Billy the Kid | Desperado (Part 4)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

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🗓️ 4 April 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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This is part four in the series on Billy the Kid. See the links below for the previous three installments. In the aftermath of the Battle of Lincoln, Billy and the Regulators sought to acquire much-needed horses by striking the Mescalero Reservation. Although successful, they left a man dead in their wake; a killing ultimately pinned on The Kid. Moving on to Fort Sumner, they drove a herd of stolen Chisum horses to the Texas Panhandle, after which many of Billy's friends decided to call it quits. This left The Kid as the undisputed leader of those who remained. Over the next year, Billy attempted to make peace with his old enemy, J.J. Dolan, but their short-lived truce was shattered when Dolan murdered Susan McSween's lawyer. Seeking amnesty, The Kid offered to testify for the new governor, Lew Wallace, in return for a pardon, but his enemies went free and the pardon never came. Still a wanted man, Billy returned to stealing cattle – and killing – as his reputation continued to grow. It wasn’t long before one of his acquaintances from Fort Sumner, Pat Garrett, was charged with taking Billy out. Also discussed in this episode: Texas Red Joe Grant, Doc Scurlock, Jesse James, The Kid's various love interests, why Texans should stop bragging so much, and more! Check out my website for more true tales from the wild and woolly west https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Patreon for bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh - https://www.wildwestextra.com/arkansas-dave-rudabaugh/ Doc Scurlock: The Thinking Man’s Outlaw - https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/p/doc-scurlock Billy the Kid episode 1 – https://www.wildwestextra.com/billy-the-kid-orphan/ Billy the Kid episode 2 – https://www.wildwestextra.com/billy-the-kid-prelude-to-war/ Billy the Kid episode 3 – https://www.wildwestextra.com/billy-the-kid-lincoln-county-war/ Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life | Robert Utley - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0803295588?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=0803295588&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride | Michael Wallis - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393060683?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzjoshta02-20&creativeASIN=0393060683&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.YEHGNY7KFAU7&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_d_asin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.9	After shooting their way out of the Burn and McSween house and to the river, Billy Bonnie and his
0:34.6	bunch linked up with George Coe. And believe it or not, they all crept back into town, making their way to the Ellis store.
0:41.8	Like Ellis told him they was crazier in hell and frantically warned him to get gone, prompted
0:46.5	Coe to remark, Keep your shirt on.
0:49.0	We've gotten out of worse than this.
0:51.0	Securing food from Ellis, they slipped away into the night once again, hiding out in the
0:55.1	hills before they slowly headed to Frank Coe's ranch. Along the way, they stopped and asked a farmer for
1:00.8	coffee. When the man balked, claiming that Sheriff Pepin would kill him if it was found out that he
1:06.1	provided any sort of aid to the regulators, he was told under no uncertain terms that he'd meet his maker
1:11.6	a whole hell of a lot sooner if said coffee wasn't produced and pronto. Needless to say, the boys
1:17.4	continued on their journey with bellies full of hot Joe. By the way, this is part four in the series
1:22.9	on Billy the Kid, linking the show notes for the previous installments, including the kid's early years
1:28.6	and the Lincoln County War. On today's episode, we'll be delving into the war's aftermath,
1:33.7	and Billy the Kid's transition from regulator to full-blown outlaw. My name's Josh, and you're
1:39.6	listening to the Wild West extravagance.
1:42.9	Music to the Wild West extravagance.
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