Litchfield enquirer., 1866-08-16
: REMARKABLE CRIMINAL

On Wednesday last prisoner named Glad win attempted to escape from the New Ha ven iail. He assaulted the keeper, with . hammer, wounding him severely, but failed to effect his purpose and is still in confinement.
 His history is so remarkable that we sub ioin the Palladium's account of it.
 "That Gladwin who was so prominent in the iail breaking scheme of Wednesday last, is a character His history would furnish mate rial for a irst-class sensation story, of 4he Dick Turpin and Sixteen String Jack stripe. \ few facts in the many of his career of crime cannot fail to be interesting as showing how hardened and successful man of natural talent and vicious propensities may become.
 Ten years ago Gladwin was in jail in this county for robbng letters belonging to the Mechanics Bank. While in jail, he produced several evidences of remarkable mechanical skill one of which is box curiousy inlaid with no less than eleven hundred and ninety nine pieces of wood, of various colors, we pre- sume This box is now in the possession of a gentleman of this city, and another similarly made is owned by another party here. While in jail he remarked to one of the gentlemen that box of the sort we have just alluded to, procured bis release froma jail in New Jer- ssy. Of his obtaining letters from the post office in this city, belonging to the firm of H, Trowbridee Sons we have already spoken ; also of his obtaining $200,000 in bonds in N. Y., by most au0acious forgery. For the for gery it will be remembered be was sent to Sing Sing. There he remained quiescent for several months. At last feeling desire for fresh air, he concocted scheme for delivering n yuh. fo kal- q doned out, he would point out the spot in Rer- lin, Conn.,, where whole kit of counterfeit CTS tools were deposited for safe keeping This statement coming to the ears of Marshal Mur- ray, of New York, so influenced that gentle man that he procured Gladwin's pardon from Gov. Fenton, and, arming himself with the necessary papers, brought Gladwin to this state. At Berlin the willy villain eluded the grasp of the Marshal and once more was in the wide world. But, forever restless unless in crime, he obtained letters out of the Mid dletown post office, was caught and bouad over under $2,O00 bonds to appear before the United States District Court in this city, Now the opportunity for prosecuting him for letter stealing done here a year since present. ed itself, and accordingly he was brought be- fore Commissioner Blakemau and bound ove, in the sum of $2 900 more to answer before the same court on that charge His inability to furnish bonds in these cases threw him in to the County Jail, and while awaiting his trials-which come off The latter Dart of the present month before Judge Shipman-he led on the jail-breakers.
 Of his paramour, Emma, for whom he stole the $2O0, ,000 worth of bonds and with whom he entrusted large amounts of illgotten mon- ey, our readers have been informed. Her faith lessness to Gladwin and her subsequent death by violence in dance-house in Chicago, are also facts fresh in .he memory of many.
 Gladwin is man of particularly dull ap, pearance and is about 35 years of age, though his lifelong acquaintance with crime has stamped itself indelibly upon his features, giv- ing him much older look He remarked to an officer who had charge of him in this city that the commission of crime was with him an irresistible propensity-tha he could not re frain from it, and that if the officer had gooi handkerchief in his pocket he would hay, had it long before. After being lodged in jai here, he expressed his desire to the officer t, write his autobiography, and was furuishe, with Several instalinlonts of stationary for tha purpose. His last malignant endeavor vii doubtless prove the means of furnishing hin with ample time for the accomplishment c this laudable literary inclination.