The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-30
Wllk Terala and SQews
JUDGE T. ]. MACKEY .
ON HIS MARRIAGES
tue OLD GtLLANl'S BEAUrIFUI
BRIDE ALSO TALKS.
He Won Her by MISUNDERSTANDING I'll,
Ab.ence She Relates Her Sad story
and Then Fii.s with Him to
Now Jersey.

The following excellent story
which appeared in the Now York
World few days ago, containing an
interview with the Judge as to how
he proposes to get out of his matri-
monial tangles involving a charge OF
bigamy, aud Oh interview with his
beautiful, hut now snd bride NJ. 2,
in which she tells how she came to
marry the aged gallant, will be read
with deep interest by his acqualnt.
ances Throughout the State:
It was l 1 o'clock yesterday fore
noon and Judge Thomas Jefferson
Mackey, the aged gallant who has
devoted his life TO captivating fair
women, was still sleeping in the first
parlor, back, in the furnished room
house OF Mrs. Daisy Catharino, near
the northwest corner Of Twenty
third street and Seventh avenue
The lundlady's kind. heulSc but
indignant daughter, with copy of
The World"containing the exclusive
feature that tho old fashioned say.
age brigadier of the bench was hold
ing his beautiful bride, Mrs. Kath-
arine S. Porterfield Maclsey, IL pris-
oner in that room, aroused tho Judge
to inform him that he must quit the
apartment at once.
The young Mrs. Mackey, accord
ing to evidence Of wife No. 2, had
been locked day and night in the
first parlor, back. This she had told
the landlady's daughter, who had at
tempted on different occasions TO
gain admittance while the Judge was
out. The girl wife in burst of con-
fidence had acknowledged also that
when she had spoken to her chival.
rous husband of going to her broth
er, Charles Portertield Of Northport,
l.. l., member of tho Thompson
Publishing House, the jndge had
threatened to shoot her.
SOUTHERN GENTLEMAN.
The folding doors parted, A tall
girl clad in white flowing robe, a
goddess in face and figure, extend
ing a partially barred arm to stoady
herself, appeared in tho frame. Her
voice trembled when she spoke.
When told that World reporter
wished to see him the judge replied
from the interior, in well-modu-
lated voice:
"Tell him can't see him. must
have my breakfast first. It may not
be reporter ut all, but some one
who has come to arrest me-"
g "What is it Mr.. Mackey? What
is the troublef' inquired the girl, in
frightened tones.
When he emerged the Judge wore
a Prince Albert suit with checked
trousers. He does not show his 60
years. The hair, bushy eyebrows,
clipped musteche and goateo are
yellowish grey. The head is thrown
back on expansive shoulders. The
feet are firmly planted. His hands
shook so that the all tobacco cigar
cite he had lighted almost fell from
his fingers.
ut is false that l have kept my
wife prisoner" he said, dramati.
cally. "Katharine, come out here
and deny it." When his wife re-
fused to come the judge tore his
hair. The landlady's daughter in
duced him to be quiet II have come
to this city to have my marriage to
Mrs. Sarah Lenor ICurtis) Mackey
annnlled within 60 days" continued
the Judge, in jury tones. =.
"Those newspapers which have re-
terred to me as fugitive f,om JUS
tice shall answer in court of law.
On the date of my marriage with
Miss Curtis she was the lawful wife
OF another. This action, of course,
should have preceded my marriago
to Miss Porterfeld, and I so in
tended, but the peculiar circum
stances that surrounded mo had tho
effect of temporarily clouding my
Judgment, and my devotion to her
led mo to run the terrible risk of in
curing prosecution f. tho alleged