To Hell on a Fast Horse (40 page)

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Spanish Pathways: Readings in the History of Hispanic New Mexico.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001.

———.
Stalking Billy the Kid: Brief Sketches of a Short Life.
Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 2006.

Smith, Timothy B. “Why Lew Was Late.”
Civil War Times
46 ( Jan. 2008): 30–37.

Sonnichsen, C. L.
Tularosa: Last of the Frontier West
. New York: The Devin-Adair Company, 1960.

———, and William V. Morrison.
Alias Billy the Kid
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1955.

Stratton, David H.
Tempest Over Teapot Dome: The Story of Albert B. Fall.
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998.

Stratton, Porter A.
The Territorial Press of New Mexico
. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1969.

Strickland, Rex W., ed. “The Recollections of W. S. Glenn, Buffalo Hunter.”
Panhandle-Plains Historical Review
22 (1949): 15–64.

Strykowski, Jason. “An Unholy Bargain in a Cursed Place: Lew Wallace, William Bonney, and New Mexico Territory.”
New Mexico Historical Review
82 (Spring 2007): 237–258.

Tanner, Karen Holliday, and John D. Tanner Jr.
New Mexico Territorial Penitentiary
Inmates (1884–1912), Directory of Inmates
. Fallbrook, Calif.: Runnin’ Iron, 2006.

Thorp, N. Howard, and Neil M. Clark.
Pardner of the Wind
. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, 1945.

Tórrez, Robert J.
Myth of the Hanging Tree: Stories of Crime and Punishment in Territorial New Mexico.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2008.

Traylor, Leslie. “Facts Regarding the Escape of Billy the Kid.”
Frontier Times
13 ( July 1936): 506–513.

Turk, David S. “Billy the Kid and the U.S. Marshals Service.”
Wild West
19 (Feb. 2007): 34–39.

Twitchell, Ralph Emerson.
The Leading Facts of New Mexican History
. 2 vols. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: The Torch Press, 1912.

Utley, Robert M.
Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life
. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1989.

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High Noon in Lincoln County: Violence on the Western Frontier.
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1987.

Wallace, Lew.
An Autobiography
. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1906.

Wallis, Michael.
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
. New York: W. W. Norton, 2007.

Warrin, Donald, and Geoffrey L. Gomes.
Land as Far as the Eye Can See: Portuguese in the Old West
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Weddle, Jerry.
Antrim Is My Stepfather’s Name: The Boyhood of Billy the Kid
. Tucson: Arizona Historical Society, 1993.

———. “The Kid at Old Fort Sumner.”
The Outlaw Gazette
5 (Dec. 1992): 8–9.

Weisner, Herman B. “Garrett’s Death—Conspiracy or Doublecross?”
True West
27 (Dec. 1979): 6–9, 50–52.

White, James W.
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. Farmington, N.Mex.: James W. White, 2007).

White, Rose P. “Full Many a Flower…”
The New Mexico Folklore Record
4 (1949–1950): 15–16.

Williams, O. W.
Pioneer Surveyor–Frontier Lawyer: The Personal Narrative of O. W. Williams, 1877–1902.
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Wilson, H. T.
Historical Sketch of Las Vegas, New Mexico
. Chicago: Historical World Publishing Co., 1880.

Wilson, John P. “Building His Own Legend: Billy the Kid and the Media.”
New Mexico Historical Review
82 (Spring 2007): 221–235.

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Merchants, Guns & Money: The Story of Lincoln County and Its Wars.
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Wilson, R. L.
The Peacemakers: Arms and Adventure in the American West.
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Wood, L. Curtis.
Dynamics of Faith: Wichita, 1870–1897
. Wichita: Wichita State University, 1969.

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The Gun Report
(November 1988): 14–17.

Wurlitzer, Rudolph.
Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid
. New York: Signet, 1973.

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Page numbers in
italics
refer to illustrations.

Abraham, Louis, 40

Abreú, Manuel, 170

Adamson, Carl, 231, 232–35, 237, 238–39, 240, 242–43, 297
n

Ake, Jeff, 238

Alameda Arroyo, 233, 242, 257

Albuquerque Daily Journal,
177, 256

Anaya, Paco, 268
n,
286
n

Anton Chico, N.Mex., 94, 109, 117, 118

Antrim, Catherine, 36–42, 44, 255

Antrim, Joseph “Josie,” 36, 39, 40–41, 49, 184–85, 269
n

Antrim, William H., 37, 38–42, 45, 53

Apache Indians, 19, 24, 32, 39–40, 44, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 87, 99, 112, 194, 250, 271
n
–72
n

Atchison Globe,
180, 181

Atkins, George, 47–48

Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid, The
(Garrett), 182–85, 220, 248, 263
n,
271
n
–72
n,
279
n,
285
n,
288
n
–89
n

Axtell, Samuel B., 69, 70, 75, 87

Badeau, Adam, 153

Bail, John D., 20

Baker, Frank, 66, 67

Balenzuela, Gregorio, 57, 272
n

Barber, Susan E., 203

Barela, Mariano, 58

Barnes, Sidney M., 19–20

Bass, Sam, 250

Beckwith, Robert, 81

Bell, James W., 7, 106, 107, 139, 141–45, 146, 147, 149, 155, 156–57, 254–55, 282
n

Bell, Montgomery, 158

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
(Wallace),
152,
154

Bentley, Louis B., 226

Bernstein, Morris, 87

Billy the Kid:

age of, 15

as ambidextrous, 91

appeal filed by, 23

arrests of, 43, 46–47, 58, 64, 90, 91, 99, 120–21

arrest warrants for, 82, 87–88, 109–10, 112

background of, 35–43, 91, 269
n

bay mare of, 15–16, 22, 132, 133

in “Big Killing,” 75–82, 83, 87, 154

as “Billito” or “Chivato,” 57, 84, 161, 173–74

as “Billy the Kid,” 35, 40, 45, 53, 84, 89, 119–21,
157,
175

birth date of, 15, 268
n
–69
n

birthplace of, 15, 36

at Blazer’s Mill gunfight, 19, 24, 71–74, 274
n

boyishness of, 3–4, 6, 43, 53–54

in “The Boys,” 51–58, 66

buckteeth of, 3, 6, 98

at Camp Grant, 45–49

capture of, 3, 24–25, 26

as cattle rustler, 58, 92–93, 96–100, 105, 109, 113, 139, 188

celebrity of, 4–6, 12–15, 36, 136–37

census information on, 96–97

in Clifton, Ariz., 45

clothing worn by, 5, 12, 48, 129

Colt revolver of, 103–5, 106, 108, 172

commutation sought by, 23

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, 283
n

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, 283
n,
285
n
–87
n

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, 287
n

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, 263
n,
271
n
–72
n,
279
n,
285
n,
288
n
–89
n

Garrett’s capture of, 3, 22, 25, 26, 128–37, 156, 158, 161, 172, 178, 183, 280
n

Garrett’s pursuit of, 12, 109–33, 148–75, 199, 204, 280
n

Garrett’s relationship with, 6–7, 10–11, 12, 84, 91–92, 101–2, 156, 159–60, 181–85, 276
n
–77
n

Garrett’s shooting of, 170–86, 207, 210, 211, 218, 219–20, 241, 247–57, 285
n
–87
n
girlfriends of, 86, 90, 107, 159,
160,
161, 178, 283
n,
284
n
–85
n,
286
n,
287
n,
288
n

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, 282
n

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, 281
n

jury for, 19–20, 21

last words of, 170–71

in Las Vegas jail, 3–11, 13, 15, 136–37

as left-handed, 91, 278
n
legal representation of, 15–16, 19–22, 105

legend of, 1, 3–4, 180–85, 210, 247–57, 288
n

letters of, 16–17, 22, 89, 105, 120–21, 280
n

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, 284
n
–85
n

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, 282
n

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, 280
n

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, 278
n

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, 278
n

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, 280
n

territorial charges against, 19–22

testimony given by, 58, 89–91, 105

thefts by, 42–43

tintype of, 13,
98,
278
n
trial of, 16–22, 138, 210, 265
n

“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, 274
n

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, 281
n

Bowers, George, 88

Bowman, George R., 21, 265
n

Boyd, Olive, 243

“Boys, The,” 51–58, 66

Brady, William, 5, 19, 20, 21, 55, 62, 64, 65,
65,
66, 68–70, 74, 274
n

Brazel, Jesse Wayne, 228–44,
230,
296
n

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, 267
n,
293
n

Bristol, Warren, 18–22, 138, 265
n

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, 285
n

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, 284
n

Casey, Robert, 54, 272
n

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, 269
n,
270
n

Chambers, Lon, 123, 124, 125

Chapman, Huston I., 88–90

Chase, Mary, 44, 49–50

Chavez, Florencio, 256

Chavez, Francisco “Frank,” 17

Chavez, Martin, 283
n

Chicago Daily Tribune,
13, 159, 177

Chinese immigrants, 42–43, 242–43, 297
n

Chisum, James, 92–93, 187

Chisum, John S., 52, 53, 59, 66, 75, 83, 92, 93, 120, 159, 176–77, 179, 187, 188, 272
n

Chisum, Sallie, 83–84, 257

Chung, Sam, 42–43, 270
n

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