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December, 1938, She stated that immetiately after the Kansas City massacre in which an FBI Agent, three police officers, and convict FRANK NASH were killed and for which masszcre VERNE MI’ LER was being sought, MILLEF hid out for a time at a place she referred to as LCNGIE ZWILIMAN's place located t+ thirty-five miles from New2rk, New Jersey. She stated that while was hiding out, other fugitives from justice were also there, It Getermined thet ZWILLMAN while stopping at Hot Springs, Arkansas in February, 1933, telephonically contacted VERNE C, MILLER in Kensas City, Ww WILLIAM LILLIAN and his brother AL LILLIAN had operated in illegal liquor traffic along the Jersey shore, A number of investigations are reported to have beer. con‘ucted acainst these two individuals with little success, The brothers e-ntinued operations until AL LILLIAN was murdered, Inn tely after this murder, WILLIAM LILLIAN entered into the cigarette vending machine business in a company known as the Public Service Tobacco Company, WILLIAM LILLIAN became the largest operator of this type business in the area, In his operations he was susposed to have employed some of the members of ZVILLYAN's pang. At the height of his business, LILLIAN was taken out .ne nisht and riven a severc beating. Shortly after this beating, the company was purchased from LILLIA! although it was rumored that Z@!ILLMAN threatened to kill LILLIAN if he didn't give up the business, Unfavorable publicity resulted from the purchase of this business as to the methods used by ZIILLMAN to gain ecntroi of the enterprise, The Public Service Tobacco Ccmpany was then operated as a corpora- tion, the incorporators being VERRY" CATENA, "DOC" ROSEN, and ABNER ZWILLMAN, The business continued under this particular set up for some time, after which ZWILLMAN transferred his stock to CATENA, The stock was then reportedly transferred to ZILLMAN, Sune 7, 1950