Show slayer of pat garrett free las cruces N M wayne brazel was acquitted here tuesday of the murder of pat garrett new mexico s famous sheriff of frontier days brizel claimed self defense and produced witnesses who testified that garrett had made threats against him when garrett was killed he was on his way to las cruces where he had an engagement to meet jim miller one of the tour men recently lynched at ada okia brazel fled that he met garrett on the road and that garreau started to draw a shotgun making a threat at the same time |