Lot 237
Garrett, Pat. A highly unusual archive of this famous lawman and the forger who thought he could pass off a Garrett check at an out-of-town bank. (1850- 1908) Born in Alabama, Garrett moved west in 1869, a few years after the Civil War ruined his family's fortune and shortly after the death of his parents. In 1877, while hide-hunting, Pat had a disagreement with a fellow hunter, named Glenn, over the division of hides, and when Glenn grabbed an ax and charged Pat, the latter leveled a Big Fifty and shot him dead. In a clear case of self-defense, Pat wasn't indicted, but it marked the end of his buffalo-hunting days, and after gambling all his profits away, he moved to Fort Sumner, in search of a job. In 1879, he became acquainted with the famous desperado, "Billy the Kid", whom he later shot and killed on the night of July 14, 1881, as Sheriff of Lincoln County, TX.
Archive of:
One Document Signed by PAT GARRETT, February 5, 1891, 8½ x 7 ", Partially Printed, being a bond guaranteeing Garrett's appearance as a witness in the case of the State of Texas V. F.H. Mendenhall pending in the District Court at Pecos City on March 2, 1891.
Togehter with a writ ordering the sheriff of Reeves County, Texas to bring Garrett before the Court House at Pecos County on March 2, 1891 on the same matter. Together with an alleged check signed by Garrett on March 27, 1890 in favor of F.H. Mendenhall, which in fact is a forgery. Together with a document spelling out the verdict of a trial which found Mendenhall guilty of forging Garrett's name to the said check, dated September 3, 1890.
The verdict of the trial, dated September 3, 1890 and written in the hand of the foreman of the Grand Jury states, "… without lawful authority and with intent to injure and defraud, [F.H. Mendenhall] did will fully and fraudulently make a false financial instrument in writing purporting to be … Pat Garrett…". Minor foxing and water spots. Fine.
Estimated Value $3,500 - 4,500.
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