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,,_ vi #- 1%: - ,.q.....,-__.li._- :..~ - - s?__ ." z On October 23, 1935, ARTHUR P. FLEGENHEIMER, alias Dutch Schultz, and three associates were murdered in a Newark tavern about 10:00 p.m. It was reported that by 11:00 a.m. the following morning, ZWILLMAN had in his possession photostats of all papers found on SCHULTZ body at the time of the murder. The purpose, supposedly, was that ZWILLMAN could then indicate which papers should then be destroyed. Shortly after the murder of DUTCH SCHULTZ, ZWILLMAN was taken into custody and lodged at the Newark Police Department for questioning. While there, ZWILLMAN was inter- viewed with reference to fugitives sought by the Bureau about whom it was felt ZWILLMAN might have some information. ZWILLMAN advised the interviewing agents that he did not know of the whereabouts of any of those in question and further commented that if he did know, he would not advise anyway. He stated that he was not evading the law, and added that if the FBI ever wanted to question him, he could always be located through the Newark Police Department. VIVIAN MATHIS, who was for a number of years the paramour of VERNE C. MILLER until he was killed, was inter- viewed by agents at Sioux Falls in December, 1938. She stated that immediately after the Kansas City massacre in which an FBI agent, three police officers, and convict FRANK NASH were killed and for which massacre VERNE MILLER was being sought, MILLER hid out for a time at a place she referred to as LONGIE ZWILLMAN's place located about 35 miles from Newark, New Jersey. She stated that while MILLER was hiding out, other fugitives from justice were also there. It was determined that ZWILLMAN while stopping at Hot Springs, Arkansas, in February, 1933, telephonically contacted VERNE C. MILLER in Kansas City. During World War II, it was reported that ZWILLHAN could deliver tax stamps for "hot" cigarettes. In February of 1947 a report was received that one "JERRY" was in charge of all rackets in the Newark area for ZWILLMAN. ZWILLMAN was reported as one of the big-time racketeers in the United States. It was alleged in 1947 that rackets in Union County, New Jersey, were controlled by a group including ZWILLMAN. .-6_