The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-12
NO. 37.

who married his wife's sister, lived on the opposite bank. His , father in Jaw, year or two pre-
 vious, had moved to Texas. The
 band of desperadoes alluded to IS
 all false, no such characters in the
 county, Hills object, no doabt,
 was to get his wife with her rela.
 tives. He and his brother law
 were making preparations to go
 to Texas when he was killed.
 His brother-in law with Hills
 family did very soon after go to
 Texas. Hills ambition to punish
 or kill Logan and Carter after
 they arrested him was very great.
 Carter, knowing his life was in
 great danger, met Hill at Norris
 town at couit time with full de-
 termination, with his pistol we'll
 fixed, as he thought, to kill him.. He went into the drinking estab- lishmcnt unbeknowing to Hill, placed his pistol at his heart, the
 pistol failed to fife. His only al
 formation was to try to escape.
 Hill pursued and shot him break
 ing his arm, and would have kill
 ed him but was prevented by the
 sheriff and others. Young Log m
 was equally sought for by Hill,
 he being the clerk of the court had but little chance to evade
 him. Logan being young man
 active in body and mind, and pos scssed of boldness and bravery,
 bordering on to being lion like.
 We'll do l remember to have seen
 him time and again at Norristown
 pass from his office to the court
 house with books and papers in, one arm and double-barrel shot gun in the other. Hill knew very. we'll if he attacked him death was certain. The killing of Hill took
 place at Norristown at the spring, term of the circuit count about the year 1859, and not Sept. lS45, as stated, and not by young How ard, but by man by the name of Hutton, son-in-law of old Mr. Timmons. Hutton was perhaps by far the stoutest man in the county, and was generally in tEe lead ill gambling, drinking fight ing, &c.,--and by the way was entitled to the appellation, the bully of the county. He seldom went armed, or at least did not often use any--did his fighting mostly on the old English mode. Hutton frequently exercised great influence over Hill on public oc- casions in restraining him from desperate deeds by manifesting to him he was his friend. Many others often did the same, DO doubt through fear. He really was a terror to the community. It was not then like it is now; but few would get to the point to kill his fellow, hardly under any circumstances-particularly in a clandestine way. It was often . said the fight man killed him. The day Hill was killed he be E came more reckless than usual, ! gave the sheriff some trouble to . keep him from interrupting the , court was not killed in his at tempt to interrupt the court as stated, but in a saloon. During the day some little arrangement in lliil's feelings took lace to- ward Hutton. They came to- gcther in the saloon, Hill accosted him, "now we will sattlc it, and commenced drawing his howie- knife from his breast. Hutton's great strength and activity sue ceeded in getting Hills own knife and plunged it in his heart. Hill braced himself against the counter a few seconds, long enough to utter tue words, "the d--n rascal has killed me at last" Hutton gave himself up to the authorities and was immediately released. Hutton remained in the county for some time after, and then went to Texas, but be- fore going made a profession of religion at the first or second camp meeting held at Shiloh, Well do l remember his groans and his most earnest petitions to his Maker over hls sins. His father-in law, Mir. Timmons, well known to old settlers for his great zeal and being boisterous in his prayers at camp-meetings, was with Hutton near about the cen ter of the Shiloh grave yard. The noise was so great it attracted the attention of the entire encamp- ment. The inqmry was "who is that;" "it is old man Timmons and Hutton" In my correspond ence with my brother in Texas within the last year or two, he, in relating to me the old settlers who were there from Pope Co.,, pamed among the number the m\n Hutton, and that he was a Baptist preacher. Thus it is