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Billy the Kid
Henry McCarty (September 17, 1859 – July 14, 1881), better known under the pseudonyms of Billy the Kid and William H. Bonney, was a 19th-century gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War and became a frontier outlaw in the American Old West. According to legend, he killed twenty-one men,〔Rasch, Philip J. ''Trailing Billy the Kid'', 1995 - pp. 23-35.〕 but it is now generally believed that he killed eight,〔Wallis, Michael. ''Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride'', 2007 - pp. 244-245.〕 with the first, Francis P. "Windy" Cahill, on August 17, 1877.〔Radbourne, Allan and Rasch, Philip J. "The Story 'Windy' Cahill." ''Real West'' (No. 204), August 1985 - pp. 22-27.〕
McCarty was 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) tall with blue eyes, blond or dirty blond hair, and a smooth complexion. He was described as being friendly and personable at times 〔Rasch, Philp J. ''Trailing Billy the Kid'', 1995 - p. 126.〕 and as lithe as a cat.〔Wallis, Michael. ''Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride'', 2007 - p. 129.〕 Contemporaries described him as a "neat" dresser who favored an "unadorned Mexican sombrero".〔Utley, Robert M. ''Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life'', 1989 - p. 15.〕 These qualities, along with his cunning and celebrated skill with firearms, contributed to his paradoxical image as both a notorious outlaw and a folk hero.〔Wallis, Michael. ''Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride'', 2007. - pp. 244-245.〕
He was relatively unknown during most of his lifetime, but was catapulted into legend in 1881 when New Mexico's governor Lew Wallace placed a price on his head. In addition, the ''Las Vegas Gazette'' (Las Vegas, New Mexico) and the ''New York Sun'' carried stories about his exploits.〔Utley, Robert M. ''Billy the Kid: A Short and Violent Life'', 1989 - pp. 145-146.〕 Other newspapers followed suit. Billy the Kid was still alive, and Pat Garrett's prisoner, when a reporter gave what Philip J. Rasch regarded as "The best contemporary description of the famous desperado." 〔Philip J. Rasch. ''Trailing Billy the Kid'', 1995 - p. 126.〕 That account was printed in the ''Las Vegas Gazette'' on December 28, 1880 and stated that Billy the Kid "did look human, indeed, but there was nothing very mannish about him in appearance, for he looked to be a mere boy. He is about five feet eight or nine inches tall, slightly built and lithe, weighing about 140; a frank and open countenance, looking like a school boy, with the traditional silky fuzz on his upper lip; clear blue eyes, with a rougish snap about them; light hair and complexion. He is, in all, quite a handsome looking fellow, the only imperfection being two prominent front teeth slightly protruding like squirrel's teeth, and he has agreeable and winning ways." 〔''Las Vegas Gazette'' (Las Vegas, New Mexico), December 28, 1880.
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