THE KID AN ‘OUTLAW’?
Your informative magazine has lots of stories about incidents that are not well known, but boy, oh boy, you got it wrong with your December 2021 cover that calls Jesse James and Billy the Kid Iconic Outlaws. As far as Billy is concerned, that’s 180 degrees from the truth. Carefully analyze Billy’s life, please. From a teenager, having to kill Windy Cahill in Fort Grant, Arizona Territory, to avenging the murder of his employer John Tunstall in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, his actions were about bringing justice where there was none.
The Santa Fe Ring decided who was guilty and who went free. Sheriff William Brady, James Dolan and Lawrence Murphy were all corrupt and in
