The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-06-08

Sheriff Garrett was at White Oaks.
On his return to Lincoln he a. once took
the trail in search oe the man who had
! killed his faithful assistants. But in
the meantime Bi!ly's ever-ready re-
volver was playing havoc on the bor-
dcrs Of Lincoln County. Soon after his
escape from the Lincoln Jail the Kid
killed one William Matthews and a
companion, whom he encountered in
the desert. Such was the tribute OF
fear levied by the outlaw, that he was
practically sure Of securing food and
shelter, no matter where he turned.
Nor were people likely to give out in
formation concerning his whereabouts.
for the reason shat, if it ever came to
the outlaws ears, it was equivalent to
a death-warrant. Now camping with
sheep herders, now appearing at some
roundup camp, and again walking
boldly into some settlement, the Kid
remained in Lincoln County for weeks,
laughing at Gar.ett's efforts to trace
him.
One day the Kid turned up at one OF
the Chisholm cow-camps. He had not
forgotten his old feud with the cattle
king Of the Pecos. Three of the cow
boys were at a fire, cooking supper,
and twenty yards away Barrett How
ell was hobbling COW pony. Billy
rode up to Howell and asked him If he
worked for John Chisholm. On being
answered in the affirmative, the Kid
shot the cowboy through the head, at
the same time crying, in his high
pitched voice: "Well, there's your
pay"
The cowboys at the fire sprang to
their feet, as they saw their comrade
fall, but Billy's revolver spoke twice
more and two of them fell dead. Then,
covering the remaining cowboy with
his revolver, Billy shrilled this mes
sage:
"You tell John Chisholm he owes me
money. I'll credit him with five dol
lars on the bill every time I kill one
of his men. If kill aim the account
is wiped out"
In July, 1881, after Billy had been
at large some two months, Sheriff Gar
rett heard that the Kid had been seen
in the vicinity of Fort Sumner. Ac-
companied by two deputies, Garrett re-
mained in the vicinity Of Fort Sumner
a week, but information about the Kid
was hard to get, in view of the bonds
Of terror in which the desperate held
the entire community. One night, af-
ter vainly watching suspected house
until midnight, Garrett suggested that
a call be made on Peter Maxwell, who
lived in one of the old buildings at
the fort, and who was brave enough
to tell what he knew about the Kids
whereabouts. Garrett stepped into
Maxwelrs room to talk to him, while
his deputies sat on the porch in the
bright New Mexican moonlight. Soon
a man, clad in shirt and trousers, and
carrying a knife in one hand and a
revolver i'm the other, hurried toward
the building, and as he stepped on the
porch, cried:
"Quien es? Quien esq" C'Whois it?')
One of the deputies, having no idea
that this could be Billy the Kid, told
him to put up his gun and not be
alarmed. At the same time he rose
and walked toward Billy, but, 1.-THE as
cat, the desperate leaped through the
open doorway into Maxwelrs room.
Something-probably the sixth sense
said to be given to all hunted things
told Billy that all was not right in the
room. Coming into the dark from the
bright moonlight he could not make
out objects distinctly, consequently he
could not see Garrett sitting at the
foot of the bed. Coming to the edge
of the bed, and putting his hand on.
the icoverlet within few inches Of
Garrett, Billy asked Maxwell:
"Say, Pete, who are those fellows
out there?"
Garrett recognized the voice as that
of Billy the Kid, and slipped his holster
around so he could get at his revolver.
At the same time Billy caught sight
of the figure on the bed. Covering Gar
rett with his revolver, he sprang back
ward, crying: "Quien esp
The instant's pause was fatal to Billy
the Kid, for, almost before the Spanish
words had dropped from the desper-
ado's lips, CARROTS revolver had
spoken. The Kid fell to the floor, shot
through the heart, his revolver being.
discharged by his convulsive movement
, as he fell.
The qualities that caused Pat Garrett
! to be known as the coolest head in the.
Southwest were shown in this encoun-
ter. AS he fired, Garrett leaned to the
left, thinking that he could get Billy's
bullet in his right side. THAT would
give me a chance to get another shot
at him. explained the Sheriff grimly.
As soon as the shots were heard the
deputies outside called CARROTS name,
but again the presence of mind of the
born gun fighter was manifested. Gar
rett did not answer, thinking that per-
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