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Conman : A Master Swindler?s Own Story (Library of Larceny) (Library of Larceny) (edit title/settings)

by J. R. Weil (Author) (edit contributors)

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In his long career as a confidence man, Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil swindled the public of more than eight million dollars and established the reputation for robbery and trickery. Always beating the police at their own game, "Yellow Kid" used phony oil deals, women, fixed races, and an endless... read more

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I was born near Harrison and Clark streets in Chicago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Weil, who were reputable, hard-working people.

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