Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-08-06

Porterfeld, a beautiful young woman
She was living temporarily with Mrs
Loring, who keeps fashionable board
ing house. Mackey made love to Miss
Porterfeld. He told her that he had
been a widower for years, and before
he returned to his home in this city
she had promised to marry him, if her
parents consented. The ex,judge saw
Col. George A. Porter6eld, cashier OF
the Bank of Charlestown, w. Va, the
father of the fiance, and obtained his
consent to the marriage. On July 10,
Mackey and Miss Porterfeld were
married in Colonel Porterfeld's home
by the Rev. A. c. Hopkins. He told
Colonel Porterfeld that there. was a
woman in New York who would at
tempt to blackmai him if the marriage
become known at that time. The ex-
Judge and his wife spent two days in
Washington and then he took her to
Plain6eld, n. J. On Saturday, July
%, he called upon Mrs. Mackey No.
at her home. She tried to communi-
cate with the detective who had the
warrant, but 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 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.
Mackey to her home and made this
confession to his wife: ~ married
Miss Katherine Porterfeld," said he,
ION July 10. I did so against my will.
She is woman of bad reputation,
/ called upon her and she put some
drug into my wine. I drank it and
became oblivious. When | was fully
restored to consciousness. I learned
that had married this woman"
Mrs. Mackey was astounded at her
husbands perfdy, and nearly lost her
reason when he proposed a plan to
save himself. He admitted that he
loved Miss Porterfeld, and had tried
to obtain a divorce in several states
from Mrs. Mackey, so that he might
marry her. There was person in
Mrs. Mackey's fat who overheard the
conversation. Mackey said that his
second wife did not know of his for
mer marriage.
81 will 60 and see this woman, u
said Mrs. Mackey, "and tell her who
I am. You deserve to 60 to prison for
bigamy."
Mackey became violent at this, put
his hand upon his pocket and said
fercely:
"If you dare to even think of find
ing my wife will fill you full of holes" {"
1I want you, Sarah," said the ex-
Judge, more calmly, "to swear to a
statement which I will prepare now.
The gist of it will be that you will
admit that when I married you 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 peniten-
tiary. If you will do this l will not
desert you. I will bring my other wife
to this city to live and will spend part
of the time with her and part with
YOU"
After this proposition, it took some
time for Mrs. Mackey to recover her
senses. Then she said: "You are a
scoundrel, sir; and will never sign
any paper for you, not even if l could
save your life. Leave my house or l
will call the police"
The exjudge left, mutteriug threats.
Mrs. Mackey, after consulting with
Lawyer Fiske, decided to give up the
abandonment proceedings, and start a
suit for divorce. She learned that it
was her husbands intention to forfeit
his bail bond and 60 to Europe with
his bride, and she was surprised last
Wednesday by the following telegram
from her husband:
"PITTsBURG, Penn.-Mrs. MacSey,
226 West 114th street. Left to avoid
unjust arrest am alone will return to
you if you will stand by me. Will you ?
Answer, paid here. THOMAS"
1t is said that after Mackey had
failed to get his wife to condone he
deserted Mrs. Mackey No. 2 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 referred to in
his telegram, is one obtained for his
arrest upon the complaint of Mrs.
Mackey No. 2 in the south.
Colonel Porterfeld's 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
|lyn. There is Robert Porterfeld in
the Brooklyn directory whose address
is given as 157 Bainbridge avenue.
The Porterfeld who lived there recent
ly has moved, and his present address
is not known. Lawyer Fiske is col
lecting the evidence and will file q
petition for divorce as soon as possible
Mrs. Mackey No. is in comfortable
circumstances and her home is neatly
furnished. A woman friend lives with
her. After she gets divorce she will
return to her home in Stamford.