, 1881-07-20
Cor. Crlttendcn Refuses to Further In
torfore In tho Case Of The tai.
butt foys.
A Stock Man at Denver, ILL.,, Robbed Of q
Large Sum Of Money by Unknown
Parties.
Escape from tho Ozark, Ark, Jail Of
-Four Men Held for Muir.
der.
Particulars Of Missouri Tragedy IN Which q
+, Husband Shoots flis Wife and Kills
Himself.
THE KID KILLED.

THE KID KILLED.
DIspateh to 81, Loitt 6loIs. .Dstnoerdt.
| LAS vguAs. N. NJ, Jnly 1S.-Tho Datlu
Optic to.niKht gives an interesting account
| Of tho killing Of William Bonney, ttlins Billy
lier I'll Th,Hsuay night. Immediately after
receiving tho nuws tint Billy tie Kid was
lurking near Fort Suinuur, Pat Garrett,
Sheriff Of: Lincoln County, went to that
place. taking with htul John Peoe and Kit
Mckinney. Arriving III town, tloy went TO
tia house Of reto Maxwell, wi,cre Pat nd
vnilced nid entered, leaving hs companions
ut the door, aud In n low t0lle Of voice asked
Icto II Billy tito Kid wore on His promises.
lle wtls told that he WIS not, but WIS not far
oil. Tho conversation between the two
men Ind not lasted two minutes
when inan hi his stocking feet,
llcarl1y armed and with q stenlthy
step. pushed tho open door no!solosty aside,
and entered. MAXWELL took i'll tho situation
at Il glance, and whispered In scarcely a,u!-
bic totlc, Sny, that's lIlin." Pat knew what
tint meant, hut hntl not tlno to prol'aro llm-
| self fur aetlon until tho outlaw approached
the bed on which Maxwell was reclining, md
] llcar which sat Qarrett, Seeing third party
III the room. to asked, "WlIo aro yuu ?"
Tho sccnntt time tite question was asked, and
ns he c,ll'le nearer with n polluted revolver Il,
his hand, aimed Mt u man lo little thought
was fiurfett, Tho inter, WHO Ind taken atl-
vantage Of tho dim. uncertain light to gct Ills
weapon ready for use, brought 1t to bear on
tlla Kid, shouting him through the heart ut
tile ilrst pull of tile trigger. llo died in two
minutes without utterlng n WORT.
Tho Optic tn-niRltt etlttor1nlly says Of tho
afF,ir: "l}i!Iy tho Kid was tho terror not
only of Llmnlu Cu,l,,ty, but OF tho wlole
rrrr,t,rv. n vn,,nv ,os,,aro,o ,v,o na, ,,,,,n.
beet' noted rs n bold ts'ief, q cold.piooded
murderer, l'nyI',g, perhaps, killed more men
nj Inst rt.e,.ty,,l his tust ft,trq. All mnnttnN
iep'ees. n''u 1Ee naWspapcss VIII now nave
something e'su to talk aoont.' It Is now In
order for Pit Garrett to be woll rewarded
for l,ts services In Kidding tho Territory of
an's uespnra9". H.. !le ~ Ill very moaelato CIR
cn'lastances' Dltt ms spent many dollars In
Ills pursuit 0f tho Kid. Already we UNDER
ihis purp,,sp It Stimuli be signed By ali, and
0tllgr counties who alike bre,ithe casigr be-
c,,l.su tie Xiii IL tultt should iolu In and
mako a sut!stnll! !al showing OF their, appro-
eutlHll uf Pit t;urru,t. t;orrutt is in Ens
granlatos from ti,a Citizens M "i4I me viii ii prob.
ilbly be rendered u bn,q.let.
"Blliy was 0nly oycars md 10 months old,
g6od-laotlltg, mud l,aliad from Now York.
n,',, .'S e'',eea ,So'HMSaeea TOUT. yenss 9G1 as
'In'.lss Ynm,, u t;nvor,,,rsmt ~ hla%Lssns @ M.ttia
| Thc celebrated Lincoln CuHlity Var in is7S
| g;lve him full sway. Ill June Of TINT year
lie nnd four rnmpantons killed Sherlr Br!!ly
nu ,nrM9t5,oMftiI ILL., iil !intann a. t.tfcot,
.,nv of ti,e snn mtt v.ar e ia mi H.. nthara III
! Killed Morris l,.fnyieill, clerk, aud ,jailes
Roberts, Wntejjtl.ltl ut ttao Mtsctfnin Ktser-