The outlaw was found guilty of the murder of Sheriff William Brady and confined to the Lincoln courthouse. [26] According to some accounts, he eventually found work as an itinerant ranch hand and shepherd in southeastern Arizona. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). DC shooting Gold heist The Power of Water 'Rust' shooting Photo of Billy the Kid and His Killer Uncovered at Flea Market, Owner Says Frank Abrams is working with experts to verify if the photo he bought at a North Carolina flea market is really of Billy the Kid posing in a group with Pat Garrett. Updates? Garrett may have deliberately been waiting in the dark to shoot the Kid. Left in the care of an absentee stepfather, the future gunslinger spent the next year living in foster homes and boardinghouses. Western outlaw Billy the Kid met his demise at about 12:30 a.m. on July 14, 1881, when he went to his friend Pete Maxwell's home in Fort Sumner, New Mexico in search of a slice . As for William McCloskey, he was a Regulator suspected for playing both ends of the table and tried to intervene in Morton and Bakers execution after the Regulators arrested them. He never pushed in his advice or opinions, but he had a wonderful presence of mind. [115] More recently, in response to a story from The Guardian that used an uncorrected McCarty ferrotype, Clyde Jeavons, a former curator of the National Film and Television Archive, cited their work and added: This particular reproduction error has occurred so often in books and other publications over the years that it has led to the myth that Billy the Kid was left-handed, for which there is no evidence. 2023, A&E Television Networks, LLC. Billy the Kid Returns, 1938: Roy Rogers plays a dual role, Billy the Kid and his dead-ringer lookalike who shows up after the Kid has been shot by Pat Garrett. After his sentence was passed, the Kid was taken to Lincoln to await his hanging. [51] On April 1, Regulators Jim French, Frank McNab, John Middleton, Fred Waite, Henry Brown and McCarty ambushed Sheriff Brady[62] and his deputy, George W. Hindman,[63] killing them both in Lincoln's main street. Henry McCarty Billy the Kid (Henry Antrim) ( Henry McCarty) William H. Bonney Born 17 September 1859 - New York, NY Baptized 28 September 1859 - St. Peter's Church, Manhattan, New York, NY Deceased 14 July 1881 - Fort Sumner, DeBaca Co., NM,aged 21 years old Outlaw 2 files available Parents Patrick McCarty 1828-1869 Catherine Devine 1829-1874 One day while at a saloon in Camp Grant, Arizona, the Kid who was about sixteen at the time, got into serious trouble. He then armed himself with a double-barreled shotgun and gunned down a second guard who was crossing the street. He was a good boy, maybe a little too mischievous at times. The county sheriff decided to keep him locked up for a couple of days just to scare him, but the Kid escaped and ran away (3). The Boys started to steal Tunstalls livestock, so arrests were made and the Kid eventually was caught and placed in jail. [7] "His many Hispanic friends did not view him as a ruthless killer but rather as a defender of the people who were forced to kill in self-defense," Wallis writes. Chisum, 1970 movie starring John Wayne as John Chisum, dealing with Billy the Kid's involvement in the Lincoln County War. [89] Meanwhile, Greathouse was sent out to act as a hostage for the posse. "Ash" Upson, published a sensationalistic biography titled The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid. His negotiations with Governor Lew Wallace (famed Civil War general and author of the novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ) for amnesty came to nothing. Omissions? There's also something fishy about this whole incident and there may have been more foul play then we're led to believe. Added as an immortal to Michael Scott's series Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel during the third book The Sorceress. Now an outlaw and unable to find honest work, the Kid met up with another outlaw named Jesse Evans, who was the leader of a gang of rustlers called The Boys. The Kid didn't have anywhere else to go and since it was suicide to be alone in the hostile and lawless territory, the Kid reluctantly joined the gang. [118] In 2004, researchers sought to exhume the remains of Catherine Antrim, McCarty's mother, "so her DNA could be tested and compared with DNA to be taken from the body buried under the Kid's gravestone". Most recently explored in the Discovery Channel documentary, Billy the Kid: Unmasked, this theory contends that Garrett went to the bedroom of Pedro Maxwell's sister, Paulita, and bound and gagged her in her bed. He ran toward the building and as the Kid saw him approaching he shot Olinger down with a shotgun (7). While in Fort Sumner, he would kill a drunk at a saloon (6), but the killing was shrugged off and got almost no attention, but unfortunately, the Kid got into more serious trouble that did get plenty of attention. [49] Tunstall's murder enraged McCarty and the other ranch hands. [73] By shooting at government troops, the Regulators earned their animosity and gained a whole new set of enemies. Another hypothesis is that Billy the Kid was in fact Ollie L. (Brushy Bill) Roberts, who escaped, lived in Mexico and the U.S. Southwest, rode in Wild West shows, and died in 1950 in Hico, Texas. With his execution scheduled for May 13, McCarty was removed to Lincoln, where he was held under guard by two of Garrett's deputies, James Bell and Robert Ollinger, on the top floor of the town courthouse. [32] On August 17, Cahill reportedly attacked McCarty after a verbal exchange and threw him to the ground. [51] Tunstall's men formed their own group called the Regulators. His real name and date of birth are disputed. Wherever they were living, history picks up the family's trail in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the First Presbyterian Church . )[114] Indeed, the notion of a left-handed Billy became so entrenched that, in 1958, a film biography of "the Kid" (starring Paul Newman) was titled The Left Handed Gun. One-Eyed Jacks (1961) is the only film directed by actor Marlon Brando, who also played its lead character, Rio. [69], After Brewer's death, Frank McNab was elected as captain of the Regulators. In Dolly Parton's 'Billy the Kid Makes it Big,' a Musical Dog - People Supporting Dolan was the powerful Santa Fe Ring (similar to a mafia) in which members consisted of the governor, politicians and attorneys. Billy the Kid, the notorious Old West outlaw, was buried in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, about 150 miles southeast of Santa Fe. Cartridges were scarce, and he always used about ten times as many as everyone else. As he approached, he saw Garretts two deputies on the porch and since he didn't recognizing the strangers, he backed cautiously into Maxwells room and asked Pete, who are those fellows outside? He got no answer and as he walked towards the bed, he saw Garretts silhouette and started to back away and asked in Spanish, Whose there? Garrett recognized the Kids voice and fired his gun. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, Sam Peckinpah's 1973 motion picture with Kris Kristofferson as Billy, James Coburn as Pat Garrett, and with a soundtrack by Bob Dylan, who also appears in the movie. When asked about the incident later, he remarked, "It was a game for two, and I got there first". Billy the Kid was born in 1859, most likely in New York City. Dolan's gunmen and newly appointed sheriff, George Peppin and his men, had the McSween house surrounded with Alex McSween and many of the Regulators trapped in side. The actor Richard Jaeckel played The Kid in a 1954 episode of Jim Davis's syndicated television series, Stories of the Century. Little of substance is known about Billy's life during this period, and myth has replaced fact to shroud the early years of Billy . The Kid felt betrayed when he learned that Governor Wallace didnt have the power to pardon him without Rynersons cooperation, nor was the governor pressuring the attorney to collaborate. Deputy James Carlyle, member of the posse that tried to capture Billy the Kid, Dirty Dave Rudabaugh, and Billy Wilson. Or Henry Antrim. Billy the Kid tries to live in peace, under a new name and in a frontier town, but is approached by a preacher who asks for his help in freeing the town from a ruthless man and his gunman. When Grant fired, nothing happened, and McCarty then shot him. After taking several days to consider Wallace's offer, McCarty agreed to testify in return for amnesty.[83]. News of the brazen escape was soon reprinted in newspapers across the country, making the Kid the most wanted man in the West. He was born on December 21, 1925, and he passed away on April 25, 2023. The Outlaw, Howard Hughes' 1943 motion picture featuring Jane Russell in her breakthrough role as the Kid's fictional love interest. After a short standoff, Billy the Kid came out and surrendered. McCarty was buried the next day in Fort Sumner's old military cemetery, between his fallen companions Tom O'Folliard and Charlie Bowdre. [40] The Jones family developed a strong attachment to McCarty and gave him one of their horses. [99] Wallace, however, refused to intervene,[99] and the Kid's trial was held in April 1881 in Mesilla. Add languages. Although he claimed to have killed 21 men, the actual number is likely less than 10. Most historians reject Brushy Bill's claim, although his argument was not entirely bereft of supporting evidence. For the next 2 years the Kid tramped around as a ranch hand and gambler. In 1881, Billy the Kid was captured by Pat Garrett, the Lincoln County Sheriff, for his involvement in the Lincoln County War, and he was found guilty of killing Sheriff Brady. [33] The coroner's inquest concluded that McCarty's shooting of Cahill was "criminal and unjustifiable." Opinion | Don't Pardon Billy the Kid - The New York Times But after some close calls, arrest, and escaping from custody, the Kid decided it was wiser to give up his new occupation. [89] A posse member named James Carlyle[90] ventured into the house under a white flag, in an effort to negotiate the group's surrender. As for Billy the Kid's biological father, there is absolutely nothing known about him -not even a name. The Green Mile, Wild Bill has a tattoo of Billy the Kid in the 1999 film. He was a pawn in losing game and he was made a scapegoat for other outlaws crimes. Requiem for Billy the Kid, Anne Feinsilber's 2006 motion picture starring Kris Kristofferson. [93] Running on a pledge to rid the area of rustlers, Garrett was elected as sheriff of Lincoln County in November 1880, and in early December, he assembled a posse and set out to arrest McCarty, now known almost exclusively as "Billy the Kid" and carrying a $500 bounty on his head.[94]. On July 14, 1881 just before midnight, Pat Garrett waited till the town was quiet before he slipped into Pete Maxwells room to ask him about Billy the Kid. On the contrary, the evidence (from viewing his photo correctly) is that he was right-handed: he wears his pistol on his right hip with the butt pointing backwards in a conventional right-handed draw position. All we know is he had a mother named Catherine (maiden name unknown) and a younger brother named Joseph (middle and last name unknown), and absolutely nothing is known of his biological father. [88] In Jacobsen's recounting of the incident, however, Grant attempted to shoot McCarty unawares. [98] Next, the prisoner was transferred to Santa Fe, where he sent four separate letters over the next three months to Governor Wallace seeking clemency. As he entered Maxwells darkened bedroom, he spotted the shadowy outline of Garrett and once again asked, Whos that? Upon recognizing the Kids voice, Sheriff Garrett drew his six-shooter and fired off two rounds in his direction. [60] Catron cooperated closely with the Murphy-Dolan faction, which was perceived as part of the notorious "ring". In late 1880, Lincoln County Sheriff Pat Garrett tracked the Kid to a cabin in Stinking Springs, New Mexico, and forced his surrender. McCarty was shot in the thigh while attempting to retrieve a rifle that Brady had seized from him during an earlier arrest. His position was further undermined by a string of negative newspaper editorials that referred to him as "Billy the Kid". The pair had been searching for McCarty's physical remains since 2003, starting in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and eventually ending up in Arizona. [13] There, she met William Antrim, who was 12 years her junior. History first traces the Kid as a youngster in Indiana in the late 1860s and then in Wichita, Kansas in 1870. [9][10] While his biological father remains an obscure figure, some researchers have theorized that his name was Patrick McCarty, Michael McCarty, William McCarty, or Edward McCarty. He escaped jail on April 28, however, killing two deputies, and remained at large until tracked down and ambushed by Garrett, who shot him dead on the evening of July 14 at the ranch home of Pete Maxwell. [9][10] According to some accounts, McCarty was born as William Henry McCarty, Jr., but his mother preferred to call him "Henry" because she did not wish him to be known as "Junior". On April 28, 1881 the Kid made his most daring escape (which would also be his last). [1] The song was written by Dean and Paul Nelson. This nineteen or twenty year old lived a short life but made a lasting impression. He was said to be friendly and personable at times, and many recalled that he was as "lithe as a cat". [36] He eventually arrived at the former army post of Apache Tejo, where he joined a band of cattle rustlers who targeted the sprawling herds of cattle magnate John Chisum. a 19th century American frontier outlaw and gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War. He then met up with a horse thief name John Mackie who taught him the tricks of the trade and the two became partners. A Billy the Kid Mystery Solved IHS owns most of Billy the Kid's more famous letters - including one in our collections that was previously unidentified. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989 time travel time travel movie featuring Dan Shor as Billy the Kid. The posse led by Garrett fared well, and his men closed in quickly. Billy the Kid first earned his reputation as a gunslinger in 1878, when he participated in a bloody frontier war in Lincoln County, New Mexico. After a short stint working on the ranch of Henry Hooker, McCarty began working on the Coe-Saunders ranch. And also because he never committed most of the crimes we associate with most Wild West bad guys: He never robbed a bank or a train or held up a stagecoach. [57] With this move, the McSween faction disillusioned many former supporters, who came to view both sides as "equally nefarious and bloodthirsty". Billy the Kid's DEATH PHOTO displayed in a 1920s museum in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. On September 16, 1875, McCarty was caught stealing food. [17] Nevertheless, young McCarty often used the surname "Antrim" when referring to himself. 20:30. He was killed not for who he really was, but for what people thought he was. [12] By 1868, Catherine McCarty had moved with her two young sons, Henry and Joseph, to Indianapolis, Indiana. They retaliated by killing Bill Morton, Frank Baker and William McCloskey. [118] At least two men claimed to be McCarty, and they were successful in persuading a small segment of the public. Billy the Kid has been the subject and inspiration for many popular works, including: Billy The Kid (1958), a serial poem by Jack Spicer. [31] In 1877, McCarty was involved in an altercation with the civilian blacksmith at Fort Grant, a loquacious Irish immigrant named Frank "Windy" Cahill, who took pleasure in bullying young McCarty. At that exact moment, the Kid with a knife in hand went to Maxwells house to get some fresh beef for a late steak dinner. [97] As the lawmen began to cook breakfast over an open fire, Garrett and McCarty engaged in a friendly exchange, with Garrett inviting McCarty outside to eat, and McCarty inviting Garrett to "go to hell". The feud then turned into an all out war. Brother of Joseph McCarty, Miguel Otero is one of my cousins, another Otero cousin helped make the coffin and buried Billy. [112] A number of the Regulators faded away or secured amnesty, but McCarty was in no position to accomplish either. [70] On April 29, 1878, a posse including the Jessie Evans Gang and the Seven Rivers Warriors, under the direction of former Brady deputy George W. Peppin, engaged Regulators Frank McNab, Ab Saunders and Frank Coe in a shootout at the Fritz Ranch. One bullet struck the 21-year-old near his heart, killing him instantly. Once in control of the courthouse, the Kid collected a small arsenal of weapons, cut his leg shackles with a pickaxe and fled town on a stolen horse. [16] Antrim found sporadic work as a bartender and carpenter but soon became more interested in prospecting and gambling for fortune than in his wife and stepsons. Blyth previously appeared in Benediction. It is said that they were very much an item and even had a child together, a boy called Jose Patrocinio Garcia in 1875 which would make Billy only fifteen at the time of the birth. Please take notice of the footnote numbers in parenthesis within the summary, you will find the footnotes at the end of the paragraph in italics. [111] McCarty was credited with the killing of 20 men. He was raised in Tarpon Springs, where he also picked up the piano in the local church. [42] Through them he met Frank Coe, George Coe and Ab Saunders, three cousins who owned their own ranch near to the ranch of Dick Brewer. But before Garrett could get his prisoners to jail, he had to defend them from a lynch mob that formed around the train on the route to Santa Fe. MPI/Getty Images. Footnote 6: Before the shooting, Billy the Kid sensed trouble from a man named Joe Grant and he casually went up to him and asked to see his gun. We Communicated w/a Ghost Outlaw & Billy The Kid's Enemy - YouTube Dolan and Murphys outfitknown as The Househad long held a monopoly over the dry goods and cattle trades in Lincoln County. The Kid decided to laid low long enough until the law would give up hunting him and he could rustle up some money and leave the territory. Dirty Little Billy,[124] Stan Dragoti's 1972 film starring Michael J. Pollard. Buster Crabbe played Billy the Kid in a serial series during 1942 and 1943. Upon the Kid's release, however, the. [66] Roberts, however, refused to be taken alive, even after he suffered a severe bullet wound to the chest. Footnote 8: Its of great speculation whether or not the Kid was armed with a gun. As Ollinger came running into view, McCarty leveled the shotgun at him, called out "Hello Bob!" Ry Cooder recorded the folk song "Billy the Kid", on the album Into The Purple Valley,[129] with his own melody and instrumental. [35], In fear of Cahill's friends and associates, McCarty fled Arizona Territory and entered New Mexico Territory. [127], "Billy the Kid" folksong sung by Woody Guthrie, recorded by Alan Lomax in 1940 for the Library of Congress (#3412 B2), with a melody Guthrie later used for his song "So Long, it's Been Good to Know You". " Billy the Kid " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Billy Dean. [108] There are at least two versions of what happened next. I hated those men and am glad that I lived long enough to see them all dead and buried". The journey begins with Billy's mother Catherine McCarty Catherine Bonney arrived in New York City by way of Devonshire, England in 1846. Abrana Garcia. A tribute to the 1973 album Shotgun Willie. The Exhumation Of Billy The Kid: New Evidence Confirms His Death [69] For a short period, the Regulators benefited from the appointment of Sheriff John Copeland, who proved sympathetic to the McSween faction. Henry McCarty; aka Billy the Kid; aka Willian H Bonney (he used his grandfather's name). But it wasn't the end, Billy the Kid lives on in history and legend. Despite lack of information on these three, here are short biographies on Catherine, Joseph, and William Antrim. Purgatory (film), Uli Edel's 1999 made for TV movie starring Donnie Wahlberg as Deputy Glen/Billy The Kid. Billy is portrayed by Geoffrey Deuel. Of course the death was credited to the Kid and destroyed any ounce of sympathy the public had for him, not to mention, any chance for him to get things squared up with the governor to get his pardon. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Billy The Kid - Living Along The Ancient Way Corrections? Here are five facts to prove it. Garrett and Maxwell ran out of the room and huddled outside with the two deputies and waited. His mother Catherine McCarty was a widow and single mother and he had a younger brother named Joseph (born 1863). The Kid surrendered and testified in court, but the Santa Fe Ring had influence over the court system, so members of the Dolan side, including James Dolan, were acquitted. When McCarty arrived, Garrett was waiting behind Paulita's bed and shot the Kid. Billy used to lie about his identity often, including his age and birth to Census intakers. The Kid assumes the alias William H. Bonney. [52] After being deputized by rancher Richard "Dick" Brewer, Tunstall's foreman, who had been appointed a special constable and given the warrant to arrest Tunstall's killers, they proceeded to the Murphy-Dolan store. cavalrymen. Although he did participate in killings, the men he fought against were much worse than he ever was. Another individual who allegedly claimed to be Billy the Kid was John Miller, whose family supported his claim in 1938, some time after Miller's death. Quin es?" One of the most famous questions about Billy the Kid is whether or not he had any children. "In the time that the Kid roamed the land he chided Hispanic villagers who were fearful of standing up to the big ranchers who stole their land, water, and way of life".[106]. The pair's first collaboration is Billy the Kid Makes It Big, a book for children aged 4-7.Inspired by Billy, written by Parton and illustrated by Mackenzie Haley, the story follows a (lightly . In those days people loaded their revolvers with only five rounds, with the hammer down on an empty chamber. Billy "The Kid" Emerson Death: What Happened To Billy "The Kid" Emerson? While McCarty and his gang were asleep inside, Garrett's posse surrounded the building and waited for sunrise.
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