Billy The Kid Research Paper

The Life Of Billy The Kid

Billy’s Childhood

The infamous Western outlaw Henry McCarty, also known as “Billy the Kid,” was mostly likely born in a poor household on the east side of New York on November 23, 1859. He was raised by a single mother in New York later moving to Wichita, Kansas at a young age. This did not last long before he migrated west to New Mexico. After moving to the harsh territory of New Mexico he was very good at speaking spanish, and became fluent. This is around the time that his mother gets married to a man with the name, William Antrim, in Santa Fe, New Mexico and around this time Catherine, Billy's mother tests positive for tuberculosis.The family soon ends up settling in Silver City to take advantage of the mining

Even though his testimony helped to indict one of the power House faction leaders, John Dolan, the district attorney defied Wallace’s order to set Billy free after testifying. However, Billy was a skilled escape artist and slipped out of his handcuffs and fled.For the next year, he hung around Fort Sumner on the Pecos River and developed a fateful friendship with a local bartender named Pat Garrett, who was later elected sheriff of Lincoln County. As sheriff, Garrett was charged with arresting his friend Henry McCarty, who by now was almost exclusively known as “Billy the Kid.”At about the same time, Billy had formed a gang, referred to as the “Rustlers” or simply “Billy the Kid’s Gang,” who survived by stealing and rustling as he did before. The main members of the gang were Tom O’Folliard, Charlie Bowdre“, Tom Pickett, Billy the Kid, “Dirty Dave” Rudabaugh, and Billy Wilson.At about the same time, Billy had formed a gang, referred to as the “Rustlers” or simply “Billy the Kid’s Gang,” who survived by stealing and rustling as he did before. The core members of the gang were Tom O’Folliard, Charlie Bowdre“, Tom Pickett, Billy the Kid, “Dirty Dave” Rudabaugh, and Billy Wilson.By the Fall of 1880, Billy was still trying to convince the governor of a pardon, although continuing his outlaw activities. During this time, his notoriety with newspapers increased, and they dubbed him “Billy the Kid,” and the most important outlaw of New Mexico.On November 30, 1880, Billy the Kid’s Gang, David Anderson, aka Billy Wilson, and Dirty Dave Rudabaugh rode into White Oaks, New Mexico, and ran into Deputy Sheriff James Redman. Redman hid behind a bar taking shots at the deputy as several local citizens ran into the street, running the fugitives out of town.Billy was on the run once more.On December 15, 1880, Governor Wallace put a $500 reward on Billy’s head,