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Abraham Zwililmen Baldwin -dvised at these hearings that Zwillman } told him he figured “if they can get Al Capone, they can ( — got mo" and at this point began paying income tex. Baldwin \, <4 advised that in his opinion, "Waxey” Gordon end "Dutch" \ Pes Schultz were pikers compared to men such as Zwillsan. N\ oe Baldwin stated that Zwiliman and his associates ress bought the Browne-Vintners Corporation and later sold out ee to Seagrams Whiskey for a reported $8,000,000. ~ Julius Endler, a Newark restaurant proprietor, testified before the Senate Crine Investigating Comittee that Zwillmen hed a secret financial interest in Hollywood movies end had invested in at least two films. Endler / testified further that arthur Garfield Hayes was trustes which mado a film in 19), and that Zwillmen made a $12,000 for Zwillman in Menhattan Productions, Incorporated, | ’ profit on a $25,000 investment. Endler further advised i thet Zwillman hed purchased some $11,000 worth of bonds in the Sherry-Wetherland Motel. | Testimony given to the Committee by others revealed that Elmer Wene was offered up to $300,000 during his unsuccessful 1919 campaign for Governor of New Jersey, if he would permit Zwillman to name the Attorney Generel. Wene . refused the offer. Countertestimony was given that such « \ campaign offer had never been made. Former Mayor John V..Kenny of Jersey City insisted Zwillman had not contributed $50,000 to Kenny's 19:9 mayorality campsign es alleged and Kenny credited such an allegation to / former Mayor Prank Hague. : Z/ 7 - Tho “Zewark Bows" issue of April 1, 1951, contained ry an article reflecting companies controlled by Zwillman, which companies did more than $500,000 worth of business with the ‘ City of Newark in the previous four years. The purchasing i records of the City revealed that the money spent was for i trucks, fire apparatus and parts in the last four yoars. All of the equipment wes bought on a contract basis after dids were sought by advertisements. Two of Zwilluan's firus, the Groater Newark General Motors Corporation Truck Sales Company and the Parts and Service Company, Incorporated, did additional business beyond the $500,000 figure in the repairing -l-