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reported to have furnished the men for the job, -—— In Elizabeth, New Jersey a brewery kmown as the Rising Sun Brewery operated during the prohibition era and was reportedly controlled by Z2WILLMAN and one NICK DELMORE, While this brewery was in operation, a Prohibition Agent named JOE" CG, FINNELLI was killed at the brewery, NICK DELMOPE was tried and acquitted of this murder and the indictment arainst WILLIAM WEISMAN in connection with the murder was nol-prossed. This murder was nev:r solved, ZWILLMAN and his’ group continued in the illicit liquor business and to some extent in gambling activities until the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, Immediately after this law was repealed, he supposedly purchased a brewery under the name of United Brewery Company located on Sprincfield Avenue, Newar’:, New Jersey. The operation of this brewery was finally dis~ continued for lack of business, Subsequently, 2WILLMAN was identified with a business known as the Harr—Kegtap Company, Litigation begun b: the Cooler Kee System against the Harr-Kegtap Company in Federal Court, Newark, New Jersey resulted in a decision rendered against ZWILLMAN after ZWLLMAN's failure to appear in court, He was forced to close this business, A confidential informant, whose information is considered reliable, advised that when APTHUR F, FLEGENHEIMER, wa. Dutch Schultz, and three asso-= ciates were murdered in a Newark tavern about 10 p.m, on October 23, 1935, ZWILLMEN by 11 a.m. the following morning had in his possession photostats of all papers found on SCHULTZ' body at the time of the murder, The purpose, according to the informant, was that ZWILLMAN could indicate which papers should be destroyed, Shortly after the murder of DUTCH SCHULTZ, ZWILLMAN was taken into custody and lodged at the Newark Police Department for questioning. While there, ZVILLMAN was interviewed with reference to fugitives sought by the Bureau about whom it was felt ZWILLMAN might have some information, 2ILLMAN advised the interviewing agents that he did not know of the whereabouts of any of those in question and further cormented that if he did know, he would not advise any way. He stated that he was not evading the law, and added that if the FBI ever wanted to question him, he could always be loceted through the Newark Police Department, VIVIAN MATHIS, who was for a number of years the paramour of VERNE C, MIZTLEP until he was killed, was interviewed by agents at Sioux Falis in June 7, 1950