Outlaw Worthington got his comeuppance in New Mexico.

June 18, 1878. A group of men spot outlaw Nick Worthington outside the St. James Hotel in Cimarron, NM. They order him to surrender; Worthington attempts to run but is stopped (permanently) by a bullet to the back. At the time, the bad guy was wanted for stealing government mules and killing two Black soldiers in Texas.

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