The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-24
Bolts AND HfS BRIDE.
Statements and Counter Observation-Disclosures
and Counter Afidavits-The Doomed Man
Abandons Hope Of Further Respite and
Gives Instructions About His Fune-
rd-Hs Denies Having Bias
phemed at Reporter

Following up the Interviews had with MRS. WILL
son and Joe McGorey and published in Mondays
HERALD, comes Q statement male by one Peter
n. D0reums, an ex-hostelrie keeper OF Newark.
who declares that at the time Bolts and his newly
welded wife stopped at Joe McGorey's place he was
Introduced to her. He describes her as short
stout woman. totally unlike Mrs Wilson In appear
Rnoe The latter ne claims to have known since
childhood, and he Is quite as emphatic IN his 0ptn
lon that she and "Jula jenkins" are two persons
a. Joe is that they are one and the same. Again,
the other hand the friends OF Bolts hold their
possession
SEVEN AFFIDAvITs
made ny his relatives ana friends, declaring that at
various times In the early part OF 1855 Mrs. Wilson
admitted to them what Bolts had stated before,
that she had been lawfully married to him. Lydia
Jacoeus, married daughter OF Bolts, makes oath
that Mrs. Wilson told her In January, 1885, and
since that 'that she was married to my father
under an assumed name, to get rid Of prosecution
for bigamy, and often requested this deponent to
call her mother. which deponent did, believing her
TO be my stepmOther, and always continued to call
her mother until the murder Of Pet Halsted.n
Mrs. Mary A. Jacobus. OF Montve, Norris county,
swears that Bolts and Mrs Wilson stayed at her
ono night Ia April 1865 Bolts treated his friends
TO beer on the occasion in honor OF his recent mar
6 Sarah 2. jenkins. another o. Botts' dauahters,
testhes that she visited her father's house IN New.
Woman who now goes under the name OF Mary q.
Wilson as his wife, and the sald woman then stated
nsnvs stspmotner aaa altsFS sras ing sag Mary
Wilson sent different letters to deponent anu signed
Mrs. Sarah E. Kltchel, OF Montvllle Bolts sister,
swears that he and Mrs. Wilson stopped at her
house In 1865. Mrs. Wilson tOu her that they had
been married In the fall previous
{ BOTTS' MOTHERS STATEMENT.
The murderer's poor Old mother whose age may
be estimated when 1t Is stated that Bots himself Is
q grandparent-nearly sixty years OF age though
ne looks ten years youngerl also makes an affidavit
MogsIs GogNrY. ss@Psr.onally appeared before me;
Fl h 81 the Of s IN sd S s
county aforesaid on her cath saith My son George
R
s sas s sss
former husband died of chronic dafrhoa. Ia the
FRANCES ~ 4 Bolts
VAN bUYNE, Justice OF the Peace.
Mrs. Mary Degraw. another Of Bolts sisters.
Rflrms that he visited ner In company with Mrs.
Wilson, whom he introduced as his lawful Wife,"
They stayed Ct her house al Night ana Mrs Wilson
band" Mrs. Degraw further declares that the
woman she saw on the stand at the trial Is the same
person who was at her house with Bolts. 1t would
thus seem that the bulk oil the evidence Is against
Mrs: Wilson'S aidavrs, but i is not likely that the
truth will ever he more directly proven unless
MRS. WILSON SHOULD BE ARRESTED
A. the instgatlon OF Botts' friends on charge of
sell MI. W. B. Guild, Jr., visited him IL the JAN,
when Bolts said that he mad no hope Of living be-
yOnd next Friday, but before God he was telling
The truth In saying that ne and Mrs. Wilson were
married. it was the truth, and he should adhere to
1t with his dying breath. lie expressed great sor-
pers as having uttered blasphemous expression at
a reporter Mr.. George johnson says tnat s0mc
country pumpkin OF most ungainly appearance had
given some Information to Newark paper about
visited the jan. he sought to conciliale
Botts by Offering him cigar. Bolts
Indignantly refused, saying he would take mo
tav0rs from fellow who would lie So" short
parley ensued, during which Bots called HIM q
liar, but added no bias hemous expetiyc, as the
pumpkin had represented. The wretched man has
given all hopes, as above stated and on last SUIT
Irday
SENT PoR DAN TUCKER,
bis former business partner and gave INSTRUCTIONS
In hrs own lot IN the churchyard at Rockaway Val.
ley, Morris county. he expressed q wish TO have q
respectable funeral. and told Tucker TO secure q
mice carriage ana pair OF horses for the occasion,
(which he desired to take place on Sunday.
= THE FADING SHADOW OF HOPE.
Yesterday afternoon his brother, John Bolts, and
Y counsellor Guild, went 10 Trenton 10 use their
efforts in getting the Legislature TO pass the bill
now In possession Of Senator john w. Taylor, OF
Newark, the features OF which have already been
amply explained In the HERALD. Those best able
co give an opinion, even Mr.. Guild himself, ex-
pressed the opinion last evening that the bill would
not pass 80 as to be or any use TO Belts.
7 despatch from the HERALD representative In
iof Bolts bii being introduced, az the members
ruanifeated general opposition TO It,"
Bolts To Be Hanged.
All hope Of prevailing on the Legislature OF New
Tn take action the bill pronosed forf le