were such despicable characters, why is it they had so many friends in town (and please, butchers were a small percentage of the residents of Tombstone)? Even the pro-Earp Epitaph said the Clanton-McLaury funeral was one of the largest ever witnessed in Tombstone. What I am saying is I suspect the idea that the Cowboys "terrorized" the town was the ideology created by onlookers who wrote about the events many years after the fact. But that too is an opinion, not fact.
I have no doubt the Clantons were rustlers and not constructive citizens. But, in my opinion, they were no better or worse than the pimps and gamblers who opposed them. Tombstone would have been a better place without either faction.
Joyce, I have been tied up, but I wanted to clear up some points. Your initial complaint was that — in your opinion — the Dream Team did a lousy job. That is clearly not true because until almost... more
If the Clantons and their confederates — Butch Badon,Thu Jan 05 12:23
...in a number of ways. However, let's not forget that if poor Will McLaury, who was no criminal lawyer, had not seen what he was up against, it might have been worse. When he arrived and could see the... more