The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1892-02-17
TO AVENGE A WRONG
TWO KENTUCKIANs TRACK A YOUNG
MAN TO DAWSON
And Fall Into the Hands of the Law for
Acting Indiscreetly--Afterwa Dis
charged Demon stration in the Court
ROOm--A Big Sensation.

tuckian, sold horses in Dawson, and
by his agreeable mann rs and jovial dis
position made anumber of friends among
his circle of acquaintance.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Riley again ap-
peared in DAVIS n, but this time he did
not bring any stock with him, and the
supp sition was that he came south to
spend the win. er in the pleasant city of
Dawson among his friends.
Last Saturday Riley figured il ole of
The biggest sensations in the history Of
Dawson, and it now appears that instead
of being here on a business or pleasure
trip he was e1deavoring to elude two
other Kentuckians who acc se1 him of
betraying their sister.
Friday afternoon there arrived in
Dawson, on the 2:30 Central train, two
fine looking specimens of young man
hood, The name of one was Montgom-
cry and that Of the other was Lowrey.
II is Montgomery's sister and Lowrey' s
sister-inlaw that Riley is charged with
seducing The homes Of all the parties
are at Troy, Kentucky.
The two Ringers were not very com
municative, and attracted no attention
for some time after arrival here. They
first sought Riley and quietly took him
in charge, int nding to leave Dawson
with him on the II o'clock night train
for Kentucky, where they would make
him marry the girl whose life he had
bhghted. Dining the afternoon the
three visited the Central depot and pur-
chased tickets to Chattanooga.
The two Kentuckians and Riley were
together on The streets all Friday after
no n, and Riley introduced them to his
acqu intances as his brother and cous-
in
At time did they attract more than
ordinary attention, and perhaps it never
would have been known that Riley was
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enraged and determined brother who had
sworn to avtnge the great wrong had
he not improved an oppoi tunity to whis-
per to one OF his Dawson friends the di-
lemma he was in and appeal to him not
to let them take him away.
That was late in the afternoon, and the
gen leman appealed to held a consulta-
ton with Riley's friends and the officers.
The result was that Sheriff Christie and
Chief Hatcher arrested Montgomery and
Lowrey on warrant charging them
with kidnapping while they and Riley
were at the supper table at the Farnum
House. They were both placed in jail,
where they remained until three O'Clock
the next day, when they were taken out
for committal trial In The meantime
Riley had six warrants taken out for
them for various onenses, among them
that of kidnapping and concealed weap-
ons.
Colonel NJ. G. Edwards represented
the defendants, and when they were ar
raigned the defense announced ready.
Before the prosecution could announce
Riley sought a private interview with
and made overtures for
settlement of the matter. Upon their
return to the court room Riley request
ed that the prosecution be withdrawn.
Solictor-General Grjggs had already de-
cided that he would not appear in the
prosecution, and in addressing the court
he sail:
'YoUR HONOR: This case is, in some
re SpectS, novel one. Two citizens OF
another State have attacked citizen of
the Same State temporarily residing here.
put him under arrest without lawful
warrant or authority, and attempted to
kdndp ihm. Detected in this by our
Vgll2ht officers, they were arrested and
jailed, &ld noW appear here for commit |
ment. All the facts III my possession
We're obtained from this prosecutor. the
man who was thus maltreatcd by these
defendants, and | want to say here that
L haven't the slight st feeling Of sympa-
thy for him in his trouble. These de- |
PENDANTS claim that before leaving Ken |
lucky this pr, secutor had committed a |
crime against a woman, the Sis
ter of one and the sister-in-law of the
other, the gre test social crime known to |
0 n laws, the crime that strikes at the |
very foundation of society everywhere. |
They claim that he is the seducer of
their sister, AMI that they are h re sim
ply to ight the wrong done to her The
prosecutor does not deny his connection. |
and consents hat this prosecution NAV |
lPclOIc1IiW l,
been committed against the peace and
good orderof this Sta'e | say technical |
ly the defendants have committed a
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