coroner’s inquest on, 174–75, 178–79
corpse of, 173–75, 180–81, 185–86
dancing enjoyed by, 84–85, 90
death sentence for, 18, 21, 22, 23, 151, 154
death warrant for, 151, 154, 283n
DNA samples for, 255–56
early imprisonments of, 43, 46–47, 99
education of, 40–41, 42
engraving of, 13, 14
escapes of, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23–25, 43, 44, 46–47, 99, 109, 111, 117, 130, 133, 142–48, 154–55, 159, 165
eyewitness testimony of, 5
federal warrant against, 7, 19
film portrayals of, 248, 252–53, 256–57
finances of, 15–16, 44, 45, 104–5, 149–50
at Fort Stanton, 25, 99
in Fort Sumner, 13, 90, 91–94, 97–98, 105, 110–11, 118, 120, 123–26, 131, 134–37, 150, 157–75, 178, 283n, 285n–87n
in Fort Sumner gunfight, 123–26, 131
friends of, 44, 47, 49–50, 53–54, 85–87, 148, 149–50, 160–61
as fugitive, 20, 43, 44, 46–47, 49–50, 51, 99, 117–18, 122–33, 148–75
funeral of, 175, 180, 287n
gambling by, 42, 44, 48, 84, 90, 107
gang of, 1, 4, 8, 10, 24, 85–87, 96, 98–102, 105, 109, 118, 119–37, 139
Garrett’s biography of, 36, 41, 51, 182–85, 220, 248, 263n, 271n–72n, 279n, 285n, 288n–89n
Garrett’s capture of, 3, 22, 25, 26, 128–37, 156, 158, 161, 172, 178, 183, 280n
Garrett’s pursuit of, 12, 109–33, 148–75, 199, 204, 280n
Garrett’s relationship with, 6–7, 10–11, 12, 84, 91–92, 101–2, 156, 159–60, 181–85, 276n–77n
Garrett’s shooting of, 170–86, 207, 210, 211, 218, 219–20, 241, 247–57, 285n–87n girlfriends of, 86, 90, 107, 159, 160, 161, 178, 283n, 284n–85n, 286n, 287n, 288n
in Globe City, Ariz., 46–47
grand jury indictment against, 74
Grant killed by, 92–94
grave site of, 175, 180–81, 183–84, 248, 249
at Greathouse-Kuch shootout, 106–9, 111, 120
guards of, 16, 17–18, 21, 22, 23–25, 134–37, 139–48, 155, 282n
guilty verdict against, 21–22, 138
as gunfighter, 54–55, 85, 87, 91–94
hanging faced by, 5, 18, 21, 22, 49, 138–39, 154
as “Henry” or “William Antrim,” 35–36, 40–43, 53, 89, 151
Hispanic support for, 57, 158–59, 173–74
horse stealing by, 44, 45–46, 49–50, 52, 58, 90, 105, 110–11, 148, 149, 150, 158
impersonators of, 253–56
in Indianapolis, 36–37
iron shackles for, 5, 6, 8, 10, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 47, 134–35, 142, 143, 144, 147, 148, 250, 281n
jury for, 19–20, 21
last words of, 170–71
in Las Vegas jail, 3–11, 13, 15, 136–37
as left-handed, 91, 278n legal representation of, 15–16, 19–22, 105
legend of, 1, 3–4, 180–85, 210, 247–57, 288n
letters of, 16–17, 22, 89, 105, 120–21, 280n
in Lincoln County War, 5, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 50, 58–82, 87–88, 99, 109, 120, 141, 149, 182, 248, 254
Lincoln jail escape of, 142–48, 154–55, 159, 165, 185, 194
Lincoln jail incarcerations of, 23–25, 58, 64–65, 138–48
mail coaches robbed by, 105
in Mesilla jail, 17, 18–24, 58, 138, 142, 143, 210, 284n–85n
murder indictment against, 5, 18–22, 74
murders committed by, 5, 12, 13, 18–25, 48–49, 69–74, 89, 108–9, 111, 120–21, 142–48, 149, 155–56, 159, 166, 254, 282n
names of, 15, 35–36, 45, 53, 57
notoriety of, 5, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23–25, 49, 87–88, 90, 92–94, 98–99, 102, 103–5, 109, 120–22, 141, 142–43, 155–56, 159, 165–66, 183
odd jobs taken by, 45–46
pardon promised to, 5, 16, 17, 21, 23, 87–90, 120–21, 154, 254, 255, 280n
personality of, 3, 5–6, 11–12, 21, 25, 40–41, 53–54, 85–86, 91, 98, 104, 135, 142–43, 148, 156
photograph of, 97–98, 98, 181, 278n
physical appearance of, 3, 6, 12, 13, 14, 21, 42, 47, 48, 51, 97–98
posses sent after, 105–9, 112–20, 157, 184
press coverage of, 4, 5–6, 10, 11, 12–13, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 36, 90, 119–20, 133, 155, 156, 159, 176–77, 180–81, 184, 254, 257
in Puerto de Luna, 103–5, 278n
rabbit shot by, 91–92
as ranch hand, 45, 54, 58
in Regulators, 1, 24, 66–82, 86, 87, 88, 139, 182
rewards offered for, 117–18, 120–21, 156, 157, 174–75
in Santa Fe, 39–40
in Santa Fe jail, 5–6, 11–17, 138–39, 142
sense of humor of, 5–6, 11–12
in Seven Rivers, N.Mex., 52–54
in Silver City, N.Mex., 39–43, 44, 99, 182, 186
six-shooters carried by, 10–11, 13, 21, 54–55, 75, 85, 91–92, 93, 94, 98, 104, 170, 171, 172, 250
solitary confinement of, 43
Spanish spoken by, 12, 57, 85, 104
Stinking Spring surrender of, 128–33, 158, 161, 172, 178, 183, 280n
territorial charges against, 19–22
testimony given by, 58, 89–91, 105
thefts by, 42–43
tintype of, 13, 98, 278n trial of, 16–22, 138, 210, 265n
“trigger finger” of, 180–81, 184
Tunstall as ally of, 62–65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 74–75, 87
in White Oaks, N.Mex., 105–6, 163
in Wichita, Kans., 37–38
at Wilcox-Brazil ranch, 122–23, 126–28, 134
“William H. Bonney, Jr.” as name of, 21, 22, 35, 36, 53, 55, 64, 75, 84, 89, 92, 102, 105, 119, 120–21, 124, 142, 154, 172, 174, 178, 181
Winchester rifle of, 10, 13, 98, 146, 172
witnesses against, 21–22
at Yerby ranch, 112–13
Billy the Kid, 248
Billy the Kid (Copland), 249
Billy the Kid National Scenic Byway, 257
Blalock, George, 213, 215
Blazer, Almer, 24, 71, 250, 274n
Blazer, Joseph, 24, 71, 72, 73
Bobbitt, Gus, 242
Bon Jovi, Jon, 257
Bonnie and Clyde, 249
Bosque Redondo reservation, 32
Boston Globe, 177
Bowdre, Charlie, 1, 12, 70, 72, 85, 86–87, 86, 90, 94, 96, 100, 109, 112, 114, 123, 125, 126, 130, 132, 134, 174
Bowdre, Manuela, 86, 96, 113, 123, 134, 281n
Bowers, George, 88
Bowman, George R., 21, 265n
Boyd, Olive, 243
“Boys, The,” 51–58, 66
Brady, William, 5, 19, 20, 21, 55, 62, 64, 65, 65, 66, 68–70, 74, 274n
Brazel, Jesse Wayne, 228–44, 230, 296n
Brazil, Manuel, 4, 113–14, 122, 127–28, 131, 134, 135, 161, 163–64
Brent, James, 163, 191, 192
Brewer, Richard “Dick,” 62, 64, 65–66, 69, 72–74, 73, 75
Briscoe, Joe, 29–31, 267n, 293n
Bristol, Warren, 18–22, 138, 265n
Brookshire, Bob, 146–47
Brown, Johnny Mack, 248
Brunswick, Marcus, 177, 178–79
Buell, George P., 159
buffalo hunting, 29–32, 35, 72, 162
Burgess Gun Co., 231–32
Burns, Walter Noble, 248, 249, 257, 285n
Burt, William, 148, 149, 150
Bush, J. J., 236–37
Butterfield Overland Mail, 51
Cahill, “Windy,” 48–49
Campbell, Billy, 88–89
Camp Grant, 45–49
Camp Thomas, 47
Canadian River Cattle Association, 161–62
Capitan Mountains, 55, 101
Carlyle, Jimmy, 107–9, 111, 120
Carr, William, 202, 209
Casey, Lily, 54, 284n
Casey, Robert, 54,
272n
Cassidy, Butch, 243–44
Catron, Thomas Benton, 77, 178–79, 210, 226
cattle ranches, 38, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62, 63, 92–93, 96–100, 105, 109, 113, 139, 161–62, 187–90, 202–3, 222, 242
Caypless, Edgar, 15–16, 22 census, U.S., 27, 36, 68, 96, 269n, 270n
Chambers, Lon, 123, 124, 125
Chapman, Huston I., 88–90
Chase, Mary, 44, 49–50
Chavez, Florencio, 256
Chavez, Francisco “Frank,” 17
Chavez, Martin, 283n
Chicago Daily Tribune, 13, 159, 177
Chinese immigrants, 42–43, 242–43, 297n
Chisum, James, 92–93, 187
Chisum, John S., 52, 53, 59, 66, 75, 83, 92, 93, 120, 159, 176–77, 179, 187, 188, 272n
Chisum, Sallie, 83–84, 257
Chung, Sam, 42–43, 270n
Civil War, U.S., 27–28, 36–37, 44–45, 61, 96, 152–53
Clements, Mannen, 237, 239
Cody, Buffalo Bill, 72
Coe, Frank, 39, 51, 54, 74, 84–85, 86, 90, 138, 250
Coe, George, 67, 72, 73, 87, 90, 249–50
Collinson, Frank, 64
Colt revolvers, 61, 100, 103–5, 106, 108, 171, 172, 187, 250–52, 251
Compton, Charles E., 46, 47
Coney Island saloon, 223, 250
Conklin, Charles, 12, 138
Constitution, U.S., 189
Cook, Bill, 197
Copland, Aaron, 249
Córdova, José, 148
Cosgrove, Michael, 5, 7
cotton plantations, 27–28, 29
counterfeiting, 23, 51–52, 100–101, 110, 111, 139
cowboys, 7, 20, 28–29, 37, 118, 188, 207
Cox, Jim, 242
Cox, W. W. “Bill,” 203, 204–5, 207, 213, 215–16, 228, 229, 235, 237, 239, 241–42, 243, 244
Coyote Springs, N.Mex., 106, 120
Cravens, Will, 217, 230
Cree, James, 189, 190
Cureton, Jim, 158
Curry, George, 101–2, 201, 202, 207–8, 209, 226, 227, 231, 233, 236–37, 292n, 295n, 296n
Daley, Dan, 9, 264n
Dedrick, Dan, 110, 111
Dedrick, Sam, 162–63
DeLaney, John C., 101
Democratic Party, 198, 206–7, 211, 218, 290n
Denver Times, 103
Denver Tribune, 159
Dillinger, John, 249
“dime novels,” 181, 182, 184, 288n
Dobson, Austin, 247
Dog Canyon, 198, 202–3, 212
Dolan, James “Jimmy,” 18, 61–62, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 74, 75, 76–79, 82, 83, 88–90, 101, 139, 140, 179
Doña Ana County, N.Mex., 17, 20, 21, 139, 187, 196, 197, 198, 200, 207, 213, 217, 226
Donan, Pat, 26
Dowlin, Will, 101
Dudley, Nathan A. M. “Gold Lace,” 77–82, 78, 88, 89, 90, 154
Duke, Luther, 29
Dylan, Bob, 257
Ealy, Taylor, 76, 80
Earp, Wyatt, 31
East, Jim, 7, 11, 123, 125, 131, 133, 135, 136, 281n
Eaton, Ethan W., 154–55
Eddy, Charles B., 190, 191
Ellis, Ike, 76, 79
El Paso, Tex., 198–99, 207, 209, 218–25, 221, 226, 227–28, 239, 240
El Paso Lone Star, 188
Emory, Tom, 7, 123, 131, 135
Espalin, José, 203, 214–15
Estevez, Emilio, 256
Evans, Jesse, 51–52, 55, 57, 58, 63, 74, 88, 89–90
Fall, Albert Bacon, 198, 199–200, 201, 207, 210, 217, 218, 226–29, 240, 241, 243, 290n, 291n, 292n
Fall, Alexina, 229
Farris, John, 110
Field, William C., 213, 233, 240–41
Finan, Jack, 93
Finstad, O. E., 225
Floyd, Pretty Boy, 249
Folliard, Tom, 1, 12, 85–86, 85, 87, 88, 89, 90, 94, 109, 112, 124–26, 127, 174
Fornoff, Fred, 238–39, 240, 296n
Fort Griffin, 30, 31, 162
Fort Stanton, 25, 55, 56, 58, 69, 77, 89, 99, 105, 154
Fort Sumner, 13, 32–35, 83–85, 90, 91–94, 96, 97–98, 105, 109, 110–15, 117–18, 120, 121–26, 131, 134–37, 150, 157–75, 178, 182–85, 247–48, 249, 254, 268n, 283n, 285n–87n
Fountain, Albert Jennings, 19–22, 52, 186, 194–212, 195, 240, 292n–93n
Fountain, Henry, 195–96, 198, 202, 209, 211, 212, 292n–93n
Fountain, Maggie, 200
Fraser, John C., 198–200, 211, 292n–93n
French, Jim, 69–70
Frontier Fighter (Coe), 250
Gaither, George M., 222
Gallegos, Juan, 122, 146
Gallegos, Severo, 146
Garcia, Yginio, 122
Garfield, James A., 177, 178, 242
Garrett, Annie, 191–92, 226, 237
Garrett, Apolinaria Gutiérrez “Polinaria,” 94, 95, 96, 164, 187, 191–92, 193, 196–98, 217, 218, 227–28, 231, 237, 243, 251–52, 251, 275n277n, 289n–90n
Garrett, Dudley Poe, 191–92, 226, 229, 234, 295n
Garrett, Elizabeth Ann, 27, 28
Garrett, Elizabeth “Lizzie,” 191–92, 252
Garrett, Ida, 191–92
Garrett, Jarvis, 192, 227–28, 252, 254
Garrett, John Lumpkin, 27–28
Garrett, Oscar, 192, 252, 254
Garrett, Patrick, 192
Garrett, Patrick Floyd Jarvis “Pat”:
in Albuquerque, N.Mex., 184–85
arrests by, 188–89, 201–2, 213–15, 216
arrest warrants of, 7, 115, 201–2, 213
background of, 26–32, 91, 105
Bear Canyon ranch of, 229–32, 297n
Billy the Kid biography by, 36, 41, 51, 182–85, 220, 248, 263n, 271n–72n,279n, 285n, 288n–89n
Billy the Kid captured by, 3, 22, 25, 26, 128–37, 156, 158, 161, 172, 178, 183, 280n
Billy the Kid killed by, 170–86, 207, 210, 211, 218, 219–20, 241, 247–57, 285n–87n
Billy the Kid pursued by, 12, 109–33, 148–75, 199, 204, 280n
Billy the Kid’s brother met by, 184–85 Billy the Kid’s relationship with, 6–7, 10–11, 12, 84, 91–92, 101–2, 156, 159–60, 181–85, 276n–77n birth of, 26–27
Black Mountain ranch of, 226, 227, 243
bonds set by, 206
Briscoe killed by, 30–31, 267n, 293n
as buffalo hunter, 29–32, 162
Burgess folding shotgun of, 231–32, 233
butcher shop owned by, 35
cane presented to, 186
captain’s commission of, 188–89, 190
cattle ranches of, 187–90, 224, 226, 229–32, 243, 297n
cattle rustlers apprehended by, 188–89, 227
celebrity of, 26, 136–37, 176–85, 207, 219–20
census information on, 96
clothing worn by, 218, 227
Colt revolver of, 171, 172, 187, 250–52, 251
conspiracy against, 233–44
coroner’s verdict on, 233–35, 240–41
corpse of, 233
as cowboy, 28–29
as customs collector, 218–25, 221, 226, 227
debts of, 223, 225–27, 233, 238, 295n
deputies of, 7, 8–9, 10, 140–41, 157–58, 161–70, 203–6, 210
as deputy sheriff, 279n
as deputy U.S. marshal, 7, 109–11, 112, 117–18, 118, 133, 139, 200–201
disarmament initiative of, 188–89
drinking by, 228
election of (1880), 12, 101–2
election of (1896), 200
in El Paso, Tex., 198–99, 218–25, 221, 226, 227–28
enemies of, 54, 186–87
as farmer, 28, 29
farm of, 190–91, 193
federal warrants of, 7, 115
film portrayals of, 252–53
finances of, 33–35, 96, 179, 186, 187–90, 192–93, 196, 217–18, 220, 223, 225–31, 233, 238, 295n
first marriage of, 8
4, 91, 94, 275n
at Fort Stanton, 25
in Fort Sumner, 32–35, 83–85, 91–92, 96, 111–15, 117–18, 247–48, 249, 268n, 285n–87n
in Fort Sumner gunfight, 121–26, 131
in Fort Sumner stakeout, 157–75, 178, 182–85, 285n–86n
Fountain murders investigated by, 194–212
friendships of, 32–35, 41
funeral of, 235–36
gambling by, 201, 218, 219, 223
grave site of, 236, 257
as gunfighter, 91–92, 115–17, 217, 277n, 279n
hangings scheduled by, 138–39, 151
head wound of, 233, 240–41
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