Con ManBy: J. R. Weil, W. T. Brannon The story of Joseph Yellow Kid Weil, a man who couldand often didpull off scams to outshine The Sting. 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 list of other tricks to best an