The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-06
WILL BOTTO IN THE ToMBS.
HIS ELDERLr BRIDE TO n TO GER
HIM OUT

she Married Him because She wanted to Lcavs
Him Her Fortune on Account or his Friend.
ship Tor Her Son. nnd Her Lawyers Toid
Her That was tho Hest Way TO EHect This.
William Botto OF Louisville, Ky, who Gre
nted much talk in that town two months ago
by getting n divorce fro1Ahis first vito and
marrying a wealthy widow more than double
his age, was n]rrniSnel in Centre Street Court
yesterday by Central Office Detectives Foye
and Price on n charge OF being a fugitive from
Justice. ,
Botto, as told in THE Sun yesterday. was
arrested Saturday night in front OF tie
Casino on a warrant Issued by Judge Dcvlin
OF Philadelphia, Pa, for having passed .
worthless check for 1886 drawn on the Louis
willie Trust Company, and made in favor OF
Frank c. BENJAMIN OF Philadelphia. The
check was returned to MI. Benjamin marked
"No account"
Botto's mother was In court. When no re-
ceived n telegram from her on Saturday an
nonncing that she was on her way here. he said
that the despatch was from his wife. From this
was gained the impression that his elderly bride
was In town. y
The prisoner was attircd in n blue serge suit.
He seemed indifferent to tho scrape he was in.
He chntted with the detectives and boasted to
them that In tho past two months he had spent
II had u good time while the coin lasted, - he
said. and ] guess my wife has enough money
~ fSs 'G good S%' time M IN" before s%F'f I kick 't sRs bu %ssz
Ney9r fear; l wont get behind prison barsw
worth, Botto refused tn answer any questions
and ~lounged over the railing until Magistrate
Wentworth ordered him TO stand upright.
Tombs prison without hail for thirty days to
await the arrival Of extradition papers.
an account at the Louisville Trust COMPANY,
| drafts on the concern regularly In each case
would wire my father; and he would make
before it was presented, II This case / sent
the money to meet the draft to my first wife.
sne appropriated i to her own use and never
Lovisv,LLE, Ky: Sept 5aWiN Botto; the
through hp hs marriage frHHs; to to the h"' Widow W't Of tho Soi late
Capt. w. II; Irwin. just before his marriage to
wv While hFS fRe rene he Became Es%9 10 ena%ored Of II R L Sef MS:
Gowan, a variety actress and married her. he
Mrs. Botto didn't like this this and a row ioliowed
Mrs. Irwin heard Of this marriage and at once
which the girl agreed to give Botto q divorce.
SHIT was at once filed. and soon the decree was
Mrs. Irwin and Botto were at once married.
The ceremony was secretly performed. and -
did not become public until Botto wac on hiS
Botto $1,000 on which to take a bridal tour By
himself. A letter received from him several
the Continent then.
Mrs. Twins attachment for Botto was due to
the friendship which existed between her SON
Guy, who died in New Orleans last winter, and
the man she married. 1t was her wish to arrange
things so that her fortune. estimated at $780,
900, could be left TO her sons friend, and In
order To do this she decided, upon the advice Of
lawyers. to marry Botto. Botto is known here
as a rounder. He is not a society man. nor has
his family ever moved in fashionable circles.
Mrs. Irwin has for years given him all the
money he could spend. Botto teleRraphed to
his father last night that one of his companionn.
had been arrested for passing q forged check
but later on wired that It was he who had been
arrested. Col. Botto left for New York tonight.
Mrs. Hotto. the wife of the man under arrest.
is very ill.,. She was surprised to hear of Botto'e
arrest. and said that she had given him not less
than ST.. 900 during the past two months. She
added that she would DO all in her power to I'D
| him