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NK 92-389 7. WALTER VAN RIPER YAN RIPER had beer a County Judge and was subsequentiy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. ZWILLMAN claimed to knocw him only as he mew numercus other people in New Jezcey. JACK FRIEDLANDER ZVILLMAN grew up with FRIEDLANDER and admit“ed knowing him for many years, CRAPLES FISCHETTI ZWILLMAN advised he wet him once. ROCCO FISCHETTI ZWILLUAN recalls meeting him once, D, CRIMINAL ACTIVITY 1) Tllegal Liquor A story accepted in tie Newark area is that ZWILLMAN first besame a feared mén when, in 1923, he shot on2 LEO KAPLUS in the leg. KAPLUS wes at that time in the bootlegging business and controlled what was commonly referre? to as "bootlegger's row" in Newark. As a result of this shooting, cther Newark mobeters 2llegedly took particula> note of ZWILLMAN, (It will bo ncted in the criminal recore of ZWILLMAN that on March 8, 1927, one LEO KAPLUS was the complainant at the arrest of CYILLMAN, The compiaint wes subsequently dismizsed.) Although he was quite yorng, ZYILLMAN ajlegedl7 had a small interest in a numbers gan at this tims in Newark and was reportedly associated in paxsticular racket with several well-known gangste:rs. 2 he ie iit » ZWILLMAN's infivernce grow and at a later date he reportedly tock control of the Third Ward in Newark, orgenisting what he referred to se his cwno group. mee ae een: ne eres er ge ce a a) row