Perhaps he killed an innocent man as the fugitive escaped and fled to Mexico? Mysteries of the Old West: Did Pat Garrett Kill Billy the Kid? These qualities contributed to his image as both a notorious outlaw and a folk hero. Here's how Sheriff Pat Garrett related his side of the story. Little as we then suspected it, this man was the Kid. Each landowner was supported by their own gang. McCarty, a member of the Regulators, vowed to avenge Tunstall's death. Offer available only in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico). 'To me, it's one of the most intriguing and historically significant of those tintypes of the Old West. The picture is the only known photo of the Regulators gang all together. When she succumbed and died in late 1874, Antrim was a couple of days ride away. But then I might. Four months later, Billy the Kid escaped just after his conviction for murder. About two months later with no amnesty forthcoming, Billy realized hed been had and they were going to hang him instead. 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At about age 21, Billy the Kid was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett. The Lincoln County justice of the peace was convinced but before Brady could be arrested, local deputies loyal to the sheriff arrested Billy and threw him in jail. In the midst of the act, he was shot in the back of the head. Does Billy the Kid Deserve the Pardon He was Promised? Maxwell lit a candle to illuminate the room and the body of Billy the Kid lay motionless, with Garretts bullet lodged in his heart. And this was before McDonald's. For example, Billy was extremely nave on the night in question. Garrett settled a truce with the fugitives to retrieve his deputy, who died on the way to Las Cruces. Before the sun came up, the Kid was underground with nothing but a wooden marker for his grave. These qualities contributed to his image as both a notorious outlaw and a folk hero. Pat Garrett, byname of Patrick Floyd Garrett, (born June 5, 1850, Chambers County, Ala., U.S.died Feb. 29, 1908, near Las Cruces, N.M.), Western U.S. lawman Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life at the best online prices at eBay! When he was a child,his father, John Lumpkin Garrett, bought a cotton plantation in Louisiana, and he grew up there with five sisters and two brothers. Set of wooden folding chairs sells for 5.3MILLION after Live like the mob! Wikimedia CommonsThe disputed photo bought by Randy Guijarro, allegedly showing Billy the Kid (center). That's when he recognized Garrett in the image. An eye-opening journey through the history, culture, and places of the culinary world. The other known pictures of the outlaw were believed to have been taken in 1877, 1878 and 1879. He and Garrett went to court, and Brazel agreed to cancel his lease with Garrett providing he could sell his 1,200 goats. Other sources state that without parental guidance, the Kid simply got a bad start in life. When the warden came out into the street to investigate the gunshot, Billy shouted down to him: Look up, old boy, and see what you get! and then he shot him dead (apparently arousing no suspicion from any bystanders in the process). Anne Morrow Lindbergh, The Persevering Pilot And Author Who Charted Her Own Course, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. Somehow, he managed to reach a friends house, where he was allowed to rest and recover from his ordeal in the desert. A stranger named Joe Grant came into the saloon and sidled up to near the spot where Billy was drinking. As you can imagine, there is much controversy arising from this investigationwhich side will you join? Portrait of Pat Garrett from The Story of the Outlaws. For instance, Poe does not remember the significant incident at the peach orchard. The men inside were pretty tough and the battle started to turn against the lawmen, but then reinforcements arrived from a nearby army base. At around the same time, Billy was hungry, so he woke up and walked towards the fresh meat that was hanging on the rafter above the porch outside of Maxwells bedroom. The abandoned U.S. Army post on the Goodnight-Loving cattle trail is now the home of rancher Peter Maxwell. Another chance at a famous crime solving came after Colonel Albert Jennings Fountain and his eight-year-old son Henry vanished at White Sands, New Mexico, in 1896. McNew and Carr were the first to be arrested. Sheriff Pat Garrett shoots Henry McCarty, popularly known as Billy the Kid, to death at the Maxwell Ranch in New Mexico. As Currys inauguration was not for a few months, Garrett returned to El Paso to look for work. Afterward, he moved even farther west to New Mexico Territory. Several said the tintype was likely taken between 1879 and 1880, which coincides with the August 2, 1880, date someone had written on the photo,Abrams said. He was the sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico, as well as Doa Ana County, New Mexico. Billy then managed to cut through his leg irons and steal a horse to make his escape. And yet with the good cheer came a surprising ruthlessness. He realized that the law had made its way to Fort Sumner, so he fled towards Maxwells compound. Governor of New Mexico, Bill Richardson, declined to pardon Western outlaw Billy the Kid during his last hours in office. Pat Garrett is hired as a lawman on behalf of a group of wealthy New Mexico cattle barons to bring down his old friend Billy the Kid. He added: 'People ask me all the time, what do you think its worth, what do you think its worth. At about age 21, Billy the Kid was gunned down by Sheriff Pat Garrett. *Source: Texas State Historical Association. We depend on ad revenue to craft and curate stories about the worlds hidden wonders. Once again, Billy broke out of jail and went on the run. Who Killed The Sheriff Who Shot Billy the Kid? Now the law had yet another reason to be after Billy the Kid. Did Billy the Kid Cheat Death and Live on as 'Brushy Bill'? Garrett did not pursue re-election for sheriff of Lincoln County in 1882. The man who had leased the ranch, Wayne Brazel, alleged that Garrett had drawn a gun on him and that the killing was self-defense. Patrick Floyd Jarvis Garrett was born in Chambers County, Alabama, on June 5, 1850. By 1876 he was hunting buffalo, until a dispute with another hunter, Joe Briscoe, ended up with Garrett killing Briscoe. Whether his story actually ended in 1881, however, is another matter. They made it safely, however, and Garrett collected the $500 state bounty on Billys head. Wikimedia CommonsLew Wallace, before he became governor. All he wanted to do was to get that pardon that hed been promised, and I believe he felt this was his last chance to get it.. But this nice, steady job for Billy the Kid grew more turbulent thanks to a dispute between Tunstall and his rivals. I might not pardon him. A little over a year later, the New Mexico territorial legislature voted to give Garrett the $500 he was owed. Richardsons deputy chief of staff Eric Witt wants to clarify that they are not offering a general pardon for all of Kids crimes, but rather a pardon for the individual case of killing a sheriff. He was high-spirited and, as his notoriety grew, so did his cockiness. Rumor has it that the Kid has taken a shine to Maxwells sister Paulita, though its likely shes not the only local girl to have caught his eye. Thinking fast, Billy told Grant that he admired his revolver and asked if he could look at it. However, Poe and several other people say they moved the body quickly, dressed it and prepared it for a wake. What prompted this last minute decision? Retreating rapidly across the room he cried: Quien es? Whatever happened, the answer will probably remain a secret forever. Lew Wallaces descendant William Wallace argues that pardoning Billy the Kid would, declare Lew Wallace to have been a dishonorable liar. 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"I knew the desperate character of the man," Garrett would later write in his own biography of Billy, "that he was daring and unscrupulous, and that he would sacrifice the lives of a hundred men who stood between him and liberty." Instead, he briefly moved to Texas to serve asa Lieutenant in the Texas Rangers before returning to his ranch in New Mexico. Antrim tolerated this briefly but the two eventually had a falling out and McCarty left for good, making sure to steal a gun and some clothes on his way out. Did Blues King Robert Johnson Sell His Soul To The Devil To Become The World's Greatest Musician? He made a deal with the governor that should he testify against persons involved in the Lincoln County War, he would receive a full pardon for involvement in Sheriff Bradys death and other misdeeds. A struggle or two, a little strangling sound as he gasped for breath, and the Kid was with his many victims. He states, Just think of all the good publicity New Mexico is receiving around the world on thisIts fun. Amid controversy, Garrett was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on January 2, 1902. The report said: We, the jury, find that Billy the Kid (met) his death by a bullet which was fired from a gun in the hands of Pat F. Garrett. Garrett apparently lost the verdict by the next morning. He headed west with his family as a youth and had his first brush with the law in 1875 when he was arrested for stealing clothes from a Chinese laundry in Silver City, New Mexico. In 1879 he married Juanita Gutierrez, who died in childbirth less than a year after their marriage. The violence kicked off February 1878 with the murder of John Tunstall by the members of the Jesse Evans Gang, led by the then-sheriff of Lincoln County, William Brady. Garrett was so impatient to capture the outlawWilliam Bonney, a.k.a. His age, appearance, and size won him his 'Kid' moniker. Pat Garrett: The Truth About The Man Who Killed Billy The Kid Garrett succeeded in capturing Billy the Kid and a few other outlaws at Stinking Springs on December 23, 1880. But his parents did not long survive the Civil War that devastated the South, leaving the children heavily in debt. As a result of one of the many ambushes that occurred, Lincoln County Sheriff William Brady and one of his deputies were found dead, having been shot by the Kid. There were various men in the American Southwest who went by the moniker "Billy the Kid." Garrettwas dismissed in1906 and returned to New Mexico. Before he reached the bed, I whispered: Who is it, Pete? but received no reply for a moment. Stealing his gun, Billy shot him dead and hobbled in chains to the wardens office where he grabbed a shotgun and perched in the window. But before Garrett could get his prisoners to jail, he had to defend them from a lynch mob that formed around the train on the route to Santa Fe. In the aftermath of the Lincoln County War, Lew Wallace, the new territorial governor of New Mexico, published a wanted list which included the Kid, who was implicated in the murder of Sheriff Brady in 1878, shortly after Brady arrested the Kid. He talked the guard into letting him out to use the outhouse and then on the way back in he slipped his chains and beat the guard to the ground. 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