Richard M. Brewer
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Richard M. Brewer, was an American cowboy and Lincoln County lawman. He was the founding leader of the Regulators, a deputized posse that fought in the Lincoln County War.
Brewer, circa 1875
Commemorative sign for Brewer at Boaz Community Park
Billy the Kid
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Henry McCarty, alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who was linked to nine murders. He was solely responsible for four of them,
Richard M. Brewer
…was deputized to serve arrest warrants on his killers, with Brewer chosen to lead the posse. The Regulators originated from that posse, which included Billy the Kid and Jose Chavez y Chavez. Brewer established a bond of friendship with Billy the Kid, Jose Chavez y Chavez and the rest of Billy the Kid's gang, and…
Portrait attributed to Ben Wittick, c. 1880
Henry Hooker, one-time employer of Billy the Kid, at his Sierra Bonita Ranch in southeast Arizona
John Henry Tunstall, 1872