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Number 6, The escape did not end the paperwork. One of the strangest things about Billy’s last days is that the bureaucracy did not stop when he rode away. The sheriff’s office still had to explain what happened. The court still had a sentence on record. Reward questions still mattered. Transport costs still mattered. Later archive listings include a sheriff’s certificate of Billy’s escape, a death warrant, requests for payment, reward opinions, and the jury statement confirming his death. That