The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22

be termed hairDreatn Is only one OUT OF thousand
that he will nang; but still there Is chance and
on that chance great deal OF public debate Is now
being had in Newark and throughout New Jersey.
This chance. slender as 1t IL, Is divided BY two.
First, 1t Is the meresr chance II the Legislature
passes the bill TO be introduced granting the
Essex Court OF Oyer and Terminer power to re-
open the case, and then, even though 1t should
pass, standing In the way 10 the chance OF the
Courts considering 1t proper duty to avail itself
OF the power which would be granted. Leaving
this question within question, there looms up
another question, which some consider OF real and
others Of no consequence, except as matter Of
mere Information. This question ISL
WAS KOrTs MARRIED TO MRS. WILSON,
The HERALD last Thursday printed the aIldaviS
OF the latter, emphatically declaring that she had
not been. Subsequently Bolts reiterated MS asser'
ton that she was, and declared that opportunity
was given him he could prove 1t. Now. there Is
not ashad0w OF doubt but that Bolts was married
to some woman In September, 1854, under the name
OF Julia jenkins. He declares that the latter Was
the name assumed by Mrs. Wilson on the occasion OF
the nuptal ceremony, and was used to shield her
from the consequences OF marrying another while
her present husband was still alive without having
been divorced. With o view to the ascertainment
OF further particulars HERALD reported ferretted
out Mrs. Wilson's stopping place on Saturday. Her
son, young man OF about nineteen, Is employed in
one OF the great express Offices Oh Broadway, and
was first visited He Is quite we'll
looking, well-spOkcn, bright and intelli-
gent young man, who while fully
realizing the cnormty Of the part his mother,
bore in the tragedy Is nevertheless full Of the milk
OF human kindness for her. "She Is my mother,",
he said ''and would be worse than human 10 re-
ject her, however great her fault may pe:" He,
gave the reporter his mothers address, with the
caution that might not care TO see any one on
such mission. She had all along shown d decided
might inurc f Bolts. On 10 Paterson proceedcd tne
reporter. Mrs. Wilson is stopping with Mira. YAM
Kiper married sister, residing Oh Clinton street,
MRS. WILSON WAS FOUND
at home, and presently appeared IN me parlor.
Wefe Inc naa see9 ~ Of
rather slender FORM ana altogether Is rather gen.
tee-ooking woman. Not ut all handsome; she -,
figure and years ago might have been quite good
looking. She was dressed neatly in black fabric,
trimmed with lace. In her manner she Is easy and
selr-possessed, and would pass among large class
OF people being very lsylike AZ far as personnel
She readily answered every question put to her. ana
throughout the interview manifested o desire 10
might seem cruel or hard about Bolts; he had 70
su1er enough"
is as follows rs regards the marriage question: =
She first knew Bolts. she SAID. In 1876. the year
President Lincoln was killed, q year after the date
visited Little Falls In his company, she admitted,
but only passed through It the woman Jenkins,I
picked up with on one Of his sprees. Bolts hatt
told her all about Julia-how on one occasion that,
Broad stree street, Newark, and how that she finally
ran away from him, carrying with ner his presents
Bolts acquaintance Julia returned and asked MN
Tor money, he had told her. she was unable to
ten anything about the wSSn nS @ now
regarding her having gone back 70 lie OF shame,
Since the murder she SAID she had been living with
n.,~ rntl xshnraO oh q n wi q
zion OF three weeks she spent In Philadelphia with
a married sister. The story that she had been
A''p''x cERrXtS WELL Known xEwARKER
she denounced rs made out Of Whole cloth. she
had gone 70 church frequently nS win a ser sons aav
DESTROYS OF doing as near right as she could. she,
knew she had been very bad, and was the cause Of
charity from the world. Sno woulu try to bear IT..
With emphasis she SAID sue would freely give her.
had oeen done. she said that Bolts had never,
given her children anything except once, when
ss s VIEW 70 ssns H children
mitted to her that she had done more for them
ne E. Hw. %e Il ps R e rs
II he mad there would be different story To tell.n
Has.ed might easily have escaped, but ne was not
loved Bolts she said and once when she lett him he
said ne was satisfied and told her the sooner che
went the better. She went TO tile jail TO see him a
consequence Of his opportunities that her 30 doing
would
As regards his giving her his property, he had,
she said. nothing To give. She mad stopped going
TO or writing him. as she FOUND IL made MN no bet
She pitlcd Inn, but the law was that apcrson who
committed murder would have to aolue ny tue law.
Regarding the book which Bots was reported 70
be getting up TO bc published alter his DEATH she
SAID she understood II was TO be for the benefit OF
Layton Bolts bographer. She thought such q book
ought not to he published, as 1t might lmphcale
innocent persons and do good deA! OF HARM
In connection with tue Julla jenkins marriage
Mrs wilson referred the reporter Tor corroboratoH
TO Mr.. Joseph McGorey, who keeps an oyster saloon
on south Orange avenue Newark. Leaving Mrs'
Intending the train Tor Newark, but the train
had started considerably ahead oil time leaving hun
bordering on insanity. The only reason Tor the
neglect OF the time table was That some baggage
to vet there VIA New York Arrived In newark the
reporter was soon at ..,
.Joeu is Short chunky temperance man, who
formerly kept the Provost House, on Broad street.
above the Morris and Essex Railroad depot. Whilo
preparing OF his best bivalves he readily en1
tered into conversation with the reporter on the
subject Of Bolts without showing the calling OF is
visitor. Joer SAID ne thought there was very little
chance for Bolts, but Botts ought not TO be hanged
lie was Piled vigorously with questions, ana the
result OF mis- answers was that Bolts came 70 hIs
Mace the day he was married with his vile and
wanted ROOM Supposing that Bolts was not telling
the truth about his companions relation 70 nlm nc
tSis amt Your WEI George convinced MIN bIl
showing hun and Mrs. Joe his marriage certificate:
They staid at Joe's place week. BOtts brought us
children there, and one day during his absence,
his wife ordered q cab had her trurk put
on IT, and when asked II she was going away she
replied "Yes; | married Bolts, but Pm uamne0.
IL married his chidren.n When Bolts returnedI
he tore about like crazy man anu
lett. too. Joe never saw Bolts wife afterwards.
Since tue trial, however, some one came INTO nlS
place one day and remarked That Mrs. wilson was
In MilIer's saloon near by DESTROYS OF seeing y ne
could recognize her, Joe dropped IN with an ace
quantance and took seat where. to use MS own
words, he could ''get good, square look ~ he,;
She was drinking wine, he thinks, with man. lie
says he Is Wiling to 20 on the stand anu
SWEAR THAT SHE
and Botts' runaway wife are Identical. A polices
man saw the woman at the same time and pomted
her out as Mrs. Wilson. Joe was never positive on
the matter. He said that he had visited Bolts since
his sentence and asked him why he hadn't told tnas
she was his wife. Bolts hnpored him 10 say
nothing about 1t; he had promised her TO keep 10
secret. III the meantime II IL not thought probable
that even II true, II would help Bolts any, as SUCH