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Post by cassandra jane on Feb 11, 2014 19:04:44 GMT -5
I recognise that this may never be replied to but I figured I'd just throw the question out anyway. Does anyone have any knowledge on Billy's placement with the Truesdells after his mother's death? I understand he was with them just a short time, but the information (accessible to me, anyway) is very little on this topic. Does anyone else have any recommendations as to where I could look for specifics on this two year period (74/75) of his life?
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Post by nmjames on Feb 12, 2014 1:43:21 GMT -5
scottishcassie,
A good book to read is The West of Billy the Kid by Frederick Nolan or you can goggle Billy the Kid 1874 - 1875 and you should be able to find the timeline.
Here is what I have on 1874 - 1875: Jan 5, 1874 until March 28, 1874 Henry and Joe attend school in Silver City, NM. The teacher is Dr. Webster. Louis Abraham, Harry Whitehill and Charlie Stevens all confirmed Henry attended school.
May 18, 1874 until August 7, 1874, Henry attends the summer session of school. A Mrs. Pratt is the teacher.
September 14, 1874 (just two days before Catherine McCarty Antrim passed away, public school opens. Henry and Joe attend school.
September 16, 1874 Catherine McCarty Antrim passed away and the funeral service was held at the house at two o'clock the following day. For a while, Henry and Joe stayed at the home of Richard and Mary Hudson who owned the Legal Tender Livery Stable.
As Winter closed in, William Antrim made new arragements for his stepsons. Henry went to live with Gerald and Clara Truesdell who had just bought the old Star Hotel and renamed it the Exchange. Joe would go to live with Joseph Dyer who owned the Orleans Club.
In mid-December 1874, Henry appeared with other kids in a minstrel show to raise money for the school.
During the Summer of 1875 due to domestic difficulties at the Truesdell's home, Henry moved out and found lodging with a Mrs. Brown, probably Sarah, wife of bartender R.H. Brown. Henry earned his keep working after school in Knight's butcher shop.
One of Mrs. Browns boarders was a yound man by the name of George Schaefer, (Sombrero Jack). On September 4, 1875, George Schaefer broke into Charlie Sun's house and stole clothing, two revolvers and a large bundle of blankets. Schaefrer offered Henry a cut if he would hide the clothing for him. Henry made the mistake of hiding the clothing in his room where it was found by Mrs. Brown. She informed Sheriff Whitehill and he picked up Henry on Thursday morning, September 23, 1875. On September 26, 1875, the Grant County Herald has the following: Henry McCarty, who was arrested on Thursday and committed to jail to await the action of the grand jury, upon the charge of stealing clothes from Charlie Sun and Sam Chung, excaped from prison yesterday through the chimney. It is believed Henry was simply the tool of Sombrero Jack who done the actual stealing whilst Henry done the hiding. Jack has skinned out.
Henry broke out of jail by going up the chimney. He was seen by a man standing on a ridge at the back of the jail.
There are several different stories as to where Billy went next. Some said he first went to Manuel Taylor's house. Chauncey Truesdell said that he and his brother Gideon slept on the floor with Henry that night and that his mother stopped the stage and ask the driver to take Henry to Globe, AZ. Hoowever it is said the stage went to Clifton and it said that William Antrim was in Clifton and Henry went to see him.
The next we see of Henry is March 19, 1876 at Camp Goodwin near the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Henry helped himself to a horse belonging to a Private Charles Smith and headed out for Camp Grant.
By the fall of 1876, Henry was at Bonita City and was going by "Kid". He worked as a cook for Miles Wood at the Hotel de Luna.
On Friday August 17, 1877, Henry "Kid" shoot's Frank Cahill.
I hope this helps.
nmjames
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Post by mckinley412 on Dec 5, 2019 8:09:10 GMT -5
I just read an article from True West. I forget the title but if you google Billy the Kid Lessons Taught it should pop up. It says the school in Silver City opened up two days before Catherine Antrim died which was in Sept. 1874. I think this would help Brushy's timeline that he gave. It says he attended school there after her death and likely not before her death. But I really don't remember what exactly he said he was doing directly before and after her death. The article does give more dates, etc.
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