Billy the Kid

Henry McCarty (185914 July 1881) was also known as William H. Bonney, and known popularly as Billy the Kid. He was an American gunman who took part in the Lincoln County War. 

Legends say that Billy the kid killed 21 men, but history tells us that he murdered at least four men.  The first murder was in . Bonney was born in 1859.  

Before he started using the alias "William Bonney", McCarty's first arrest was for stealing food in late . Within five months he was arrested for stealing clothing and firearms. Two days later, he escaped from jail and fled from New Mexico Territory into the neighboring Arizona Territory, making him an outlaw and a federal fugitive. After murdering a blacksmith during an argument in , Bonney became a wanted man in Arizona Territory. He returned to New Mexico and joined a group of cattle rustlers. He became a well-known figure in the region when he joined the Regulators and took part in the Lincoln County War. In April of 1878, the Regulators killed three men, including Lincoln County Sheriff William J. Brady and one of his deputies. Bonney and two other Regulators were later charged with killing all three men.

He subsequently joined the faceless brotherhood gang, whose members included brass the brave, the hound and jesse james, the notorious outlaw from the midwest. `he from there started sleeping with most of the well established hookers in the new mexico era including barbara the blonde. They married on april 5th and had 5 children.
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