Hymie Weiss

Earl J Hymie Weiss born Henryk Wojciechowski in Sieradz Congress Kingdom of Poland in 1898 was a prominent figure in the organized crime landscape of the Prohibition era He grew up in a Polish immigrant family and in his early teens became involved in criminal activities alongside his friend Dion OBanion Together they founded the Northside Gang notorious for its involvement in bootlegging and other illicit operations during a time of fierce gang rivalries in Chicago Weisss organizational skills and loyalty were pivotal in establishing the gang as a significant player in the illegal alcohol trade He was known as the only man Al Capone feared