The Arizona champion., 1891-05-09
FAMOUS BILLY THE KID.
A Story of the Innocent Look
 ing Desperado.
ONE OF HIS HOST DAaIHG DEEDS
How Pat Garrett got the Drop on him.
 A Cowboys Tale.

VI 'ver met Billy the Kid We'll. should nickert was down that way when the Kid was killed by Pat Garrett, an know all about it, an l know. too, that Pat didn't give him a square show for his life, Of course, he'd been fool if he had, cause Billy handled the shootip irons better than any man in New Mexi- 70. The Kid was, an no mistake, holy terror, He was as smooth an pleasant ! Iookin' little feller as you could wish 10 'sociate with, but he was like snake ihinin' in the sun, 80 slick an shinin but death was in his touch He was slim, an light haired. an blue eyed, an his upper teeth stuck out in front an made him look more innocent than ever He was pleasant kind O feller until he got mad, an then the dust used 10 fly jest a trifie. seen Billy kill two men at White Oaks, an he did the job up clean. They never kicked
 was in Santa Fe when Bob Ollinger and Jim Bell brought Bill in after he'd bin arrested. He nearly dug out O jail there. but they were too slick for him an they tux him for trial to Mesilla. The principal witness agin him was a feller as owed him an old grudge, an so Billy got 1t hot. The necktie party was to be held at Lincoln, an when Bob Ollinger an Jim Bell tux him there they put him in an up stairs room next where the deputies kep' their guns an things They knew Billy was smart an always one O them kep' in the room with him.
 The mornin' after they got to Lincoln Billy asked the deputies for old times sake to loose one of the bracelets he had on, an as Bob, an Jim, too, had known Billy for long time, they thought they couldn't refuse a request like that, so they loosened one bracelet an left it danglin' by the other wrist
 Al dinner time Bob said he was goin over the way to get somethin' to eat, an Jim, he was left with Billy The Kid was draggin' his leg irons with him as lie walked about. an Jim Bell was read in, but lifted his eyes every time the Kid come close to him All the same, Billy got his work in in great shape, for ire watched his chance an buried the loose handcuf in the skull of the dep uty. To make no mistake, he pulled Jim's gun from his boot an started pumpin lead into him at a great rate. At the first shot Bob Ollinger jumped from the table where he was eatin' an said My Godl there's Billy tryin' to git, and Jim's shot him" He rushed out an across the street an was just skippin' up the stairs when he seed Billy standin' at the top pintin' Winchester at him. Next minit Bob dropped, done up in real good style with a bullet through his head. Billy never did no bunglin work: it was always done slick and neat.
 Of course big crowd got around, but they wusn't all agin Billy. An when he got the drop on feller an told him to come up an file his irons off. why he did it When he got free he rode out O Lin coin. an nary a man darst try to stop him Pat Garrett wasn't there then, but when he heard. didn't he cuss2 Parties made out to catch Billy, but he got down to the Panhandle. an after things had toned down he came up into New Mexico agin. Billy had been goin it purity strong in Lincoln county and no mis- take. In the tusslin back an forrard his gang got purty well cleaned out, an Pat Garrett swore he'd get even with him.
 Billy had taken fancy to the pretty daughter O small ranchman, an she was sort O fascinated with him. but the old man wasn't pleased. He knowed Billy'd jest take her away with him when he went, an if the old man kicked he'd get killed, that's all Billy wasn't perticlar; he'd just as soon kill one man as another The old man was in q bad fix. when, as luck would have it, Pat Garrett he come along and said be was lookin' fer Billy. Now. Billy was keepin shady at young -Maxwelrs place, an the old man put Pat on his trail, Pat got there all right, an seein' no one around he went inside an found Maxwell in bed. He denied that Billy was aroun'. but when Pat got the drop on him an swore he'd shoot him if he didn't talk straight ho confessed that Billy had just gone to the outhouse to get some steak for cookin.
 Pat had just time to drop behind the bed where young Maxwell was lyin', when in come Billy with his knife In one hand and his gun in the other. The Kid was 'spicious, however, as if he'd smelled somethin' was wrong, Comin' from the blindin' sun into the dobe house he couldn't see well, but when he entered he asked: Quien sabe3 He was jest say in the words when Pat put two bullets into him before anybody could wink twice.
 He hated Pat like pizen, an ie he'd any Idea that Pat was armed, you bet he'd never taken chances, for he was like an Indian, an jest as treacherous. He'd play up to man an make him think he was his friend, an when he got him of his guard he'd kill him. He was mighty queer lad: whenever he got. his fingers near gun there was bound to be dead man not far away. Why, he could jest make pistol talk, an when he was around all the boys sung low. l didn't pine much when heard he was killed; fact is. l thought Billy had somethin' agi'n me, an was lookin' out sharp that he didn't plug a hole in me. e.--San Fran cisco Alta.
 Mother-in.La Charles, whenever you are ready to show me the brindle bull will go with you.