Facts About Pat Garrett
His was a strange life.
The general consensus is Pat Garrett is the man who shot and killed Billy the Kid. Years later, Garrett was shot and killed and the circumstances around his death are still under debate.
I like western history, but don’t know a whole lot about Pat Garrett. I know he was a tall guy, and according to the Young Guns franchise, he and Billy the Kid were allegedly friends. Plus, I understand he’s really tall. So, on to some facts about Pat Garrett.
1: At 6'5", Pat Garrett’s height created some problems after his death. He was too tall for the conventional coffins at that time.
A special coffin had to be shipped in from El Paso. The company that made the coffin gave a jar of salsa as a promotional tool. What’s that? Apparently, that salsa thing wasn’t accurate.
2: Some of Garrett’s life was unaccounted of, but in 1876 he was buffalo hunting in Texas.
He also shot and killed another buffalo hunter, Joe Briscoe, but wasn’t prosecuted. I wonder if he said Briscoe didn’t announce himself, which I believe what in legal terms is now called, “The Dick Cheney Defense.”
