Interesting article and photo of Pat Garrett

[MissyS]

In this Roswell Daily Record there’s an 1882 copy of an article about Pat Garrett hitting a man named W.M. Roberts on the head with a revolver on suspicion for writing a letter he did not write, also a photo on top of the page identified as Pat Garrett sitting with a group of cowboys with wagon and looking closely there looks to be a lady sitting among them? W.M. Roberts is said to have been a young attorney that made Garrett angry. 

www.rdrnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/vision/historically-speaking-the-good-and-the-bad-pat-garrett-just-like-billy/article_5cb7da48-dd56-5fd7-a32a-954d6a8b2631.html

[chivato88]

Wow thanks for posting Missy, thats one of the coolest pic Ive ever seen! The Roberts fellow must have been Sally Chisum's husband?

[MissyS]

Jan 14, 2023 7:34:33 GMT -5 chivato88 said:

Wow thanks for posting Missy, thats one of the coolest pic Ive ever seen! The Roberts fellow must have been Sally Chisum's husband?

Good guess chivato88, W.M. Roberts has me curious. I wonder what letter that was or what exactly was in that letter that Pat Garrett was accused to writing? I don’t know what newspaper that letter was in or if it was publicly printed in the press? Pretty bold to assault a lawyer, I wonder if W.M. Roberts ever tried to sue him for assault? Looks like two ladies in that photo sitting, I wonder what the occasion was? One lady identified as Birtie Ballard was more likely related to the Cowboy identified as Charlie Ballard, and  Girtie and Birtie sound like possible sisters? Maybe the sisters brought the cowboys some home cooked food or was traveling with them for some reason? Pat Garrett doesn’t look that tall sitting down. 

[RonBk]

Sallie Chisum's husbands name was George William Robert according to findagrave at least. So maybe this W.M. Roberts was a different person?

[MissyS]

The man in the photo #3 Charlie Ballard standing next to the horse, I believe is the same man that told his story of racing horses with Billy the Kid in this interview.

www.loc.gov/resource/wpalh2.20011605/?sp=1&st=text