The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-06-08
A %HIGHWAYMAN'S CAREER.
The secret Tint wns Entrusted 10 ~ Keen
Politician. 4 Politician ~ Arkansas.
Exposure, right, Hsib, nnd D'h,h.

W llllNlll lllllt ~ IhNl'llh W - lllNiNN'
near Glasgow, Scotland, died .
few weeks 200. Many years ag1 there
lived in lrcdalI county North Caroliha, 4
resi- rotcd Presbyterian minister named
the pride Of whose life was an
only ore, Nixon ny name, in whose train
ing the good man took peculiar delight
The Young man won the affection Of 4
Young girl attending the same school,
and 80 ardent was their attachment that
no rival was suffered to come between
them. When the gill fbaChed tie age OF
fifteen, her devotion to young Curry be-
came 50 manifested that their parents
wishing to secure for her what they
viewed ~ n better %HIiaDrc, Forbade
intercourse between the two
As a natural consequence ~cIandcstlnc
meetings were rcsOrtcd to, ana con-
tinued for three years, At the cX,
p]irntion of TINT period, the hand OF
the young lady was sought by the
son Of one Of a southern statesman,
and her parents tried to compel her ac-
cop'anrc, Nhcicat she clopcd with routlg
Curry. The couple were oycrlakrn'
Then tine young man turned and shot
his rival, who led the pursuit, killing
him instantly. The young coupIc then
renewed their Night, After Il long and
heated chase Curry took refuge with hl'
bctrothcd in the Allegheny mountains,
near the hcad-watcrs Of the Catawha and
there, outInwtd from society, he became
Il hiphwayman, aud speedily achieved \
dreaded notoricty by the number and
character Of his daring exploits, The
governor Of North Carolina offered I'VE
thousand dollars for his arrest, and
many, Iurcd by the tempting offer, tried
to hunt him down. suddenly he was
missed from North Carolina; it was Sup.
posed that he had changed his base OF
operations,
One day, at the time of the first set
Element Of tho fertile delta Of the ~.
Francis river, in what is 10Y Arkansas,
an immigrant appeared in the district
calling himself John Hill. He vas a
handsome, amiabIc man, and though
having only moderate means, extended
a generous hospitality to all who visited
his beautiful little home, rendered doubly
attractive by the presence of a lovely
wife. In a short time he became the
most popular man in the settlement, and
81 he continued for ten or twelve years,
He was repeatedly elected to the lcgis-
Iaturc and there he was distinguished for
powerful and imprisoned cloqucnce,
lie became a leader in the ranks Of his
party, was 4 member Of the convention
that framed the state constitution, and
represented hia district in the senate Of
Arkansas.
Hills most intimate acquaintance
were the StrOngs, four brothers, men
of wealth and ambition. \ close init
macy sprang up between them, and
Hill, in IN unguardcd moment, made
the eldest Strong ConyCrsant with his
previous history, telling him that he was
the notorious Nixon Curry Of North Car
DINA. Strong then requested Hill to re-
gipn his seat in the senate, but Hill re-
fused, and the brothers c%onspircd to ruin
him. Sending to North Carolina they
procured a rcqui~ition for his capture,
The four brothers, powerful and deter
mined as they were, well knowing the
character of the man with whom they
were to deal, secured the assistance Of a
dozen men, and surrounding his house,
attempted to effect his capture. On APP.
preaching the main entrance and de,
handing his surrender, II Of them was
shot dead, and three others were danger
ousIy wounded, and the attack was aban,
doned.
~ oovcruor or Ark,nso. nnhIi.hcd an
oLjition, ro,.arJ G,r Hill drrn.t uiiI
hng,iIy nockod , Gcw article. and snt ont
With liz WIFI and chiIJrcn for INNER Ar.
kan.o. whcr,. no know of thn r!xistcnro
/, LonJ NJ Jnsrnr,Jnos whose mcmhnr. hc
,nJ rn,snn IN LrIicyo would nrntnct him
IIc w,s ovortokcn at conway Cart
and HATING his w,onn and ,dmnn-
shine hi. wiln and chiILrCn tn boon lboir
,I,nnS Lo ytannoL Gorth in tho Gcn ofLi,
,mrsnorg and IN , tny nIonucnt worI.
odd them whv he anil Norih CornI;na
md ,t thc same t;mr assuring Liz nmr,
mora thot hn would mot Inc i1kon ,Iiyc
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