Stellena Roberts; Lincoln County War By Stellena Roberts Jan 14, 1881 Pat Garrett, finally found billy the kid in Ft. Sumner Aug 6, 1881 Pat Garrett is presented with $ 1,300, raiseed from the citizens of Dona Ana County, and$600,from Santa Fe County Sep 19, 1881 In the Las Vegas jail, Dave Rudabaugh,along with cellmates Thomas Duffy, A Murphy, and H. S. Wilson, picks the lock of his jail cell. Dec 2, 1881 Rudabaugh, J.J. Webb, and five other inmates chisel a hole in the wall of their cell and escape unnoticed. Feb 18, 1882 Paulita Maxwell marries Jose Jamarillo at Fort Sumner. Feb 18, 1882 Pat Garrett is finally given the official reward of $500 from the Territory of New Mexico. Feb 28, 1882 In Santa Fe, Billy Wilson is convicted of passing counterfeit bills and sentenced to seven years in prison. Mar 10, 1882 Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and others encounter Curly Bill Brocius and several other outlaws near Mescal Springs, Arizona.