Abrana Garcia. His real name and date of birth are disputed. [24] In April, 1875, McCarty was arrested by Grant County Sheriff Harvey Whitehill, after McCarty stole some cheese. On April 28, 1881 the Kid made his most daring escape (which would also be his last). Outside of his gunfighting days with the Regulators, his main criminal enterprise was rustling cattle on the New Mexico plains. [67] During the gun battle that ensued, Roberts shot and killed the Regulators' leader, Dick Brewer. The Boy from Oklahoma (1954), with Tyler MacDuff in the role of Billy the Kid[123]. . Upon the Kid's release, however, the. Omissions? [111] McCarty was credited with the killing of 20 men. The conflict centered on a business rivalry. [96] Soon afterward, somebody from within the building reached for the horse's halter rope, but Garrett shot and killed the horse, whose body blocked the building's only exit. Sensing trouble, the Kid casually approached Grant and remarked, Thats a mighty nice looking six-shooter you got. He then slipped Grants gun out of its holster, spun its cylinder so that its next shot would be an empty chamber, and handed it back. When it didnt fire, the Kid drew his own gun and shot Grant dead. [13] There, she met William Antrim, who was 12 years her junior. She resided at 199 North East Street and it was there she met and began a long term relationship with a man named William Antrim, a twenty-three year old labor and teamster who lived a few blocks away. Billy the Kid, also known as William Henry McCarty, Jr., was a 19th-century American outlaw and gunfighter. He was a good boy, maybe a little too mischievous at times. The song spent twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1992, peaking at number four. This perception was encouraged by the only documented photograph of McCarty (an undated ferrotype), in which he appears to be wearing a gun belt with a holster on his left side. 9 Things You May Not Know About Billy the Kid - History Billy stood with us to the end, brave and reliable, one of the best soldiers we had. He then met up with a horse thief name John Mackie who taught him the tricks of the trade and the two became partners. Here are five facts to prove it. The arrangement called for McCarty to submit to a token arrest and a short stay in jail until the conclusion of his courtroom testimony. [108] In a second version, McCarty entered carrying a knife, evidently headed to a kitchen area. Some of the most famous actors to play the Kid include Roy Rogers, Paul Newman, Val Kilmer and Emilio Estevez. [79] McCarty and the other Regulators fled, although McCarty is believed by some to have killed one "House" member named Bob Beckwith.