El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-25
VANCE IS
SHOT ANDKILLED
Donald Mackey in County
Jail Charged With Mur-
der; Happened at Cafe.


Scott Vance. a Southwestern railroad
conductor. was shot five times Wednes-
day night wn-ce eating dinner at the
Gem restaurant on san Antonio street
at Gas. He died q short time later at
the police emergency hospital
Donald Nackey Is under arrest on a
charge Of murder in connection with
The shooting and Is now confined in the
county Jail To the police he is said To
have admitted the shooting His di-
Norced wife and son We're said TO have
been having dinner with Vance at the
time OF the fatal shooting and to have
been unwilling witnesses to the
tragedy.
Arrested by Capt. Greet.
soon after the shooting Mackey was
arrested by Capt W D. Greet across
the street from the Gem restaurant.
which Is located On san Antonio street.
near the intersection OF St.utou street
Mackey is said by Capt. Greet to have
had q pistol in his possession and Capt.
Greet declared later that 1lacsey. upon
being asked by the police captain what
the trouble was TO have answered 'I
nave killed d man" Nackey WAS taken
10 the police station where he sat in
The captains private office while Vance
was operated on 1t the emergency hos
p4lal III the rear Of the police station
in an effort TO save his life He was
hurried there in an automobile follow
ing the shooting
at the station Uas also Mrs Mackey
and her son Donald An officer entered
from the emergency hospital and an
Ecunccd that Vance was dead ana
Mcckey was locked up and q charge
or murder placed against his name at
the police station afrs. Mackey ana
son then left iOr their hcme on East
boulevard. vt the station Mackey is
alleged 10 have talked freely Of the
affair
Makes Statement.
q met my son downtown" he is said
10 have stated 4 asked him where
he was going and he answered that he
was going 20 meet his mother I walked J
70 the plaza with MIN and I saw Mrs
3lackey sitting on the bench with
Vance. They then started walking
east and Z followed them TO the Gen.
restaurant ] then went TO the Caples
hotel, SOt my gun and shot Vance"
The preliminary hearing was set for
THURSDAY morning At . clock but was
postponed until Friday morning at 10
o'clock by justice 7. NJ Deaver be- g
cause OF THANKSGIVING
Mrs Mackey Says lis Free WOmaa."
Mrs Nscl-ey wnO came down at
o'clock fC- the preliminary hearing.
was informed that IL would be held
on Friday Asked for statement she
said "Mr- Mackey and myself were
separa ted since March OF 1914 On Oc-
tOber = 1918. ] was granted a divorce
from him by judge Ballard COldwell in
the 55th district court and given the
custody OF Donald. our SON have
been independent OF him since the sep
aration and when in need OF money re-
Ceived II from my people in Kentucky
Mr. Mackey had no claim upon me-
whatever and / am free Womal--
That he should have shot Mr.. Vance
is terrible and unfortunate thing and
there was no excuse for II whatever q,
7 was shocked and Mortified at the
shooting which happened very quicl5
and was wholly unexpected"
Worked Mt Tucumcari.
Scott Vance was conductor upon
the Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad. /
working out Of TucumcarL He had
been with the railroad for 3 number q,
OF years and was q member Of the
brotherhood Of Railroad conductors. He Z
was &C years old and IS months ago
buried his wife in Evergreen cemetery
He is survived by one son, Walter
Vance Of Decatur, Ill. and a sister,
Mrs. c T. Mills, Of Decatur The body
Is being held at Nagley & Kaster's
pending the arrival Of the son. Mrs
Mills wired to Nagley & Raster Thurs
day morning TO inter Vance beside the
remains Of his wife
Lived at Ramona.
Vance. for the past three months,
was a lodger at the Ramona hotel on
North Stanton street H A BOrcher-
ding the proprietor Of the Ramona
stated that he was a quiet, iOvial man,
orderly in MS habits and regular in
his railroad runs Mackey had a room
at the Caples hotel on San Antonio
street Z. J. Williams the proprietor
Of the Cap:es hotel said: -'Mackey has
been gloomy and morose for several
months and had been drinking consid-
erably He talked a great deal about
his wife and son and said that Vance
was responsible for their separation
Iackey was a member Of the local
Carpentars's Union anc mas lived in
II Paso Tor a number Of years. save
when out on contract work Recently
he was employed at the Elephant Butte
dam Eight months go Mackey was
arrested on q charge OF Quarreling with
his wife. and ii is alleged he was given
e short time 10 leave the city
Happened Quickly.
1T happened so quickly" said the
proprietor OF the Gem cafe. that we
didn't have time TO get excited Vance,
the woman and child. sat down at a
table near the door and ordered sup
per. It was served when Mackey en-
tered the door. Not q word was ex-
changed Vance keeled over and fell