The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-09


portant legal cases. which would
bring him large fees.
Mrs. Mackey never saw any of the
money he got as fees. Her husband
did not like to live long in any one
house, and since 1891 thoy have
lived at No. 13G West Ninetieth st
No. Al West Ninety ninth ST., No.
l3 West Ninety ninth St., No. 70
West One Hundred and Fifth ST.,
No. 80 East Tenth St., and they
moved about year ago to tho Cath,
arine apartment house, No. 226 West
One Hundred and Fourteenth St.
He claimed that it was unhealthful
to live longer than three months in
any house.
On June 9Th last Mackey told his
wife that he was going to Washing
ton to attend to an important case
and would be absent for a long time.
During her absence he packed up all
his clothing, and when she returned
home he had disappeared with about
$1,000 of her money. She heard
nothing from hlm and could not get
any trace of him in Washington
Acting upon tho advice Of her father
aud Lawyer John B. Fiske, Of No.
50 Wall street, she obtained a war.
rant for the arrest of her husband on
the charge Of abandonment from
Justice Mott, in the Harlem Police
court. A detective was detained to
servo tho warrant.
The ex-Judge, though in seclusion,
was not idle. Last spring while in
Washington, he met Miss Katherine
Porterfield, a beautiful young wo.
man. She was living temporarily
with Mrs. Loving, who keeps a
fashionable boarding house. Mackey
made love to Miss Porterfi2ld Fo
told her he had been widower for
years, and before he returned to his
home in this city she had promised
to marry him if her parents con-
scented.
The OK judge saw Colonel George
\ Portertield, cashier Of the Bank of
Charlestown, in Charlestown, ". Va,
the father uf his tiancee, and obtained
his consent to the marriage. On
Jnly l9 Muckey and Miss Poterfield
married at her home by the Rev. a.
G. Hopkins. In the evening the ex.
Judge and his bride started for Wash
ington. He told Colonial Portertield
that there was a woman in New York
who would attempt to blackmail him
If the marriage became known at
that time, aud the marriage license
was obliglngly concealed by the city
clerk in Charlestown.
The ex.judge and his wife spent
two days in Washington and then he
took her to Plaintield, n. j. On Sat.
urday, July %, he called upon Mrs.
Mackey No. ! at her home. She
tried to communicate with the dctec.
tive who had :le warrant. bnt was
unable to do SO. Mackey said that
he had been kept away by urgent
business, but he agreed to meet his
wife at her home the next day.
The ex-judge came at the appoint
cd time and was arrested He was
taken to tho Harlem police court and
was held in $500 bail for examina
ton on the charge Of abandonment
Ho followed Mrs. Mackey 70 hel
home ard made this confession tc
his wife:
81 married Miss Katherine Porter
held," said he, ION July 80. l did
so against my will. She is a woman
OF bad reputation. called upon
her and she put some drug into my
wine. drank it and became oblivi
ons. When was fully restored tt
consciousness | learned that l hn,
married this woman"
Mrs. Mackey was nstouuded at hel
husbands pcriidy, and nearly los
her reason when he proposed plur
To save bimsclf He admitted tha
he loved Miss Porterii-ld, and hut
tried to obtain divorce in sevcra
States from Mrs. M'ckey that h,
might marry her, which did no
agree with his story about being
dru .ged. There was person !,