The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1869-04-22

formed the Ssle Constitution. WAS
re elected % represent his county in Ihe
Senate Of Arkansas,
And now bsg.n his second series n
msfortuosa Hl's inlim,n neighboTs
were tn. S Srong's four brotben Of cor
siderable wealth, great deal OF ombi'
ton. Ond'in tue phrase OF tbe country,
famous fighters A close and cotiisl
Intimacy grew up between them aud tho
latter, u1I unfortunately and unguorl,
edy, mado George the eldest, couflanI
OF his previous history, Il 60 happen,
that George had a mos! ambitious desire
for political distinction, and made q re-,
quest Of Hill that he should resign his
seat 10 The Ssas,e in hiS favor Hill re,
fused, and the brothers conspired for re.
vOnge,
Sending to North Clrolios, they pro,
cured q copy Of frowsrd offered for Nixon
Curry. the notorious robber., the four
powerful and determined ~ thsv we're,
dared not to attempt hiscspure clone,
but secured the assistance OF q dozen
men, aud made tho attempt to esp.
ture Hill 10 bis own house, The lsl,er
never forgot lie daily peril, Hd always
carried an enormous double barrellSd
shot gun, IEo long rife pistols and $
formidable Enile,
The attack of the S'rong's proved a
dresilal one for themselves. Two Of
the brothers were thot dead Wills six Of
the Others wsro badly wounded. several
of them MORALLY, Shen the rest Vi them
were glad 10 withdraw for the timO.--
The a!T,ir caused the most unbounded
sxciIemcn! throughout Ark'nnS, The
thought thai the chiys'rou' Snl
highly popular John Hill could be
Identical with the notorious tobber Nixon
Curry wssstsggsriag to hundreds, Many
for q time refused 10 believe it.,
Porhap, the state of public feeling can
bss! be shown BY Two following extracts
from the Lutte Rock G.z2,le. THE its;
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u',,"' U'!' " '"' 0o"'S''o"'
Among !As lrOe'' ifena' OF Tue peo'
may DO named john Hill. Of st, Ftaueis.
nus energy sioquenco ana eonsags 'uny
sn''''c nun 70 '0e p'a's ne nous anu e'
we fu'', WA .on9 Ee'1In--Ma' o' 'no
''Ader o' 'Oe AfSsn'' Democracy
The second extract is staksn from the
came paper for May, 1910:
Bloody AHriy.--A desperate 10 on
eountcf occurred IN ST. Francis last
week. Two Distinguished citizens were
killed, and three Others Dangerously
wounded. The diGcpl.y resulted from,
an slIempl 10 Gtrssi l9bn Hill-e msnl.
ber OF The last Lesislal0rs, aud Formerly
Of the Stale Convcntion, who as It i,-si.
legged is the notorious rabbcr Nlxon Cur
1y who committed such atrocities ff-
teen years Ego ID Tie mountains OF
North Carolina.
A requia,ion was sent by tho Cover
nrrof Nodh Carolina dem ,nding 'he
surrender Of Nixon Curry The Gover'
nor Of Arkansas published an additional
reward for the arrest ol John Hill: and
thus between toe .Ho, it itseemcd as it it
va. eboutup with the victim,
Hill packed up hastily AMI te' out
with his wife and children for Upper Al
kansas where he knewof the s1iatsoee
oI a band oI desper6ioeI that he had
reason to believe would protect lin.
He was pursued by over' hundred OF The
ciiizsns. many Of them armed. snd at
teOding ou'y for the purpose Of witness.
ing. The sport and securing a psrt Of the
munldcent reward that was offered for
his apprehension. llIiI wsS ovsr'abeo a,
Conway SoUt House oy these men and
hal''ng his wagon and almooishing his
vile aud Children to keep their places,
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