Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-01
Remarkable MAN.
The Marvellous Domestic and Civic
Career Of Judge T. j. Mackey.
LOVE, MADNESS, AND DIVORCE
The Tragedy Of His Domestic Lie-Hls b.
liant Career as Soldier IurlsL and PIeade
Defender Of Halsn and Author Of TsSt
Books ON COurs-MartIaI - Romance and
Tragedy Blended With Love and Crime.

One OF the most marvellous careers
in both the line matrimonial and civic
effort is that of Judge +. j. Mackay Of
this city. The Judge sat on the bench
of South Carolina for fifteen years, was
married three times, served as an en-
gineer officer in the Confederate army,
and is the author of books which have
been translated into almost every Eu-
ropean language.
The Globe has the honor Of his ac-
quaintance( and wish it had the ability
Of pen.picturing him that our readers
might have a full realization Of his
personality, to the end Of more fully
appreciating the following semi-tragic
and romantic story.
When a young man, Judge Mackay
married the daughter Of a distinguish
I'd Southern family. Their sons to-day
follow not only useful put distinguish
ed careers. For twenty years Judge
and Mrs. Mackay have been divorced,
she securing on her initiative the de
cree. That there is no apparent or
deep-seated cause for this separation
will appear further along The Judge
while engaged as attorney for a noted
English mining company, made several
trips to England. After a return from
one Of those trips he met another
Southern lady, the daughter OF 4
wealthy and well-known Virginian,
whom he married. With her he lived
happily a short period, until the re-
ceipt Of a letter from a gentleman in
Worcester, who claimed that the wOm-
an he had married was a bigamist and
the wife of the writer This informa-
tion shocked the Judge but he left
New York City, where he was residing
and enjoying a lucrative practice, and
hunted up the husband of his wife,
whom he found to be a man named
Greene. The maiden sister OF Mr..
Greene revealed the character Of Mrs.
Mackay No. 2. She had left her hus-
band because he had fallen from tree
and had his spine injured by the acct
dent. Judge Mackay returned to New
York and summoned her father. In
the presence Of this gentleman he ex-
posed the crime Of Mrs. Mackay. She
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Greene was dead Her father is a
prominent lawyer and IL is not neces-
sary to state his name Judge Mackay
was pursuaded by the father not to
have the marriage annulled publicly.
as his daughter would be disgraced.
Mrs. Mackay signed a fun confession.
The judge turned over to her the house
hold furniture, for which he paid 81
600, and left the house. This ended his
second marriage The lady went to
Europe and remained out Of reach Of
the Judge to serve her with papers for
the annullmeut of the marriage She
remained i'm Europe over six years, and
Judge Mackay having made the ac-
quaintance of the father Of his present
wife. who is a wealthy banker In Char
lesion. Va. visited him at his request.
The banker secured the services Of
Judge Mackay to induce his daughter
TO return home. She had been living
separated from her father for four
years, because Of a certain occurrence,
which she subsequently revealed to
Judge Mackay It may be stated that
the Judge has the full history of this
terrible crime. signed and written by
Mrs. Mackay. When the young lady
returned to her home she was in her
18th year and the most beautiful wom-
an the Judge had ever seen. The Judge
claims that something put in his glass
of mint julep clouded his memory or
judgment and he married the beautiful
'reamre. But, on recovering next day.
ne repu lated the marriage and left
the mansion Of his new father-in-law
for New York. His wife followed him,
but he induced her to return home.
She had but gotten as far as this city
when the Judge fell in from the
troubles he had been through. She
flew to his bedside and tenderly nursed
him for six weeks. He, then, i'm mo-
ment Of gratitude, consummated the
marriage He soon discovered the
most horrible secret Of his beautiful
wife She was afIio' i with that
shocking nervous disorder known to
the medical fraternity as erOtic OF
nymphomania. She had been uncon.
trollaOle for several years, and you
understand what that means to a wom-
an young and beautiful in the city OF
New York" said the Judge to the
Sriter. in one of our conversations on
this phase Of his career.
"But she neCer committed a sin In
her life, sir" quickly added the judge
Insane and love mad she was ire
sponsible for the sexual passions which
consumed her and i'm which she indulg
ed when not under restraint"
When the judge finally had to send
her home he escorted her as far as a
West Virginia town, where she had
him arrested for bigamy. Here he lay
60 IL, f-, hawa Il
a romantic incident which is a monu-
ment to the judges honorable treat
ment Of his first wife. the wife Of his
youth and the mother Of his noble
boys. She learned OF his predicament
and visited him in the Jail. She learn
ed the true story Of the bigamy, and
that he had married unknowingly a
married woman, and subsequently
without his full mental powers, an in
sane one, who out Of love madness had
him arrested The first wife came
boldly out and declared Judge Mackay
the soul of honor and a pure, noble
man. She qualified by producing over
$4,000 real estate as his bondsman,
and demanded his release, but the laws
OF West Virginia did not recognize the
legality OF her qualifications as bonds
man, because her property was not To-
Gated in that State. The judge was
finally bonded by a klnsman, and in
sisted on trial This trial was post.
poned at great expense 20 the Judge,
\ time and again, until he finally forced
hrcQurt and district attorney to dis.
the case In open court. BY the
Of New York, absence for seven
on the part OF husband or wife
Is the marriage. 10 viii be OBJ
ed that Mrs. Greene, the second
had been absent six years and
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