The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-30
THE GLADwIN FORGERY.

About week since there was sTagned before the
magistrate George Gladwin, native Of Connecticut
twenty -nne years Of age, whom Captain Jourdan and
officer Woodbridge had arrested on charge Of larceny
On beng arragned before Judge Hogan at the rombs
Police Court complaint made that having put up at
the st. Nicholas Hotel with female companion under
the assumed name Of III. Trowbridge," ne contrved.
by forging the Of former guest OF the establish
men to obtain possession Of several packages contain
Ing mortgage bonds to the amount OF two hundred
thousand dollars which had left for safe keeping
charge Of the hotel clerk The accused also charged
with having forged the Of III. Trowbridge" to q
check of which he eloniousy obtained possession and
as he pleaded guilty TO both complaints, he
mitted 70 the Tombs for trial The entire case with
number Of highly interesting details, has been fully
reported in the HERALD and was read, no doubt, with
sucien attention to preclude the necessity Of republi
cation.
On Sunday an article was reproduced from the Hart
ford Ccurant in which It was stated that Emma-the
girl who had accompanied Gadwin to this cty-had de-
camped with one thousand nine hundred dollars OF the
stolen money. further stated that the accused
was counterfeiter and desperate character, and
such to be considered by the public and the officers Of
the law Consequent upon the pcrssi Of this announce
ment, GlSayin without denying his own guilt explicitly
declared that the girl innocent but that his wife
was guilty Of the theft Such was bis anxiety TO make
known the truth that he at once requested the attend
ance Of reporter being DESTROYS Of giving his own
version of the to the public. In compliance with
his request yls. was raid .hq man, who now lies in
confinement IN cell No. 70 Of the City Prison.
~ rHE APPEARANCE OF GLADwIN.
The accused is OF medium height rather stouty built
with sandy hair and careessly shaver face. He is
carpenter by trade and served through the
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greatly affected by his incarceration, but is most
anxious that his own statement Of the details of
the larceny should be read by the public. When
the reporter called upon the unfortunate man
he was engaged in conversation AVE. win ms
opposite that Of Ketchum, the defaulter One Of the
criminals is youth Of education and refinement; the
the has the better claim to the mercy OF the law
aLADwIN's AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
In 1871 enlisted in the Second regiment Connecticut
Volunteers and served out my time On the 4th day OF
February 1852 enlisted in the Thirteenth Connecticut
Volunteers. March H. was married to Annie L. Casey,
Of Hartford, Conn.,, then living in New Haven On the
Orleans and received better from my wife by every
mail until taken prisoner the Mississippi Twenty
two months then elapsed without my hearing from her
her. she had changed her name to that OF Georgia
AN UNPLEASANT DISCOVERY.
At length with the assistance Of police officer, dis
covered her to be at Springfield residing in house of
Ill fame whittier she had been conducted few days
previous to my learning her Whereabouts. ! induced
Of estvinr that She was an inmate of such an establish
ment hoped then to obtain divorce, as had been
told she was "a common prostitute" Having entered
liz, So ,hor roIouad me hack to Springfield after
nsa ssTsS s her as ss ae
S. nn, Ms oa ~. co,s;n,. n,oce ~ Roct VALLEY
four miles distant from Chicopee Mass, where
"a or ~ yo" s a,r,s. That soma n;sht starred
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THE MYSTERIOUS RsMA.
never saw the girl to whom the above name mas been
given until Monday afternoon, August IA This was the
way In which became acquainted with her:-i asked
to New York who would be willing to absent herself nom
home two or three days he said ne gr VINO mac
just come from the country PVT was very pasnu tod
him TO fetch inc girl whicn ne dia snc 70
s;ng on,v some ftv dollars upon nv person besides
The check or IA o58 ia Having arrived In this CITY, we
mt mn Al the - Nicholas Hotel ssThe mysterious
Emma then told me who the hack driver who intro
regiment and was in New Orleans with mo- This woman
was then his wife, but she proved fathess and he OBJ
tanned a divorce from her on his return home He sub
seonenty married again but could not break his aion
W. th Emma II her statement be true The girl refused
however TO give me his name or her own, and the matter
rested there. s'
THE LARCENY. - ga 81 -
As soon as arrived ut the 81 Nohoas Hotel put the
check in the safe This was on Monday evening Angus,
Ia TUESDAY drew II out and looked MI soma Witches
in the store No 3O5 broadway On he same afternoon
mt back the check in the safe and then saw Aaron
sm,s name an The hook for ,,ro nacraees won, aud
asked for INV own nackagcs and answered 70 the
tons nut TO me by STATING that INV name was smith
having forgotten at the time TO give the Of Aaron.
The book was handed me- and signed his name and
took the package, without knowing what had got till
opened hem and obtained therefrom thousand
dollar bonds. These ] restored to the safe in my
name signing on the book III Trowbridge," which sig
nature may still be seen That night left the balance
them the next morning, and entrusted them TO a
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