Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-08-02

the arrest OF her husband ON the charge
LOT abandonment from Justice Mott in
the Harlem police court. A detective
was detailed to serve the warrant.
| The ex-judge, though in seclusion,
was not idle. Last spring, while in
Washington, he met Miss Katherine
Porterfeld. beautiful young woman.
She was Irving temporarily with Mrs.
Loring, who keeps fashionable board
ing house. Mackay made love to Miss
Porterfeld. He told her he had been
a widower for years, and before he re-
turned to his home II this city she had
promised to marry him, if her parents
consented. The ex-judge saw Colonel
| George A. Porterfeld, cashier Of the
Bank Of Charles Town, w. Va, the IA
Their Of the fancee, and obtained his
consent to the marriage. On July 10
Mackay and Miss Porterfeld were mar
ried In Colonel Porterfetd's home by
the Rev. A. c.. Hopkins. In the even
Ing the ex-judge and his bride started
| for Washington. He told Colonel Por-
terfeld there was a woman In New
York who would try to blaekmail him
If the marriage became known at that
time. The ex-judge and his wife spent
two days In Washington and then he
took her to Plainfeld, N. J. On Satur-
day, July %, he called upon Mrs. Mac
kay No. 1 at her home. She tried to
communicate with the detective who
had the warrant, but was unable to do
So Mackay said that he had been
kept away by urgent business, but ne
agreed to meet his wife at her home
the next day.
TAKEN TO HARLEM POLICE
COURT.
The ex-judge came at the appointed
time and was arrested. He was taken
to the Harlem Police Court and was
held for examination on the charge of
abandonment. He followed Mrs. Mac
kay to her home and made this confess
sion to his wife: Il married Miss Kath-
crime Porterfield," said he, ION July IL.
1 did so against my will"
Mrs. Mackay was astounded at her
husbands perfidy, and nearly lost her
reason when he proposed a plan to
save himself. He admitted that he
loved Miss Porterfeld, and had tried to
to StAthG from
Mrs. Mackay, so that he might marry
her There was a person in Mrs. mac
kav's fiat who overheard the cc1versa-
ton. Mackay said that his second wife
did not know of his former marriage.
81 will go and see this woman said
Mrs. Mackay, "and tell her who L am.
You deserve to go to prison for plga-
N.Y."
Mackay became violent at this, but
when he was again calm said:
Il want you, Sarah" said the eA-
Judge more calmly, ito swear 10
statement which l will prepare now.
The gist of it will be that you Will ao-
NIT that when l married you had a
husband living from whom you had
not been divorced. This will make |
our marriage Illegal. and will save me |
from going to the penitentlary. II
va, will do this I will not desert you. |
A TELEGRAM FROM PITTSBuRG.
After this proposition, 1t took some
time for Mrs. Mackey to recover her
senses. Then she said: You are
scoundrel, sir, and l will never sign
any paper for you, not even II coulo
save your life. Leave my house or
will call the police"
The ex-Judge left mutterlng threats
Mrs. Mackey, after consulting WIFI
LAWYER Fiske, decided to give up the
abandonment proceedings, and start
suit for divorce. She learned that IL
was her husbands intention to forfeit
his bail bond and go to Europe with
his bride, and she was surprised last
Wednesday by the following telegram
from her husband:
"Pittsburg, Pa-Mrs. Mackey, 226
West Hath street. Left to avoid un-
inst arrest; am alone will return to
you If you will stand by me, VIII
you? Answer. Paid here.
THOMAS"
It is said that after Mackey had
failed to get his wife to condone his
offense he deserted Mrs. Mackey NO. z
in Jersey City and she returned to her
fathers home. 1t was learned there
that the old ex-Judge had two wives
living, and the warrant, which he re-
fers to in his telegram, is one obtained
for his arrest upon the complaint OF
Mrs. Mackey No 2, in the South.
Col. Porterfields sons, it is said,
have declared they will take the law
into their own hands. 1t is said that
one of them, Robert, lives in Brook-
lvn. There is a Robert Porterfield in
the Brooklyn directory whose address
is given as ISL Bainbridge avenue.
The Porterfield who lived there re-
Gently has moved, and his present adj
eli