Everything you wanted to know about Billy the Kid, by Mike Ramsey.

William Bonney AKA " Billy the Kid "

His mom , Catherine McCarty Antrim is buried next to my Father-in-law's
sister in Silver City, NM..

I knew and socialized with the Coe Family in 1944 - 45 at the Glencoe,
NM Ranch. They rode with Billy; and George threw me out of the House
once for trying to Jitterbug to " My Adobe Hacienda" being sung by
Louise Massey with her Band

( This was during WWII and all we had to drink was Rum & Coke which was
pretty potent at altitude)

My wife Jane is from Ft. Sumner, NM and sometimes I think she is
probably the great-grand-daughter of the little Bandit.

He was killed at Pete's and is buried at Ft. Sumner - All the rest is
hog-wash.

Several hundred people, mostly grieving Mexican friends, saw him laid
out after the shooting.

He was very popular with the Mexicans and if it had not been him - - it
would have been known immediately.

It was widely known among the Mexicans;
he was messing around with a young Mexican wife of an older man - -
(this can be hazardous to your health)

The man offered a "reward under the bed" (excuse the pun) and furnished
necessary location-time intelligence.

Patrick Floyd Garrett and two of his compadres, collected the dinero.

They are talking about digging poor Catherine up for a DNA on the Body
at Ft. Sumner. I am trying to figure out how to get some money out of
Mental Anguish because they will disturb "our " famiy plot.

You see. I am the son-in-law of the lady who is the second wife of the
brother of the lady buried next to Catherine. Isn't that close enough to
get some money?

If I can be of further confusion - -please advise.

Tu Historiador

M

PS: From the people I have talked to and the reading and reflection I
have done, I am convinced he was probably " inflagrente delicto " at the
time of his demise.

There was a good size party going on nearby but he was dressed only in a
pair of pants - - no boots or shirt.

He had a butcher knife in his hand and was on his way to the meat-house
to "cut a steak"

Question: If Pete Maxwell was in bed - and all the hired help was at the
party, who was going to cook the Steak for whom to eat ?

Most Cowboys and Bandits don't stroll around barefooted and no shirt
unless they just got out of bed - - hungry - -