A gangster and outlaw by the name of Henry McCarty or Billy the kid was one of the most famous gunmen of the 19th century. He was said to have killed 21 men, one for each year he lived, but sources have deemed that false and the number was closer to about nine. Billy’s fierce temper and superior shooting skills were masked by a handsome blue eyed easy going man. Billy’s life started with mischief, the young boy hid a bundle of clothes from a laundromat and was arrested. After this he sneaked out of the chimney and started his life of crime. Upon fleeing prison Billy took a job as a itinerant rancher where his boss found pleasure in bullying him. Billy didn’t take kindly to this and murdered the boss, Frank Cahill. Billy got in more trouble when he fleed once again to Lincoln County where he joined a gang called The Regulators. The rival gang, “The House” murdered a close friend of BIlly’s which enraged him and launched a feud between the two killing each other over a period of months. The sheriff of this county by the name of Garrett engaged in a feud with Billy. Billy the kids death happened in either one of two of these ways killed by Sheriff Garret:
One version says that as the Kid entered, he could not recognize Garrett in the poor light, McCarty drew his pistol and backed away, asking "¿Quién es? ¿Quién es?" (Spanish for "Who is it? Who is it?"). Recognizing McCarty's voice, Garrett drew his own pistol and fired twice, the first bullet hitting McCarty just above his heart and killing him instantly.
In a second version, McCarty entered carrying a knife, evidently headed to a kitchen area. He noticed someone in the darkness, and uttered the words "¿Quién es? ¿Quién es?", at which point he was shot and killed in ambush style.
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Back in New York the Whyos of the Five Points were being lead by Danny Driscoll and Danny Lyons. The strange name was given for their bird call battle cry “Why-oh!” Driscoll grew up in a Five Points tenement district where he was arrested 25 times for things like stabbings and shootings. He cleverly switched his name to that of a man who was arrested for public drunkenness, was given a 10$ fine and walked out the door. However the incident that got Driscoll in real trouble was when his lover Beezy Garrity was complaining about one of his adversaries John McCarty who was accused of cheating Garrity out of some money. Upon hearing this Driscoll and Garrity attacked the house and got in a gunfight with McCarty. McCarty fled halfway thru which was unapparent to Driscoll. Garrity ran across the face of Driscoll and he fired a shot which would prove fatal. Garrity’s last words were that McCarty was the one who pulled the trigger on her. However 25 times arrested against clean slate in the court room gave McCarty the advantage. Danny Driscoll was hung on the morning of January 23, 1888.
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