The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-05
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HONEYMOON ENDS IN JAIL,
WILL B0TTO OF LOUISVILLE AZ
RESTED FOR FORGERY.

Two Months Ago Hc Married n Rich widow.
who Sent Him East Alone with Lots -
Money to RnIoy BimseIr-Mrs. Bstto Comes
Here Upon Hearing of lIer Husbands riiEhf.
William Botto, n youth from Louisville, KY,
who recently attained notoricty by marrying
q wealthy widow moro than twice his ago. was
arrested here yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Foy and Price Of Acting Captain McClusky'e
STAFF. lie is charged with having forged q check
for $35 on tho Louisville Trust Company made
Iayablo TO Frank C, Benjamin OF Philadelphia.
The alleged oNo?cc was committed In Philndes-
phin.
On july 10 tho Chief Of Police Of Philadelphia
tclcgraphod to the New York police asking
them TO arrest Bot,o. who had fed from that
city after kitins n largo number OF checks.
Detectives foy and Price were put TO work on
the case at once, but waro unable to locate the
young man until yesterday, when they found
him on Broadway in front of the Casino. Ilo
WAS locked up Mt Police Headquarters. and VIII
DO arruigned in Centre Street Police Courb
today.
Botto is good looking and dresses we'll. He
took his arrest cody, admitting with some evil
dcncc OF pride that he was the hero OF the ro-
nance which stirred Louisville two months ago.
On June 30 he was married to Mrs. Julia Irwin,
widow of the late Capt. William Irwin. who
owned aud operated tho Louisville and Now Al
bany ferry line. AT Capt. Twins death he loft
his widow a fortune estimated at 1850, 600. This
was four years ago. Their only son, Guy Irwin,
came in for $4,000 under his fathers
will and he set out to have a good time. He
purchased a string of race horses and went to
New Orleans to campaign them. Young Botto,
who was his most intimate friend, accompanied
him. The boys had a high old time. but the
pace was too swift for irwin. and no died there
In, q few months OF paresis, it Is said.
HIS mother went from LOUSY lie to New Or
leans, and on the trip North with the body OF
her son she took a great fancy to young Botto.
AT that time, however, he did not reciprocato
her affection, and he was married a short time
afterward TO a Cincinnati girl. But the union
a divorce from her. Mrs. Twins fancy for him
in the meantime had not decreased. and, despite
old. they were married. 1t is said that she gave
Botto $3.50 o as a marriage settlement.
The strange part of the contract is that q few
days after the ceremony Botto started out on o
wedding trip all by himself.
Mrs. Botto seemed perfectly content to ro-
main IN Louisville. and she gave her young
husband $1,000 In cash TO start with, wiring
her New York bankers to let him draw on hsr
Bottoi is the only son Of Col. John Botto. q we'll
known business man Of Louisggille: He said lat
after 4 fh'se arri wen at s. foIise He Hsat taSss noi be ,o e.
COUNTY g. S.e Signed RON %Mot RherH"HsBtS ofto o.Isf fs
was from his wife telling him that she was on
She arrived here last evening and went to the
Park Avenue Hotel. She remained there only Q
few minutes. ordering her trunks transferred
to the Broadway Central. whence they were
again transferred to the Hotel Imperial. Mrs.
Botto left the Imperial almost Immediately after
registering.
Late at night Mrs. Botto returned to the I'm
perial. and had her luggage put upon n cab. 70
which she was driven away. She refused 70 tan
where she was going. declining also TO say any-
thing about her husbands arrest.
LorIsvIILE,, KY, Sept. +.-Wm, Botte,S
brother Guy declared this evening that WIZ
had not been arrested In New York. bat that n
was a friend of his, Edward Houston. son 0f q
wealthy pork packer of Cincinnati. Guy Botto
said that there. was no need Of his brother
forging checks. since his elderly bride was iay.
ishing money on him. aud only this week had
sent him several thousand dollars.
PHILADELPHIA Sept. 4.-Magistratc Edward
J. Deylin, who issued the warrant In the Botto
formed OF the facts. and he is not In town.
The police received a despatch from New
York to-day asking them to get reQuisition pa
pers ready. They understand that the charges
against Butto grew out of his race track trans
actions. and that the young Kentucxian
WEIGHED" that is, refused to pay his betting
losses, thereby detrauding the bookmakers Of Q
large amount.