| Show how a notorious desperado was killed the following is the report of sheriff garrett to lie the governor of new mexico of the killing of wm bonn bonny y foin SIMMER N M july 15 to his excellency the governor of new 31 mexico exico I have bave the lionor honor to inform your excellency that I had bad received several communications from persons in and about fort sumner that william bonny alias the kid md had been there or in that vicinity for some time in view of these reports I deemed it my duty to go and ascertain if there was wils any tiny truth in them or not all the time doubting their accuro accuracy cy buton but on monday july left home taking with me john poe and T L in whose courage cou and sagacity I relied implicitly and arrived just below fort sumner on 11 wednesday 13 I remained conceal concealed near the houses bouses until night and then entered the fort about midnight and id went to mr P I maxwelll maxwells max wells room I found him bim in bed and biad just commenced talking to him about tho object of my visit at such an unusual hour when a man entered the room in feet with a pistol in one hand liand and a knife in the other he ile came and placed his bis hand on the bed just beside me and in a low whisper who is it and repeated the question he asked of mr air maxwell I at once recognized the man and know lie was the kid and reaching behind me for my pistol feeling almost armost certain of receiving a ball from him at the moment of doing so as lis I felt sure lie had now reco recognized agniz I me but fortunately he lie drew hack baat from the bed at hotl noticing c my movement in mant ent and althou although gh naim he had ad liis his pistol pointed at my breast lie delayed to tire and asked in spanish sli quien es adien quian e es this gave me time to bring ing mine to bear on him and the moment I did so I pulled the tri trigger or and he received his death W wound u tg f for r the ball struck him in the left breast and pierced liis bis bicart ho ile never spoke but died in a minute it was my desire to have been able to take him alive but ilia his coming upon me so suddenly and unexpectedly leadsmen leads me to believe be I that lie had seen me enter the room or had been informed by some one of the fact and that he came me there armed with pistol and knife expressly to kill me if he ile could under that impression I had no alternative butto kill him or to suffer death at liis his hands bands I am governor very respectfully your excellences obedient servant PAT F GAY GARRETT mETr sh sheriff ariff of lincoln county |
