Monthly Archives: July 2011

By the age of 21, William H., (Black Bill, Bill Lee), had escaped from jails in La Junta, Colorado and Mexico, both late at night.  He was probably not guilty of the La Junta shooting and definitely innocent of breaking any Mexican … Continue reading →

Dear Kinfolk, At the age of 19, Black Bill’s life turned up-side-down.  Living comfortably with his parents and helping with the horse ranch was his life.  Then after the saloon shooting there was no time to pack,  just saddle up … Continue reading →