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Abner Zwillman — Part 1
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This group is said to have allotted territories in whieh beot~-
legcing would be eontrolled by the reapective individuals,
Zuillman is Pumored to have beeome Gasceiated with Joseph and
Sau) Reinfeld in the hauling of liquor into Atiantie Sighlands,
Mew Jersey. Tuis operation is said to have been Zwillmants
first big enterprises and at Ghat Gime he became asscelated with
Joseph Stacher, who became his partner. Yt is further rumored
that Zwillman and Reinfeld operated on a large seale, purchasing
motor boats, meeting warious rumpunners at s¢8, and bringing the
liquor into the Newark area. iwillman, Staesher and Reinfeld are
rumored to have operated as many as fifty trucks @ night in
theiy fllercal liquor astivity.
It is alleged that in i927 Zwilinan began to operate
"wildoat breweries." This setivity is alleged to have brought
hin into eontact with Max Barsel end Max Greenberg, who operated
Pival dDreveries. 6: April 12, 1933, betn Hassel and Greenberg
. were murdered in Elisabeth, Sew Jersey, whieh murders are still
a unsolved, It in alleged that following the deaths of Hassel ané
a> Crevnberg, Zwillran and his assoeiates tooz over eontral of thelr
nas liquor int rests an! completeiy dominated the illieit liquor
trafile aetivity in Elisabeth, Mew Jersey.
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T¢ fs reported thet Zwillman and Als group sontinued
in the tllieit Liquor business and to sose extent in gambling
Sotivities until repeal of the 18th Amendment. Inamediately
efter toils law was repealed, Zwillean is alleged to have pur-
chaged a bsingss under tie name of tnited Brewory.Company in
Newar<, New Jevsey. Later it was alleged that Zwiliman operated
a business “row. es the Harr~Kegtap Company, whieh business failed,
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the Publis Service Tobaceo Company, § te
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Wilifam Lflilean and bis brother, Al Lillian, during
the prohibition era had been active in Ii quoy traffic along
She Jersey hore. Al Lillian was murdered and Willies Lillian
left the lf{quor buetnese and entered int» the eigaerette vending
machine business, creating the business known as the Public
fervice Tobaceo Company. It ie allered that Liliian beaase the
largest operator of tails type ef business in the area. In his
operations be was supposed to have @sployed sowe of the monbers
of 2willmants gang. At the helgi:t of uls business, Lillian was
taken out ono nifht and given @ severe beating. Shortly after
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