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Rare New Mexico newspaper... Billy the Kid was arrested here twice...
Rare New Mexico newspaper... Billy the Kid was arrested here twice...
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May 18, 1886
SOUTHWEST SENTINEL, Silver City, New Mexico, May 18, 1886
* Very rare issue from the Southwest
* Billy the Kid was arrested here twice
This is a very scarce newspaper from the territory of New Mexico, 26 years before statehood, and is a volume one issue as well.
Silver City was one of several mining town in New Mexico. The town's violent crime rate was substantial during the 1870s. Grant County Sheriff Harvey Whitehill gained a reputation for his abilities at controlling trouble. In 1875 Whitehill became the first lawman to arrest Billy the Kid, in fact arresting him twice, both times for theft in Silver City. He would later claim that Billy the Kid was quite likable, whose stealing was a result more of necessity than criminality.
Various news of the day, but most of the issue is taken up with typically Western-style ads, several illustrated (see). Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, light browning at upper folds, some small margin tears, otherwise good.
A terrific opportunity for a rare & early title from territorial New Mexico.
Category: The Old West
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