Emery County Progress | 1908-03-07 | Page 2 | Died with Boots On

DIED WITH BOOTS ON slayer of billy the kid shot dead by mere youth el paso pat garrett known the continent over as the man who while sheriff of lincoln county isea mexico killed billy the kid the noted outlaw and one ot the last of the most prominent gun men of fron tier days was shot and killed by J ayne beazle a youthful ranchman near las cruces N M in a dispute over a ranch lease garrett had been on a visit to one of his ranches near the new mexico town and in a buck board with a friend was returning to las cruces when they were overtaken by brazle A quarrel between the principals followed and garrett is said to have reached for a shotgun brazle fired twice both shots taking effect and garrett tell dead