but that ZWILLMAN had learned of this plan, * ee ee 1 1 Cn April 12, 1933, both HASSEL and GREENBERG were murdered in their suite in the Elizabeth Carteret Hotel in Elizabeth, New Jersey, The two murders are unsolved, Immediately after the death of HASSEL and GREENBERG, ZWILLMAN and his associates reportedly took over control of their liquor interests, holding almost complete power in liquor distribution in New Jersey. On November 15, 1932, the poll books of the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards of the City of Newark were stolen from the Office of the Commis- sioner of Pepistration, Brllots from the boxes of the First, Third, and Sixth Wards, City of Newark, were stolen from the City Clerk. A confidential infor- mant, whose information is believed to be reliable, stated that preceding the theft, WILLIAM EGAN, City Commissioner and Director of Public Safety; CHAPLES GIILEN, another Newark Cit, Commissioner; PETER J, O'TOOLE, City Clerk; and ABNER ZiTILLMAN met at the Riviera Hotel and planned this theft, ZWILIMAN was Jume 7, 1950