The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-14
A BRIGHAM YOUNG.
George r. Hill, the Defaulter, Turns
Out to be a Second Brigham Young
on Reduced Scale.

How quickly doth one woe tread upon
another" said the immortal bard Shake
speake. and no better illustration of the
fact can be pointed TO than the palaver-
ings of the late and very much lamented
George R. Hill, who has made himself
scarce in these parts. Later returns are
now coming in, though there are several
back townships yet to be heard from.
Evidence accumulates every day that Hill
was naughty, naughty man, and there
isn't a ray of sunlight to tighten up the
lowering clouds. Saturday fond soul
by the name of BOwles rushed 10 the
front with the information that, away
back in the dim distance he entrusted a
collection of one thousand dollars in Hills
hands Hill told him that he had sent the
collection to an attorney in Cambridge
and had not heard from it. Bowles be-
lieving that Hill was straight goods, one
ward wide, took his word for it. and went
along in his usual walks of life, undis-
turbed at heart When Bowles heard
that Hill had gone, taking with him
money that wasn't his own. he came to
Moline and there divulged the fact that
he, too, had trusted Hill, and he was
afraid, too fondly twas found out that
this was Just the size of it. Hin had col
lected the money and squandercd it. And
the fun of it is that the exposure of this
| crookedness another female 'bObs mp.
making at least four in the case already,
many more are yet to float on top. Hill
must have been regular Brigham Young.
This young lady lived in Geneseo. Gen
eseo is a small place, but in point Of down
right ungodliness it takes the bakery.
baker and all! We say this,
advisably and with all due
consideration for the feelings of our
friend, Brother H. L. kiner, of the Gene
SEQ Ne,cs. Hill for long, long time paid
his court to the young lady. In the
course of time they became intimate 4
little pansy blossom" bloomed, and the
mother. who had loved well. but not
wisely, swore out warrant for Hills
arrest Hill was arrested, bnt compro
missed the case. The Young lady went
back from Moline to Genescn with
Georges pledge of affection in her arms
but her grief was assuaged with Il roll Of
greenbacks amounting TO $500 slowed
away in her stocking. This money be
longed to Bowles, but there wasn't enough
of Bowles money 10 satisfy the maiden
it seems, for in the same place she carried
her money there was a note for 5000 Will
Georges John Hancock signed to it,
Then George took 10 betting on fast horse:
in GeneSeo, and at one time he dropped
$500 From this time on bis downfall
was steady He went in with a full
grown Geteimi nation to have good time
paint every thing SO green that nature
would blush in comparison. When he 60
a whack at the Moline Paper company:
money he snapped it up, bid long, las
and very tender adieu to the scenes tina
were dear To his heart and took up hi
Journey like the wandering tramp for
place he knew not, and probably careC
very little whether he did or not A wholt
book might be filed up with George
purloinings, but We forbear. Like a foo
he yielded to temptation and today he i
an oulcast from home. and a swindler an,
a thief in the eyes of all men, with pric
set upon his head.