The Trial of Billy the Kid
Acknowledgments… vii
List of Images… ix
Introduction… 1
1. Capture… 7
Hunting Billy the Kid… 7
Garrett and Texans Join Forces… 13
Death of Thomas O’Folliard… 19
Stinking Springs (Ojo Hediondo)… 23
Christmas at Puerto de Luna… 31
2. Jail… 33
Las Vegas… 33
Santa Fe… 37
Pickett Goes Free… 40
Jail Life… 40
Courts of New Mexico… 45
3. Mesilla… 47
Rincon… 47
Mesilla Jail… 49
4. The Charges against Billy… 51
Death of John Henry Tunstall… 51
Death of Sheriff William Brady… 67
Death of Andrew “Buckshot” Roberts… 72
Grand Jury Returns Indictments… 75
5. War in Lincoln… 77
6. Governor Wallace’s Amnesty Proclamation… 95
Removing Governor Samuel B. Axtell… 95
Amnesty… 97
7. Governor Wallace’s Pardon Betrayal… 101
Peace Conference and Death of Chapman… 101
Pardon Negotiations… 106
District Court Opens… 109
Dudley Court of Inquiry… 111
Susan McSween’s Civil Suit… 117
Billy’s Pardon… 118
Dolan Escapes Punishment… 120
8. Trial in Mesilla… 121
Courtroom…121
Court Convenes… 123
Territorial Law… 131
Trial Transcript?… 133
Territory versus Billy, Murder of Sheriff Brady… 135
Testifying in One’s Own Defense… 137
War of Jury Instructions… 138
Billy’s Death Sentence… 144
Interview with Billy… 146
Attempt to Appeal… 147
Grounds for Appeal… 148
Conducting Billy to Lincoln… 149
Territory versus Clark, Murder of Robert R. Mann… 151
Territory versus Barela, Murder of JosĂ© Jojola… 154
9. End of the Road… 157
Escape… 157
The Hunt… 164
Why Did Billy Not Leave the Area?… 167
Who Was Billy’s Girlfriend?… 167
Adelaida “Ida” Garrett… 172
Killed… 172
Fateful Choice… 178
Justifiable Homicide… 181
Dead or Alive… 183
Press Response… 185
Billy’s Burial… 187
Confirming Billy’s Death… 187
10. Epilogue… 189
Billy’s Grave… 189
“The True Life of Billy the Kid”… 189
“The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid”… 196
Appendix A – Tunstall’s Murder Site… 197
Appendix B – Graves of Roberts and Brewer… 203
Appendix C – Cast of Characters… 207
Notes… 255
Index… 275
