Joyce and Tom, since the robust response from y'all that I was hoping my post would provoke has not materialized, I'm now worried about how y'all are dealing with the devastating heat in Arizona, particularly since one of you lives in a house without air conditioning. So, if you happen to see this, please let me know you are OK.
While I was combing the archives to find an answer to some of your questions from the series of old threads below, I came across this brilliant exposition on why Virg decided to look up the cowboys when... more
...Bob, but you got me with 'highly defensible reason for Virgil's choices;' but then, I am sure you knew you would. It's been dull around here lately so am glad to see you up and around. I may be... more
In referencing the poker game in the early morning of October 26th, that included Virgil Earp, Ike Clanton, Tom McLaury, John Behan and one other person, you (whoever you are) make the statement: "... more
Of course I have never suggested that Ike didn't drink and get drunk on occasion, as did all the cowboys and ranchers I would imagine. I certainly knew a lot of them who put enough away to light the barn... more
I think the Earp's defense team intentionally refrained from raising the issue of Ike's sobriety because Ike's actions on the morning of October 26th look far worse if taken by a sober person, rather than... more
The newspapers around San Francisco ran stories about when John M. Chenoweth was a bartender in Tombstone. They told of what good friends Ike Clanton and Chenoweth were...Some of the stories talked about... more
Robert ... have you found anything more about Chenoweth being the editor for a pro-Joyce, anti-Earp newspaper? Apart from being involved with Joyce, he took a trip to New York with "Boss Buckley" and somehow... more
In a book written by Sherry Monahan,Taste of Tombstone, she wrote that the Grand Hotel was originally leased by W.D.Crow,J.E.Palmer and John Chenoweth....W.D. Crow owned the Republican newspaper .... perhaps... more
Likelihoods — Michael Fearnehough,Sun Aug 27 17:06
Robert ... unfortunate, but there's enough interesting coincidence linking Ike, these other people and election fraud
https://books.google.com/books?id=bmpNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA160&dq=w.d.+crow+newspaperman&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi9lriqqP2AAxUbmGoFHWbTAWk4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepa... more
And, I see Palmer was City Clerk and proprietor of the Dexter livery stables ... apart from a few other pies J. E. Palmer moved into Babbitt house in northern part of town Ja/10 3/2 J. E. Palmer, manager... more
Deputy U.S. marshal Leslie Blackburn arrested John Chenoweth of the Grand Hotel-Bar for selling liquor and tobacco without a license. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84021939/1882-01-16... more
Thanks Robert ... in response to your first link I was I was about to send the second but you'd beaten me to it https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Nevada_Gunsmoke/87dbEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq... more
Thank you for your concern and thinking about us. I am weathering the weather pretty good and am grateful we had a couple of storms come through so we are at 78 degrees in Tombstone today! I may put on... more