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CHASING BILLY


Lincoln County Troubles
The following is an Article from the Santa Fe Weekly New Mexican, July 22, 1878. From the Grant County Herald TROUBLES IN LINCOLN What An...
James Townsend
Apr 10, 20234 min read
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Samuel Robert Corbet
There were many key players and key factors involved in the Lincoln County War. While powerful men such as Dolan, Murphy, and Catron...

Ben Doss
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Amelia Bolton Church-- "I Knew Major Brady Very Well."
Amelia Bolton was born in Wexford, Ireland in 1862 and travelled to America in 1871 to Fort Stanton, New Mexico Territory, where her...

Ben Doss
Jan 1, 20233 min read
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Alexander McSween-- Codename "Diablo"
Before leaving the States and heading back to England in the fall of 1878, Robert Widenmann penned a short "essay" entitled "Border...

Ben Doss
Jan 1, 20231 min read
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Kiko Remembers Billy the Kid
Below are the recollections of Francisco "Kiko" Trujillo. He gives a version of some events that are very different from most histories....
James Townsend
Nov 16, 202214 min read
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Frank Coe Acquitted
Mesilla Independent June 14, 1879 Examination of Frank Coe on Writ of Habeas Corpus A judicial examination into matters sometimes places...
James Townsend
Sep 22, 20223 min read
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A Tale of Two Pseudonyms
In May and June of 1878, there were (at least) two editorial accounts of the killing of Frank McNab and the subsequent skirmish in the...
James Townsend
Jul 10, 20224 min read
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Except That Thousand Dollar Piano
An account of the McSween house fire and shootout, including a powder keg explosion and mention of Susan's piano. Taken from the Weekly...
James Townsend
Jul 10, 20221 min read
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Doc & Charlie in Jail, Widenmann the "Dog Feeder"
From the Santa Fe Weekly New Mexican, May 18, 1878. Lincoln, NM. May 3, 1878. Dear News: Since I wrote you there have been some further...
James Townsend
Jul 6, 20223 min read
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