The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-02-28

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and, according to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
story told, shot all Observation-Disclosures
three men. The deputy y OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
spurred his pony, the HWOWDNl|H(NlHS
Kid after him. They Y 'HH(0UDN{{U{
exchanged shots, and z&Ap iANNII(UNlI
the officer escaped NBlWV
with few wounds. .N< "A
From that time on 1t f=NS -
was dangerous for the
Kid to enter community. He raldeo north
through Lincoln county which was larger than
MANY eastern states There was not line OF
railway or telegraph in 1t, and no telephones IL
was 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 COM
mon thing The Kid became involved in a num-
Der of rows and he took sides. His reputation
as 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 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 sheriff OF
Lincoln county for it 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
tinuing.
The Turn Of the Tide.
Then one day even those hard characters
who protested to be his friends were amazed by
the report that for trivial incident he had
killed member of his own band The outlaws
were now as anxious to end his career as were
the iaw-abiding people Of the village. His friends
commenced to murmur The Kid now
ported in a dozen places at the time. and
these stories he turned to his advantage by APP
pearng at irregular, though frequent, intervals in
widely separated COW camps for more than a
hundred and fifty miles north and south of the
Pecos river.
Pat Garrett a 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, 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 tanner known all over the south
west In addition to being quick with a gun, he
was absolutely without fear.
He was elected without opposition and took
hold with iron hand He was an organizer.
and men focked 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 one man.
Word had reached Garrett that the Kid and his
gang of three located in an old house a
short distance from Sumner.
1--WE had better make plans to get him." said
one 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 ur
to him. and then, in the even voice for which he
noted, said:
81 am going to ride ahead All attention will
be centered on me. 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 l 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 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 presenc'
of the gang At the door he called loudly
Some one appeared at the window and firing
shot at the sheriff. lodged back. 1t was don,
in an instant but in that fraction of second the
man who had fred dropped dead in his tracks
Garrett had dsmounted. and with his deputies
poured fusillade of bullets through the sides o
chief at the window indicated the surrender o
Billy the Kid and his gang.
"You Give Me 'sx-Gun,' Pat"
When Garrett reached the railroad with hi
prisoner he menaced by crowd that sough
to lynch the Kid.
1T looks though they are going to get me
Pat" the Kid remarked
It was an ugly crowd, bent dealing to tn
boy the fate he certain to meet sooner o
later
Not If can help it. Billy. You are under m
care, and intend to protect you"
you give a 'six-gun,' Pat and stand asid
few moments and will clean out the who'll
crowd You'll them stampede the minute 20
give gun"
you could help-if you played square"
I'D have to, old man. I'm in the tightez
place ever in my life. They'll get US both
II you try 1t alone They may get me- anyway
But you are up against it. If you try to defen
along"