This is a typical, true story of the Wild West shootout, which happened 150 years ago. One of the parties involved is the legendary law enforcement officer Pat Garrett (Pat Garrett), and the other is the most notorious western robber in American history " Billy the Kid " (BILLY THE KID).
In 1880, Pat Garrett was appointed Sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico.
Garrett is 1.9 meters tall and has a strong physique. He is a well-known sharpshooter.
Pat Garrett (left) and his two colleagues
are three new officials. Garrett decided to do something big. First, he can deter the rampant crime in the local area, and second, he can earn some good reputation for himself . To this end, he hired Treasury Department agent Azaria Wild (Azariah Wild) to help him track down the sensational counterfeit money case.
Garrett asked his subordinate Barney Mason to pretend to be a buyer to contact the rancher Dan Derek, saying that he wanted to launder money by buying livestock, and set the meeting place at White Oak Ranch.
One cold winter, Mason came to Derek's house on horseback and met three fugitives unexpectedly.
The first named Dave Rudabeau, escaped after killing the jailer in Las Vegas prison; the second named Billy Wilson, a fugitive murderer, is wanted everywhere. The last
is none other than the famous "Billy the Kid" - a notorious gunman, thief, robber, murderer, who makes a living by stealing cattle and gambling, and is always surrounded by a group of like-minded desperadoes only.
The only surviving photo of Billy the Kid
There is nowhere to find it, and it takes no effort to get it! What a surprise!
Although "Billy the Kid" is young, he is just in his early 20s, but his criminal record is longer than that of any of his peers. He has escaped the authorities many times and even escaped from prison successfully. He enjoys a myth in the criminal circles of the western world common status.
The two sides began to exchange pleasantries. Soon, the alert "Billy the Kid" suspects that Mason may be coming after him (actually Mason never expects to meet him at White Oak Ranch), fearing that he will inform for the bounty.
Mason assured him that it was all right and that he was just trying to get some horses with counterfeit money.
"Billy the Kid" is still skeptical. He recruited a few accomplices to kill Mason directly. At the last moment, one of the guys advised him not to be impulsive, after all, this is a chance to make a fortune.
In order to stabilize his opponent, Mason stayed in the ranch quietly for a few more days before returning to Roswell and reporting the discovery of "Billy the Kid" to Garrett.
Garrett was soon authorized - to arrest Henry McCarty - aka "Billy the Kid".
On November 27, 1880, Garrett led more than a dozen gunmen recruited from Roswell City, and began a Wild West hunt that lasted for half a year.
They found the hideout of "Billy the Kid" in a place called Los Portales. It was a cave, and there was a clear spring not far away.
Over the next few days, Garrett and Mason met Sheriff Romero and learned that another group, led by a federal agent, was also tracking "Billy the Kid."
Garrett picked up the pace and met Frank Stewart, a man familiar with "Billy the Kid" in Las Vegas. According to the information provided by Stewart, Garrett sent his most trusted subordinate, Jose Roibal, to Fort Sumner to look for clues of "Billy the Kid".
Roy Barr quickly returned and told Garrett that the man he was looking for was in a house in Fort Sumner, "Not only was the man very similar in height and build to Billy the Kid, but he was also wearing the exact same cowboy hat. "
Garrett immediately led people to surround the place with water tight.
He knew that "Billy the Kid" and his subordinates would definitely fight to the end, so he told his subordinates not to hesitate, and when they saw a figure rushing out, they would shoot immediately without asking who was it.
The first gangster to be hit was called Charlie Baldley. He stumbled back to the house, but was "Billy Millet pushed viciously: "They hit you, Charlie. But you can still take revenge and kill those dogs before you die. "
Baudley stretched out his hand for a gun, and just as he raised his arm halfway, he fell to the ground and died.
In the end, there were only three men and three horses left in "Billy the Kid", and the only exit was tightly blocked .
Billy the Kid's weapon
To make sure they couldn't escape, Garrett killed one of the three horses, dragged its carcass across the doorway, and let the other two go.
He began to capitulate:" How are you feeling now, Billy the Kid?"
"Good. "
" Surrender, you can have some fun before you die. "
" You'd better give up, sheriff. "
Seeing that the persuasion was ineffective, Garrett had an idea, asked his subordinates to get some food, lit a big fire and started to barbecue. The tempting aroma weakened the determination of the gangsters, and they were already hungry. Finally, someone took a dirty handkerchief Hanging out the window, chanting willingness to surrender.
On May 13, 1881, "Billy the Kid" was sentencedhanged.
Since Lincoln County had no jails, he was held in a two-story warehouse by a deputy sheriff Bell and Deputy Olinger were in charge of the surveillance.
Unexpectedly, "Billy the Kid" seized the opportunity again, killed the guard with a stolen gun, and escaped from under Garrett's nose.
For the next two and a half months, Garrett Lett traveled across the vast desert of New Mexico, and hunted down "Billy the Kid" for the second time under the scorching sun.
At the beginning of July, based on tips and intuition, Garrett visited the home of a man named Peter Maxwell. It is said that he probably knows the whereabouts of "Billy the Kid".
Passing a row of dilapidated buildings, Garrett sees a thin man in a sombrero talking to local Mexicans in Spanish
It was "Billy the Kid". Too bad neither he nor his staff recognized him at the time.
Interestingly, "Billy the Kid" didn't recognize Garrett either. He casually walked into Maxwell's house to get some beef For dinner.
Garrett was sitting there, wondering where to go to inquire about the whereabouts of "Billy the Kid". When he looked up and saw the man he was chasing was walking towards him, he drew his gun and fired without saying a word, and shot twice In the left chest of "Billy the Kid", a generation of gangsters and western heroes were killed on the spot.
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