Gordon-Baille, Mary Ann (1857–?)
Gordon-Baille, Mary Ann (1857–?)
Scottish swindler. Name variations: Mary Ann Gordon Baille. Born Mary Ann Sutherland Bruce; m. Richard Percival Bodeley Frost.
Leased mansion in Dundee, Scotland, which she used as a front while purchasing expensive goods on credit and then fencing them (1872); traveled widely, through Edinburgh, Vienna, Rome, Paris, Florence, London and Australia, performing confidence scams; stood trial for passing bad checks and received 5-year prison sentence (husband received 18-months); after release, returned to life of crime which resulted in additional arrests and incarcerations.
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