The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-18
THE NEWARK TRAGEDY.
Second Day OF the Trial or
George Bolts.
Tho Woman Wilson Again on the stand-Rcci-
tation OF an Appalling Story Of Social Deprav-
ity-Her Intimacy with Bolts and the
Murdered Halsted-Thril,ing Ia
bleau in court-The Line Of the
Defence Foreshadowei.

The trial of George Bolts, for the murder OF General
Ps halsied yesterday in the Essex county
oyer aud Terncr at Newark As anticipated the crowd
OF morbidy curious people much greater than the
opening day The court opened promptly at halpast nine
O'Clock, and then the Flied to its fullest
seating capacity. Within the next half hour crowds
arrived and thronged the asles entrances and passages
within the railing which separates the auditorium
from the space fronting the judges seats gathered
large congregation OF the legal fraternity and the
favored sighres who CHANGED 10 have
Court from Judge down to Court and constable or
ladies there but few present. FIRST day.
these looked lost and out OF place amid the of
lines on hand The proceedings yesterday of deeply
interesting cha raeter throughout and rveted the attention
OF all from the opening I'll the at three O'Clock. There
was developed much that was new and startns viii be
qnE APPEARANCE or Bolts
immediately following the opening Of the Court occasioned
cted the al herculean frame Of the prisoner he
ea sm rear Of III MS m
broad count nance wore the same mobile indifferent ex
staring eyes of The moving
muscle His unfortunate relatives, especially the sister,
owing he dlaolincss OF Mr. Guild, Mr. spencers
matter that Seemed annoy Judge Dcpnc title lie
in,maed his dissatisfaction TO counsel and soon after the
the EvIprscE.
The frat witness called was Mira. Wilson. She responded
promptly to her name and passed to the witness ant
osoupea in We mi style which excited
dressed neatly in deep black, as on the previous
MI Ellsworth she that Hasted did Know OF her
intention 70 from Railroad avenue 70 No o south
n. ana & Sf the m%rs she snd
to get the pistol from Bolts he raised high
s0 wasn s s hq4 G s P wSs
small man when the two men were facing each .ther Mr.
Mr.. haisted's face il was bowed down.
Mr. spencer here took charge q the witness and asked
This objected Mr. Spencer then and addressed
WAS a the witness
sucb her subsequent conduct SUCH that Bolts was
passing what the passion Flat the defence
Mr. spencer also said asking jury wSsher
s He is 1t d Struggle
maj s n rnS me ese e SO sos
for murder not for any issues Of adultery or the
,a de a mo-, " At this time ""0' anu
1pss s he SS on Mrs.
for the time 1 n, ans M wilson e. %
him as his wife, that Bolts had kept house and lived with
other that engaged y him i married
s ' u her to
vorc c in order that she mlsh, Lots: ha the
was spsy at the mention na Of ha s that
that Hased intended him. hearing that
smsn WHO s%a to s
n e ay Gs tue a e WIN Ss had @
liberty visit her all the time that Has.ed was visiting herr
Halsed there's he never came In after this when Mr.
She farther had lived with Ter
for eight that Hals'e came into her room on
night before the murder about nine and tia, the
hots s'snens oa the sa.wsk. talking Miss SPIES she
Ae"fa MI" '"s 70 N M LOVE i"s1s' THAT WOMAN"
Miss Spies said she could not help It. ana would not let him
in. he % O
usually srose when he had been dinAing bis manner Of
She continued her evidence as fgiowsI told MI. Hal
stca after G,s went way , . felt sorry for a and
Tos lon- wiz s continue to sacrifice your happiness of
ana something might hanpcn; lie =
said that when BOTS was drunk no doors would keep him
!ss mercy q George snySSg
20 you'd . % P1 s NJ lad H p
Pistol to shoot ti MIN Bots The las. that came
sS WsnSs or THE DEATH
Twas the large and Halls Cd both alsted
tackled Has,cl told 20 the bcdr, said had
@ s Mr. TASTED n the
Mr. Hastcd closed the door Of the bedroom Just as Bolts
os1s;df Bolts 81 there oPSaa Ss es The do
q ns before e, on rot the S SAes
tage the door open about inches when first
s% S s h
he ~ hin violently , &c. s M r ws
81 the room and caught by the arms this was
feet into the large as.ns the bureau MT Hals.ed
ss.,.s. rs
ossc %ud the psi" went POINTING to has.-d
cannot That Bots pulled the trigger % not see HIM
pulled the gger he Did mott there was only one shot red
the second time Bolts could have fired i've six
Tines but he did not, he Gu ad held hts arm
making effort; Bots held by H.lsted
s wa w @ mar stand
Oh her further examnaton BY Mr. Ellsworth she said II
saon had previously had with Bolts told Mr. Halsted
o as ysn hs
leave nc to nos mercy he said he would protect me and
OF Mr.. Wilson, he said he bad VIE and family
The divorce two Of Bots children had been boar ding
with me; Of hsse children was boy OF about seven
log Boonon; the engagement made TO marry Botts was
known refused to marry him. after little girl
he came and BROUGHT me ring ami made another engage.
drank refused to with him, and told him years
alstei was there said shoot Hasted because
he had no business there; iialsted gave me money
Ssa he S00' Sa Ss
@ and make better wife than would S Ne
much excited when he was drinking and would talk It
when he was drinking he spoke the words II love that wo
drinking was araidof him, because he was so very
Further cross examination by Mr. spcncer-I had not kept
house with him for three years but intimacy kept
ar all the me; he bought gold watch for and
my son he never refused asked for il; he
was always kind and good to me when sober
This witness altogether occupied the ae1on OF the Court
three hours She gave her evidence IN Gear. straight
and seemingly truthful and occasioned
a series Of sensations by her revelations.
Tie next two witnesses In succession were Josephine
and Henrietta Spies, daughters Of Mrs " ilson's
landlord Each recicd what has already been pub
lislad. Mr. Eotts to the house failed
several times got in. On the crosse xs mir alton
OF the nrs girl When Bolts TO the house on
that morning O'Clock sitting on the front
soop Pots took seat by table the saloon ordered
beer. which gave hn he sat there about ten
the saloon all this time; Bolts said hing dnrn,
these minutes he was In about Ave minutes when he
took the pistol out of his pocket; he said -
II An GOING TO TAKE MANS LIFE WITH THIS; -
had not been talking with him had seen him be-
lac put the pistol back In his pocket told him:
then went up stars TO call my brotherln-law MT
two minutes; when back my father was Their
he anu Botts got into conversation did not look nj his
lace; was AFRAID when he showed me the pistol.
HcnIeta's story varied nothing her SIS ers Pots
oia her nc didn't care she sent for twelve policemen IN
could moi help loving the woman wilson. ~ ~
recess OF fifteen minutes taken. On the reassc,n.