In late December of 1880, a friend of Billy, Pat Garrett, turned on him. Garrett led a posse to round up Henry for a $500 bounty. Garrett knew Henry would be in an abandoned building as a hideout, and decided to surprise him. Garrett went in alone, attempting to make a ruse and trick Billy to come out with no violence. Billy the Kid realized what was happening and started cursing off Pat Garrett. Pat tried to allay Billy’s accusations, but Billy kept waiving the fact that Pat came out of friendliness. Pat kept trying to elicit a positive response from Billy, but he wouldn’t budge. Billy the Kid realized that he was trapped, there was no out; he was at his nadir. Billy finally agreed to come out peacefully, and was put into jail. He was scheduled to be hung, but escaped several weeks before, killing three guards. He beguiled many, even escaped jail, but he could not escape death. I guess the most salient thing about Billy the Kid is that he died at the ripe age of twenty-one.
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