1898 in organized crime
# 1898 in organized crime

## Births

* Vincent Drucci (Victor D'Ambrosio), Chicago North Side Gang
* Roger Touhy, Chicago Prohibition gangster
* Hymie Weiss (Earl Wajciechowsky), Chicago North Side Gang leader

## Deaths

* Jefferson R. "Soapy" Smith, con artist and gangster in the Western United States
