Hymie Weiss | |
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| Born | Henryk Wojciechowski[1] January 25, 1898 |
| Died | October 11, 1926 (aged 28) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| 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]
- ^ a b Earl Weiss – gangster polskiego pochodzenia, który polował na Ala Capone
- ^ Iorizzo, Luciano J. (2003). Al Capone: A Biography. U.S.: Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. p. 42.