Fort Grant, Arizona so as to protect settlers who were constantly harassed by Apache warriors. It played a prominent role in the Apache Wars of the 1880s. It was repurposed in 1900 as a staging point for soldiers going to the Philippines to fight in the Philippine–American War. Henry McCarty or (McCarthy), William Antrim, Henry Antrim, William McCarty, William Bonney, and William H. Bonney, or better known as, "Billy the Kid," reportedly settled in the vicinity of Fort Grant in 1876 working as a ranch hand and tending sheep nearby. In 1877 McCarty killed a local blacksmith at a saloon and gambling house
Luther McCarty Palzer by way of a TKO in the 18th round in Vernon, California. It would be a title he would hold for the rest of his life which would only be a short five months. In April, soon after his win over Palzer, McCarty again beat Flynn, this time more decisively, and followed two weeks later with a win over Frank Moran. McCarty was gaining experience and becoming a better fighter each time out. Less than a month after beating Moran, McCarty took a "stay busy" fight with Canadian heavyweight Arthur Pelkey while he waited to fight another top contender