El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-15
MRS. D. NACKEY
KISSED VANCE
Divorced Wife of Man on
Trial For Murder Lifted
Body of Dead Man.

When Scott Vance was shot to death
in the Gem restaurant, Mrs. Donald
Mackey. divorced wife Of the man now
on trial for the murder of Vance knelt
down, raised Vances head and kissed
his bloOdless lips as she mumbled: "My
darling"
This was what 0. A Reid testified on
the stand Tuesday morning in the muir
der trial of Mackey in the 3ith district
court
Il was sitting at the third table"
he testified. Il saw a man near the
door start to shooting. 1 saw the first
shot. ] saw the man who was shot
stand up, take two or three steps to-
ward the door and then fall
stop Him"
Il heard a woman scream: stop him.
She jumped up from the table and
scuffled with the man who had done
the shooting. I think the man then
backed out Of the restaurant The first
table was only SIX or eight feet from
the door
4 saw Mackey first when he was
standing in front OF Vance. He had
walked up and was closer to the table
than the door. / thought when the first
shot was fired that it was joke. It
looked like the shot had been tired IN
to the floor. The gun was held in both
hands. as though il was working hard.
1 nN AVL hllbN llUW many 1-ANN@ 49,
fired"
Fired Five Shots.
Fred Nash, the first states witness,
stated that he was In the Gem restau-
rant on the evening Of November "a.
He saw man enter the restaurant and
fire five shots at Vance. He stated
that Vance was sitting with his side
to the front door, facing the west
wall and that a woman and boy sat
at the same table. No words passed
between the tive men, he said.
Woman Jumped
"As the man entered the woman
jumped UP and there was general con-
fusion in the restaurant the witness
testified. Vance rose from his chair
after the firing started and then fell
with his feet towards the front door
and his head towards the wall AS
he rose he was looking towards his
assailant The men were not more
than six feet apart The five shots
were fired as rapidly as they can bo
from a six shooter. / saw no gun on
Vance"
Vance Started Toward 8Iackey.
On cross examination the witness
stated that, when the last shot was
fired, Vance started towards Mackey
and then fell. When Mackey entered
Vance was engaged in serving supper,
the witness testified.
DR.. ]. I Bush, assistant city health
officer. testified that he saw Vance in
a dying condition in the emergency
hospital at the police station. There
were five wounds on the body he stat
cd, land four of hem were fatal. Vance
was unconscious when / saw him, and
he made no statement"
Papers in Pockets.
On cross examination Dr.. Bush said:
Il did not go through the pockets, but
I saw some papers taken from IN IN
side pocket OF the coat"
Mrs. MacEey Testifies.
Mrs Mackey was placed on the stand
shortly before noon by the state she
/ testified as follows: Il was with my
little boy and Scott Vance. We had
cutting the steak for my little boy.
when Mr.. Mackey came In and shot
him
yIackey Close to Vance.
Mr.. Mackey was very close to Ar.
Vance when the shooting began. 1
saw Mr.. Mackey when he fired the
first shot. He fired five shots in all
Il did nothing until the last shot
s'He Got Me-"
Il then got up and went towards the
door and got between Mr. Mackey and
the door. Mr.. Mackey passed me and
went out the door. / then picked up
Mr.. Vance's head and asked him if he
was hurt. He replied: Yes, he got me-
Met Vance in PLAN,
Before going to supper met MI
Vance near the postoffice. l had come
down TO meet my boy. We went over
10 the plaza and waited until the boy
came up. The boy came up in advance
of his father, Mr.. Mackey. When my
boy Joined us we went to the restau.
rant II was probably 20 minutes from
the time we left the plaza until the
shooting took place.
Il saw Mr.. Mackey a few seconds
before he entered. I saw him pass the
window of the restaurant | said moth
ing to Mr.. Vance about seeing him
The Jurors Selected.
The selection of the jury was COM
pleted Monday evening, after exhaust
ing the special venire The jurors are
\. Z. Woods. J. ". Reynolds, W. S.
Valentine, Vernon J. Booth, L. A. Ed
mondson, J. r. Gilroy. f. W. Mebus, J.
r, Committeeman and Edward d. Smith