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Nov 7, 2023 · Tunstall was eager to make money in Lincoln County. Offering decent prices and reasonable dealings at his store, he attracted locals eager to find a competitor to Murphy and Dolan. This, in turn, threatened to break their business monopoly over the town. Murder. John Tunstall's business put him into conflict with many powerful men.
Nov 2, 2021 · Then in 1876, an Englishman named John Tunstall saw an opportunity to steal Murphy and Dolan’s business, and he opened his own general store down the street. Backed by the Texas rancher John Chisum, who boasted the largest cattle herd in the West, Tunstall felt safe betting against The House. But, Tunstall’s plan worked a little too well.
Feb 18, 2013 · Young Tunstall started a general store in the town of Lincoln and he also bought a cattle ranch on the Rio Feliz River. One of John Henry’s cowboys was a young man named William Henry McCarty. Lincoln County was filled with Texas ranchers, outlaws and ex-soldiers from both sides of the Civil War and all were well accustomed to violence.
Jan 5, 2022 · Tunstall Murder, Lincoln County War, Billy the Kid, Actual location, Wild west.We visit the actual murder site of John Tunstall which sparked the Lincoln cou...
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Sep 25, 2010 · Tunstall and four of his employees—including one “Kid” Antrim, later known as Billy the Kid—were about 10 miles southeast of Lincoln and heading toward town. A large posse sent by Sheriff William Brady, a Murphy-Dolan-Riley ally, approached them, supposedly to seize some horses. The four Tunstall men sought shelter in the rocks.
Feb 18, 2023 · The enforcement arm of the Tunstall-McSween group—the Regulators—responded to Tunstall’s cold-blooded murder with a vengeance. The Kid and his cohorts retaliated by killing Sheriff Brady,* triggering the start of the Lincoln County War.Branded as outlaws, the Regulators fled Lincoln County authorities. The conflict claimed more than ...
Oct 26, 2011 · John H. Tunstall Murder Site In one of the Lincoln Country War's easrliest violent encounters, John H. Tunstall was shot and killed at a nearby site on February 18, 1878. Tunstall's death set off a series of violent reprisals between his friends, among whom was William "Billy the Kid" Bonney, and forces of the Murphy/Dolan faction of this ...
