Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-02-14

story told, shot all \ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
three men. The deputy \ Observation-Disclosures
spurred his pony, the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Kid after him. They Y W(VJllN}NW
exchanged Shots and ~ 'RllNHlUNl
the officer escaped IHU0l
with few wounds. nj
From that time on it '-SS -
was dangerous for the
Kid to enter a community. He raided north
through Lincoln county, which was larger than
many eastern states. There not line OF
railway telegraph in it. and no telephones.
was easy to get away.
At that time there was rivalry between the
different outfits The country was filled w.tn
bad men, and they about evenly divided
among the cowmen. Cattle stealing was a COM
mon thing The Kid became involved in num-
Der of rows, and he took sides His reputation
as a killer" grew.
Undoubtedly a number OF these men were
killed as result of trouble among themselves
and the killing laid to the door of the Kid 1t
was easy He could not deny It. No one would
have believed him if he had. Besides, the more
murders credited to him. the greater the fear In
which he would be held.
Thus it was that it finally became impossible
to get any to accept the position OF sherin OF
Lincoln county, for it only question OF time
when he would 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 con-
unuing.
The Turn Of the Tide.
Then one day even those hard characters
who professed TO be his friends were amazed by
the report that for trivial incident he had
killed member CT his band. The outlaws
anxious to end his career as were
the law-abiding people OF the village. His friends
commenced to murmur. The Kid now re-
ported in dozen places at the time. and
these stories he turned to mis- advantage by ap
pearing at irregular though frequent, intervals in
widely separated COW camps for more than
hundred and fifty miles north and south of the
Pecos river
Pat Garrett a anky Alabaman who had help
ed organize the Texas Rangers and had assisted
In driving the bad 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 manhunter and
bad tanner was known all over 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 was an organizer
and men focked to his standard. They 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 were located in an old house
short distance from Sumner.
I'VE had better make plans to get him." said
of the deputies.
"The plan is to get there before he gets away
I'll tell you what to do on the way"
The way led down a sage-covered draw with
several bends made by sand dunes around which
the road curved for distance of about five 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 even voice for which he
noted, said:
be centered me. That will give you a chance
to surround the house. l am going to take my
time and walk my horse. They may get me-
but If 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 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 appeared at the window and. firing
shot at the sheriff, lodged back. 1t was done
in an instant, but in that fraction Of second the
man who had fired dropped dead in his tracks!
Garrett ndQ ulSmOunL6u anu Win MS deputies
poured fusillade of bullets through the sides of
the thinly boarded shack. white handker-
chief at the window indicated the surrender OF
Billy the Kid and his gang.
"You Give Me ssi,tGun, Pati"
When Garrett reached the railroad with his
prisoner he was menaced by crowd that sought
to lynch the Kid
ct looks though they are going to get me.
Pat" the Kid remarked.
II was an ugly crowd, bent on dealing to the
boy the fate he certain to meet sooner or
later
mot II can help it, Billy. You are under my
care, and / intend to protect you"
You give me 'sx-gun' Pat and stand aside
a few moments, and will csean out the whole
crowd YouIl see them stampede the minute you
give me gun"
'You could help--if you played square,"
have To rnld IL