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Many years after the death of Billy the Kid, Deputy John William
Poe, who was just outside the door when Sheriff Pat Garrett killed
him, wrote out the whole story, which was published in a small
edition. Later, in 1933, this first-hand account was offered to a
larger public with an introduction by Maurice Garland Fulton, who
lived for years among the scenes of Billy the Kid's wild career.
While certain statements made in the book by Poe are controversial,
his account is a valuable document for anyone interested in Billy
the Kid. Sunstone Press is pleased to offer this complete reprint
of the 1933 edition along with a new forward in its Southwest
Heritage Series. John William Poe was born in 1850 and died in
1923. Early in his life he was impressed by the novels of Sir
Walter Scott and developed a desire to seek adventures out West.
After working as a farm hand, on a railroad construction crew, and
a buffalo hunter, he wound his way into law enforcement and
eventually became a deputy for Sheriff Pat Garrett. After the
incident with Billy the Kid, Poe was elected sheriff of Lincoln
County, New Mexico, married, and after retiring as a lawman,
settled in Roswell, New Mexico where he was a businessman until his
death.
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