Read the bio below and try to give details on eliza wallace 's: - other names - known for - name - nationality - occupation Bio: eliza wallace , known by her pseudonym as big mary or boston mary , -lrb- fl . 1863-1869 -rrb- was a new york criminal during the late 19th century ; among her known aliases included eliza gilford , mary anderson and mary rogers . an associate of fredericka mandelbaum , she was a prominent thief and con artist in new york 's underworld during the 1860s and 70s . in 1863 , wallace was arrested under the alias mary anderson for stealing silk from '' stewart 's '' and sentenced to twelve months imprisonment as well as serving a two and a half year prison sentence in sing sing prison for shoplifting under the name eliza gilford . on june 25 , 1868 , she was arrested on charges of stealing 70 yards of silk estimated to be worth $ 210 from the '' lake & mccreery '' store on broadway . after posting bail , she failed to appear in court and an arrest warrant was issued by district attorney a. oakey hall on july 8 . however , a search by capt. john jourdan of the sixth precinct failed to locate her and she remained a fugitive for over a year before he received information that she was in philadelphia . after gaining consent by police officials , a detective woolridge was sent to take her into custody on january 22 , 1869 . returning with wallace the following day , she was arraigned before a justice dowling -lrb- the court of general sessions having adjourned shortly before his arrival -rrb- . she was additionally wanted by police officials in philadelphia on between six to eight criminal charges while awaiting trial in new york .
- other names is eliza gilford mary anderson mary rogers- known for is new york thief , shoplifter and confidence woman .- name is big mary- nationality is american- occupation is criminal