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Westporter Speaks Out Against Billy the Kid Pardon: Associated Press
The famed outlaw is causing controversy in Westport and elsewhere.
An undisputed murderer may be getting a pardon. He has been dead since 1881.
The governor of New Mexico is considering a pardon for Billy the Kid, the famed outlaw who became a legend in the Wild West. There's a Westport connection.
William Wallace, a Westport resident, is a descendent of former New Mexico Territorial Governor Lew Wallace. Some say that Lew promised Billy the Kid a pardon if he testified against three men in a murder case.
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As the Associated Press reports, William said there was no promised pardon by his ancestor. He added that pardoning Billy the Kid "would declare Lew Wallace to have been a dishonorable liar."
Other people are just as upset about the details surrounding the possible pardon. The full story can be found here.
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