Hymie Weiss

Hymie Weiss
Born
Henryk Wojciechowski[1]

(1898-01-25)January 25, 1898
DiedOctober 11, 1926(1926-10-11) (aged 28)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of deathGunshots
Resting placeMount Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois, U.S.
NationalityPolish-American
Other namesEarl J. Weiss, Hymie the Pole, Hymie the Polack, Little Hymie
OccupationCrime boss
Years active1924–1926
PredecessorDean O'Banion
SuccessorVincent Drucci
OpponentAl Capone
AllegianceNorth 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]

  1. ^ a b Earl Weiss – gangster polskiego pochodzenia, który polował na Ala Capone
  2. ^ Iorizzo, Luciano J. (2003). Al Capone: A Biography. U.S.: Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. p. 42.