The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-04-21
RILEY RETURNED.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED BIoAMIsT
A yaunG Nan who IN said 10 Have"
wife In Texas, Iewa aud the maj
nm Territory Respeciiyeiy-His
Capture BY Sheriff moon-ho'
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Sheriff Moon yesterday morning returned
from Maywllls, ArAanfas, having under ar
rest H. T.. Riley, whom no placed In tho
county jail. Riley stands Indicted In tho
Dallas county District court charged with
bigsmy. lie hasa wfc living with her par
ents about three miles west of the city, and
Ia said 10 have two more living, ono In Iowa
and ono In the Indian Territory, Learning
from \ gentleman who was somewhat famll'
lar with part of his past history that It was
almost Ikea romsDce--that no had lived In
several States, taught school and married
promiscuously "A HERALD reporter
yesterday visited the County Jail and called
for Mr., Riley. ic stepped forward TO tho
aide OF tho Iron cago in the second story of
tho Jail, In which he is confined, md was In
forn cd that an interview regarding his career
for publication was desired. He furnished
the following statement: my name Ia H.
L. Riley, aged 70 years. l was born In Davies
county, Kentucky my father lived and
owned land VI the corners ofthreo Kentucky
ounties-Davies, Ohio and MoLain;. Ibid not
marry In Kentucky; left that State about
six years ago, and went " Illinois and Ohio;
taught school for two terms In Iowa and
lived In the State about two yoars; then !
went " Missouri and taught school near st.
Joseph for ak monthp, and then went 10
Kansas and taught school about
four months near Seneca, the
county seat of Nemaha county; from there
came 10 Texas, three years ago last Febru.
airy; came " Dallas, staid in the city little
more than n week, ut st. Charles hotel,
and then went out 10 Prairie Grange, In this
county, with George Fleming and family, to
take charge OF the Prairie Grange school;
on tho 4th Of july following, at the residence
OF Mr.. Fleming, married bis daughter, Miss
Annie Fleming; | remained and taught
school and farmed at Prairie Grange for
about eleven months after marrying then |
went TO Denton, Gainesville, and all through
tho Indian Territory, and on through 70
Kentucky, on n visit; remained In
Kentucky but n short time and
started back for Dallas county, Texas,
TO 600 how my home and family matters were;
I got ne far as Maysvile, Arkansas, and
concluded " stop there and raise n crop;
lived across the Cherokee Nation line and
had put In crops Of wheat and oats, and was
about toput in crop of corn; had ground
broken for that purpose, when Sheriff Moon,
of Dallas, arrested me ut Maysville Postoiliee;
did not correspond with my vito while
away; left her on account of family trou-
bles; Mr.. Fleming's daughter is the only wife
now have or ever had; Sheriff Moon in.
formed me when he arrested mo that it was
on account Of an indi tment in the Dallas
cour. for bgsmy, charging that had n wife
living when married Miss Fleming; that |
was married in Iowa"
VERY DIFFERENT STORY.
The reporter having been in
formed that when Riley left Dallas
county he had given his wife to understand
that ho had purchased farm in Denton
county and that he was going there " get the
title to it, and that his failure TO return had
induced investigation which established, be-
You'd doubt, that no was married man at
the time he became the husband of Miss
Fleming, concluded to seek out Sheriff Moon
and learn what he could from that official
about the prisoner and his arrest The Sher-
III gave him the following statement:
~ left Dallas on the north bound train
last Wednesday night, with requisition and
capias for the arrest of II p. Riley, indicted
in the Dallas County District court for biga-
my; arrived at Maysville, Arkansas,
last Saturday evening, | expected TO
find Riley living At Maysville, hut
learned on arrival that he was living two
and half miles west, in the Cherokee
Nation; when arrived in Maysville, being a
stranger, inquired for an officer, not caring
to trust everyone with knowledge of my
business; was sent to Justice of the Peace
named Lynch, whom also discovered was
the postmaster for Maysvile; | made known
TO him my business and learned Just whore
Riley lived, but found it would be necessary
to kidnap him, MS my requsiton for his ar
rest was on the Governor Of Arkansas, and
Riley was not resident Of that State; while
the Squire and myself were discussing plan
of procedure, man rode up and inquired
if there was anything in the post-otfice
for r. p. Riley; | stepped out, caught
his horse by the bride and informed him
there was--I was there for him. he remarked
that no thought was Sheriff Moon, of Dali
las county, Texas, and that had paper for
his arrest; informed him he WAS right and
arrested him; he admitted TO me that he was
married in Iowa, before coming to Texas, but
said it was shotgun marriage forced upon
him by the woman's friends Riley had a
handsome young wife living with him in the
Cherokee Nation, and they have one of the
sweetest, prettiest babies, about four or five
moaths old, that ever have seen in my life
this wife just worships him, and when l took
him away she hung on his neck and wept
most bitterly, and begged Of me to leave him
with her; when arrested him at Maysville,
she was at home, and he desired me to take
him to her, but would not risk
taking him into the Territory; |
sent for her, however, and she
came Immediately that evening and remained
with him till nearly midnight; then she went
back home returned in the morning with a
lot Of clothing fer him, and remained until |
departed with him for Texas; Riley before
leaving gave her instructions as to conduct
ing the matters on their farm until he should
return to her"
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