The Arvada enterprise., 1913-02-13

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'I.sten," shouted the tall sheriff during
slight nll THE is my prisoner You told
me to arrest him. | have. He must have n fair
trial know he is guilty. But it is for a jury
to pronounce him You can not take him
while have a breath of life left, or while Billy
the Kid has, either!"
Saying which he passed n revolver to the boy
who had struck terror into the Pecos Valley
you must get two of now"
Back to back the sheriff of Lincoln county and
the most noted murderer in the southwest stood
Now Billy" cautioned Garret, don't shoot
unless | tell you to. Remember that without me
your life is not worth two bits today"
1t impossible to tell what working in
the mind concealed behind the childish face OF
the Kid. 1t equally impossible to rean
the thoughts of the determined sheriff who walt
ed with apparent unconCcrn. The crowd knew
and feared the Kid. with only Garrett to fight,
the members might have risked it With a re-
volver in the Kids hand they hestatcd
Garrett was quick to see the advantage he had
gained.
Nov you will all quietly away" he an
nounced decsivey.
Sulenly the crowd obeyed.
Held at bay Garrett placed the Kid aboard
the train which arrived few moments later.
The Keeper and the Markings"
The Kid tried in another county He had
friends and defense. There plenty
of witnesses against him that he
prisoner. He was defended by an attorney who
made a brave fight. But he sentenced to be
hanged at Lincoln In July 1881 He brought
back and confined in Jail built after the man
ner Of Mexican houses, of adobe brick with thick
walls around a court or patio.
The day before he to be hanged, half n
dozen horses stood in the street, lines thrown
their heads-all that is necessary to make
pony remain in place.
The Kid called from the gallery to the warden:
ua1i Pm, a, u,,ir,p
Give the 'makings' will you?"
"Seguro, Miguel" shouted the warden. laugh
ing. TRANSLATED into English the answer meant
Sure Mike'D
The Kid stepped to the stairs His hands
manacled in such manner that he had lit
tie use of them. The warden reached in his vest
pocket for the cigarette paper which no placed
in his left hand and with his right felt in his hip
pocket for sack of tobacco.
Like a fash the Kid raised his manaccd
hands and struck Bell square in the temple, The
warden staggered AS he did so the Kid jerked
Bells revolver from its holster. and dealt the
jaer blow the head that crushed his skull
'Unfasten tho jewery, and we'll both get
away"
He shouted these words to another prisoner
standing inside cell The Kid had been allow
ed the freedom of the galleries He passed the
keys taken from the PROSTATE warden to the man
in the cell, who unlocked his handouts Then
leveling the warden's revolver at the prisoner he
hissed
Give me back the keys"
1t was the work Of but a moment to reach the
barred gate that led into the street where tho
horses stood glance, and he took It all in
From where he stood he could see the Eorm o
the warden. Leveling his revolver, he fred
shot that ended his life, and then shot the mar
who blocked the door
Once outside, he started a fusilladc Of buIIcti
Up and down the street to keep everybody In tho
houses. In another instant he was o., he bos
horse and had stampcdcd the others So that pur
suit would be delayed In few moments he wa,
out Of sight
Garrett was about twenty miles away at III,
time after some rus,lers Word was sent 10 hin
and he returned post haste heard the story from
excited lips. and stopped only long enough :,
saddle fresh horse. Accompanied by n few
friends he took the Kids trail
At the end Of iorty-eight hours Of Night whci
tired out Billy the Kid stopped at the house q
man named Maxwell. near Sumner Retiring
ne figured doubtless, that Garrett would have I,
pause for rest also
It early the second morning proh1h
about m. when the silent ghcrir saw {,
front Of him the cabin In which the Kid slept
He and his men dismountcd and approached M
house Garrett reached the porch with blg dopu
ties and quietly stepped into MaxwelIg room
There are several accounts Of what took pIncc
One IL to the effect that GarrGjt left his drpu
ties stationed outside beyond the house He y,n
whisprng TO Maxwell, when the KID who wag
light sleeper aw0ka and tiptooluY ocrooo "a
porch. entered, revolver In hand and asked.
who that who Just came? Where ia bo >
From his position Garrett could see him Al,
tinctly and had the Kid been looking he rpIrb
have distinguished the form Of the sheriff start
ing by the bedside Of Maxwell The KID had bI
revolver in hand. prepared to use # Carrot
knew that and fred the single shot that kIIa,
tho Kid