This article is about the American 1920s mobster. For the record producer, see Hy Weiss.
Hymie Weiss
Born
Henryk Wojciechowski[1]
(1898-01-25)January 25, 1898
Sieradz, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
Died
October 11, 1926(1926-10-11) (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]
^ abEarl 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.
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