The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-19
TO AvENGE A WRONG
Two Ke ltuckisns Track Man and Fall
into the Hands of the Law.
From the Dawson (Gd.) Neus

into the Hands of the Law.
From the Dawson (Ga.) Nevs.
A year ago Arch Riley. a young Ken
tuckian, sold horses in Dawson, and by his
agreeable manners and jovial disposition
made number Of friends among his circle
of acquaintance.
Several weeks ago Mr.. Riley again ap-
peared in Dawson, but this time he did not
bring any stock with him, and the SUPPOSE
ton was that he came south to spend the
winter in the pleasant city of Dawson,
among his friends.
Last Saturday Riley figured in one Of the
biggest sensations In the history of Dawson,
and it now appears that instead of being
here on business or pleasure trip he was
endeavoring to elude two other Kentuck-
Ians, who accused him of betraying their
sister.
Friday afternoon they arrived in Dawson
on the 2:30 o'clock Central train, two fine-
looking specimens Of young manhood. The
name of one was Montgomery and that of
the other was Lowrey. 1t is Montgomery's
sister and Lowrey's sister-In.law that Riley
is charged with seducing. The homes Of all
the parties are at Troy, KY.
The two strangers were not very commu-
NEGATIVE, and attracted no attention for
some time after arrival here. They frat
sought kiley and quietly took him in charge,
intending to leave Dawson with him on the
IL o'clock night train for Kentucky, where
they would make him marry the girl whose
life he had blighted. During 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 afternoon, aud Riley
introduced them to his acquaintance as his
brother and cousin.
At no time did they attract more than
ordinary attention, and perhaps it never
would have been kno wn that Riley was in
the hands, and at the mercy, Of an enraged
and determined brother who had sworn 60
avenge the great wrong had he not i'm
proved an opportunity to whisper to one of
his Dawson friends the dilemma he was in
and appeal to him not to let them take him
away,
That was late In the afternoon, and the
gentleman appealed to held consultation
with kiley's friends and the officers. The
result was that Sheriff Christie aud 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 wero
both placed in Jail, where they remained
until o'clock the next day, when they
were taken out for comInittal trial. In
the meantime Riley had six warrants taken
out for them for various offenses, among
them that OF kidnapping and concealed
weapons.
Col. NJ. G. Edwards represented the de-
PENDANTS, and when they were arraigned
the defense announced ready. Before the
prosecution could announce, Riley sought
private interview with Montgomery, and
made overtures for a settlement Of the mat
ter. Upon their return TO the court room
Riley requested that the prosecution be
withdrawn. Solicitor General Griggs had
already decided that he would not appear in
the prosecution, and addressed the court to
that effect. The prisoners we're discharged.
The sympathy of the crowd in the court
room was with them. Montgomery and
Lowrey left Dawson Saturday night, brt it
is the general opinion that they are not yet
done with this deplorable affair.