Morrison wasted no time and asked Brushy whether he truly was Billy the Kid, to which Brushy denied, saying that his half-brother, living in Mexico, was the real Billy the Kid. Thomas J. Mabry, governor of New Mexico, agreed to a private hearing with Morrison and Brushy, along with one or two historians of Mabrys choosing, to be held on Nov. 29. certainly would have brought that up. were not the same man. Oliver was a real person that was born in 1879. Jameson and Fred Bean, who researched the Brushy Bill Roberts claim, they Most likely Brushy was told about it and added this romantic simply following the historical trend at that time and claimed that 1859 was his His parents were James H. and Mary Adeline Roberts. air, and say, You can lead a horse to water, but you cant money buying a headstone? Details: In 1948, William Morrison was a St. Louis, Missouri probate investigator who was handling the case of an elderly man named Joe Hines requesting the lands of his deceased brother. And, finally, to end on the same note that C. L. Sonnichsen did in Alias Billy the Kid, if Brushy Bill was not Billy the Kid, who was he? No one is claiming that Oliver P. Roberts was Billy the Kid. courthouse, but instead he just got on a horse and rode off. still strongly believe that Brushy Bill Roberts was indeed Billy the Kid. Prospector, also known as William Henry Roberts, Ollie Partridge William Roberts, Ollie N. Roberts, or Ollie L. Roberts, attracted . gun down Tunstall, because Dolan wasnt even there. danger and even if he lived to be an old man the Kid would've still been as Bill Roberts as Billy the Kid, where not really friends of the Kids No. Bob Young, a native of Round Rock, Texas, visited Hamilton, Texas in 1930 and first met Brushy Bill. Tri- Star-Boze Productions, Inc. 1996. -then Hallelujah! In the summer of 1950, Morrison moved, along with his family, to El Paso, Texas, in order to be closer to anything he may need in his investigation. or debate. birth date. helping the Kid escape, but Lobato wasnt even at Fort Sumner at that Billy the Brushy did say that he had known Dalton as Jesse James, but that is a separate issue from whether or not he was Billy the Kid and a separate issue from claiming to be in his gang. leave New Mexico after his jailbreak 2 1/2 months earlier, what makes people nowhasnt anyone else had their name spelled incorrectly? face, a narrow chin, small mouth, round ears and very narrow slopped shoulders. Pat Garrett's account of what happen on July 14, 1881 is sketchy, but Garrett. Brushy Bill stated that Jesse James was in Lincoln county and for years and years historians claimed bullshit but it was until fairly recently that they have found documents proving Jesse James was in Lincoln County and had been operating a counterfeit money system there with Billy. Brushy Bill Roberts: The Man Who Claimed To Be Billy The Kid Brushy's testimony, he would recall swearing revenge on John Tunstall's Once again, the real Billy the Kid would have known that. Brushy Bill Roberts: Alias Billy the Kid - The Notorious Outlaw of the West Brushy supporters that gullible and blind to the truth? how many girlfriends he had, did he enjoy stealing livestock, etc.). Further intrigued, Morrison probed Hines for the Kids name and address and the old man finally consented. Although this is not technically evidence in support of Brushys claim, and in no way connects him directly to Billy the Kid, it does indicate he was a man used to danger. the faces were then superimposed in a number of ways.\ri do not own any of the imagery assembled herein, only 'share' them for my own selfish purpose, which is to be considered the premier edutainer to the lowly masses, aka you people. Billy the Kids began to pop up everywhere. his dark hair and complexion, but he did have gray eyes with yellow specks Brushy went on to tell Young that when he found McDaniels, to simply tell him the Kid says hello. When Young returned to Round Rock, he met with McDaniels and delivered Brushys message. ambushed Billy the Kid in the dark. The story of Brushy Bill Roberts begins in 1948 when an attorney named William Morrison heard that Sheriff Pat Garrett never actually managed to gun down Billy the Kid, who was safe and sound and living in the town of Hico, Texas, under his latest alias of Ollie Roberts, but most folks in the town knew him simply as Brushy Bill. Brushy Bill Roberts had numerous gun and knife scars on his body that indicated a life of combat fighting that were inconsistent with the life of a simple farmer. Now heres where Brushy turning up like a bad rash. that Brushy was illiterate, but yet, he knew so much about the Lincoln of people. Think about it. In the fall of 1949, Morrison took Brushy with him to New Mexico for the purpose of having Brushy meet with some surviving acquaintances of Billy the Kid, to see if they could verify or deny his claim. In 1882 a notorious outlaw by the name of Jesse Evans, a childhood friend of Billy the Kid and a participant in the Lincoln County War, walked out of jail after serving a sentence for killing a Texas ranger. Why did he change his middle initial from P. to L.? We also have Frank Lobato Billy the Kids headstone in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. wounded as mentioned, he would not have been in any condition for immediate traveling. In short, the private meeting had developed into a media circus. Its important to remember that Oliver P. Roberts was a farmer and not an adventurer. He said that Catherine McCarty was not his mother, but his maternal half-aunt. He showed many of the same marks and scars acquired to his body as Billy the Kid and his ability to slip out of handcuffs. If Garrett did In a nutshell, Brushys story went like this: he was born William Henry Roberts on December 31, 1859 in an area of Texas known as Buffalo Gap. The Illustrated Life and Times of Billy the Kid Second Kid's death, she was one of the first to find him lying on the floor of Pete Wallace pardon? He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders. been shot by Pat Garrett in 1881 and that would have made him two years During their trip Brushy reminisced along Kid would not have been so foolish as According to a museum in Hico, Texas, there's one more name to add to the list of the Kid's aliases: "Brushy" Bill Roberts. Brushy Bill Roberts on the other hand still other bits of evidence that squashes Brushys claim ( I would the Kid knew Garrett was in or around Fort Sumner and sent his comrade to it was thought for years that he was left-handed, He swore for the rest of his life that Brushy was the Kid. If his testimony was correct then Olinger and Bell were never Morrison said he would help the old man in his case, but only if he could be shown proof that Brushy was who he claimed to be. that Brushy was ambidextrous too. bargain he made with the governor to the news press. Now with modern photographic comparison software and more access to primary source documents than ever before, many people are beginning to believe that Brushy Bill Roberts truly was the Billy the Kid of legend. Badly frightened, Brushy apparently suffered a small stroke, and when the questioning began, he failed miserably. the way while Morrison ate up anything he said with a spoon. -Hell, who didnt at that time! The two men couldn't look After some talking he admitted that he had been in hiding and was indeed the outlaw Jesse Evans. Brushy Bill Roberts AKA Billy The Kid: Physical Similarities & Facial Recognition Study Brett Hall 2.81K subscribers Subscribe 1.2K Share Save 79K views 1 year ago In This video, I. today get away with it, why not Garrett? The 2014 book, "Billy the Kid: An Autobiography" by Daniel A. Edwards, tells the story of how former Hico resident William H. "Brushy Bill" Roberts came to have his picture taken. 'Billy the Kid' photo real, says Houston forensic artist - Chron Mary Roberts died in 1862 while James was off fighting with Quantrill in the Civil War. Click here, Metz, Leon Pat Garrett University Those that publicly identified Brushy Photos: First Look Images on the Set of THE FINAL TRIAL OF BILLY THE KID But then it was learned the Kid was really so. Brushy Bill Roberts: The man who claimed to be Billy the Kid, he had Real Name: Oliver Pleasant Roberts, posthumously renamed William Henry Roberts Links: Unsolved Mysteries Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Supporters say, he was an old Oliver Pleasant "Brushy Bill" Roberts (1862-1950) - Find a Grave claim is built purely on conspiracy theories and second and third hand But one had caused quite a stir and gained nation wide attention and even to this day his claim is being talked "The people of the town weren't all that crazy about having an outlaw as their tourist attraction," said Sue. himself from his leg irons, had a groundskeeper saddle a horse for him and Brushy Bill Roberts No sooner was Billy the Kid's body laid to rest in Fort Sumner bogus Billy the Kids began to pop up everywhere. For example, he knew that Colonel Dudley's soldiers that entered Lincoln on July 19, 1878 were black, he knew all the details of how the Kid had to pay his lawyer for his services in his trial, he knew that Billy the Kid wrote a letter to Gov. It has been claimed that Brushy Bill was illiterate, and therefore could not have been Billy the Kid. Now lets talk about the Kid's friends. He also said that Leonard was able to get the case thrown out. NOTE: I welcome and encourage all e-mails regarding this topic. highly recommend visitors to Bill Roberts from Lucas Speers Billy the Kid Web Site. Believing that Brushy could be the real deal, Morrison promised him he would do all he could to help obtain a pardon, provided Brushy would allow him to investigate further into his history to find more proof that he was authentic. tell me that Lutcida and Louticia are not the same woman just over a time as we learn more about the real Billy the Kid. However, there exists no contemporary evidence that the real Billy the Kid ever left the care of Catherine McCarty, especially for so long a time period. Earlier, Morrison had been given the names Billys remaining acquaintances by other respected historians such as Maurice Fulton and William Keleher. losing his trust for the governor and fearing conviction, the Kid escaped the Kid at Stinking Springs, Garrett took his prisoners to Fort Sumner, photo comparison study in 1990 | Brushy Bill - Billy The Kid Message Board Further, William V. Morrison discovered five living witnesses that were willing to sign sworn affidavits under oath that Brushy Bill Roberts was Billy the Kid. old. To support Pittmans sources, Brushy Roberts a.k.a Oliver P. Roberts, THEN he got on his horse and rode off. Sheriff Pat Garrett said he killed Billy the Kid, and Dep. Roberts made it home to his home now in Hico, Texas, where he eventually passed away on December 27, 1950. If Brushy Bill's story is true, then it would mean that Pat Garrett had shot a different person and had allowed Billy the Kid to escape. There is some dispute over the claim thatPat Garrett is the man who killed the Kid or if in fact, he died that day. Author Daniel A. Edwards does not call Garrett a liar, but believes that, like many in his day, Garrett was a pragmatist. Maxwell's because he was suspicious, then upon hearing shots being fired, Billy the In addition, thereis evidence in the historical record that seems to support the claims of Brushy Bill Roberts that he took on his cousin's identity around 1910. By 1950, the story of Billy the Kid was well known and most facts of Oklahoma Press: Norma, 1973, Bell So why didn't Morrison and Brushy mention the Also one last thing to really drive the nail in the coffin. Photographs of Brushy Bill Roberts at age fourteen seemed to resemble the well known Dedrick-Upham tintype of Billy The Kid.