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Which movie was better?
For me Young Guns II is one of the greatest Western Movies of all time. Been doing a little bit of reading on this Brushy Bill Roberts fellow and I'm 80% sure he was not Billy the Kid.
I had the pleasure of watching the movie twice recently... and damn that movie kicks some serious @ss.
One thing I found interesting about Young Guns II and Pat Garret was when he was offered $500 to hunt down Billy the Kid... and $500 once he either killed him or brought him to justice.
Well... It appears that Pat Garrett had difficulties collecting that second payment of $500.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie_P._Roberts
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For me Young Guns II is one of the greatest Western Movies of all time. Been doing a little bit of reading on this Brushy Bill Roberts fellow and I'm 80% sure he was not Billy the Kid.
I had the pleasure of watching the movie twice recently... and damn that movie kicks some serious @ss.
One thing I found interesting about Young Guns II and Pat Garret was when he was offered $500 to hunt down Billy the Kid... and $500 once he either killed him or brought him to justice.
Well... It appears that Pat Garrett had difficulties collecting that second payment of $500.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ollie_P._Roberts
Garrett refused to display the body (which was common practice) and would not allow photographs. He was initially unable to claim the reward money as he was unable to prove the indentity of the man killed. Following a meeting with members of the New Mexico Legislature, during which Garret reportedly paid $500 for alcohol, on February 18, 1882 the legislature voted to pass a law allowing the payment of the reward "for the arrest of Billy the Kid on or about August 1881".
Deputy John Poe later claimed that Garrett had killed the wrong man, and that they buried the body quickly to avoid discovery of this.
A. P. "Paco" Anaya claimed that the coroner's report was completely false, ordered by Pat Garrett and written by Pete Maxwell and Manuel Abreau.
John Poe, Jesus Silva, "Paco" Anaya, and several residents in Fort Sumner claim that the Milner Rudulph inquiry never took place, and was a complete fabrication by Garrett.
Justice Segura, said to have resided over the coroner's inquest, made no mention of it in his journals, odd in that Billy the Kid was one of the most famous outlaws in history.
Mrs. J. H. Wood, of Seven Rivers, New Mexico, claimed she served Billy the Kid dinner on July 17, 1881, three days after Garrett was alleged to have killed him.
Mrs. Syd Boykin, of Lincoln, claimed Billy the Kid, a friend to her family, visited with them after he was alleged to have been killed.
Manuel Taylor, a boyhood friend to Billy the Kid, claimed he ran into the Kid in Guadalajara, Mexico at a bullfight in 1914.
Ben Harbert, of Taos, New Mexico, an acquaintance of Billy the Kid, claimed to have met with him years after 1881.
Jesse Cox, a wagon driver, who knew Billy the Kid during his time in Lincoln, claimed that he met with him several times over a number of years after 1881.
Yginio Salazar, a member of the Lincoln County Regulators, claimed to have received a letter written by Billy the Kid years after the Fort Sumner shooting, detailing how he escaped.
John Graham, alias John Collins, who had ridden with Billy the Kid years before, claimed to have helped dig the grave that night, and that the body placed in it was not Billy the Kid.
In 1983, Elizabeth Garrett, daughter to Pat Garrett, claimed to interviewer
Paul Cain that her father did not kill Billy the Kid.
In 1990, the Billy the Kid tintype, a photo claimed to be of the Kid at age 12, a photo of Brushy at age 14, and a photo of Brushy at age 90 were analyzed by scientists using the most advanced photo comparison equipment of the day. The photo at age 12 was found to not be Billy. The Brushy aged 14 photo was a close match to the tintype and the Brushy aged 90 photo was a 93% match to the tintype. Dr. Bovik and Dr. Acton stated that age and dental work could easily account for the missing 7%
A. P. "Paco" Anaya claimed that the coroner's report was completely false, ordered by Pat Garrett and written by Pete Maxwell and Manuel Abreau.
John Poe, Jesus Silva, "Paco" Anaya, and several residents in Fort Sumner claim that the Milner Rudulph inquiry never took place, and was a complete fabrication by Garrett.
Justice Segura, said to have resided over the coroner's inquest, made no mention of it in his journals, odd in that Billy the Kid was one of the most famous outlaws in history.
Mrs. J. H. Wood, of Seven Rivers, New Mexico, claimed she served Billy the Kid dinner on July 17, 1881, three days after Garrett was alleged to have killed him.
Mrs. Syd Boykin, of Lincoln, claimed Billy the Kid, a friend to her family, visited with them after he was alleged to have been killed.
Manuel Taylor, a boyhood friend to Billy the Kid, claimed he ran into the Kid in Guadalajara, Mexico at a bullfight in 1914.
Ben Harbert, of Taos, New Mexico, an acquaintance of Billy the Kid, claimed to have met with him years after 1881.
Jesse Cox, a wagon driver, who knew Billy the Kid during his time in Lincoln, claimed that he met with him several times over a number of years after 1881.
Yginio Salazar, a member of the Lincoln County Regulators, claimed to have received a letter written by Billy the Kid years after the Fort Sumner shooting, detailing how he escaped.
John Graham, alias John Collins, who had ridden with Billy the Kid years before, claimed to have helped dig the grave that night, and that the body placed in it was not Billy the Kid.
In 1983, Elizabeth Garrett, daughter to Pat Garrett, claimed to interviewer
Paul Cain that her father did not kill Billy the Kid.
In 1990, the Billy the Kid tintype, a photo claimed to be of the Kid at age 12, a photo of Brushy at age 14, and a photo of Brushy at age 90 were analyzed by scientists using the most advanced photo comparison equipment of the day. The photo at age 12 was found to not be Billy. The Brushy aged 14 photo was a close match to the tintype and the Brushy aged 90 photo was a 93% match to the tintype. Dr. Bovik and Dr. Acton stated that age and dental work could easily account for the missing 7%
