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Abner Zwillman — Part 1
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In april, 193;, according to an informant,
dUCrAL ind aoe€cided to pécone & fugitive, ana upon arriving
in sésltimore, Marylana, ne ellegedly nid out at the home
Oo: an unicentific. friend of LONGY ZwiLimaN. A few nignts
later, & meetin. wus allegedly held in the home of LONGY
2wlLLMAN'S motner, and those in attendance, (namely) MEYEd
LANSKY, DUC nUSiii, “UE wOLINSKY, DIXIE DAVIS, and ZwILLMAN,
deciced BUCnALT En, with alias Li: PKL, would nave to leave tne
bhastern part of the country.
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a ugitives OY JAKH SUAPTHO "would
finc no persons more likely to aiford then protection than
WILLIé mone Til and LONGY 2wILLwAN." In this connection,
it wés reportec in January, 1934, t.iat during the summer
in August, 1937, arrancge.ents Were made witn ZwILLiANn to
obtain e cottage just outside Beverly Hills, Caiifornia,
or in sante ana, Caliiornias, for use as a hideout for the
aoove fusitives.
in 193c, it was reported tnat 4WILLMNAN wis supposea
to nave en "in" witn tne sotor Venicle bureau, Trenton, New
Jersey, irom whom ne couls obtain listings oi licenses
observeo in his neiznbornood,
phortly before wAaAlph GuitvUN was contined for an
income tx violetior, gwlolman and otner top flight hooalums
reportecly held a meeting at not Springs, the purpose of
whicn wes to settle differences that had arisen between the
whalk GOHOGN mob and the Combination of which ZwILLhsaN was
tue New Jersey affiliate.
In 1939, DIAiL DAVIS advised that shortly after
the repeéel of prohibition, a2wILLisny lost a load of alconol
wnen contiscated py Internal Revenue agents, ZwILLiaNnts
attorney brought suit in United States District Court, New
Jersey, for dénages. The suit was defeated and en appeal
was taken to the Tnird Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.
At that time, an allegation was,made that ZwILLMAN had made
a direct approach to J. MixChg/ DAVIS, brotner of Judge DAVIS,
to wnom @ substantial amount of money was paid for the
Circuit Court of appeals reversal, The case was actually
reversed in tnois court ano = large fee was awarded to
owiLL4AN, wn appeal, the Supreme Gourt reversed the Circuit
Court Gecision.
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