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Abrahan Zwilinen Tm August, 1951, before the same comuittec, Earl A. Baldwin, retired income tex inspector, testified thet Zwilimen offered $300,000 to the New Jersey gubernatorial campaign of Democratic Stete Senater Elmer Wene in 1949 in return for protection {f Wene was slested. At the time this testimony was given, Zwillman wes evading aubpoena servers. It was reported in the "New York Times” of August 13, 1951, that Zwillman hed left the yacht “Howdy Podner"™ at Marbleheed, Massachusetts, to evede subpoene ; servera. This yecht was epersted, according to the United “J States Marshal's Office in Boston, Massachusetts, by M. ¥. Da~lite of Detroit, It ia noted that Morris D'alitz, with ) alias Moe Davis, a confessed gambler, had testified before the committee in Los Angeles, California, on Pobruary 28, A counsel for the committees described Zwillman as "Bigger than Costello, but so far more auccessful in avoiding the public spotlight." , —— Additional testimony at the hearings revealed the . win 2 following points which sre set forth in the "New York Daily © News” of Angust 17, 1951: a, a i- That Zwillmean its a close pal of Frank Costello vye and haa entered the legitimate investment field efter No running a $50,000,000 bootleg ring from 1926 to 1933. YFurther,. that the Zwillman mob had atolen a confidential report from — the Newark Internal Revenne Office. fhe suspended head of the Jersey City gembling eqned wes “framed” out of his job after costing bookies $6800p00 in bell and passing up $350,000 in payoff money. James A. Bishop, Press Relations man for Democratic + State Senator Elmer Wene, testified that Zwillmants bribe offer was made to him through an intermediary,’ George ‘ Keaselhaut, “Lieutenent" of Colonel William H. Kelly, a former Democratic Chairman of Essex County, New Jersey. Herold Krieger, Assistant Corporation Counsel in New Jersey, mspected of connections with the sbove politica] deals, insisted hia relations with Zwiliman wre oaly casual and denied representing him in any wey or taking money from his. :