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Abner Zwillman — Part 1

140 pages · May 08, 2026 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Abner Zwillman · 139 pages OCR'd
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. OL eb +> -.- - pare AAs ' Held False |,” | ,D ‘ x Ak Ralinakey brothers are Abe, Frank fias Filed IncomeTax Gove on for Eight Years, ~ Zwillman Says © Doesn’t Know ‘Aids’ Who compiled the public |iooned mst gnemy Hast attributed to the Depart- = Stra Elkton, M 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 26-yoar-oKi ¥ 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 62- 3608S - | BERSCLOSURE | bon” jury ha aE |e abate? a ee. a er an ‘Has Pald Taxea 4 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 {2 i a | rtk i
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