ined ▁with ▁rough ▁logs ▁and ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁cells ▁with ▁a ▁lad der ▁and ▁a ▁trap ▁door ▁for ▁access . ▁Light , ▁when ▁available , ▁was ▁by ▁cand les . ▁▁ ▁Cond itions ▁were ▁so ▁bad ▁and ▁esc apes ▁so ▁common ▁that ▁the ▁county ▁ant ed ▁up ▁for ▁a ▁real ▁j ail ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁causes ▁in ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁Sher iff ▁Br ady ▁was ▁the ▁escape ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁of ▁J esse ▁Evans ▁and ▁his ▁gang . ▁ ▁Lincoln ▁County ▁War ▁Br ady ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁Mur phy - D olan ▁fa ction ▁in ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁County ▁War . ▁This ▁put ▁him ▁up ▁against ▁Alexander ▁Mc S ween , ▁Billy ▁the ▁Kid ▁and ▁the ▁Reg ul ators . ▁Lawrence ▁Mur phy ▁owned ▁the ▁merc ant ile ▁( the ▁dry ▁goods ▁store ) ▁in ▁Lincoln , ▁and ▁Br ady ▁ow ed ▁him ▁money . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Br ady ▁was ▁be aten ▁up ▁by ▁two ▁bra v ados , ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁John ▁T unst all ’ s ▁cow bo ys , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁street ▁of ▁Lincoln . ▁But ▁their ▁identity ▁was ▁never ▁confirmed . ▁People ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁they ▁worked ▁for ▁T unst all . ▁ ▁Lincoln ▁county ▁deput ies , ▁sympath etic ▁with ▁the ▁Mur phy - D olan ▁fa ction , ▁shot ▁and ▁killed ▁T unst all ▁on ▁the ▁trail ▁in ▁cold ▁blood .