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Caught With His Pants Down?

by | Aug 1, 2010 | Inside History

Billy the Kid vs. Pat Garrett
July 14, 1881 As the lawmen creep toward the buildings, they hear voices. At about nine p.m. Sheriff Pat Garrett and two deputies, John Poe and Tom “Kip” McKinney, ensconce them-selves within a peach orchard on the northern boundary of Fort Sumner, New Mexico. A full moon looms above. As the lawmen creep toward the buildings, they hear voices. Stopping, they realize someone els


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