1898 in organized crime
Events
Births
- Vincent Drucci (Victor D'Ambrosio), Chicago North Side Gang[1]
- Roger Touhy, Chicago Prohibition gangster[2]
- Hymie Weiss (Earl Wajciechowsky), Chicago North Side Gang leader[3]
Deaths
- Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith, con artist and gangster in the Western United States[4]
References
- "Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci". Herald-Review.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- "Roger the Terrible Was, After All, a Suburbanite (part 1)". The Daily Herald. 1972-09-04. p. 58. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- "The man that Al Capone feared". ampoleagle.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
- "Soapy Smith's Last Bluff Called by Frank Reid". Skaguay News. 9 July 1898. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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