Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-25

gorgeous anu CQc BROWNING Ic8GuT6 VI his
get-up, as it is with the Mexicans. 1t
was what is known as chihuahua
made of costly beaver, with fiat crown
and brim ten inches wide. And this
whole structure of hat was covered
with gold and jewels until it sparkled
and shone in a dazzling and binding
manner when one looked up
on it. There was gold cord
around the crown as large as mans
thumb and great, bright rosette at the
left side set it off in all it's glory. This
that cost nearly $500. The shoes worn by
this young prince of the plains were low
quartered, with patent silver spurs fixed
in the heels, which took the place of the
common, clumsy arrangements that or
binary equestrians use. Rugged out in
this gaudy, saucy way the boy demon
flor he can hardly be described as any
thing short of mixture Of the devil and
humanity would dash into town-and
take it; that, is the citizens would give
way to him, let him race like meteor
through the streets, drink at their bars
without paying when he pleased, and one
man in Sumner, leading spirit and the
owner of the largest store in the place, 30
much feared the Kid and his gang that
he would allow them to use their pleasure
in regard to paying him for articles to
which their fancies might lightly turn
and which they would confiscate.
HIS FIRST MURDER.
In Sherman or some small town near to
that city, when he was Is years of age,
Billy killed his first man. He was very
pathetic when he related the circum-
stances of this tragedy. In bar-room
one night a staggering youth, whose
father was wealthy, threw out slur to
the Irish boy. which reflected seriously
upon his birth and particularly upon the
kind of work in which his BILLY father
was engaged. The boy dared him to fight
and in the melee that ensued killed his
antagonist Immediately he reflected
that his victims family, being rich, they
would hunt him to death and he would
stand no chance of getting justice
should he remain and be tried.
So he fled and went direct to
Lincoln county, New Mexico, where sew
eral cattle herders were in want of boys
Later ON he was defrauded by one OF
| these men, who refused to keep his agree
| ment of dividing at a certain time the
profits of his business (cattle stealing,
with the COW boys who aided him. The
boys revolted, and a desperate and bloody
contest ensued This was during the
years 1878 and 1879, and has continued ur
to the present time There is no doubt
but what this strange boy was bound te
be aruler of some kind. In the Lincoln
| county cattle war he came to the front al
once, although one of the Youngest boys
engaged IN the business; and that posi-.
| ton he ever after maintained, no
| hesitating to kill at moment
notice any man, even of his own
band, who aspired to gain any sort OF
influence over the men or who questioned
his authority. He also told Mr.. Duncan
that the reason he always refused to Civ,
his real name and the genuine place O
his residence in Texas was that he hat
an old mother and three sisters, the latte
being happily married to law-abidinl
and honorable citizens. AT that time b
was anticipating death. Heavy reward
were everywhere offered to anybody VIII
would take him, dead or alive, or wht
could give authentic information as t,
his hiding places. He lived in imminen
danger of any moment being shot dow
like dog, and he was honest enough t.
/ own that he deserved it.