b'Curly Bill andLLeessssoonnssNNoottLLeeaarrnneeddseveral locals areBILLY THE KIDS drinking it up atHomicide by Misadventurethe Alhambra SaloonDEADLY ESCAPEJaJnaunaurayr y9 ,9 1, 818181October 28,1880: Fresh off the trail fromsays, I am an officer of the law, give me your (also known asSanApril 28, 1881 heandhispistol.AsCurlyBillreachestopullouthis Simon,wheresomebelieve Corrigans)CUCRULRYL YB IBLILLLS ST ATBALBEL EM MANANNENRESRSpards treed the town and attempted to hijack apistol, Wyatt gets behind Curly Bill and wraps in Tombstone. Its six oclock in the evening, and with Garrett gone to White Oaks and Deputy Robert Olinger TheThe worst trick II ever knew him totodo do wasworst trickever knewhimwas locomotive, Curly Bill Brocius bringshis arms around him to see if he is across the street at the Wortley Hotel feeding the other prisoners, William H. Bonney requestsarestaurantonce, while the people to togogointo into a restaurant once, while the peoplehis mayhem to Tombstone.carrying anymore weapons.to be taken to the outhouse. Deputy J. W. Bell unlocks the Kids leg shackles from the floor and werewere atatdinner. He He was drunk and pulled outdinner. was drunkand pulled outAfter a tall bucking at BrownsGrabbing the barrel of Curly Bills takes him downstairs and outside to the outhouse. On the way back to the upstairs makeshift hishis two two revolvers revolvers and and laid laid them them beside beside his his plate, plate, corral, the boisterous cow-boys retirepistol,MarshalWhitebarks,Now, After multipleandand ordered ordered everyone everyone atatthe the table table totowait wait until untilprison, the Kid overpowers Bell and kills him with to Allen Street and land in Corrigansanshot.HearingtheshotattheWortley he hwe aws atsh rtohuroghu,g ha,saist w u d dapistolyou God damned son of a bitch, give drinks, the rowdyit aws ausn genngetlnetmleamnlayn layn crew spills out ontosaloon. The cow-boys are joined by aHotel, Olinger, and the prisoners come out and impolite totoriserisebeforeallhadfinished theirupthatpistol!Ashetriestojerk impolitebefore allhadfinishedtheirmeal. OfOfcourse, course, everybody everybody in thein the restaurant restaurant sat satsee Godfrey Gauss, motioning for Oinger to come meal.local,AndrewMcCauley,cow-boythe pistol out of the cow-boys hand, Allen Street andandand waited waited until until Bill Bill got got done done eating, eating, but but hehewas was Dick Lloyd (the tall bucker), rancherit goes off. several pull theirso sofull full hehelaid laid down down his his head head upon upon his his arms arms an dandover to the courthouse. As Olinger comes in the Frank Patterson, Ed Collins, AndrewI am shot! says White, as he falls. gate on the east side of the building, tradition pistols and shootfelfl ealls laeselpee, pa,n dan tdh et hfeo lfkosl kwse wree rseosaof raafirda iodfohfi mhi mth atth atht etyh esyu psuppopseods ehdehe Ames and a Charleston miner namedThe muzzle blast sets his pants afire, saystheKidleansoutoftheupstairswindow at the moon. waws ajus sjtu sth asmhammimngi nsgle selpee apsatsotgoe tg eat c ah acnhcaen cteotsoh oshoto otht et hfeir sfitr sotn oe nweh wo ho James Johnson. After several drinks, the partyand someone snuffs the flames.and says, Hello, Bob, giving Olinger both barrels rosreo sfero fmro mth eth tea btlaeb. leT.h Teyh eayl l awlla witaeidte udn utinl thile h aew aowkeo,k ew,h wenh ehnehpea ipda itdh et he spills out onto Allen Street, with one or moreWyattbrandishesaborrowedpistoland from his own shotgun.billb iflol rf othr et hcer ocwrodw adn dan lde flte.ft.of the men pulling their pistols and firing sev- clubs Curly Bill on the head, knocking him to Fresh out ofofjail jailTucson, Curly BillToTmo mTh Tohrtoornto, nh,o hteolt kele ekpeepr einr iGna GleaylveiyllveilleFresh outininTucson,Curly Bill eral shots at the moon and stars. theground.WhathaveIdone?CurlyBill Brocius leads agroup ofofcow-boys back Brocius leadsa group cow-boys backWyatt Earp andCurlyBilltriestostoptheshooting,say- demands.Ihavenotdoneanythingtobe to tothe the San San Pedro Pedro River, River, where where they they take take his brother Morganingaccordingtoaneyewitnessthiswontarrested for.ititupstreamandstopatatachurch fourCurCluyr Blyi lBl i(lfl a(rf alerf lte )f tw )a ws aasr raersrteesdte tdh et hnee nxte xdta yd afyo rf ohri sh cish uchrcuhr ch upstream andstop achurchfourmiles shesnheaniagnaingsa nasn dan cdh acrhgaerdg e$d2 5$ 2f5o rf odri sdtiusrtbuirnbgin tgh et hpee apceea.c eC. urCluyr ly hear the illegaldo, boys, but the men continue their promis- Wyattgrabsthecow-boybythecollarand miles from from Charleston. Charleston. paipda,id D,e Dpueptyu tSyh eShrieffr iWff iWlliialmlia Bmr eBarkeeankerindrgideg re preoprtoerdt,e db, ubt usat isda id Dismounting andgoinginside,CurlytheSCENE OFCurlyBill,runmere feet away from the fracas. Wyatt and his shooting and runandgoing inside, Curly cuous fuselage. As locals gather on the streetmarcheshimovertothesmallwoodenjail, Dismountingnon mo omreo rceh uchrcuhr cfho rf ohri mhi,m it,wita ws atos oto eox peexnpesinvsei.ve.Bill,Bill, followed bybyhis his gang, demands theto see what all the shooting is about, three in to the scene.gang,demands the followed parson totostopstophistalkororCurlyCurlyBillCurly THE ESCAPE brothers Virgil and Morgan round up the rest parsonhistalk Bill cow-boycrowd,including willwill shoot shoot ananeye eye out. out. behind a building on the south side of the road. ofthepartyandarrestEdCollins,Andrew CuCrluyr Blyi lBl pilrl opcreoecdese dtos taou tnaut nant dan hdu hmuilmiaitleia the et heCurly Bill Bill and and pards pards shoot upupFifth Fifth Town Marshal Fred White suddenly appearsAmes, Dick Lloyd, Frank Patterson and Jamesshootpasptaosrt,o mr, amkiankgi nhgi mh imda ndcaen cliek eli kae f oa oflo ionl ifnro fnrto notf ofThisistheearliestknownphoto andand Allen Allen in Tombstonein Tombstone more more than than once. once.from around the corner. Several men run up,Johnson.hish hiso rhroifrireidfi ecdo ncgorneggraetgioatni.on. oftheLincolnCountyCourthouse includingWyattEarp,justasthemarshal NineNine days days later, later, the the terror terror from from San San Simon Simon(right), taken circa 1887. The nearest In an arroyo (behindupstairs window (behind the men) is andand his his pards invade Contention City, where pardsinvade Contention City, where the current location thethe cow-boy the room where Billy was held. Thiscow-boy devils devils begin begin to totree tree the the south south end end of the Birdcage) of ofthe the town. town. window and the gate at the right end PAT GARRETT & BILLY THE KID IN FRONT OF Wyatt Earp (center, with pistol) Wyatt, Morgane nAftAefrt earb u ervyeornyeo nteh etyh ecyac afni nfdin, dt,h et he asbiunsgi negvofthefencefiguredprominentlyin THE LINCOLN COURTHOUSE ON APRIL 21, 1881 and his brother Virgil (at left, and Marshal White gangga nggr agvriatavtiteast etos toh et hneo rntohr tehn den wdh werhee rteh etyh egyogoAfter the Kids capture at Stinking Spring in December of 1880,the events of April 28, 1881. with shotgun) establish a attempt to disarm in iansato srteo,r reo, br otbh et hteil l toilfl o$f5 0$ 5a0n dan cdo mcommitm oitt hoetrh er the Kid spent time in the Las Vegas, New Mexico jail, then in outrages deadline around the jail and outrages like like shooting shooting at ata peaceable a peaceable citizen. citizen.Curly Bill with Santa Fe, before being delivered to Mesilla for trial. Found guilty Several brave citizens arm themselves andwarn everyone not to cross it. Several brave citizens arm themselves and tragic results.come out on on the street totoconfront the out- - TRTEREEIENIGN GAAT OTWOWNN The Earps and others guard the of killing Sheriff Brady, and sentenced to hang, he was transported come outthe streetconfront the out To learn even more about Pat Garrett and Billy to Lincoln where Pat Garrett received him on April 21, 1881. The laws,laws, but but Curly Curly Bill Bill and and his his men men pay pay them them no noHuHnutenrtse rcso ncosindseidr eitraitvai cvtiocrtyo rwy hwehn etnh ethire irTo Tleoa lrena rmn omreo raeb oabuot utht etheThe Kid, order a copy of Bob Boze Bells Thejail all night against lynching. At boy outlaw would not remain there long. Seven days later, on April attention.erupts on on bothdodgso gcsh acshea sgea mgaem a Illustrated Life & Times of Billy the Kid III. To order23 2g3u gnufingfihgtsh btse hbienhdin tdh et hOe. KO K. attention. Eventually, Eventually, gunfiregunfire erupts bothen dan ru nru in uptar eter eaen dand d tuitpa the time of the White shooting, 28th, he killed both his guards and escaped the gallows. Tradition sides with neither side taking any casualties. sursruoruronudn idt.iWt. eWbsetbesrtes rdse dfienfiitnioitnio onfotrfe terienegi ngCorCroarlr pali cpki cukp u Bpo Bbo Bbo Bzeo zBee Bllesl l ssides with neither side taking any casualties.your BTK Mug and T-Shirt go to BBBArt.com Tombstone has a makeshift says Garrett was in White Oaks that day buying lumber for the After is: isT: oT bor ibnrgi ntgotboa yb.a yT.o T pou pt u itntion taopao psiotisoitnion After afulla full day day ofofbedevilment, bedevilment, the the cow-boys cow-boys To learn more about the 23ClaCslsaiscs Gicu Gnufingfihgtsh Vtso Vl.o IlI. IIfinally of oef xetrxetmreeme . iswooden jail. Fred Dodge later gallows. Notice the height difference: Garrett was six-four and the finally decide decide totodecamp decamp and and head head up up into into the thed isdaidsvadanvatangtea:g ec: orcnoernr.erT hTish gunfights behind the O.K. Corraldescribes it: This Lockup was Kid five-seven. As my friend, Bob Yoho, puts it, He wasnt large, hillshills toward toward Tombstone Tombstone where where they they intend intend totobecboemcoems eas f av foarvioteri tpea sptaimstiem oef othf et hceo wco-wbo-ybso ys pick up Bob Boze Bellsbut he was big in all the ways that matter. 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