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Abner Zwillman — Part 3

142 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Dec 27, 1957 · Broad topic: Organized Crime · Topic: Abner Zwillman · 140 pages OCR'd
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ee i ee a ci le a tee es aetilat Kellie te oe NK 92-309 An unknown source reported cn the history of the Public Service Tobacco Company as follows: We LLIAM LILLIAN and his brcther, AL LILUIAN, had operated iu illegal liquor traffic along the Jevaey shore, A number of investigatious were said to have been conducted against these two indivicuals with little success. Thea herothara ecntinused oneration until AL LILLIAN was murdered, Iumediately after this muxdexr, WILLIAM LILLIAN eutered into the cigarette verding machine business in a company Iknewa as the Public Service Tosacco Comrpany. — WILLIAM LILLIAN bacame the bigyest eoperator of this type business in the area. I4 his operaticos he was supposed to have employed some of the members of ZWILLMAN's gang. At the hyight of nis business, LILLIAN was repertediy taken cut cne nigot and given a severe beating. Shortly after this heating, tha ecmnany was purchased from LILLIAN, — SS —=-— QQ Se Se ee although it was rumored that ZWILLUAN threatened to kiil LILLIAN if he did not give up the business. Unfavorable puvlicity resulted from the purchase of this busi:ess as to the methods used by ZWILLMAN to gain control c* tne enterpriss. The Public Service Tobscco Company was then operated as a corporation, the lacorporftcrs being JERRY CATENA, DOC ROSEN and ABNER ZWILLIAN. YThe business reportedly continued under this particuiar setup for scme tine, after which ZWILLMAN ‘transferred hia stock to CATENA. The atook was then reportedly transferred back to ¥ Ax. The source of thia information wes believed to bP 2) Federal Automatic Company 34-36 Evans Terminal Hillside, New Jersey —_— bID =A5a a ee ge rn Op omer ene et a ig pe see ng areas oe me or F a oe
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