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Hiphlends, New Jersey, This was ZWILLMAN's first big enterprise and at that time JCSEF! STACHER, wa. "Doc’ Rosen, entered the picture and reportedly beerme a fifty per cent partner with ZWITLMAN, ZWILLMAN and REINFFLD allegedly gperated ona large scaie, purchasing motor boats, meeting varicus rum runners at See, bringing the liquor into Port Nertk, New Jersey. WILLMAN, ROSEN, end YEINFTLD are rumored to have operated as many as fifty trucks a night, hauling liquor from Port Newark to varicus drops, Apparently he never experienced any difficulty or interference from the authorities, ZIILLMAN and this croup accwmlated great wealth from this_enterprise and from their operations in distilling raw alcohol With a group consisting of JANES "Niggy" RUTKIN; PHIL KULL, .a former Newark police sergeant; and one BrNJAMIN ZUCKERMAN, KULL was diswissed from the police depar off his post of duty, and evidence disclosed at his hearing was to the effect that he was using a police car to guard liquor trucks operated by ZWILLMAN. In 1927, ZWILLMAN began to operate "wildeat breweries". Two other individuals, MAX HASSEL and MAX GREENSERG, came into the picture in this area and began operating what was known as the Peter Heck Brewery in Harrison, ~ Nev Jersey and a scecnd brewery in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Eivalry arose hétween. HASSEL and GREENBERG and the ZVILLMAN Mob, It was reported that due to this rivalry, EASSEL and GREENBERG were planning to eliminate ZWILLMAN from the picture but that ZWILL4AN had learned of this plan, On April 12, 1933, both HASSEL and GREENBERG were murdered in their suite in the Elizabeth Carteret Hotel in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The two murders are unsolved. Immediately after the death of HASSEL and GREENBERG, ZWILLMAN and his associates reportedly took over control of their liquor interests, holding almost complete power in liquor distribution in New Jersey. On November 15, 1932, the poll books of the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Wards of the City of Newark were stolen from the Office of the Commis- sioner of Registration, Brllots from the boxes of the First, Third, and Sixth Wards, City of Nevark, were stolen from the City Clerk, A confidential infor- mant, whose information is believed to be reliable, stated that preceding the theft, MIILIAM EGAN, City Commissioner and Director of Public Safety; CHARLES GIILEN, another Newark City Commissioner; PETER J, O'TOOLE, City Clerk; and ABNER Zi'ILLMAN met at the Riviera Hotel and planned this theft. ZWILIMAN was June 7, 1950