◆ SpookStack

Abrahan Zwilimen Tm August, 1951, before the same comuittee, Earl A. = Baldwin, retired income tex inspector, testified thet Zwillsan a offered $300,000 to the Sew Jersey gubermatoriel campaign of = Democratic State Senater Elmer Wene in 199 in return for a protection if Wene was slected. At the time this testimony wes given, Zwillman was evading subpoena servers. an : It «as reported in the "New York Times" of - August 13, 1951, that Zwillman hed left the yacht “Howdy k:. Podner®™ at Marblehoed, Massachusetts, to evede subpoene servera. This yecht was epersted, eccording to the United States Marshal's Office in Boston, Massachusetts, by MH. V. D'alite of Detroit, It is noted that Morris D'alits, with alias Moe Davis, a confessed gambler, had testified before the committee in Los Angeles, California, en February 28, A counsel for the committees described Zwillman as “Bigger than Costello, but so far more auccessful in avoiding the public spotlight." — Additionel testimony at the hearings revealed the oan following points which sre set forth in the "New York Daily Nows” of August 17, 1951: Loy be That Zwillman ts # close pal of Frank Costello | | / end haa entered the legitimate investment field efter Nv running a $50,000,000 bootleg ring from 1926 to 1933. YFurther,,. that the Zwillman mod had atolen a confidential report from - the Wowark Internal Revenue Office. 1 The suspended head of the Jersey City gembling squed wes "framed" out of his job after costing bookies $800p00 im bell and passing up $350,000 in payoff money. Janes A. Bishop, Press Relations man for Democretic » State Senator Elmer Wene, testified thet Zwillkan'ts bribe offer was made to him throngh en intermediary,’ George Kesselhaut, "Lieutenant" of Colonel William H. Kelly, a former Democratic Chairman of Essex County, New Jersey. Herold Krieger, Assistant Corporation Counsel in New Jersey, mspected of connections with the sbove political deals, insisted his relations with Zwillman wre only casual and denied representing him in any way or taking money fron his. ° ~13-