Hymie Weiss | |
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Born | Henryk Wojciechowski[1] January 25, 1898 |
Died | October 11, 1926 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 28)
Cause of death | Gunshots |
Resting place | Mount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality | Polish-American |
Other names | Earl J. Weiss, Hymie the Pole, Hymie the Polack, Little Hymie |
Occupation | Crime boss |
Years active | 1924–1926 |
Predecessor | Dean O'Banion |
Successor | Vincent Drucci |
Opponent | Al Capone |
Allegiance | North Side Gang |
Partner(s) | Josephine Simard |
Earl J. "Hymie" Weiss (born Henryk Wojciechowski;[1] January 25, 1898 – October 11, 1926), was a Polish-American mob boss who became a leader of the Prohibition-era North Side Gang and a bitter rival of Al Capone. He was known as "the only man Al Capone feared".[2]