Thomas McKinney, and the vast majority of everyone else who claimed to have seen the body of the man Garrett killed agreed to this. man, his memory was a little fuzzy. Lastly, after intensive research nothing at all (Lucas- thanks for providing me with the The University of Texas Laboratory for Vision Systems maintained state of the art facilities and equipment - computers, cameras, processors, monitors and printers - for such studies. Corroborations, for example, that the person Pat Garrett killed from ambush was a Mexican with a beard, and not Billy the Kid. the Kid was not illiterate, contrary to legendary belief, but could read and It seems the character and testimony of Brushy keeps changing during the course of they'll never change their opinion, the only reason I even wrote this page was for those who are undecided and just that he didn't kill Bob Olinger and James Bell during his escape from the "Alias Billy the Kid," by C. L. Sonnichsen & W. V Morrison, 1955, "Billy the Kid & Me Were the Same," by Dr. William A. Tunstill, 1988, "The Trial of Billy the Kid," by Judge Bobby E. Hefner, 1990, "Billy the Kid: Killed in New Mexico---Died in Texas," by Dr. Jannay Valdez & Judge Bobby E. Hefner, 1995, "The Return of the Outlaw Billy the Kid," by W. C. Jameson & Frederick Bean, 1998, "The Real Billy the Kid AKA: Brushy Bill Roberts," by Brett L. Hall, 2004. Brushy was Therefore, I have retooled my particular website, in an attempt to accomplish the difficult feat of removing as much biasness as possible and simply providing the facts, which I believe is the true job of a historian. pardon that he earned. Brushy also said that he doubted that Billy Barlow was the man's real name. Brushy's testimony, he would recall swearing revenge on John Tunstall's Even Garrett had to have realized Supporters say, he was an old Over the next several months, Morrison met with Brushy several times and recorded his story in his journal and with a tape recorder. danger and even if he lived to be an old man the Kid would've still been as No matter Billy the Kid was killed that night in Fort Sumner because all the facts, I came across an interesting exchange between a researcher and Professor Alan Bovik, who performed the 1990 photographic comparison done on the photos of Brushy Bill Roberts and Billy. Its important to remember that Oliver P. Roberts was a farmer and not an adventurer. Brushy acquiesced and in June 1949, Morrison visited the old man at his small shack in Hamilton, Texas. certainly would have brought that up. Brady held the Kid and Fred Waite captive, so how could the Kid swear Read The Real Billy the Kid Revealed by Jim Johnson with a free trial. Sumner or New Mexico for that manner. That alone is more than enough proof that Brushy and Billy And, finally, to end on the same note that C. L. Sonnichsen did in Alias Billy the Kid, if Brushy Bill was not Billy the Kid, who was he? A letter written by his own sister confirms the date and place of his birth. The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid Second Author Daniel A. Edwards does not call Garrett a liar, but believes that, like many in his day, Garrett was a pragmatist. President Ulysses S. Grant installed Civil War General Lew Wallace to clean up Lincoln following a report by special agent Frank W. Angel. Signs in downtown Hico, Texas, proclaim the history of Billy the Kid who some local residents say was really "Brushy Bill" Roberts, a former Hico. and that Susan McSween was present when After tracking him down, Also walking down the street was a five year old boy and his mother. Also during Real Name: Oliver Pleasant Roberts, posthumously renamed William Henry Roberts Barlow, he said, was partially Mexican, had a beard, looked like the Kid, was a little younger than the Kid, and was possibly related to the Clements family, the cousins of John Wesley Hardin. Brushy clearly stated According to Brushy, this was the name of a cousin of his that was killed and he had merely taken his name. Are they so closed-minded to the evidence that they cant This photo of Brushy Bill is also alleged to have been made when he was a teenager, supposedly within the same time frame as the above photo, though his age certainly seems more advanced here. passage of time. Early in life, he adopted the nickname Billy the Kid. Most historians would say that he didnt, but a legend of the Old West like Billy the Kid doesnt go down easy. To find them, search the collection on Billy the Kid. Brushy Bill stated that Jesse James was in Lincoln county and for years and years historians claimed bullshit but it was until fairly recently that they have found documents proving Jesse James was in Lincoln County and had been operating a counterfeit money system there with Billy. old. To support Pittmans sources, Brushy Roberts a.k.a Oliver P. Roberts, Billy the Kid: An Autobiography: The Story of Brushy Bill Roberts $18.00 Paperback $25.00 Hardcover In 1882 a notorious outlaw by the name of Jesse Evans, a childhood friend of Billy the Kid and a participant in the Lincoln County War, walked out of jail after serving a sentence for killing a Texas ranger. fired, Brushy then ran towards the house and after a brief shoot out with Therefore, Oliver's birth date would have no bearing whatsoever on Brushy Bill's claims. courts would have dropped the charges, it would've been declared a returning to places where he shouldn't be. Source: Fair use. Tri- Star-Boze Productions, Inc. 1996. famous outlaw are divided and argue so bitterly about Brushy being Billy the Roberts made it home to his home now in Hico, Texas, where he eventually passed away on December 27, 1950. has surfaced or proved that Billy Barlow ever existed in or around Fort If not, then when exactly did Brushy step into the life of Oliver and begin using his name (it would have had to have been sometime between the census reports)? Now heres where Brushy alias Billy the Kid for his past crimes, not only to clear the reputation of Some were too ridiculous to take meeting with Governor Thomas Mabry of New Mexico to request a pardon for his Now is this the right attitude for a woman who knew Garrett Below So in other words, its purely coincidental that on December 27th, while walking to the post office, Brushy suffered a massive So why didn't Morrison and Brushy mention the I'm sure they feel the same way about me, but come onthe write and had beautiful, readable penmanship. killed but lived to see another day, but of course as we all know thats not This really did happen, but only posse member Jim East knew of it and he only spoke of it in a letter he wrote to fellow lawman Charlie Siringo. He began by studying photos of Brushy Bill Roberts and conducting a facial comparison between the two, which is provided in his book. No. He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. In the summer of 1950, Morrison moved, along with his family, to El Paso, Texas, in order to be closer to anything he may need in his investigation. He laughed in the face of right-handed, then suddenly Brushy is right-handed as well. Hines had confessed his real name was Jessie Evans, who had vanished from public view after getting released from a Texas prison in 1882. resemblance. Brad Smithfield is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News, Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE, Wuzhen: The Ancient Chinese Water Town with a history of more than 7,000 years, Before establishing Scientology, L. 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Rudabaugh and go in the other room with an Indian girl. admitted that Brushy got some facts wrong, but he believed Roberts was it was Billy the Kid who was killed on July 14, 1881. Mabry, to which Brushy couldn't respond. birth date. Read millions of eBooks and audiobooks on the web, iPad, iPhone and Android. ambushed Billy the Kid in the dark. Lew Wallace back in 1879. in 1900 Hopkins County, Texas; age 30 in 1910 Van Zandt County, Texas; age Results: Unresolved. There are many who outright lie and allege that Brushy Bill Roberts was proven a fraud, but under close examination this has no basis in fact. In conclusion, I would just like to state that I hope I have accomplished my goal of providing all the facts as they are and checking my own biasness. Billy the Kid on the other hand, had an oval-shaped Also one last thing to really drive the nail in the coffin. Brushy agreed, and the two parted company for the day. His interest began while watching the old black and white western movies made in the 1940s and 50s. Kid was very bitter and angry towards the sheriff, not only for the But then it was learned the Kid was really Marshal investigating train robberies; joined the Rough Riders and went to Cuba; briefly operated his own Wild West Show; fought for Villa and Carranza in the Mexican Revolution; worked as a plainclothes policeman in Gladewater, Texas; married four times; and used a dozen aliases. Mabry. bottom of this page). Below, I have written a basic history of the case of Brushy Bill, and then listed the evidence for him as Billy the Kid, the evidence against him as Billy the Kid, the falsely used evidence against him, and a list of questions regarding Brushy that remain unanswered. First of all, Brushy appears to have had some Hispanic descent due to Brushy Bill Roberts AKA Billy The Kid: Physical Similarities & Facial Recognition Study Brett Hall 2.81K subscribers Subscribe 1.2K Share Save 79K views 1 year ago In This video, I. During their trip Brushy reminisced along accidentally kill the wrong man, he would have faced the music and the He had previously shot two men without warning in his attempt to get Billy the Kid (Tom O'Folliard and Charlie Bowdrie). These same men are the ones who got Pat Garrett elected Sheriff and who also branded a young cowhand named Billy "the Kid" as an outlaw in the press. heart attack and died, but his claim to fame did not go with him; today some Billy the There exists no evidence, other than the word of Brushy Bill, that Billy Barlow, the man Brushy said Garrett really killed, ever existed. No. After fleeing Sumner, his story went, he lived in Mexico with a tribe of Yaqui Indians for two years; returned to the U.S. and worked in Carlton, Texas; was arrested in Kansas City because he recognized as the Kid, but was released; worked for Buffalo Bill Cody in his Wild West Show; worked for the Anti-Horse Thief Association from 1885-1889; worked for Judge Isaac Parker in Fort Smith, Arkansas; joined the Pinkerton Detective Agency; worked as a U.S. One day in 1945, Brushy was walking down a Hico street. What's more, there are striking similarities in the aliases used, and in one case multiple photos that match Brushy Bill Roberts. By 1950, the story of Billy the Kid was well known and most facts Who was Brushy Bill Roberts Brushy Bill Roberts Extra Notes: This case first aired on the March 1, 1989 episode. Moments later he heard shots simply following the historical trend at that time and claimed that 1859 was his Maxwell's because he was suspicious, then upon hearing shots being fired, Billy the Now you can examine the facts, and make of them what you will. A photograph of Brushy Bill at age 90 was a 93% match. gave his verdict, I am taking no action, now or ever, on this application He also said that Leonard was able to get the case thrown out. Yes, Mrs. Maxwell asked if Brushy talked with them all about events from his past as Billy the Kid and all three signed affidavits attesting to the fact that Billy the Kid and Brushy Bill were one and the same. John Poe, Dep. So, here is the new Brushy Bill Roberts section of my website. remembered that Susan McSween was not present when Chapman was killed. However, Selman did not fight for either side and didnt even arrive in Lincoln until after the final battle of the war. But some locals say they prefer to let . Brushy Bill Roberts had numerous gun and knife scars on his body that indicated a life of combat fighting that were inconsistent with the life of a simple farmer. By the time they had completed their trip and returned to Brushys home in Hico, Texas (he had moved from Hamilton in the summer of 49), they had managed to meet with Severo Gallegos, Martile Able, Jose Montoya, and Bill and Sam Jones. Billy the Kid always agreement for a pardon back in 1879? Jim Tully signed an affidavit that he could speak Spanish as well as a native. Therefore, Oliver's birth date would have no bearing whatsoever on Brushy Bill's claims. Brushy Bill Roberts' claim that he was Billy the Kid was depicted in the 1990 movie Young Guns II. on a computer and the results were negative, but one can easily see for But one had caused quite a stir and gained nation wide attention and even to this day his claim is being talked indeed Billy the Kid just because Roberts knew a lot about the Lincoln County War and the life of Billy the Kidbut so did a lot I Brushy supporters also say the Oliver It also saddens me to Pittman says, I know for a fact my think he would've left and stay gone? Kid's death, she was one of the first to find him lying on the floor of Pete After all, they supposedly looked the other way The first three all signed legal affidavits attesting to the fact that Brushy Bill and Billy the Kid were one and the same and the Jones brothers, although they did not sign affidavits (claiming they didnt want to get involved in the proceedings) also stated their agreement with this. He said how when he killed Bell, one of his guards, the bullet first hit the wall and then ricocheted into Bell's side, which is true. Morrison Regardless, when Brushy came out as Billy the Kid in 1950, no close family members came forward to contradict his claim. Did thefamed gunslinger Billy the Kidfake his owndeath? He fell to the ground and died instantly. He showed many of the same marks and scars acquired to his body as Billy the Kid and his ability to slip out of handcuffs. Somewhat disappointed, Morrison decided to leave, but asked Brushy if it might be possible to take a trip to Mexico some day soon to interview his brother. After capturing Billy Of course this story of Oliver was a real person that was born in 1879. However, the life of the man known as Brushy Bill Roberts is documented by census, marriage, divorce and WWI registration records from his birth in Sebastian County, Arkansas in 1879, where he was born to parents, Henry Oliver Roberts and Sarah Elizabeth Ferguson, until his death in Hico, Hamilton County, Texas in December 1950. courthouse, but instead he just got on a horse and rode off. Mission accomplished! Further, J. Frank Dalton was making national news as early as 1948, so if Brushy wanted notoriety he had every opportunity to "come out" to the press at that time. and became nervous when he learned the sons of Pat Garrett, Kip McKinney and Four weeks later There is more evidence against it than supporting it. helping the Kid escape, but Lobato wasnt even at Fort Sumner at that Although they did not sign affidavits in support of Brushy, due to the fact that they wanted to avoid any publicity that would bring, they did tell Morrison they believe him to be the Kid. when Garrett was passing Billy Barlows body off as the Kidright? In a nutshell, Brushys story went like this: he was born William Henry Roberts on December 31, 1859 in an area of Texas known as Buffalo Gap. Morrison did indeed return the following day and Brushy admitted to him that he truly was Billy the Kid, only he didnt want to say so in front of his wife. Afterwards, Morrison wrote a report entitled A Statement of Facts, which stated that Billy Bonney was promised a pardon in 1879 by Gov. evidence clearly speaks for its self. It has also been claimed that Brushy could not speak Spanish, whereas Billy the Kid could. around the pupil. As he walked down the street, Brushy suffered a sudden heart attack. so. Brushy Bill Roberts (August 26, 1879 [1] - December 27, 1950; claimed date of birth December 31, 1859) also known as William Henry Roberts, [2] Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, was an American man who attracted attention in the late 1940s and the 1950s by claiming to be Western outlaw William H. Bonney, also and I just skimmed the surface, there is Fearing that Brushy's father might try to take him back, she covered her tracks and gave the name Henry McCarty to Brushy as an alias. Location: Hico, Texas. wall to reclaim his revolver. By the time he came to Hico, Brushy Bill was more than seventy years old. Brushy said that when he went to trial, his first indictment was for the murder of Buckshot Roberts and he was represented by Ira Leonard. He said he gave Deluvina the tintype of himself and she gave him the scarf. Morrison also attempted to track down former Evans Gang member Jim McDaniels, locating him in Round Rock, Texas. Read another story from us:Surplus of vintage weapons, including Tommy guns, on sale by the St. Louis Police Department. Select from premium Brushy Bill Roberts of the highest quality. accounts. Furthermore, if Brushy was as badly In the meantime, Morrison was to continue working on his case. Although many Roberts relatives state that Brushy and Oliver were two different people, there is at least one who says they were in fact the same. Brett Hall 2.71K subscribers Subscribe 53K views 1 year ago Episode 3 Of My Real Billy the Kid. himself and couldnt recall important events in Billy the Kids life. that, and he couldn't count on the Kid seizing the opportunity of having However, there exists no contemporary evidence that the real Billy the Kid ever left the care of Catherine McCarty, especially for so long a time period. Brushy supporters disregard this evidence and their popular Many years later Billy the Kids Fort Sumner Not one person who was at the meeting ever mentioned this happening. The story of a man named Ollie Roberts, a.k.a. Billy the Kid went by several other names, includingHenry McCarty and William Henry Bonney, but in 1949 another name was added to the long list of his aliases: Brushy Bill Roberts. Now this doesn't sound logical at all. Billy the Kid he most certainly would not have forgotten something like Earlier, Morrison had been given the names Billys remaining acquaintances by other respected historians such as Maurice Fulton and William Keleher. "The people of the town weren't all that crazy about having an outlaw as their tourist attraction," said Sue. In reality, the Kid gunned down both his guards, used a pick axe to free to run up to the house in the line of fire. Shortly thereafter, Gov. after passing another corpse off as the Kid, he wasn't going to turn up vengeance over his employers grave during the funeral if he wasnt even The reason people think he was non-fluent in Spanish is because a myth started that Jarvis Garrett (or Oscar Garrett or Arcadio Brady, depending on which version of the myth you heard) asked Brushy a question in Spanish at the meeting with Gov. After the At the same time, Morrison attempted to track down Jim McDaniels, yet this proved an impossible feat. the Kid at Stinking Springs, Garrett took his prisoners to Fort Sumner, Throughout this early correspondence, Morrison was careful not to reveal what exactly Hines had told him about his true identity. the 'billy the . Kid. unveiled that the Kid was actually ambidextrous, so now it's said This isnt a Hollywood Western where men walk around with half their leave New Mexico after his jailbreak 2 1/2 months earlier, what makes people time. that Brushy was illiterate, but yet, he knew so much about the Lincoln Come Some were too ridiculous to take notice and some convinced a few people, but were forgotten through the passage of time. up again at the age of 52 with a wife named Lutcida. In 1990, a legitimate, scientifically based and statistically significant photo - comparison analysis was conducted at the Laboratory for Vision Studies and the Advanced Graphic Laboratory at the University of Texas, Austin, by Dr Alan Bovik of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. County War and Billy the Kid and since he couldnt read about it, therefore When he went to return the man's belongings to his mother, she took him for her son and he claims he went along with the deception and kept the identity. Now with modern photographic comparison software and more access to primary source documents than ever before, many people are beginning to believe that Brushy Bill Roberts truly was the Billy the Kid of legend. In 1949, Morrison took Brushy Bill to the old Lincoln County courthouse, which also once served as the Murphy-Dolan-Riley store. Despite my conclusion about Roberts on my Not only was she not Indian, but she wasnt even all Hispanic, but Wallace proclaiming his innocence in the murder of James Carlyle, and he knew exactly how the McSween house was set up before it was burned. While in New Mexico, the pair stopped at sites such as Fort Sumner and Lincoln. The results of the University of Texas photo-comparison study, with other evidence,were presented to Andre McNeil, chancery judge of Arkansas' Twelfth Judicial District, and noted Arkansas attorney Helen Rice Grinder. to dignify this claim any more than I have and I wash my hands of it. Several of the things Brushy told Morrison, though at first glance may have seemed trivial, actually were very important, as few people, historians included, knew of them. NOTE: I welcome and encourage all e-mails regarding this topic. Kid buffs Mr. Cool-headed! killed the Kid on the spot, not concocted such a plan. Was Brushy Bill Roberts Billy the Kid? No one is claiming that Oliver P. Roberts was Billy the Kid. In Brushy's possessions, he had a very old scarf that he claimed to have gotten from Deluvina Maxwell after he was captured at Stinking Springs and brought to Fort Sumner. Some who have studied the case are scornful, saying that Brushy Bill was not old enough, and he was illiterate while Billy the Kid had beautiful handwriting. or only saw Billy the Kid as a child, so how can they identify Brushy as being When his wife said she needed to mail a package, Brushy said he would walk it down to the post-office. After reading through many websites on Billy the Kid, I realized that they all either try to prove that Brushy Bill Roberts either was, or was not, the real Billy the Kid, my site included. how old and senile Billy the Kid would not have forgotten Pat Garretts name Top $76,000-a-year New Jersey boarding school admits 'more should have been done' to stop bullying of boy, 17, who took his own life after being falsely accused of rape the Kid swearing an oath to avenge Tunstall's murder at the funeral was made Storied Billy the Kid claimants 'Brushy' Bill Roberts of Hico, TX and John Miller of Prescott, AZ will finally get their day in court to prove their claim to being legendary outlaw Billy the Kid. The oath-swearing actually was Dick Brewer, not the Kid. No sooner was Billy the Kids body laid to rest in Fort Sumner bogus It seems unlikely that he came forward in order to achieve fame, as other claimants had in the past, due to the way he and Morrison insisted upon secrecy in their dealings with Gov. In November of 1950 Morrison and Brushy went Brushy Bill Roberts simply assumed Oliver's identity. However, Lincoln, New Mexico in the 1870s and 1880s was rotten to the core with cronyism and corruption. identical names -I dont thinks so. think that must be blind. Mary Roberts died in 1862 while James was off fighting with Quantrill in the Civil War. The story of Brushy Bill Roberts begins in 1948 when an attorney named William Morrison heard that Sheriff Pat Garrett never actually managed to gun down Billy the Kid, who was safe and sound and living in the town of Hico, Texas, under his latest alias of Ollie Roberts, but most folks in the town knew him simply as Brushy Bill.
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