Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-03-30

out things against me that am no.
guilty Of
"About six o'clock we emerged from
the salt beds, when we met negro Oh
horseback whom recognized as one
of Billy the Kids band, having seer
him two years before at Rincon, where
he was cook for John Kinney, the ia,
nous cattle rustler. Say, boss he
said, as he approached, have you seer
anything of a young teller with black
hosp No. replied Capt. Jack
Mighty strange said the negro, here's
his tracks in the trail In the mean
time 1 was nodding my head in the af-
frmatiye to the negro, but without
Capt. Jacks knowledge. Sure you
amt seen him?' asked the negro. we
have not was the reply of Capt. Jack
] again nodded my head in the affirma-
tive, and n broad grin passed over the
negroes face. Just then Capt. Jack
turned around and caught me nodding
and giving the lie to his assertions. He
was angry in moment, and started to
express himself when l said: This
mans name is Wash. He is friend of
Billy's, who would be very glad to have
him with him. This gave the negro the
desired information, and then he told
us of the escape of the Kid, and how it
was effected.
+rThe Kid was in the Lincoln county
Jail under sentence of death for muir
der. He was in charge of sheriff by
the name of Pat Garrett. Two guards,
Ollinger and Bell by name, were placed
in immediate charge of the Kid during
the daytime. Other men were on duty
at night. They were enemies of the
Kid and took great delight in haunting
him with his approaching fate. All
their victim would say was: 4 may
outlive you ducks yet and sure enough
he did. That morning Ollinger went
across the street to get the Kid his
breakfast, Bell being left to guard the
Jail. The Kid asked Bell to get a rag
and wrap it around one of his shackles,
as it was chatting his leg. Bell pro
cured the desired article, and, STOPPING
down, was in the act of placing it
around the shackle when the Kid
reached over, took Bells gun out of his
hip pocket and in an instant shot him
fatally, although he lived some hours
and was able to relate how the affair
occurred. The Kid then took the
shackle key out of Bells pocket, and in
an instantwas free. Ollinger heard the
shot and came running across the
street. The Kid, however, met him at
the door with Winchester in his hands
With an oath he said: 'Ollinger, you
must go to meet your pard, and at that
shot him dead. Across the street there
was a fine horse tied to post, all sad
died and ready. 1t belonged to one of
the county officers, who said he was go
ing out into the country to see his girl,
but many believed he was friend of
the Kid and had placed the horse there
for his use. Be that as it may, the Kid
ran quickly across the street, united
the animal and mounted him, only to
be thrown. However, he caught the
end of the lariat and was in the saddle
again in an instant. BY this time
crowd began to gather, but the Kid
stood them off with his Winchester and
dashed out of town. He had the fleet
est horse in the country and no pursuit
was made.
1.-THE Kid made his way IN safety to
the Chisholm ranch, in Grant county,
where he found friends. Garrett,
learning of lis whereabouts, went to
the ranch in the night and called on
Chisholm, who denied knowing where
the Kid was. There was no light in the
room, and while they were talking some
one came in and asked Chisholm if he
was there. Chisholm answered in the
affirmative. The Kid. for ii was he,
said he had come after fresh meat, but
instinctively suspecting something
wrong he demanded: Who's hereY
Garrett had recognized his voice, and
before Chisholm could reply he fired in
the direction from whence it came, we'll
knowing that the time had come for
him to kill the Kid OF to be killed by
him. Fortunately his aim was we'll
taken The desperate fell dead in his
tracks with bullet through his heart
and without a groan. Thus persisted
Billy the Kid, whose blood-stained ca
reer is still talked of in the southwest.
'0The negro who informed us of the
mannerof the Kid'sescape kept on in his
pursuit, while we went to Fort Stan
ton. The next day detachment of
soldiers was sent out in pursuit of the
Apaches. We accompanied them. On
reaching the Dripping Springs we
learned that the Indians we had seen
the day before were lot Of Mescalaro.
Apaches in the employ of the govern
ment, and who were out after the rene
gade Apaches. They had fred off their
guns and yelled only to have some fun
With u.s."