The Big Killing: How Billy the Kid Became the Most Famous Man in New Mexico
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- čas přidán 20. 09. 2022
- In the bloody Lincoln County War in New Mexico, over 200 men lost their lives, but as the Kid remarked, "I did not kill them all." Billy the Kid, did, however, escape certain death by escaping the burning McSween house in July of 1878 when the sprawling adobe was surrounded by members of the Dolan faction. When Billy the Kid jumped over a dead body in the gate and escaped, he became the most famous man in New Mexico. Three years later, and just down the road, he would pull a similar escape and that would launch him into the pantheon of American outlaws, but that is another story for another time.
Bob Boze Bell is known as America's Western Storyteller. He is an artist, author, writer and serves as executive editor of True West magazine. Bell is a popular, sought-after figure in television documentaries about the Old West, appearing as an expert in dozens of Wild West history shows. Bell won an Emmy Award as Executive Producer of the PBS special, Outrageous Arizona, a zany look at the state's centennial, that he also wrote and helped direct. As an author, Bell has brought to life Billy the Kid, Geronimo, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok in his best-selling Illustrated Life and Times series. His books Classic Gunfights I, II and III are must-reads about the most important Old West gunfights. Bell’s Bad Men is now in its fourth printing, while his illustrated autobiography, The 66 Kid: Raised on the Mother Road, gives personal insight into the passions that have driven him on his lifelong quest to interpret the history of the American West for audiences around the world.
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I don’t care what anyone says, I’m just glad we are still telling this story in 2022. God bless Billy The Kid🤠
We need billy the kids now more than ever, it's pretty sad what the human race has become.
@@chilluminati1292 i couldn’t agree more!
God bless Pat Garret
Darn. I missed this one live. Keep Billy, the Lincoln County War, Outlaws/Lawmen coming Bob.
Thank you. I have been a student of American History for over 55 years, I enjoyed listening to this history and I enjoy your channel a lot and look forward to the next installment.
I live in Albuquerque NM and have been to Lincoln and Capitan NM so many times. Billy the Kid is huge through out NM 😎
On my bucket list - spending an evening sitting around the campfire as BBB tells stories of the Old West
I luv listening to this man tell stories about the old west. I wish he could come to my house and tell me bed time stories every night!!
YES! New video! Can't wait!
Thank you for a great story and awesome history lesson.
Fantastic story, Bob! I always enjoy your True West accounts to what, really happened. 🤠
Thank you, Mr Bell
Love your channel sir thank you for the history/stories.
Another fine video from True West Magazine. Keep 'em coming. Watching from Garner,IA.
Thanks so much. I really appreciate the history lesson.
Thanks for taking the time to share this Bob!
Great story
Julian "the kid" Assange is going through a similar battle now.
Thank you, just love the details, time of incidents!
If I may, you might want to check the pronunciation of "posse comitatus".
Also a sketch of the house and chicken coop, fence, etc would help.
Keep up the good work!
Love what you do my friend and look forward to every new video. TY!
Thank you for another great video.
Terrific as always.
Thank you sir ! I greatly appreciate you !
Thank you for the history!
Posse Comitatus, not comitus... Doesn't matter how many times I hear a story of the Lincoln County War there are always new tidbits that come to light. And you're a helluva storyteller!
Fascinating!!
Thank you
Excellent 👍
There were some documentaries that have vanished from CZcams. One which you were in was from the late 80’s or early 90’s perhaps the most comprehensive of all. It was lengthy and went into great and meticulous detail on almost every aspect of the Lincoln County War including The Kid’s escape from the McSween house. Is the documentary still available?
Standing by!
I love this. So, the shoot out at the burning house and the shootout at the court house were on the same street..?
Wow, I wonder what Billy thought when he was in jail before he killed Bell and Bob…”I’ve survived a burning house and almost getting hanged in this town” 😅
The Kid survived many shootouts on that most dangerous street in America, Lincoln New Mexico.
The Kid's escape from the courthouse (on the same street) wasn't a "shoot-out." The Kid did all the shooting, killing 2 lawmen, then sitting on the 2nd floor balcony for an hour as he sawed off his ankle chains before riding out of town.
Yes. I should have got your autograph when you were in Deadwood recently. I have been kicking myself
Did you know that Pat Garrett and Doc Scurlock were from neighboring counties in Alabama? What are the chances of that? Nice video
I'm moving to Roswell soon (to get away from the Awfully Overcrowded Dallas Metropolis) and I'm so glad the Old West Roswell is mentioned and recognized rather than the UFO stuff_ Not that I disbelieve the Chavez County UFO Crash, but there's too much focus as Roswell being the 'Alien City', rather than it's proper place, as an Old West Town
You may find it interesting that the property where the 1947 "UFO" incident occurred was owned by one William "Mac" Brazel. He was a nephew of Jesse Wayne Brazel who confessed to, was tried and acquitted for, the killing of Pat Garrett. So you cannot get completely away from the UFO thing in Roswell, given it connects back to Pat Garrett!
Hello Bob, I love your content, I have been an old west fan my whole life. Would you consider doing a video on Dave Mather?
Do you know why Billy the Kid is so popular, is so widely held in legendary fame, or infamy, because the story of Billy the Kid is not just about being an infamous outlaw, but one of fighting back against injustice.
The only thing more heinous to free people than anything is life is injustice, whether by corrupt civilians or the govt., it's what unites and binds the hearts and souls of all good decent people.
Of course that's not to say murder is good, that's stupid, but when it's justification is warranted for extreme circumstances, where the official legal law authority is either non-existent or completely corrupted, it's something that must be taken into consideration in and of the circumstances involved.
This is why the murders committed by Billy the Kid in the Lincoln County war is not solely seen by the public as acts of murder, but one of avenging injustice, and the Lincoln County Wars where J.J. Dolan and L.G. Murphy corrupt business partners who owned and controlled nearly all of Lincoln County NM Cattle and Mercantile business, and owned the Town Sheriff Brady, aka owned the law, hated competition esp from an Englishman was not going to happen, and at the time wild west lawlessness was the name of the game on both sides of the fence, where where Dolan and Murphy ordered the execution murder of Billy the Kid's boss and mentor Mr John Tunstall and his business partner Attorney Mr McSween, were to be avenged, and avenge Billy did.
This is the story of every beloved outlaw from Robin Hood to Jesse James and Billy the Kid.
Hey booze, I've been reading your magazine since the beginning and I'm getting up there in age. QUESTION !!! WAS BRUSHY BILL BILLY THE KID ???
It's posse comitatus. Excellent presentation, as usual.
I need to correct you Bob it's, "posse comitatus," there is an; "A" in between two "T"s not comidus as said at 5:02.
Cool!😎🏜❤
Was that enough fire power⁉️⁉️😱😂😂
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wow!... the kid had luck on his side more than once or twice
Even though I don't believe Pat Garrett killed Billy the kid I mean his daughter said he admitted to her that he didn't. Both deputy said they lied on paperwork when they knew it was not Billy the kid. And pet Garrett told Billy the kid's brother something that he liked as the brother wanted to kill him and after the meeting he actually shook hands with him. People can believe what they want I'm not necessarily talking about brushy Bill I'm talking about Billy the kid did not die that day and the people that believe he did then nothing is going to change their mind. Be that as it may Billy the kid wasn't really a murderer for example if West Harding or wild Bill longley had cutting up on the strange men on the porch they probably would have done them down and then found out later who they were. There is only three men that Billy the kid can be absolutely tied to killing the rest he was there and he might have fired the shot but probably didn't looking at this way when Sharon Brady was going down along with his deputy there was six men shooting at them Billy the kid hated despised Billy Matthews he would have been shooting at Billy Matthews who survived. There's only three men that can absolutely positively be tied to Billy the kid the rest of them may or may not have been killed by Billy the kid there's really no way of knowing
The correct term was "Posse Comitatus". It STILL exists in Colorado State Law.
Did you say Billy the Kid's real name is MCarty?
A Company of cavalry AND a Company of infantry would have been MORE than only 35 men!
Until Marion Turner arrived with a large posse -- the Dolan gang were mostly holed up in the Torreon.....perhaps the biggest killing in Lincoln was 29 April when the 7 Rivers' boys fought each other .
Seems the "Law" were the criminals in this case.
Kudos all around Bob. Pals? We all have that headstone carved into our collective Old West memory.
Then the tale of Patrick Floyd Garrett and Wm.H Bonney having a genuine freindship.
Shed some light on this subject for us if you would. The tale gets stuck in my craw like trail dust.
Mighty nasty situation to consider. Track down apprehend and possibly kill a freind.
Tom O.Folliard is killed Charlie Bowdre also laid low. Two of the three Pals who shared a tombstone. Not a freindly act.
Nor does it seem likely that Billy would have taken this lightly considering how he responded to the deaths of Tunstill and McSween.
Secondly… the provenance of said tombstone. Who chose to honor these three fellas.?Why the short but very touching four letters “PALS”?
Happy Trails.
Love him or hate him, Billy the Kid was quite a character by anyone's standards. That is why I find it so disgusting that some people try to give an old, demented huckster like Brushy Bill Roberts the laurels rightfully belonging to Billy the Kid.
Billy who?
This is the worst, most biased presentation of Col Dudley's actions I've yet seen on CZcams. He busted the intent and letter of the new law 6 ways from Sunday. He specifically needed Govenor approval to enter in to this situation and had none. It's a great example of one officer covering for two buddy former officers (Murphy and Dolan) and his own financial interests. He should have sent troops into both 'camps' but instead mixed his men with Dolan's. He allowed (if not ordered) black soldiers to fire on the house and occupants and had 3 black troops with the Dolan murderers when those in the house tried to exit and were part of those who shot a surrendering unarmed McSween. The army Court martialed him, but much like Reno after the Custer disaster wanted to distance themselves from bad publicity.
Thank you!
Did we both watch the same presentation? I was under the impression that Col. Dudley did the wrong thing by sending troops there 🤷♂️ That whole “women and children” thing was a sham - of course. Instead of ordering both sides to stand down it only served the special interests of Dolan and Murphy.
shouldn't that be most infamous
The whole posse was rogue or else 1 half the posse would have arrested the rogue half for murder
Did Billy and John Tunstall have an open relationship or were they monogamous?
POSSE COMITATUS
Looks like bob is outta ideas. Stagnant. Its either billy or wyatt every month. Time for some fresh perspective on the editorial board. BBB is ZZZ.....