Pat Garrett, while serving as sheriff of Lincoln County, had killed an escaped murderer named Henry McCarty. The New York born outlaw was commonly called The Kid or Billy the Kid. In later years Captain Fornoff was vocal in his contempt for the romantic legends that had developed around the young outlaw. Fornoff was often heard to say,
"Billy the Kid was a viper and a danger to society. Ole Pat done right when he killed him."
Pat Garrett, while serving as sheriff of Lincoln County, had killed an escaped murderer named Henry McCarty. The New York born outlaw was commonly called The Kid or Billy the Kid. In later years Captain Fornoff was vocal in his contempt for the romantic legends that had developed around the young outlaw. Fornoff was often heard to say,
"Billy the Kid was a viper and a danger to society. Ole Pat done right when he killed him."
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