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Abraham, Louis, 40
Abreú, Manuel, 170
Adamson, Carl, 231, 232–35, 237, 238–39, 240, 242–43, 297n
Ake, Jeff, 238
Alameda Arroyo, 233, 242, 257
Albuquerque Daily Journal, 177, 256
Anaya, Paco, 268n, 286n
Anton Chico, N.Mex., 94, 109, 117, 118
Antrim, Catherine, 36–42, 44, 255
Antrim, Joseph “Josie,” 36, 39, 40–41, 49, 184–85, 269n
Antrim, William H., 37, 38–42, 45, 53
Apache Indians, 19, 24, 32, 39–40, 44, 50, 52, 53, 54, 55, 87, 99, 112, 194, 250, 271n–72n
Atchison Globe, 180, 181
Atkins, George, 47–48
Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid, The (Garrett), 182–85, 220, 248, 263n, 271n–72n, 279n, 285n, 288n–89n
Axtell, Samuel B., 69, 70, 75, 87
Badeau, Adam, 153
Bail, John D., 20
Baker, Frank, 66, 67
Balenzuela, Gregorio, 57, 272n
Barber, Susan E., 203
Barela, Mariano, 58
Barnes, Sidney M., 19–20
Bass, Sam, 250
Beckwith, Robert, 81
Bell, James W., 7, 106, 107, 139, 141–45, 146, 147, 149, 155, 156–57, 254–55, 282n
Bell, Montgomery, 158
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Wallace), 152, 154
Bentley, Louis B., 226
Bernstein, Morris, 87
Billy the Kid:
age of, 15
as ambidextrous, 91
appeal filed by, 23
arrests of, 43, 46–47, 58, 64, 90, 91, 99, 120–21
arrest warrants for, 82, 87–88, 109–10, 112
background of, 35–43, 91, 269n
bay mare of, 15–16, 22, 132, 133
in “Big Killing,” 75–82, 83, 87, 154
as “Billito” or “Chivato,” 57, 84, 161, 173–74
as “Billy the Kid,” 35, 40, 45, 53, 84, 89, 119–21, 157, 175
birth date of, 15, 268n–69n
birthplace of, 15, 36
at Blazer’s Mill gunfight, 19, 24, 71–74, 274n
boyishness of, 3–4, 6, 43, 53–54
in “The Boys,” 51–58, 66
buckteeth of, 3, 6, 98
at Camp Grant, 45–49
capture of, 3, 24–25, 26
as cattle rustler, 58, 92–93, 96–100, 105, 109, 113, 139, 188
celebrity of, 4–6, 12–15, 36, 136–37
census information on, 96–97
in Clifton, Ariz., 45
clothing worn by, 5, 12, 48, 129
Colt revolver of, 103–5, 106, 108, 172
commutation sought by, 23
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