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In 1877, Alexander McSween, a lawyer, and John Tunstall, a wealthy 24-year-old English cattleman and banker, set up a rival business called H.H. Tunstall & Company near the one owned by Dolan, Murphy, and Riley. Supporting them was a large ranch owner named John Chisum, who owned more than 100,000 head of cattle.
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Alexander McSween was born in about 1843. He became an attorney and on 23rd August, 1873, he married Susan Hummer. The couple moved to Lincoln County, New Mexico, in 1875 and soon afterwards McSween did legal work for John Chisum. In 1876 John Tunstall arrived in the area. The two men became business partners.
Jun 27, 2011 · The educated and handsome Alexander McSween died with five bullets in his body. His widow and friends swore revenge. These men, Hispanic and white, were mostly young. Famed author Fred Nolan reminds us how young: “All of McSween’s fighting men were in their twenties and many, like Yginio Salazar, still in their teens.
