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Tam PfekeU, who m MfwUrf wlto Kkd'a party at Bttnklo* Bprio**, «t in Uw mw tow* today aeeompaaiMi by tfc* ofltoon, Srylng to aaeara boodvnum. Wo ohanri- h«» yrt been bright ayatnat him, and Major Morriton baa ooociuded to rrloaaa him without an axaminaUoo, provided he can five bonds tor bit appearance at the next term of mart In tbaaum of three hundred dottere.After leaving Lae V«a* SOftlC month* ago, Tom went to White 0*h» and wm employed at a bartender in H, J. Patterson’* »aioon, Fmra there he went to Fort Rumner and hired out to work on Yerby’s ranch which was in charge of Charles Bowdre. He first saw Billy Kid In Fort Rumner, and afterwards on the road and at the ranch. His calling as a cow hoy required him to ride over certain rang*** In order to prevent the cattle from stray ng away, and it was while on a ride of this kind that he met Kid’s party on the fhtal day. They rode together to Bowdre’s place where they were overtaken and captured In a bunch by Garrett’s party.In regard to the attack upon Garrett at Fort Ktimner, Pickett say* that he met the Kid and hia gang by chance that day and all rode leisurely into Rumner at night, not dreaming of any difficulty, having received a note to the effect that Garrett and his men had abandoned the pursuit and gone home, Pickett claims to have had no connection whatever with the gang which Is now broken up and thinks that he should' not he held In confinement wnen tse omy enaurge nroogiia AgaiiMs* him is that he was in company with them wheh taken. He teeis certain that h# can rustle s^p’ihe^w^iiPijd hetut now and when his hlt;mnn% m prove himself Innocent of any
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Las Vegas Daily Optic
Las Vegas, New Mexico, US
Wed, Dec 29, 1880
Page 4
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