Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1913-02-28

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Kid after him. They Y NWNDAh{iNli
exchanged Shots and ~ Y 'Ul0Nn(Ml
the officer escaped ANllNN
with a few wounds y, ~ uU
From that time on II N'zS5 ~
dangerous for the
Kid to enter a community He raided north
through Lincoln county which larger than
many eastern states. There was not line OF
railway or telegraph in It, and no telephones. II
easy to get away.
AT that time there was rivalry between the
different outfits The country was filled with
bad men, and they we're about evenly divided
among the cowmen Cattle stealing COM
mon thing. The Kid became involved in num-
Der OF rows and he took sides His reputation
killer" grew
Undoubtedly a n>mber OF these were
killed rs a result of trouble among themselves
and the killing laid to the door of the Kid 1t
easy. He could not deny It, No one would
have believed him II he had Besides, the more
murders credited to him, the greater the fear in
which he would be held
Thus 1t that It finally became impossible
to get any to accept the position Of sherin OF
Lincoln county, for It was only question of time
when he would run across the youthful demon
The Kid knew that he had terrorized the coun
try. He knew that the instant he let down his
guard he would be killed. His safety lay in
unuing.
The Turn Of the Tide.
Then one day, ever those hard characters
who professed to be his friends were amazed by
the report that for some trivial incident he had
killed q member OF his own band The outlaws
were now as anxious I'd end hiS career as were
the law-abiding people OF the village. His friends
commenced to murmur The Kid
ported in dozen places at the same time, and
these stories he turned to his advantage by APP
pearing at irregular though frequent, intervals in
widely separated camps for than
hundred and fifty miles north and south of ths
Pecos river.
Pat Garrett, a lanky Alabaman who had help
ed organize the Texas Hangers and had assisted
in driving the bad men out of Texas to the FIRST
water west of the Staked Plains, invited by
the cattlemen to locate in New Mexico. They
wanted him to restore order. The only way
that could be done was either to arrest or to
kill the Kid.
CARROTS record In Texas as a man-hunter and
bad man tanner known all the south
west. In addition to being quick with a gun. he
absolutely without fear
He was elected without opposition and took
hold with an iron hand He was an organizer
and men hocked to his standard They felt. in-
stinctively. that at last had arrived who
could cope with the situation
The capture Of the Kid.
In November, $780, Garrett came upon the KID
suddenly and captured him, with several others,
after killing
Word had reached Garrett that the Kid and his
gang of three located in an old house q
short distance from Sumner.
of the deputies.
The plan is to get there before he gets away.
Ill tell you what to do on the way"
The way led down a sRgecovered draw with
several bends made by sand dunes around which
the road curved for distance of about Ave miles.
Before he reached the last bend he pulled up his
horse, and waiting for bis deputies to come up
to him, and then. in the even voice for which he
was noted, said:
Il am going to ride ahead All attention will
be centered on That will give you chance
to surround the house. am going to take my
time 'and walk my horse. They may get me.
but II they do want ypu to make certain that
you get him"
The deputies withdrew to right and left adj
vancing under cover of the sand hills in an ever.
widening circle until they had surrounded the
house, Then Garrett rode forward From his
position he could see hin deputies. who had dis.
mounted. advancing cautiously through the sage.
brush. He permittedL his horse to walk slowly.
as though utterly u4eo1scous of the presence
Of the gang. At the door he called loudly
Some appeared at the window and firing a
shot at the sheriff. lodged back. It was done
in an instant but in that fraction of a second the
who had fired dropped dead In his tracksl
Garrett had dismounted. and with his deputies
poured fusade Of bullets through the sides of
the thinly boarded shack A white handker.
chief at the window Indicated the surrender of
Billy the Kid and his gang.
"You Give Me q 'sx-cun,' Patti"
When Garrett reached the railroad with his
prisoner he was menaced by a crowd that sought
TO lynch the Kid.
ut looks as though they are going to get me,
Pat" the Kid remarked
It was an ugly crowd. bent on dealing to the
boy the fate he was certain TO meet sooner or
later
mot If 1 can help It. Billy. You are under my
care and intend to protect you"
You give me 'six-gun.' Pat and stand aside
few moments. and | will clean out the whole
crowd. You'll them stampede the minute you
give me q gun"
you could help-if you played square"
I'D have TO, old I'm In the tighte5t
place ever was In my life They'll get US both
II you try It alone They may get me anyway
But you are up against H. II you try to defend
me along"
I'm trust you once. Billy: but understand, no
fooIishness. I'll drop you II you try it,
The crowd grew more nenacing The demand
for the life Of the Kid became more insistent