The Springfield herald., 1913-02-14

! : +
\
and. according to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
story told, shot all MNIMlONlNUlNNlN
three men The deputy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
spurred his pony, the NNOR(VNl}N(NVl
Kid after him. They NWNUON{llM
exchanged Shots and - W}(0llNINl
the officer escaped HHWO|
with few wounds. >,< n'
From that time on It N=So -
dangerous for the
Kid to enter community. He raided north
through Lincoln county, Which was larger thah
many eastern states. There not line OF
railway or telegraph in 1t, and no telephones IL
easy to get away.
AT that time there rivalry between the
different outfits The country was filled with
bad men. and they about evenly divided
among the cowmen Cattle stealing was com
mon thing. The Kid became involved In a num-
Der OF rows. and he took sides. His reputation
a killer grew
Undoubtedly a number of these men were
killed as a result of trouble among themselves.
and the killing laid to the door Of the Kid 1t
was easy. He could not deny 1t. 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 1t finally became impossible
to get any to accept the position of sheriff OF
Lincoln county, for 1t was only question of time
when he would 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 con-
tinuing.
The Turn Of the Tide
Then. day. those hard characters
who protested to be his friends amazed by
the report that for some trivial incident he had
killed member of his own band. The outlaws
anxious to end his career were
the iaw-abidng people of the village. His friends
commenced to murmur The Kid was now re-
ported in dozen places at the same time and
these stories he turned to his advantage by ap
pearng at irregular though frequent intervals in
widely separated COW camps for more than
h,,rA Head arH ffv r1rtH and south ~S tna
Pecos river.
Pat Garrett. lanky Alabaman. who had help
ed organize the Texas Rangers and had assisted
in driving the bad men out of Texas to the first
water west of the Staked Plains. was invited by
the cattlemen to locate in New Mexico They
wanted him to restore order. The only way
that could be done either to arrest to
kill the Kid.
bad man tanner was known all the south
west. In addition to being quick with gun. he
was absolutely without fear
He was elected without opposition and took
hold with an Iron hand. He organizer.
and men focked to his standard. Thay felt. in
stinctively that at last man had arrived who
could cope with the situation
The Capture Of the Kid.
In November, 1885, Garrett came upon the Kid
suddenly and captured him. with several others.
after killing one man
Word had reached Garrett that the KID and his
gang of three located In old house a
I'VE had better make plans to get him." said
one of the deputies
The plan is to get there before he gets away
III tell you what to do the way"
The way led down sage-covered 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 his deputies to come up
to him. and then. in the voice for which he
was noted. said
81 am going to ride ahead All attention will
be centered on me. That will give you chance
to surround the house. l am going to take my
time and walk my horse. They may get me.
but II they do want you to make certain that
you get him."
The deputies withdrew to right and left. ad-
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 his deputies. who had dis
mounted. advancing cautiously through the sage
brush. He permitted his horse to walk slowly.
though utterly unconscious OF the presence
of the gang. At the door he called loudly
Some one appeared at the window and firing q
shot at the sheriff lodged back 1t done
In an instant. but In that fraction OF a second the
man who had fired dropped dead in his tracks!
Garrett had dismounted. and with his deputies
poured fusillade 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 'sIx-Gun.' Pat!"
When Garrett reached the railroad with his
prisoner he was menaced by crowd that sought
to lynch the Kid
ut looks as though they going to get me.
Pat the Kid remarked.
1t was an ugly crowd. bent on dealing to the
boy the fate he was certain to meet sooner or
later.
Not If can help It. Billy. You under my
care, and intend to protect you"
You give me 'sx-gun.' Pat and stand aside
few moments. and will clean out the whole
crowd You'll see them stampede the minute you
give gun"
You could help-if you played square"
I'D have to. old I'm in the highest
place ever was in my life They'll get us both.
II you try 1t alone. They may get me- anyway
But you are up against 1t. IL you try to defend
along"
I'll trust you once. Billy: but understand no
foolishness. I'll drop you If you try it."
The crowd grew more menacing. The demand
for the life of the Kid became more insistent