El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-16
VANCE CAUSED
MACKEYDIVORCE
Donald Mackey Says Left
Wife Because of Conduc
tor: Hid Under the Bed.

fendant's testimony Wednesday morn
ing in the trial of his case IN which
he is charged with murder in connec-
ton with the killing of Vance in the
Gem restaurant.
NIacIcey testified that Vance was iiv-
ing at the Mackey home at the time he
left his wife and that, AFTER ne hau
heated argument with Vance ne PACKED
up his things and left permitting MIS-
NTacI1ey to get a divorce without con-
test.
NTacl<ev went on the stand at 1880.
He stated he was AZ years OF age anu
had lived here nearly two years. He
first met Mrs Mackey in Kentucky
about 20 years ago, and they were mar
ried two or three years later ne said.
He first met Scott Vance on a tram on
the Vandalia railroad.
.'He was a railroad brakeman, and l
y raiIrAd carpenter" he stated. u
was living then at Lake City. III, From
Lake City we moved TO Decatur III.
There Vance was at my home once
Met Vance Here.
ct met Vance about two weeks after
7 came He saw ne on the street and
hailed me He told me about his wife s
death and of not knowing what to 90
with his son. who was coming TO him.
81 said. Scott if il Will be any
accommodation to YOU. let him come
out 10 us for a while He thanked me.
A short time after he came out and
we arranged to rent house on Wyo-
ming street We lived there for some
time and my relations with Mr.. Vance
were friendly l regarded him as q
perfect gentleman. subsequently L
changed that view
Wife's Attitude.
What caused you TO change your
view ." his attorney asked.
my wife's attitude towards me.
How was that
she became short with me.
couldn't talk on any subject that she
didn't get mad
What circumstances first caused you
to become suspicious
Mrs. Mickey and Nnnce on Couch.
L came through the front door one
evening and saw Mrs. Mackey sitting
on the couch. Mr.. Vance was lying on
the couch As soon as Mrs. Maclley
heard me coming, she ran into the
kitchen. I said nothing about that in
cident
Were Together.
con another occasion. ! returned to
the house to get tool ] had forgotten.
I went in through the back door and
saw Vance sitting at n table and Mrs.
Mackey sitting on lounge leaning
over near him.
zone day ] determined to find out
il there was anything wrong with my
wife. We all had supper together. my
family. Mr.. Vance and Ms SON. After
supper I went out. sprinkled the lawn.
and played ball with the boys. At thar
time nv wife would hardly speak to
me Finally she came out and said.
IT you go out tonight. leave the door
unlocked You locked ii last night
said. An right. Cricket Mrs Mackey
went out with the tsyO boys. I then
called up the Southwestern yardmaster
and asked when Scott Vance would be
in. He told ne about midnight
Hid Under Bed.
ct left the house. walked around the
block. came in and left the door open
then fixed a pallet under NV bed
was under the he'd when my wife came
home with the boys.
while she was out Of the house.
made a search. and found some expen-
sive candy hidden in a cupboard.
Hes Cone
when NY wife returned. 7 heard her
say. Well. he's gone. / see he's been
searching around, hut he didn't find
anything She hustled the bOvs Off to
bed. Then she called up the South
western office and asked when Vance
would come in.
In NightgOwn.
Vance came in about 2 o'clock in the
morning. I saw Mrs. Mackey get up
as soon as she heard him coming She
was in her nightgOwn. I slipped ont
into the Kitchen where I could see
them They were standing close to-
oether whispering. He then went to
his room Mrs. Mackey came into nv
get behind the door. She was feeling
her way. ard in reaching over she put
her hand on me.
7 said. II you want this room, I'll
get out of it
Went To Sleeping Porch.
Mrs. MaclJey went out to the sleep
ing porch. l followed her out and she
started into the kitchen. 7 told her
to get back into her bed and she did so
Vance went into the bathroom and
took a bath Then he put on his night
shirt, came out Of his room and tip
toed towards the door leading to the
sleeping porch. Mrs. Mackey got up
and called out to Vance, Go through
Dons room. Mr.. Vance, he's home He
never said q word but tiptOed through
my room out to the lavatory. Then he
came back through, saw me and said.
Hello, Don, did l wake you up /
said, No. I've been awake all the time
"Afn't You Ashamed"
Il then went out to my wife and
said, Amt you ashamed of the way
you are doing She said, What do you
mean? If you talk that way I'll call Mr..
Vance l told her not to call him
that 1 would see him in the morning.
She called him, however. and he came
into the room in his night clothes.
Then he said he had better put on his
trousers and retired TO dress. When
he came out again ! said, Scott. I've
always thought you were friend of
mine
"T am he said.
cit doesn't look like it, replied,
the way you have been doing.
you're Liar"
"'YOu're damn liar he said.
81 then said 1 would leave the house
and in the morning I packed up my
things and left"
The witness stated that two weeks
later there was q reconciliation be-
tween his wife and himself. His wife
agreed he said. to have nothing more
to do with Vance. He told Of living i'm
Government Hill and OF coming home
one day to find that his wife had left
him. He did not contest the divorce
suit that was filed by Mrs. Mackey, he
stated
Nothing Wrong With Mrs Mackeys
Mrs. Cora Wheeler testified that she
had known the Mackeys They had
lived at her home for q time, she said,
and had never known Mr.. Mackey to
drink or mistreat Mrs. Mackey
You knew nothing wrong about Mrs.
Mackeys character" was asked in the
cross examination by the state.
Il did not"
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