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Feb 17, 2020 · The Day Billy the Kid outfoxed a loud-mouth cowboy named Joe Grant occurred on January 10th, 1880 at Hargrove’s saloon in Fort Sumner. Grant was his usual drunk and obnoxious self. He brazenly walked up to Jack Finan, one of John Chisum’s cowhands, took a look at the nice-looking ivory-handled pistol in Finan’s holster, lifted it out and ...
May 2, 2007 · Joe Grant, a newcomer to the area, notices the cowboys enter and snatches an ivory-handled pistol from Jack Finan’s holster while, at the same time, putting his own pistol in the cowboy’s holster. The Kid steps up to him and says, “That’s a beauty, Joe.”
Already in the saloon is a drunk and rowdy patron from Texas known as Joe Grant, sometimes called "Texas Red." Grant, who is apparently looking for a reputation as a badman, confronted Billy earlier in the day and said, "I'll bet $25 I kill a men today before you do."
Joe “Texas Red” Grant. Killed by Billy the Kid. Grant had the misfortune of getting on the wrong side of Billy the Kid. While drunk one night in Beaver Smith’s saloon in Ft. Sumner, Grant threatened to kill Jim Chisum, whom Billy was sitting with, thinking it was John Chisum.
- Fort Sumner, New Mexico
- January 10, 1880
Garrett had a serious dispute with fellow buffalo hunter Joe Briscoe, and Garrett shot him in Texas. Although he turned himself into the authorities, they refused to prosecute him. Apparently, Briscoe drew his gun first, and Garrett acted in self-defense.
Mar 27, 2020 · On January 10, 1880, Billy the Kid won a gunfight against Texan Joe Grant with a combination of his wits and skill. InRange is entirely viewer supported:htt...
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A group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. But when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.
