Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-03-07

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Kid after him. They \ WOOONNN
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the officer escaped WMIN
From that time on II eoHErES5~
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 or telegraph in IT, and no telephones. II
easy to get away.
At that time there rivalry between the
different outfits The country was filled with
bad men. and they were about evenly divided
among the cowmen. Cattle stealing was a COM
thing. The Kid became involved in a num-
Der OF rows, and he took sides. His reputation
killer" grew
Undoubtedly a number of these men were
killed 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 if 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 sheriff OF
Lincoln county, for 1t 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 con-
tinuing
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 some trivial incident he had
killed member OF his own band. The outlaws
were now anxious to end his career as
the law-abidng people of the village. His friends
commenced to murmur The Kid was now re-
ported in a dozen places at the same time. and
these stories he turned to his 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 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 or to
kill the Kid
CARROTS record in Texas as a man-hunter and
bad man 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 locked to his standard. They felt in
stnctively that at last a man had arrived who
could cope with the situation
The Capture of the Kid.
In November 1880, Garrett came upon the Kid
suddenly and captured him, with several others,
after killing man
Word had reached Garrett that the Kid and his
gang of three located in an old house a
short distance from Sumner
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 on the way"
The way led down a sage-coyered 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
was noted, said:
Il am going to ride ahead. All attention will
be centered on 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 I want you to make certain that
you get him"
The deputies withdrew to right and left ad-
vancng 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
as though utterly unconscious of the presence
of the gang At the door he called loudly
Some one appeared at the window and. firing a
shot at the sheriff. lodged back. 1t was done
in instant but in that fraction of a second the
who had fired dropped dead in his tracks!
Garrett mad dlsmounted and with his 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 'Six-Gun,' Pat!"
When Garrett reached the railroad with his
prisoner he was menaced by a crowd that sought
to lynch the Kid
TT looks as 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 was certain to meet sooner or
later
Not If can help it, Billy. You are under my
care and intend to protect you"
You give me a 'sixgun' Pat and stand aside
a few moments and will clean out the whole
crowd. You'll see them stampede the minute you
give me a gun"
you could help-if you played square"
I'D have to, old man I'm in the tighte,t
place ever was in my life They'll get us both
If you try 1t alone They may get me- anyway
But you are up against it. if you try to defend
me along"
I'll trust you once. Billy; but understand no
foolishness I'll drop you II you try it."
The crowd grew more menacing The demand
for the life Of the Kid became more insistept