, 1881-08-07
BILLY THE KID.
The True History of the Boy-
Devils Terrible Exploits.
vile Only Killed Eleven Men That I
hnoW Of''-Detai1s Of His
Own Death.
Correspondence St. Lotlis Globe- Democrat


hoods AMI w;.s!'out> along the railroad. has
just reached here, l see YOU copy the lon.
and absurd sketch Of '.'Bil1y the kld.'' and
his fictitious "castlc ~ furnished the Phila-
delpha Times by its correspondent at Fort
Sumner, y. n, in a letter dated ,Juiy
10. The Times correspondent gives. as the
hero Of Ill alleged wonderful adventure in
the castle of the famous Kid" and the an
thority for his Muncilauseulsh pcu-pict,,r,
OF that rcioubtable boy-lcvil, Mr, Duncan.
who Is described as having been nj one time
amcinber OF Gen. Sherlnal's staff, but, when
nus adventure occurred, connected with a
railroad surveying party, and "now a sue
ctssful trader at Allnosa, New Mexico"
lie whole story of 1.-The Kids" gorgeous
styles Is
THE Widest 1sOsH;
his "lnpregnable caSlle'' was Il clear case of
~ castle in Spain''; and his gold-praitlcA
broadclotl, his royally-caparisoned steed,
his black buckskin trousers with rows Of
fringe and silver bells down the legs, and his
500 hat blazing with gold and jewels, were
the gauxicst fabrics uf Il wlliskiud brain.
lsnt, without any uf this b!azonry Of hum
bug and embroidery Of fiction, tho history Of
'Billy the Kid cclipses all Dcaalc's dime
by comparison the luster OF Missouri's pet
heroes and exemplars, the lashing Janleses.
lie needs lao bogus silver spurs stuck OH his
llccls by Il PHILADELPHIA scribbler 10 send him
c:l!npiny down IL
4 K.oO1N AND DAEE-pEv1LIsII INMOETAI-
in the annals Of this strange, wild Territory.
The simple story of his Ilideous career would
Ill! 4 volume written in letters of fire and
blood. and give better idea than all the i'll
yelti',!ls aud pel-:E,d-ink estravayanzas Of il
thousand correspondents, of the drspcra.lt'-
ism that has Tor years cursed New Mexico
and retarded the DEVELOPMENT OF the richest
mining region III t]1c Cnntinent. The kid'
was the incarnation Of New Mexican ciyiliza-
ton as il has been in tile rullianly days not
yet. gone blythe civilization of the pistol
and l,nifc. OF rifles will the number Of their
yiclilas u"tclIcd Oh their ,tor,ss, of s.,yag,.
Apache raids a1d 1:s:,>sacres nj ruthless yvn-
deliaS aud ass:lsnati.ns. and Ut 1liu,lerous
wars between wopltl-be cattle kings and boss
lalld-grant swindlers,-a ciyila.ion OF which
THIS SIGNIFICANT orTCI,ol'IIS6
appears in the Las Vegas Ulllu Gu-cttc of
.!ay before Yesterday morning:
NOTICE - tn THUGS, THIEVES, CUT
TIlt:,ATS, Ml'Kl|EEE1;~
You nrc notified t,1At Your presence will not
Ee tolerated in the vicinity vi Lit. Vegas after
Fto'c:."k r. IT,: "Wednesday. eth. This notice Is
intended to trr:c ;hc ''k!,,s aud ali other per
sons Eut cu2as,'i III earning livelihood in u IT,
gl1i,na:c w,'y. by ordrru1 the
COMMITTEE or SAFETY.
Such ''civilization y should be Spelled
dryiZation. and - Billy the kil' WAS lis
prOpstt. H. legitimate result, its perfect cN-
ellp!liis'l;i",I.' Fru,n interviews will! nlally
lnen who knew lin, including Mr.. Taylor,
wlum | have alrt:.dy mentioned, Mari,,n
Turner, who led in one I'll Ill" most lor;ll,le
ca:ii!sai.t5 5ai1lst him, AMI Pat Garrett who
Killed him, am abie IL give }uG
\ FEW FACTS
In regard tn him a;!A to cn,ret:; several errors
wlir', ar: being Published far and wide.
The papers speak IT him rs Billy Coaley,
aud Is many regions ctamnr fur the llt11or Ut
his hir:h lS for that III ancient ll,:lier. The
New lnr+. Sun sets him down ASA New York
btcr~>aloon hr*Wlcrof fi:c ycars.G". Spring
field tlIl.,, Sherman (TeN.}. Fhil;au..l ,h:i,
Cincinnati. and several other places arr cred
tied with Ills nativity
Ills Hl..AI. NAME
was Billy Mccarthy, and he was born in New
York. When Ire was a very >'nall boy the
family settled III Silver City, Grant County
y. NJ, and ll. was raised i'll that place. After
the death vi MS father his mother married 4
tivorsetow,. y. H., and = brother of Billy is
/; miner in that region. When he WIS about
Ii Years oil lie was jailed in Silver City for
1obblns 4 stor,. being very small fur his
sisted hi;n to e>e:.l','. which hc did by crawl
ing TIP through tile chimney Of the jail: Ills
syupai.liZcrs then furnished him
clothes and money, and lie skipped over into
Arizona. Here, when llc was lC or Il years
old, he
KILLED Ills FIRST MAN
in the most deliberate. coltl-tlooded style
Pursuit was hot, anu lie fled back to New
Mexico, and took refuge Among the cowboys
IF Lincoln County, just about the time tiiat
the Lincoln County war broks out.
This war, according IL Marion InrlIcr, VINO
tue determination of "OId John Chisunl"
and his partner. ttNantter McSWaiil. to estab-
liS 4 monopoly in the stnck-yrizsnI business
aru make themselves what they cl:llntt 70
They drove in >UWU head Of cattle. Tile
herds Of 1llr smaller laIlr:,trs were sweI,t
.way with the rolling avalanche IF 1lo!ts
.ru horns. The losers attempted To reclaim!
heir animals. Collisions between the herd |
RS were Of constant t"'cnr'rtlce. The iirm
If Murphy, Do'an Il to: headed the rhlu.i'-
,e,l and l.ersi,rS opposed 10 Chis,tM and Mr.
swain. 10th sides enlisted a! the strength
md influence they could: tllis'1in AMI Ny
swain hired ''Billy the Kid" and his re:I-
ls skill rs 4 llofscllia!l, anu
HIS DELIGHT IN MURDER
It once made him The lcatler Of his faction.
Early III .ls1y Chisu,n liul ''the Kid up
r,inttd Deputy Constable. and armed with Il
warrant for the arrest ul som: trivial ci!a:$'
If William Mur,o, MD Frank Baker. herds !
G,e,l in The employ Of Tom Catron. fuTinerly !
If i,atayctte County, Missouri ami the part- |
ner Uf tie Hon. Stephen Il. E'kins, also Il |
Missouri boy. but long the New NrXlt,il
delegate in Congress. and ln:: one OF the !
n solid men: Ut New York. After Arrcst'!1S
Morton and B:lker ti.e Kill declared hls IT,
termination tu kill them. \ :''l' nalned Nc,
rlilssty, WHO had accompanied Inn anu
assisted III making the arrest. llltrriefcu 10
prevent the murder. The k1tl promptly 61ot
[lim dead III lis tracks, anu thc!i j
KILLED THE TWO PRISONERS
near Chlsunl's ranch.
Sheriff Brady and Deputy Sheriff george
[linmai1. of Lincoln County. went "'lf IL
Arrest him for this triple murder. The NH!
xayIaid ,i1tln and firing upon them from
3elinh the :,stube wall arutit NcSWalh )
louss,, killed them both. lie llow gathered
around him band If outlaws and ,lgs,"ra;,
toes and dclieA county, territory. nlld Gnitcu
States authorities. III jung, fSt?, Marion
Turner. deputy Sheriff OF Lincoln County
lad warrant placed III lis hands for The
arrest OF the Kid for tho murder ot Morton,
}uker. McCuskey, Brady. a1lu 1l!:t'1llal'.
Turner organized Il poSSt. of thir;y~iWc n'il1-
,rj,lci,riIy r:,tul)ue,1 and cowboys vi the