- Billy the Kid - Wikipedia
In 2010, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson turned down a request for a posthumous pardon of Bonney for the murder of Sheriff William Brady The pardon was considered to fulfill Governor Lew Wallace's 1879 promise to Bonney
- Billy the Kid | Biography, Death, Facts | Britannica
As a child, Billy the Kid went under the name of Henry McCarty Scholarly opinion is divided over whether that or William H Bonney, Jr (the name he used later, as in the trial), was his true name
- 9 Things You May Not Know About Billy the Kid - HISTORY
Operating under the alias of William H Bonney (his given name was likely Henry McCarty), he lived a short, but eventful life that included at least nine murders and a brazen jailbreak
- Billy the Kid: Facts and Information About the Wild West Outlaw
William H Bonney, Henry Antrim William was considered a very honest 14-year-old when he became an orphan He worked for his room and board for a hotel owner who took him in after his mother died The hotel owner was impressed with his honesty and diligence, as were others
- Summary of the Life of Billy the Kid
William H Bonney alias Billy the Kid is probably the most misunderstood historical figure of the Old West He was not a cold-blooded killer, nor was he a robber of trains or banks Instead he was a gunfighter in a feud between two factions in which both sides stole from each other and killed
- What happened to billy the kidʼs guns? - The Civil War
Billy the Kid, also known as William H Bonney, was an American outlaw and gunfighter who lived during the late 19th century He was a notorious figure in the American West, known for his involvement in the Lincoln County War and his alleged murder of Sheriff William J Brady
- The Life and Legend of Billy the Kid | American Experience | PBS
The Kid assumes the alias William H Bonney He is arrested and jailed in Lincoln County for possessing horses belonging to cattleman John Tunstall Upon the Kid's release, however, the
- Billy The Kid | Encyclopedia. com
William H Bonney, known as Billy the Kid, was the youngest and most famous example of a gun-fighter from the American West His legend survived and grew long after his death
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