Omaha daily bee., 1881-07-26

tive but to Kill him, or to suffer death
at his hands.
i herewith annex copy of the YER
dict rendered by the justice of the
peace (ex-otlicio coroner), the original
of which is in the hands of the prose-
cutting attorney of the first judicial
district.
(The verdict is given in Spanish in
CARROTS report, and upon being trans
lated is as follows):
"We, the jury, unanimously say
that William Bonny came to his death
from wound in the region of the
heart, fired from pistol in the hand
of Pat +. Garrett, and our decision
is that the action of the said Garrett
was justi6able homicide; and are uni
ted in the opinion that the gratitude
of the community is due to said Gar
ret for his action, and that he deserves
to be compensated.
Signed
M. RUDoLPH, foreman.
ANTONIO SAAvEDRA,
PEDRO ANTONIO LUCERo,
JOSE SILAA,
SABAL GUTIERREZ,
LORENZO JARAMILLo.
l am, governor, very respectfully,
your excellency's obedient servant,
PAT F. GARRETT,
Sheriff OF Lincoln county.
The above is straightforward, un-
assuming narrative, but it speaks, un-
Intentionally, perhaps, but forcibly, of
the determination and courage of Pat
Garrett. The incident recorded was
the end of a long and trying ordeal.
Ever since the early part of May, Gar
rett has been oppressed by sense of
one of the most difficult and danger
Gus duties ever imposed upon an Off
Ger, the duty of carrying on war to
the death with the most desperate,
dangerous and treacherous man who
ever infested a country. AS soon as
Billy the Kid committed his last crime,
an offense of such magnitude and au-
dacity that the public was stunned and
stood aghast at its announcement,
everybody acquainted with The cir
cumstances thought at once of Pat
Garrett, as being the man who would
kill the Kid, or lose his life in the at
tempt. Said they: ''Not only has
he escaped from Garrett's guards, and
killed the two men who were his
staunchest and bravest servants in en-
forcing the laws, but he has imposed a
duty upon the sheriff of Lincoln
county which Pat Garrett will never
shirk."
How rightly the people placed their
trust is shown by the foregoing ac-
counts. Garrett has never ceased to
dog the footsteps of the Kid. He said
soon after the escape of the criminal
that he would "follow him to the end,
and he has done so with perslstency,
determination and bravery, through
long and anxious months, finally to
meet with success which entitled
him to the gratitude and respect of
the people of this territory. When
trying to surprise his prey he was in
return surprised by him, confronted
in a small room by thoroughly des-
perate man, with a knife in one hand,
while the other held revolver to his
breast. Garrett never lost his pres
ence of mind or GOODNESS, but seized
the first opportunity offering itself to
make use of his skill with his pistol.
A second later would have been too
late, and second sooner to attack he
would have been too soon. He 5ided
his time, and accomplished his end,
and he deserves to be richly rewarded.
BILLY THE KID S FUNERAL
took place at Fort Sumner the day
after the shooting, and not one of
those who were present but rejoiced
at his death. Now that the sod is
above his grave, 1t is in order TO give
him an obituary, though time and
space will not allow a lengthy one.
There is no disposition to shirk the
task. 1t isn't very often one has to
write anything in the obituary line
except complimentary ones; and Bill
ly, exceptional in most things, here
again affords an exception to the gen
eral rule.
Billy was a New York boy, and his
right name is supposed to have been
He was once a resident of
Santa Fe, and an employe of the Ex-
change hotel, this city. He left here
when very young, and turned out dur
ing the Lincoln countyway, two years
or more ago. Since then he has as
sisted in numbering Sh sriff Brady and
Deputy Sheriff Hindman, of Lincoln
killed Burnstein, clerk at the Musca.
lero Apache agency, and AL. Roberts,
who was living at the agency; killed |
Robt. Beckwith and Chas. Crawford
At Lincoln, July, 1878; William
Frank Baker, and
at Blue Water, Captain
Mountains, March, 1878; half breed |
Indian, John Farris, and Grant at
Fort Sumner; blacksmith at Camp
A Apache, and finally killed Bob Ollin-
ger and j. w. Bell, at Lincoln county
Jail while escaping last time. He was
pursued and made frequent narrow
escapes, to recount which is unneces-
'ary; was captured several times and
He was just twenty.one
years of age when he met his death,
md boasted that he had killed man
or every year of his life. The above
list is, however, all that can be called
% mind. There are doubtless several
,ther victims, perhaps half dozen,
hat nobody knows of. Those emu
nerated here make up goodly mum
Der for kid, and no excuses need be |
made for Mr.. Bonny on that score.
Many man in New Mexico will
breathe more froelVsinca he has oona