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7 we oh a — _ Abreham 2willman gained considerable succeas as the largest operater of this type in the aree. Ac the height ef his business, Liliien was severely beaten one aight and shortly thereafter, the eompany was purchased from Lillian end Zwillasn gained control of the Public Service Tobecco Company. This company was incorporated with zvillmen, Jerry Catene end "Doe® 1 Rosen as owners. ’ ; On Novenbor 15, 1932, the poll boxes of the First, Third, Pourth end Pifth Werds of the City of Newark were atolen from the Office of the Commissioner of Registration. Ballots from the boxes of the Pirst, Third end Sixth Wards, City of Newark, were stolen from the City Clerk. A confi- dential source stated that preceding the theft, William Egan, City Commissioner snd Director of Public Safety; Charles Gillen, another Newark City Commissioner; Peter J. O'Toole, City Clerk; and Abner Zwillman met at the Riviere Hotel and plenned this theft. Zwillman was reported to have furnished the men for the job. . & confidentisl informant, who hes furnished relisble information in the past, advised that when Arthur P. Plegenhetmer, with alies “Dutch” Schultz, end three associatea were murdered in a Newark tavern about 10:00 p.m. om October 23, 1935, Zwiliman by 11:00 a. m. the following morning hed in his possession Photostats of all papers found on Schultz's body at the time of the murder. The purpose, according to the informant, was thet Zwilimean could indicate which pepers should be destroyed, Zwillwen meintained practically the entire Rivicrs Hotel in Newark for members of his mob from 1933 until the beliot scandal in Nowark in Fovember, 1939, when the mob | left. In Aprit, 193), Zwiliman and ate 5 Siegel were in Hollywood, Celifornia, end eppsrentiy, © had several Close personal friends among the o ftieiels ot of the Fox Studic. It waa also reported at this time thet Zwiliman wes an intimate friend of Jean Harlow end that Blegel end Zwilisen had very ample financial resources. ; In the early 1930s, Zwillwan risited Hot Springs, .. Arkansas, om several occasions with Louis Buchalter, Ben jenin . KEutiow, and other imown hoodlums, -\-