The Red Cloud chief., 1881-10-06

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During the earl, part 81 The present
year Deps;y ShcrE Pat Garrett. OF
l~.incpla County. cs,s;ured the hid and
took HIM TO AesiliH. where he vas tTted
aud sentenced to be hanged in the iowa
Of Lincoln- lie was tzNen TO LLncoln
ironei sad under . strong guard Ssrn
after reaching the iosn be managed 10
knock Dsru;y Sheriff Bel IN the hesd
with bis band uss. and before be could
recoTcr from the stunning effect Of the
blow the nd .eireI bis pistol and shot
him dead. Deputy United States Mar
sLL Robert Ohlingrr. hearing The .ho..
came running. u in had. to Bell .
assistance The Md. armed wiih Bells
shotgun and pists,l. ssw Dhliascr cum
iny. and coolly hailed him with.
:" Hello. Bob Ohlinser paused = Sec
ond and 10 cost him his life. the MI
poured \ charge Of bGckshoi into his
heart. killing him ins;auuy-;wo MUIR
ders in half a minute. The Young
monster thea stepped o or the poT;lco
of the old house IN which the dead mcn
had been guarding him and detet the
whole town. He made one nan kno <
his irons of. and covering another with
his death dealing shotgun. ordered
HIM 20 saddle n horse tina; va standing
in the street. walked out. mounted AMI
galloped out of town in the presence of
the whole population
Bat such a career must have an end.
and Billy the hid" wac rapidly ncar
ing the inevitable close of his blood
stained career. He had heretofore
carried death with him. but death Was
now close after him. Deputy Sheriff
Pat Garrett. with two companions.
started On his trail. swearing To capture
or XII him or die trying La some way
known only 10 himself Garrett learned
that the Kid would probably visit the
house Of Pete Maxwell. nj Fort Sumner,
in Lin ON County. some time during
the night OF Thursday, July L. Shortly
before midnight Garrett went 10 Max
wells. and had Just seated himself in
the DARK ON the side of Maxwell : bed
when the door opened. and IN walked
the Kid. Instantly detecting. in spite
of the darkness, that there was ON
body in the room with Maxwell. he lev
cled his pistols. exclaiming. "Qnea Is
QUieH esF' (Who are you' or Who's
thcrc?) But the de'ay Of asking was
fatal. Before the words were oil his
lips Pat CARROTS bullet was through
his heart. and Billy the Kid" the ter
ror of New Mexico. lay a gasping. quiy-
ering corpse while his lite blood iyed
the dirt floor of Pete MaNwells dark
adobe hut. Eleven CORY ghosts stood
waiting Ia escort hun To eternal shades.
In personal appearance the Kid was
anything but a desperate or 4 monster.
lie was very small and slender. being
but about five feet two inches tall. and
weighing scarcely 10 pound. He had
n plan but pleasant face, with thin
sharp features. blue eyes and light
hair. He was calculated To make
friends, and. strange rs it may seem.
left many who sincerely mournei his
death. One OF the best men of the
Territory, who. though identified with
the opposite faction. knew him well,
said to me this morning: do YOU
know | couldn't help feeling sorry
when | heard that boy was killei?'
He was a splendid horseman and a
dead shot. and 1T the time of his death
was only about twenty-five wears old.
The hero o: the hour in New McXi-
co nov. the king lion If the Terrific
rial menagcrie. is Patsev Garrett. the
SLAYER of the Kid. His name is in
ever, body's mouth. The papers are
full of his exploits and his praises.
The very children in the streets stop
and honor him with "a curious and adj
miring stare rs he passes. | met him
yesterday in Santa Fc. and a milder-
looking. gent'er-spoken fellow | never
saw. He is about ~twenty-Yven years
old, six feet five inches tall. and
Of almost willowy slenderness. with
tie slight tendency to n stoop in his
position that is natural to one
OF his build. His complexion, naturally
fair. is sun-tanned TO a ruddy brown.
His eyes are greyiSh brown and keen rs
an eagles. and his hair and slight mus
tache are Of a light brown tint scarcely
deeper than golden. His voice is as
soft as n woman's. aud he rarely uses il
10 talk of himself. He spoke very kind
" OF the Kid. and. having occasion. in
reply To n question, TO allude to the eN-
plot which has madc him famous. sim
ply remarked: He was taken the
night Of the fourteenth Of this month"
l asked him if the Kid had really killed
as many men as the papers report. from
nineteen to twenty-siX. "NO." he an-
swered. in his musical, feminine voice.
he only killed eleven that | know Of
/ thought one for every two years of his
life was nearly enough.
Some hitch having occurred in regard
TO the reward Garrett expected to get
from the Territorial authorities. the peo-
pie Of all the cities and towns in the
Territory have gone to work TO raise n
subscription for him. and Las Vegas
alone has already made up a purse of
SI.2OO in gold. If other places do as
much in proportion. the fund will
amount to a good many thousands. -
Cn. 81. LousS GioJe-Democrdt.