The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-11

The Last Plank G0ne-A Murderer f,npE =.
ing Religious Instruction to . WsatCs-~
Was Botrs Really Married s-The Tex 90
His Death Warrant.
The refusal Of the Court OF Pardons OF New fersew
to interfere with the sentence Of George ss,s hsy
naturally brought out good deal OF discussicn tt
his case, and there ID not wanting large cl0ss Of
people whose maudlin sympathy for the fnardersF
influences them to forgesfulness OF that justice
due the dead and the living. In Essex County vita
population In excess Of 100000. there hav besn but
two trials for murder during the past four 7ears.
In New York during 1871 there were oyer lures
hundred murders. Convictions in E EEK vera
followed by the gal0ws. 1t need notbe mentioned
what the result has been In the met 0p0iia 80
long as the public memory Is fresh with t e case OF
Foster, the car-hook murderer This CON arl8on -
q volume OF argument as to the efficacy y ne gal
lows as preventive. The maudlin sylnpe.niser8
with the slayer OF ..Pet" Hasted lose sig Of Deae
facts and figures. The story now being CIRCULATED
that Bolts was married to Mrs.
WILSON, THE wANTON.
some eight years ago, ana that the GER h01f Ni-R
pc riOrmed secretly by Methodist mnsto A. GttdS
Falls. 1t Is turtner strted that copy Of zoe church
records has been obtained. Whatever lspers nay
have been prepared to lend color 0f I nth 20 ttC
story 1t Is not credited by discerning p< 5ons AZ
the trial Mrs. Wilson was subjected % rigid
cross-examnatlon by Bolts counsei Wuh ?
kind, but without any result: MI. Wilson.
admitted that an engagement to be aITief had
existed between them, but was broken )u OF leg
had the fact OF marriage been proved 10 the triu
there is no doubt but Bolts sentence would rave
been one or two degrees lighter. bat II y saia -.
"'''''' '' PROSECUTION FOR BIeAxY,
as her husband Is stu living The The, oGsss, psers
Wilson on Visited Bctts in jail he assulaed
toward her the role Of ,, spiTltS ,,ylser
good woman and seek comfort IN ChI 81 IL iur.
Their appears that his appeal was not WI cat eneor
father 5 house. No a BALDWIN street. in Q nighsy
bethel, and for time she seemed very p,oae, IhiG
rioting on the road to the bottomless pit rotts
| NAMES OF LEADING NEwARKRSs
who used to frequent Mrs Wilson'S den, and taesa
! he threatens to nave published. Anon, he edecrs
Of the murder, was an album with photoxrap6s o.
the gentlemen whose names Bolts Claim - We la
Siderable uneasiness in certain NewarS Sascaliss
| c0teries
bearing
Going TO the cell OF the condemned, 10 conipaaf
smoking a cigar. Said the Sheriff.
George your last hope Ia gone; the Coz
d0ns has decided that you must hang on
THIS month month Here is the death warrani
Instantly looked up and said:I"1t is al
The following Is a literal copy Of the
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
Theodore +. Randolph Governor Of the
To Sheriff Of Comfy NJ Esse1, Gre
| that BY virtue OF the authority vested In
! hereby command you that upon George
| convicted In your said county OF murder r
| and by the judgment of the Court OF Dye
said county sentenced to be hanged on Thr
! of December, A. d. 1871, and VIII
| OF the 18th dav Of December,
! You directed and delivered, was
! and the execution Of said sentence against
until Friday the Doth day Of January, A. D. 1879 or
further directed BY me, you do proceed "a Che g
the 26th OF January instant, beweel bt 1ei ~
o'clock In the forenoon and three oclock IN me 49,
noon OF said last named day. according TO law 70 eEes
upon the said George Bolts by hanging hm b. lhe SCI
until he Hereof fail and for 1ona ~
! shall be your sufficient warrant. -
In testimony whereof the great seal Of the sfs hrcn'
| affixed
Wnness-Theodors f. Randolph, Governor q the State a
New Jersey, Trenton this ninth Of Jsary, 70 ~
year Lord thousa nd eight hundred sc,ers =
Two. and of the Independence OF the Unei Hiets 2
| ninety sixth.
| BY the Governor, THO. +. ~ ANNhtt
| HENRY G. KELSEY, Secretary of State.
| There Is now no shadow OF hope for B0sta. exec
! to try and make his peace with his MI tet