After Billy the Kid and his gang stole some horses in Puerto de Luna, a posse, including James Carlyle, was formed to chase after him. They followed him to the Greathouse stage stop and cornered him inside. Carlyle demanded Billy surrender and Billy refused. Greathouse agreed to go outside as a hostage while Carlyle came inside to parlay with the outlaws. But Billy had no intention of giving up and stalled instead. Accounts vary, but it’s believed that a gun misfired outside and Carlyle, thinking one of his men killed Greathouse, jumped through the window to escape Billy’s retribution and was shot by his own men assuming he was Billy trying to escape. He was buried near where the stage stop stood.
-bio courtesy of the Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang https://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
-bio courtesy of the Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang https://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
After Billy the Kid and his gang stole some horses in Puerto de Luna, a posse, including James Carlyle, was formed to chase after him. They followed him to the Greathouse stage stop and cornered him inside. Carlyle demanded Billy surrender and Billy refused. Greathouse agreed to go outside as a hostage while Carlyle came inside to parlay with the outlaws. But Billy had no intention of giving up and stalled instead. Accounts vary, but it’s believed that a gun misfired outside and Carlyle, thinking one of his men killed Greathouse, jumped through the window to escape Billy’s retribution and was shot by his own men assuming he was Billy trying to escape. He was buried near where the stage stop stood.
-bio courtesy of the Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang https://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
-bio courtesy of the Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang https://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
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