Two versions of a wanted poster dated September 23, 1875 referred to him as 'Wm.
In 1877, He began to call himself 'William H. He fled from New Mexico Territory into neighboring Arizona Territory, making himself both an outlaw and a federal fugitive. Ten days later, he robbed a Chinese laundry and was arrested again but escaped shortly afterwards. His first arrest was for stealing food at the age of 16 in 1875. He also fought in New Mexico's Lincoln County War, during which he allegedly committed three murders.
Bonney, was an outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West, who killed eight men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21. Billy the Kid (born Henry McCarty September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), also known by the pseudonym William H.
