The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-27
THE elApwIA FORGERY AND ROBBERY

Emma a Hartford GSrI-GIadwin
His Charmcr's Possessfon, with which
She Runs Away with Another Lover,
IFrom the Hartford Courant August 26l
We have already given some facts concerning the ope
nations Of Ira Gladwin, resident OF Berlin, this
State, and lately soldier, who was arrested in New
York few days since for forging daft for three thou
sand nine hundred and sxysx dollars and seventy six
Havc which he got cashed at jewelry establishment
Broadway, and for obtaining two hundred and four
thousand Ssrs worth e bonds 0f the Tim and Fort
WayiM Railroad Company oe;ongng to wess gen
resentng himself to be the thereof After
ing the money in exchange for the draft he left the
metropolis and went to New r haven M ,. %nss sse0s se
who called herself Emma Gadwin knew hes
by other name and therefore since his arrest and con-
fesson, has not been able to give any Information con
cernng her, and the police officers IN New York and
New Haven equally ignorant IL Is important thai
she should be discovered she has In her possession
about 81 900 Of the stolen money and detective has
ssfs sent to Chicago where she supposed by some
FROM l,tormaton- perfectly reIiable-obtaned yes
,eray we arc able to follow up the somewhat
clearly than has yet been done by the newspapers,
and clear up the mystery TO certain extent which
rounds the girl "Emma."
As already stated, Giiawip met her in New Haven,
his return from New York. and urged her 70 make on
%"s repay 70 nasS % with funds she readily
scned and they reached here the third day after the
forgery committed Rooms were engaged at one OF
the hotels and Gladwn though not dressed 10 very at
tracve style particularly noticed by the free nse Q
his money. ride about town. in stylish carriage,
was ono Of the resorts 10 kll time by the forgcr and
his companion and while driving through Main street
Emma spied friend, who shall DO mentioned hero
aHr -. r, -, ..y,o,n, y !, onneors sncses,ea IN
Gladwn that thcy should make this city their pcrma
ncnt residence; It up house Of III fame &c This be
finally consented TO- and II was agreed that arrange
ments should be made at For this purpose Glad
win placed in the possession Of Emma nineteen
hundred dollars, 10 be used in making necessary
purchases Subsequently she left Gadwin 10 walk out,
aud while promenading met the friend spoken Of
above, who notorious runner for notori-
ous house In Springfield, named T-K- TO rim
she related her adventure with GladwD, and told OF the
money she had received, and for what purpose Hore
was a working NINE and K was the last man TO
flank H. He proposed that they give Gladwn the slip,
and make Of with the funds, which was agreed TO- ss
subsequent events prove.
The plan Of getting rid Of him was as follows;--Hc
was invited by Emma 10 visit house Of Ill abia, and
on reaching therc introduced to K A brother
of the latter, who was In the ring managed 10 engage
the attention of Gadwin for fifteen or twenty minutes
and In the meantime ihcsbirds had flown
The Of the girl is nov important II Is Anna
Casey aud she IS about eighteen years old Her mother
lives In Pgvllle She has not been In Hartford tor about
one year aud halt most Of her time having been spent
In Springfield Before leavingwith K she went 10
hcr mothers house and told her that she bad married
wealthy gentleman who lived West and she going
with him 20 Chicago
Giadwin soon discovered that he had been duped aud
he went 90 work IN very bold manner 10 make In.
quires concerning the runaways Going to the depot hc
asked various questions of officer sandersoD then Of OH
Ger Crane and Of hackmcn the stand the State
House. and finally went TO the police headquarters and
made complaint 10 Chief Of Police Chambcrlin saying
he had been robbed Of nineteen hundred dollars Get
ting no satisfaction he returned TO New Haven and had
not been there long before New York detective Dabbcd
him and took him into custody
It is not known where Anna Casey and her paramoul
have gone but believed to Chicago, though
our shrewd hartford detectives thinks u n likely that
they are in Now Bedford with their old friend Dan
Green, who is living there
Gadwin was In this city the 10th Of the present
month and the police were that he had In his
possession quantity OF counterfeit twenty dollar gov
ernrcnt bills but II could not be ascerained that he
had passed any attempted TO- he was not mocsted
Subsequently soldier tried TO pass one OF the bills al
KilfoIs dance in Gilman's Hail. and from him u was
learned that Gladwn offering 10 sell them for thirty
dollars per one hundred dollars. But In tho meantime
the scamp had left town and not heard from again
until he arrested forger and robber He ie
great rascal and the Penitenary IL tho beet place for
him.
RumOred Heavy Dcfalcation I'm Boston.
From the Boston Express, August rs
defalcaticn Of S64 900 IN the accounts OF book
keeper IN prominent Wholesale establishment in thii
city, has been discovered II Is stated that his salary
was 500 per annum, and that he owns house at ths
South End, which, with bis furniture his EMPLOYER
have ettaohed. No names are gtyen