Bob Cash
Re: Bob/ sources again...
Tue Aug 23, 2022 15:13

Ioyce, you still did not answer my question, In light of your previous post: Do you think thee were any mules stolen and broght the McLaury or Patterson ranch?

  • Bob/ sources again...Joyce A. Aros, Tue Aug 23 2022 10:38
    The Pattersons appear to be the ones Hurst was dealing with according to his post. He claimed other names too but does not indicate whether or not he actually had contact with them. Perhaps I was... more
    • Why so het-up, Frank?paul j, Thu Aug 25 2022 8:49
      Joyce - I'm very impressed by your interpretation of events. It's confusing which "Frank" was approached or offered to help Hurst. When you wrote this: "It looks like Hurst waited, got no response... more
      • Paul/was there another Frank?...of course.Joyce A. Aros, Thu Aug 25 2022 10:23
        ....Well, sometimes I run ahead of myself when I am wound up on these things, but I should have differentiated between Frank Patterson and Frank McLaury. Of course, I am sure you realized I was referring... more
        • just clarifyingpaul j, Thu Aug 25 2022 10:47
          Joyce - I didn't think you were confused. The confusion between Frank Patterson and Frank McLaury has come down through the many times this 'mules incident' has been reported and written up by others... more
          • Re: just clarifyingBob Cash, Fri Aug 26 2022 8:15
            Paul, since you have studied this entire situation probably more than any other researcher/author, what is your opinion on whether the stolen mules had a second brand unmentioned by Hurst or Wyatt, the... more
            • Bob/Wyatt's whopper....Joyce A. Aros, Fri Aug 26 2022 8:53
              Bob, if you go back and look at my original posts on this subject and also in my book when you get it, you will see that Wyatt's story about tracing the McLaurys to the ranch is indeed full of holes. There... more
              • I don't remember allButch Badon, Fri Sep 30 2022 17:03
                but somewhere in Parsons' diary he mentions being at the McLaury ranch (and this could have been during the mule search incident, but I am not sure) when Virgil Earp "greeted warmly" the outlaw Curly Bill.... more
    • Re: Bob/ sources again... — Bob Cash, Tue Aug 23 2022 15:13
      • McLaury responseButch Badon, Fri Sep 30 2022 17:10
        Didn't Frank McLaury, following Hurst's "card" in the newspaper, challenge Hurst's account of the mule incident. As I recall, Frank was not happy about Hurst's allegations. Butch