The Russellville Democrat., 1876-10-12

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 !: constitetional convention, an. l represented his district in tn
 Senate. Telling Strong he wa
 the notorious Nixson Curry of N
 C., reward was offered &c Strong requested him to resign his seat In the Senate, arrested O
 attempted to be by the Strongs
 Killed one man and severel,
 wounding others, fled for the up
 per Arkansas, where he wa: : known to band of desperadoes
 who would protect him, was over
 taken at Conway court house by
 his pursuers, telling them ht
 would not be taken alive, pursuit abandoned. Sept. lS45, attended circuit court of Pope county, in company with young Howard who was engaged to his, eldest daugh- ter-threatened to clean out the court house, and dashed in to sle great consternation of judge, jury and lawyers. Young Howard tried to restrain him, Hill turned on him. Howard buried his knife in his bowels and he soon after died. Howard soer after fled to Texas. Soon after the close of the war young Hill remembering the oath his father had caused him to take-to kill the man who might kill him-he killed Howard, fled to Europe, and recently died in an asylum at Glasgo, Scotland. So ran the N. I. Suns story.
 In answ.r to the different points: it is not at all plausible or reasonable from circumstances, that Hill ever settled and fixed a beautiful home on the St. Francis with his young N. C. wife. Hills father-in law, John Boolinner, lived in Pope county, on what is known as the Jesse May place on the Ark. river. Boolinner and family were among the very first settlers in Pope county, soon after the Indians left, consequently must have left St. Francis where he moved from about 1927 or 2S. his daughter married Hill before he left-how long before IS un- known. If Hill eter had any other wife it is unknown to the old settlers of Pope county.
 HIS POLITICAL CAREER, A LEADER &C.
 In 1855 he served as member in the house of representatives, the only time-as I think is well known to all old settlers. The writer of these lines had more than ordinary means of knowing something of Hills public career. My father was in the Senate, and father-in- law in the house with Hill. Soon after Hills difficult ties with Col. Strong commenced, he of course was soon rendered notorious, and it was viewed rath- CT remarkable that such a man should be a member of the legis lature. He was what might be termed q large, course, good look ing man, pleasing in his counte- nance, rather stopped in the shoulders, head large, forehead low, eye brows heavy, face quite broad, and nose rather small Weighed about 200 lbs, by no means a handsome figure. In his better days, while a member of the legislature, he was said to be very afable and of strong natural sense. Made no particular dis play in point of eloquence or oth- erwise; was still, quiet member, and by no means leader. Was not a member of the Senate nor a member of the constitutional con vention. Col. Strong was the delegate from the county Hill lived in, as every one knows who ever saw the constitution, the names being thereto annexed. Hills escape from St. Francis to Pope Co.,, was about the year lS- 37. It was the common under standing by old settlers he made his escape from under arrest; he was himself said to be wound ed--not known that he killed or wounded any one nor that he was pursued by any one. He was arrested by party from Pope Co, James B. Logan, brother of Mrs. K. Potts, William Carter, and others, and think deposited