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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".
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- Hymie the Pole, Hymie the Polack, Little Hymie
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Oct 9, 2020 · See how Hymie Weiss, the leader of the North-Side gang in Chicago, was killed by Al Capone's hitmen in 1926. The web page shows the photos of the crime scene, the victims and the weapons used in the shootout.
After the death of O'Banion, Hymie Weiss assumed leadership of the North Side Gang and immediately struck back at his rivals. On 12 January, 1925, Weiss, Bugs Moran, and Vincent Drucci attempted to kill Torrio's lieutenant, Al Capone, at a Chicago South Side restaurant.
- 1919
- 1919–1935
Mar 17, 2003 · Chicago Tribune, March 17, 1929. BY JAMES O’DONNELL BENNETT. OF all the crimes of Chicago boozedom the slaying of “Little Hymie” Weiss was at once the boldest and the most mysterious until the ghastly St. Valentine’s day of 1929, when boozedom set seven of Hymie’s successors against a wall and machine-gunned them to death á la Mex.
Learn about Hymie Weiss, a Polish-American gangster who was a close associate of Al Capone and a rival of Bugs Moran. Find out his real name, aliases, crimes, death and more.
October 11, 1926. Died in. Chicago, Illinois, United States. Cause of death. Gunshot. Family. Nationality. American. Ethnicity. Poland. Career. Residence. Chicago. Earl "Hymie" Weiss was a Chicago mobster and tough rival of Al Capone.
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Mar 23, 2009 · Shots fired out the window hit five people and killed 2 of them – including Weiss. Photo of the building with lines tracing the path of the bullets – the flower shop is visible on the left. Diagram of the crime and getaway routes of both the killers AND surviving victims.
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