paul j
Why so het-up, Frank?
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 and then went out and sought McLaurys where they were located. He asked Frank to help; Frank agreed, and apparently did not find out anything helpful. Hurst is now looking foolish, places a reward notice in the paper and includes Frank in his accusation. Frank blows up as he has had nothing to do with the thing, apparently, and is highly incensed."
This explanation gives Frank McLaury more of a basis to sound off as he did. Two more things: McLaury considered (and accused) Hurst may have been double-dealing. Hurst may have trusted McLaury based on the fact that Frank's uncle owned farmland (in Pennsylvania) that was near a farm that he shared with his brother, in which case the McLaury name would have been familiar.
Best, paul

  • 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
      • 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
      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?
      • 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