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Born
Born 1859, in New York City -
Born
Billy is born in New York City -
Moved
Parent move homes to live in Kansas -
Moved
Family buys land in Kansas and moves -
Mother gets sick
After being diagnosed with consumption, Catherine McCarty sells their house in Kansas to live a warmer and drier climate for her health. -
New Mexico
After a couple of years of courtship, Catherine McCarty and William Antrim are married in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which is how Billy ended up in the wild west. -
Mothers Death
Catherine Antrim dies from consumption. The Kid begins his life of moving in and out of foster families. William Antrim moves to Clifton, Arizona, leaving his step-son behind. -
Billy goes to jail
After Billy is caught stealing laundry, The Kid escapes jail and runs away. Shortly after, he turns up in Clifton, Arizona, to find his step-father. Antrim doesn't take the boy in and the Kid is now on his own. -
First Job
The Kid works as a cook at the Hotel de Luna for a short time. Later on he'll meet a horse thief named John Mackie, who shows him the easier way to make a living. -
Fist Time in Jail
After stealing horses for several months, the Kid and John Mackie are arrested and confined at Fort Grant . The Kid escapes later that evening. -
First Kill
The Kid kills his first man in Fort Grant, Frank "Windy" Cahill, a bully who attacked the Kid during an argument. The Kid leaves Arizona and heads back to New Mexico. -
The Boys
The Kid meets Jesse Evans, the leader of "The Boys," a gang of rustlers and killers and joins with them. -
Tunstall
The Kid rides along with Tunstall and his men, herding horses to Lincoln. Dolan and Sheriff Brady's men ambush the group and Tunstall is killed. Others escape including The Kid. -
The Regulators
Dick Brewer, Tunstall's foreman, is appointed constable to bring in Tunstall's murderers. Several others including Billy, are deputized. They called themselves "The Regulators." -
Buckshot
Buckshot Roberts is killed byThe Regulators at Blazer's Mill. Dick Brewer is killed in the gunfight. Frank Coe and John Middleton are wounded -
Governor Lew Wallace
The Kid writes a letter to Governor Lew Wallace, he says he's willing to surrender and testify against Chapman's killers for a pardon. By doing this he breaks the treaty with Evans and Dolan, which is punishable by death. -
Submit
The Kid and the governor meet and a deal is made. If the Kid submits to a fake arrest and testifies in court against Dolan, Evans, and Colonel Dudley, he would be pardoned. -
$500
The governor puts outs a $500 reward for the Kid's capture. -
Guilty
The Kid is found guilty of first-degree murder and faces the death penalty. Out of all the men who killed during the Lincoln County War, the Kid was the only one to ever be convicted and punished. The few that were tried in court were all acquitted or pardoned. -
Hanging
The Kid writes a letter to attorney Edgar Caypless, asking the suit for his mare that was taken from him when he was arrested by Sheriff Garrett. His attorney Albert Fountain is willing to carry the case further if the Kid could come up with money to pay him, the Kid is depending on reclaiming his horse to sell her for attorney fees. There is no answer from Caypless. Later at 10pm, the Kid is put in a coach and heads out to Lincoln where he is to be hanged. -
Escape
In the afternoon the Kid makes a great escape from prison and kills both the guards and rides out of Lincoln for one last time. -
Last Shootout
At Fort Sumner, late at night r, the Kid is shot and killed by Sheriff Garrett at Pete Maxwell's house. The Kid was nineteen or twenty years old.
