The San Francisco call., 1908-03-01
YOUTHFUL RANCHFR
KILLS PAT GARRETT

Ell PAso. Tex, Feb. 2s.-Pat Garrett.
known the continent over as the man
who killed BILLY the Kid" the noted
eutlaw and one OF the last Of the most
prominent gunner Of frontier days,
was shot and killed by ]. Wayne Bra
Els, a youthful ranchman near Las
Cruces, n. NJ, in a dispute over ranch
Lease.
Garrett had been on a visit to one
OF his ranches near the New Mexican
town. ana IN q blackboard with a friend
was returning TO Las Cruces when they
were overtaken by Brazle- A quarrel
between the principals followed and
Garrett is said to have reached for q
shotgun Brake fred twice, both shots
taking effect and Garrett fell dead.
Brazls then rode i've miles to Las
Cruces and surrendered to Sheriff Luz
zero. He was locked IN the county fall.
after making a statement to the sheriff
that he had shot in self defense, and
that he had not drawn q six shooter
until after Garrett had. reached for 3
shotgun in the bottom. OF the buck
board.
>. The quarrel. between Garrett and Bra
Nle arose over a. ranch that had been
3eased by Brazle and on which he had
pastured a herd OF goats Garrett re-
: fnonstrated with his lessee and declared
that the goat pasturing was in viola
ton OF the contract between them Gar
rett threatened to resort to the courts
TO prevent what he thought was a
: breach OF contract, and the men quar-
relied. Since then both men went
srmed. according to reports, and II was
common talk IN the territory that they
were looking for each other.
At the inquest held this afternoon
gnto the killing Of Garrett by Brazle
the ooroner's jury at Las Cruces re-
turned a verdict that Garrett had come
20 his death as the result OF wounds
inflicted by q revolver IN the hands
OF Brazle.
ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ. Feb. %
Pat Garrett. the noted gundghter who
was shot and killed today near Las
Cruces, first appeared in New Mexico
about 1878 and went to Lincoln coun-
~, where be quietly engaged in ranch
ing and cattle raising. He soon gained
q reputation as cowboy. and in 1880
he was elected sheriff Of Lincoln coun-
". One year later, after having been
the principal IN dozen exciting fights
and adventures. Garrett shot and
killed the famous young outlaw BILLY
the Kid" The kid" who. after kill
Ing. according to some reports, two
score Of men. was lodged in the terri
torisi penitentiary. only to escape.
Garrett took up the hunt anew as soon
as he learned OF the escape, and To-
Gated the outlaw In a house at Max
wells ranch near Carrizo, in Lincoln
. county. Garrett was in the room
. where the kid.' t7as TO come to a
rendezvous. and as the outlaw stepped
into the place. with his gun drawn on
Garrett. the officer killed him.
Garrett then moved to Dona Ana
county. where he served two. years as
sheriff. Later he was a captain of
rangers IN Texas, and did much to help
make the reputation for fearlessness
which the Texas rangers have
Garrett was a personal friend of
President Roosevelt and Governor
Curry of New. Mexico. President
Roosevelt appointed him collector of
customs of FL Paso. which position he
held two years. He tired of the mo-
notony of the life. and went back to
ranching and mining in Dona Ana
county.
Pat" Garrett was known to nearly
every one in New Mexico. Though a
successful hunter of criminals and out
laws and q dead shot with either pis-
tol OF rife. he was ordinarily one of
the most peaceful citizens. He fulfilled
his own prophecy that he. would die
with his boots on.