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Abner Zwillman — Part 3
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An unknown source reported cn the history of
the Public Service Tobacco Company as follows:
We LLIAM LILLIAN and his brcther, AL LILUIAN,
had operated iu illegal liquor traffic along the Jevaey
shore, A number of investigatious were said to have been
conducted against these two indivicuals with little success.
Thea herothara ecntinused oneration until AL LILLIAN was
murdered, Iumediately after this muxdexr, WILLIAM LILLIAN
eutered into the cigarette verding machine business in a
company Iknewa as the Public Service Tosacco Comrpany. —
WILLIAM LILLIAN bacame the bigyest eoperator of this
type business in the area. I4 his operaticos he was
supposed to have employed some of the members of ZWILLMAN's
gang. At the hyight of nis business, LILLIAN was repertediy
taken cut cne nigot and given a severe beating. Shortly
after this heating, tha ecmnany was purchased from LILLIAN,
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although it was rumored that ZWILLUAN threatened to kiil
LILLIAN if he did not give up the business. Unfavorable
puvlicity resulted from the purchase of this busi:ess
as to the methods used by ZWILLMAN to gain control c*
tne enterpriss. The Public Service Tobscco Company was
then operated as a corporation, the lacorporftcrs being
JERRY CATENA, DOC ROSEN and ABNER ZWILLIAN. YThe business
reportedly continued under this particuiar setup for scme
tine, after which ZWILLMAN ‘transferred hia stock to CATENA.
The atook was then reportedly transferred back to ¥ Ax.
The source of thia information wes believed to
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34-36 Evans Terminal
Hillside, New Jersey
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