An associate of Fredericka Mandelbaum, she was a prominent thief and con artist in New York's underworld during the 1860s and 1870s.
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.
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.
Detective Woolridge returned with her the following day, and she was arraigned before Justice Dowling (the Court of General Sessions having adjourned shortly before his arrival).