Gladstone is a city in Stark County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 239 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Dickinson Micropolitan Statistical Area. Gladstone was founded in 1882 by James Gray Campbell. It was named for British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Gladstone is located at 46Â°51â²35â³N 102Â°33â²56â³W / 46.85972Â°N 102.56556Â°W / 46.85972; -102.56556 (46.859737, -102.565592).
Summary on the Life of Billy the Kid HOME Back to Biography Introduction William H. Bonney alias Billy the Kid is probably the most misunderstood historical figure of the Old West. He was not a cold-blooded killer, nor was he a robber of trains or banks. Instead he was a gunfighter in a feud between two factions in which both sides stole from each other and killed.
Bonney's notoriety grew in December 1880 when the Las Vegas Gazette in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and the New York Sun carried stories about his crimes. He was captured by Sheriff Pat Garrett later that same month, tried and convicted of the murder of Brady in April 1881, and sentenced to hang in May of that year.