New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-07
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF NEW ORLEANS
The Halstead Murder-The Woman i'm the
Case. .
From the St. Louis Republican,

From the st. Louis Republican,
NEW YORK, July 2-Mary f. Wilson,
who was indirectly the cause of Halstead's
death, was married some years ago to
Michael Wilson, a mason of Newark. He
enlisted early in the war and Mrs. Wilson,
left to her own resources, fell an easy prey
to the seducers wish. Her husband on his
return secured a divorce and the custody OF
the children. Since then she has been liv-
ing on intimate terms with George Bolts,
the murderer, q charcoal dealer, and man
of a most forbidding aspect. He stands Six
feet four, has stiff bristling red hair, long
chin whiskers to match, and Is extremely
awkward in all his movements. He has
also been married, but was divorced from
his wife ten or twelve years ago. Mrs. Will
son became acquainted with the victim OF
this tragedy in the fall of 1867, and had
gained such influence over him that he re-
Gently determined to keep her out OF the
vav of Bolts. For this purpose he rented
rooms of John Spies for Mrs. wilson s use,
representing himself as her lawyer. They
made frequent trips TO the surrounding
cities and had long consuItations IN the
third story back room. Yesterday they re-
turned from trip to Patterson about the
middle of the afternoon, and according to
Mrs. Wilson's testimony he remained with
her until the fatal atfray this morning. He
was evidently dressing himself when
the assault was made, as he had
on his drawers and one stocking
wrong side out on the bare foot. The leg
of the drawers had not been tied at the
bottom. The hallway and stairs to the
house presented a most poverty stricken
appearance, there being no attempt made
TO cover the bare boards save with dirt, ex-
cept in the upper landing, where four or
five pieces of oil cloth of different patterns
were displayed The rooms occupied by
Mrs. Wilson presented quite contrast
being neatly, in fact, almost luxurlously
furnished.
NEwARK. N. j., July 2-Oliver S. Hal
stead. Jr., Familiarity known as Pet Hal
stead, was killed by a man named George
Bolt. alias Charcoal, in a house of i'll fame
in South street this morning. Halstead
was occupying a room with Mrs. Wilson,
who had been Bolts mistress, and had been
there since Saturday noon. Bolt, who was
drunk came there at three O'Clock this
morning and was denied entrance. he re-
turned at seven o'clock, broke in the door,
and in a struggle with Halstead drew re-
yolyer and shot him through the heart, pro
ducing almost instant death. Bolt is in
custody. He claims to have acted in self
defense. Bolt is married man, but did
not live with his wife The woman left her
husband several years since. Both of them
bore bad characters. Halstead leaves a
wife and family, who are at Greenport,
Long Island. He is well known through
out the country, and was intimate with Mrs:
Lincoln and Senator Sprague. Halstead
had hired the room some weeks since for
Mrs. Wilson as lady friend of his. Cor
oner Chase held an inquest this afternoon
NEWARK, N. j., July 1.-The verdict of The
coroners jury in the case of George Bolt
is that he feloniously did kill and murder
Oliver S. Halstead, Jr,, by shooting him in
the left breast with pistol.