Billy the Kid he most certainly would not have forgotten something like
on December 27th, while walking to the post office, Brushy suffered a massive
History tells us that the outlaw known as Billy the Kid (aka Henry McCarty, aka William Bonney) was gunned downat the ripe old age of 21by Sheriff Pat Garrett on July 14, 1881, in . indeed Billy the Kid just because Roberts knew a lot about the Lincoln County War and the life of Billy the Kidbut so did a lot
earlier and was still going strong. accounts. CREATIVE. If not, then when exactly did Brushy step into the life of Oliver and begin using his name (it would have had to have been sometime between the census reports)? Brushy said that when he went to trial, his first indictment was for the murder of Buckshot Roberts and he was represented by Ira Leonard. rifle and Alex McSweens arrest warrant. Texas. Brushy Bill had each and every scar Billy was said to have (and more). Therefore, Oliver's birth date would have no bearing whatsoever on Brushy Bill's claims. Morrison also attempted to track down former Evans Gang member Jim McDaniels, locating him in Round Rock, Texas. that. That alone is more than enough proof that Brushy and Billy
Finally, in 1987, Hico erected a Brushy Bill monument and opened the Billy the Kid Museum -- and Billy turned out to be good for Hico. In the building, Brushy described how the building looked during the Kid's incarceration there to a T. Every little detail of how the building looked in 1881, Brushy knew. If Garrett did
Wallace pardon? left-hand theory, but ignore or beat around the bush on major issues. The two men couldn't look
He then researched the more mundane aspects of Brushy Bill Roberts' story and found numerous corroborations to his account in the historical record. The folklore is that a guy named Brushy Bill was really Billy the Kid. Brushy's niece Geneva Pittman mentioned that Brushys birth is recorded in
Bob Young, Alton Thorton, W. F. Hafer, Jimmy Ramage, Ablo Norman, Tom Turner, and L. L. Gamble, all surviving friends of Brushy, said he was either literate, or not sure, but none of them said he was illiterate. admitted that Brushy got some facts wrong, but he believed Roberts was
During his testimony,
County War and Billy the Kid and since he couldnt read about it, therefore
would later go on to say that she was glad to live long enough to see him
Sheriff Pat Garrett is a legendary lawman who served his community well. Now lets talk about the Kid's friends. Jessie Evans, or Joe Hines as he was later known, confirmed to Morrison that Brushy Bill was the Kid. So Brushy was
To have pulled
Lew Wallace back in 1879. No, there has been no DNA study of either Billy the Kid's body or the body of Brushy Bill Roberts. learning that Garret was passing Billy Barlows body off as him, Brushy
Brushy supporters also say the Oliver
By the time he came to Hico, Brushy Bill was more than seventy years old. vengeance over his employers grave during the funeral if he wasnt even
It has also been claimed that Brushy could not speak Spanish, whereas Billy the Kid could. average set shoulders. The Kid stuck
didnt really kill the real Billy the Kid, but allowed him to escape? Further, William V. Morrison discovered five living witnesses that were willing to sign sworn affidavits under oath that Brushy Bill Roberts was Billy the Kid.