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eo NY 94y-y19 sub 10 er | et among racket people in North Jersey, and even at that time Sasi he was reported to nave a small interest in the numbers oy racket in Newark, and was associating with well known iy gangsters in that aree. By 1925 ne was tied up witn the i Lepke-Gurrah gang in New York, obtaining liquor for New >! Jersey outlets. Shortly thereafter, ZwILLMAN owned and ro meintained a fast boat for rum running ana reportedly trafiicked as much as 50 truck loads of liquor a night into the Newark port. It was adout tnis time that 2ZWILLMAN becane a political boss of Newerk's Third ward, and it nas been reported that police cars were observed convoying liquor trucks. The Tnird ward gang in Newark was sometimes . referred to as the “Longy wiob." Itenas been alleged that amar 2wiLLiAN'S association with pOlLIS/“BUCKAYTLR begéen about en 132s. Tne otner members pf the outfit/fnown as the "Big Six" were BANJA: IN BU. 3) SIbGeL, MEYER; NSKY, Ciaanwbs vfs b shore. Gel LbeaNn LUct. CIahO, and Jat A snaPIRO, ali naa tated tinat there Waa actually no“Heroun wnown as the nas stated that there was actually no-“group known as the "Big Six", but tnat the term "Big Six" probably referred to tne better known hoodlums who controlled bootlegging in the Last ana who allotted territories in wnich they operated. 4yILLMAN has stated that these groups maintained liquor headquarters in many of tne prominent notels in New York City. Z2WILLMAN aid not coniine nis activities in the Twenties to illegal traffic in liquor, but brancned out into control of slot machines, cigarette vending machines, gambling, numbers rackets, and several restaurants and cafes. lhrou:zn nis political associations in the tnird ward, ZwILLMAN placed his caéndicates in important political positions, using SILGBRL and LANSKY to help him kill off strong opponents like AX HASSEL and mAX GRELNBERS. Through the death of these competitors, the "Big Six" finally assumed complete control, and ZWILLMAN was head of the Combination of all major criminal activities throughout tne State of New versey ZWILLMAN'S immediate lieutenants ine such oon fous underworld key figures as JJSBLPH ince vooN, N Dear WILLIb mOnEATI, now aeceased, "RTSY AL and BEN "PUDLYWALINCUS, JAmo- N, In , ZwILLMAN maintained practically the entire Riviera hotel in Newark for members of his mob =3-