Everyone wants the Kid
Things in Ft. Sumner weren't all that bad. Hide in a barrel, someones barn or pen, duck into an outhouse to avoid the calvary men snooping about for him, he had friends here and they weren't going to let them catch him. Of course, as funny as it might be each time its no way for a man to live his life forever. And $500 does break a lot of ties.
So, when Pat Garrett told Billy that the Governor wanted a meeting with him about testifying against the Murphy Boys Billy was pretty tempted. When one of his friend in the village turned against him for the reward and the shooting started Billy ended the friendship with a bullet then made the quick decision to go on into Lincoln and check out this deal.
Meeting the Governor was about what he expected. Fancy man in a fancy office who only knows part of the story. Billy corrected him when he called the Lincoln County fights a 'Cattle War'. It was a merchant War, Irish against the English and John Tunstall and the English didn't make out all that well. And that's why Billy went to war and that's why he'd be more then happy to go on into that courthouse and testify against Murphy's men.
As long as he himself received a full pardon of course. When you make a deal you make sure the terms are good for you. The Governor agreed, adding the terms that Billy must leave New Mexico after the trial and never return. Billy knew full well he wasn't going any where but decided he'd let the Governor find that out on his own.
So the deal was struck, Billy turned himself in and settled in to enjoy the good life. In prison.
So, when Pat Garrett told Billy that the Governor wanted a meeting with him about testifying against the Murphy Boys Billy was pretty tempted. When one of his friend in the village turned against him for the reward and the shooting started Billy ended the friendship with a bullet then made the quick decision to go on into Lincoln and check out this deal.
Meeting the Governor was about what he expected. Fancy man in a fancy office who only knows part of the story. Billy corrected him when he called the Lincoln County fights a 'Cattle War'. It was a merchant War, Irish against the English and John Tunstall and the English didn't make out all that well. And that's why Billy went to war and that's why he'd be more then happy to go on into that courthouse and testify against Murphy's men.
As long as he himself received a full pardon of course. When you make a deal you make sure the terms are good for you. The Governor agreed, adding the terms that Billy must leave New Mexico after the trial and never return. Billy knew full well he wasn't going any where but decided he'd let the Governor find that out on his own.
So the deal was struck, Billy turned himself in and settled in to enjoy the good life. In prison.