
King of the King of the Con Men: Wilson Mizner
Ridiculous Crime
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The Dilemma of William Wilson
At the age of 29 wilson was broke. He met a very rich 48-year-old woman Named mary adelade yerkes. She had like an industrialist husband and she had a post-industrialist That's exactly so they moved to new York he built a mansion on fifth avenue Um, and they thought that this would be their ticket in New York society But no no everyone thought that they were shady and craft They're like you're tacky and I hate you in New York to New York and we'll be New York society Yes, I know but still It was new money, but they didn't want to be new money in anywayThey're very full of
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