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Abner Zwillman — Part 1
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Who compiled the public |iooned mst
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qwent of Justice and New York police
“was using plenty of misinforma-
tion,” according to Abe ‘Longie?
Pwillmen of Newark, No. & on tbe
list. _1OF Jerse
When the governemnt listed nim Man i
grith the Selinsky brothers as operat-
gag bucket shops, dealing in fnke Hi
stocks and bonds, as well as alcobol, Short, ste
a wes “al! wet,” says Zeiliman. The
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as prominen'
ins
and Ike his reced ;
“Thever heara of the Balinsky | cloee-s¢t eye
prothers.” said Zwillman. ~ + fer as of the Berg:
running a bucket shop goes, that's (free of restr
* put I never was inside of one and|the first th
ever knew anyone who man one.” | 1834. .
“What about your dealing in alce-| A few min
fhol’” he waz asked.
*] have had nothing to do with any net
@ealing m alcohol or anything of that holdup w iW
nature since December, 1933," Was took the a
his answer. That was the month the glewood Gill
prohibilion amendment was re juon propriet
believe Crum
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Zeriliman was reminded that - to i ic
ernment sleuths were supposed to £
hooking him up en the acore that
bed evaded the federal Income tax],
“I bave filed a return and peld a
@ubstantial tax every year for the
past elght years,” he said, “and the
records -will prove it.”
Getting back to the public enemy
st, Zwillman said be knew several
af the fellows mentioned. He addec:
“But I don't Lel'eve they are
Muted up in any such rackets charged
@gain.. them any more than ] am”
“Bo far as bucket shopping and | ing bee
Fey
‘the like are concerned, those charges | courts pende
Sereinet ma are sheane? tan Piddeutaumi.: —
SgSnsl Bis SP SSESS Cet Fie ee! bi aa 4
toe amswer, Fut there are hundreds’ qiese's
of men and women in Newark and! weisd che
vielnity who respect me, and i owe guilty to nab
& te them. as well as to myvett, te! renrenced I
aay emphuticaly that there @ mot a] nosed moc
ered of Gwe wey of the Charges” her tha
Swillman resented the report that to Shenin es
ihe had made himself scarce as soon - Prosecutor
gr the list became public. He was! _-: hs
akfasting as usual in a downtown
pa aah a Interviewed. He
@ had no intention of fl
away fer the simple reason that he heard its ce.
had nothing to run away from. He | "efused to ec
wstd he lives with his mother and] 7wo bours
brothers at een avenue, has te gees ae
whys tived ewerk apd expects ['5* ik
te remafh here. F sg naan (Crum)
. “What is yeur business? be was|the prericus
bsked. . ‘+ [mend Johp F
‘ Business Unsettied the strength
“Things have been somewhat apset | 07 this mar
for me iw the past several years ax} The jury.
they have been with thousands of {thirty-six m
others, Ihave been negotiating with [County bur
severa! business houses and expect [had te che
to make a decison on ome of them } ing storie
sen. Things iike this public enemy { ‘Oncers
list and the charges that went with | of crime.
it don't help a fellow.” _* [who took,
Zwiilinan sald he wanted to answer | {Tiling «
the frequently printed reference to} hus ovr
himself ay the leader of the Third | butt and:
‘Ward gang. attracted
“I suppose Third Ward gang refers} The co.
to the Third Ward Political Club. | Judge J.
In the first place, the club disbanded ga
ever two years ago. While it was| crowd stil
going the club membership included | concluded
a lot of fellows who were not exictly wR
Buscay school boys, ard was true °
that some of them went haywire|pestin’s ;
ance in a while and got into trouble. | ass |
But there was never any serious man” and
“At the same time there ere thou: | tence he d
@ands of poor persona who have rea- Weiss, t"
pon to remember the club. especislly | guin sh,
@uring the depression Winters. had testifi
geod which the club did was plenty ji.4 gone
and its members never went ground cermber 16
sown carrying banners or shouting |p vorito 5 |
m demand:
about 2” - a
Eewiliman was feqinded thet the outside ll
Saas
We'lne
te be informed about such things
attributed much of the club's income with thes
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