The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-27
The Actors.
UPET'' HALSTED.

''PET'' HALSTED.
The murdered man was native OF Elizabeth, and
had gone out and In there and In Newark ali his life,
with the exception OF some years he spent r0ughng
1t In California. He was born In 1875 graduated
from Princeton College in 1889; studied law with his
father, the now Dowcd-down, almost brOken-hearted
ex.Chancelor OF New jersey, and was admitted
practice in 1912. TWO years. previously having
eoped with and married o Miss Meeker
very mighty esteemed young lady
OF Newark, daughter OF well-to-dO
merchant OF that city. During the early part OF
affairs. and was valued friend oil The laie Presi-
dent Lincoln. Small IN physique, he was large in
intellect, and formed one OF me biggest little men
in the country For MS skill In organizing troops
Mr. Lincoln commissioned him bril adler-general
but was never attached 10 any command. Few
years ago ne doomed up again as the right hand
bower Of Senator Sprague, when that brilliant
gentlemen gave notice that he Was gong TO shake
centre. At a meeting OF worxingmen gathered to
serenade Sprague In Newark at HalSted's resi-
dence. .'Pet' made speech, winch was gem In ITS
way. In his private chambers reception followed,
on which occasion "Pct," In response 10 some re-
marks made about the press said that 'the nearest
approach to all independent newspaper III THIS
or any other country was
THE sew YORK HERALD,
and know It," ne added With emphasis "rhe In
telligent WhaJe,h torpedo boat, deliberately de
scribed In the HERALD more than a year ago. was
and then came the tragedy OF July. HIS vile was
among the few real mOurners who followed his re-
mains 10 the grave. he was In his nfy thlTu year
at the time Of ms death
GEORGE Bolts
was an Englisiman Dy birth, but came to this
country when he was only i've years Of age. He
was somewhat known In newark and part OF Nor
rls ana Passaic counties, In connection Win his
calng-that OF q charcoal pedler. During a part
O! the ne served In the RANKS OF tile Thirteenth
New Jersey regiment OF infantry. During his
absence his vile played him false. and IN 1866 he OBJ
taned divorce, having meanwhile, however,
c0hablted with Mrs. Wilson, whose husband had
deserted her for reasons OF deprayed character.
Bots wife Is still living He has several married
children His wlle's maiden name was Hopper.
MARY E. WILSON,
Mrs. Wilson, at whose door Is now laid the lives
OF Two human beings, Is daughter OF Jonathan
Oliver, q decent stOnemaSOn, OF NeWark-a man IL.
n0ranG but upright. Twenly-three years ago she
married one Micnael Wilson, an emplOye OF her
fathers. On the outbreak OF the war Wilson, Ike
BoJts. went soldering. and on his return found
ike falling away IN the morality or his vile. lie
found her living lie OF notorious OOseness. 1t
said that he wInked at the matter aud shared her III
gotten gaius She presided over one or TWO dens OF
lniqulty In Newark, ana altogether was woman so
lost to every sense OF decency as to render IL even
now amazing now she could have had SO great an
attraction Tor Newarkers OF the type or the uniOrtu
nate iialsieu. That she was married to Bolts, as
above stated, Is believed by many; and II Is not I'm.
PROBABLE that her arralgnment on a charge OF
bgamy may yet prove a lifting but disgusting ad-
denda to the murder OF HalSled ana the hanging or
BOlS.