Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-02-15
FORMER QUANTRELL GUERILLA LEADER,
 .78, DIES IN TEXAS
Captain Tuck had Gun Which Bore Only Al
 NOtches

Mckinney, Tex, Feb. 14.--Capt F. M. (Tuck) Hill, Missourian. Confed crate leader, member of Quantrell's famous guerillas and later one of the leading fine stock raisers in the Southwest is dead He died at his home here at the age of 78 years. Capt. Hill was born in Lafayette county, Mo-, where he resided until after the war. He then came to Texas, settling here. He had been living here for almost half-cent- ury.
 1 While the life of Capt. Hill for the past 50 years had been quiet and unpretentious devoted to agricultur- al pursuits and the raising of fine cattle, there were four years of his life which read more like the narra- tives of the intrepid knights of old, or of fanciful fiction, than the chronicling of real facts in connec- tion with his struggles for the South. He appeared to lead charmed life l in those days when the blue and the gray clashed on the fields of battle. He was seriously wounded 12 times during his fighting career, and slightly wounded as many more. 1 Last tU Surrender,
 l Capt. Hill was mere lad when the Civil war broke out, but he at once joined the Confederates as a private. His daring and his ability to handle men and making military maneuvers won for him the rank of captain before the war was over. When he first enlisted he fought under Gen. Sterling price. Capt Hills company was one of the last Confederate units to surrender They gave up at Lexington, Mo.
 Capt. Hill first came to Texas as soldier in 1863. His company ~pent several months in the Lone Star state and then returned to Mis- souri and was quartered near Jeff ferson City. It was while there the famous Quantrell Guerillas were or ganized and began their exploits, according to Capt. Hill. The his tory of the geurilla warfare follow ed the invasion of the 'jay hawkers" into Missouri and Kansas, and Capt. Hill always took delight in telling of his experiences with Quantrell. He never grew weary of telling of the many close calls, hard fights and hair-raising scrapes he and his | COulpd Ilctu WiilCr HE iL!llS5 Wlti Quantrell-when heroic band of daring souls, 300 in number, held an army of 30,O0O Federals at bay vented them from joining other fed- eral forces in the South.
 Al Notches on Weapon.
 At he time of his death he had still one of the eight cap-and-ball six-shooters he carried while with Quantrell. That gun. he said, held the record and it had Al "notches" on it. Captain Hill was regarded as the best shot in his company, al- though fighting under him were Frank and Jesse James, Jim Cole and Tom Munger, and Arch Glenn mems, Bill Anderson. Matan Carr. John Maupin, Bill Overstreet. Her man Guest, Jesse Hamlet, Fletcher Taylor, Ben Bromfield and others whose craftsmanship with a revolver was not questioned.
 The Quantrell captain told of two marrow escapes" just short time before his death. In one instance he was calling on a young lady whose home was within the enemy lines one night. He heard a noise and found he was surrounded by Federals. They broke the door ;. down and "covered" him with 30 guns. They told him they intended to kill him and stick his heart on one of the pockets.
 'I know you are going to kill me, gentlemen" he said, "but have re- spect for this young lady. Take your guns away and will come out and face the music"
 Shot Way to Freedom.
 They did, but before they went they took two pistols the Captain wore in front. As they started out the door he whipped out two pistols he wore on his hips and beean fir l ing. He ran right out the door shooting right and left, reached his horse and made his escape un- ! harmed.
 1 The other close call was when he and Bill Stewart found little house i filled with Federals. Capt. Hill | planned for Bill to burst the door of the house in and fall upon i the floor. shooting from both hands l as he did so. and the Captain would remain on the outside and "get as
 many as possible" as they came out
 Rnt Bill bucked at the plan, Capt Hill said.
 q never asked my men tc dc
 anything I would not do," said the
 Captain." so I broke the door down Il and Bill remained outside. When
 fell on the floor of the house anc
 began firing as rapidly as possible l there was a genuine stampede and
 II was pretty badly bruised by the . Federals when they stepped on me trying to get out that small door Some of them never got out and B'l' }, pot a good many of those who did II We were not hurt"
 :. Capt. Hill was prominently iden. ), tified with church and fraterna work in his home town. Rev. Wal l lace of the First Christian churcF conducted the funeral services ant :. the Odd Fellows officiated at the
 grave of the veteran warrior, farmer . and cattle raiser.
 Memorial Hall to