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John Henry Tunstall (6 March 1853 – 18 February 1878) was an English-born rancher and merchant in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States. He competed with the Irish Catholic merchants, lawmen, and politicians who ran the town of Lincoln and the county.
The Tunstall-McSween faction organized their own posse of armed men, known as the Lincoln County Regulators, and had their own lawmen consisting of town constable Richard M. Brewer [3] and Deputy US Marshal Robert A. Widenmann. [4] The conflict was marked by revenge killings, starting with the murder of Tunstall by members of the Evans Gang.
On April 7, 1878, Widenmann and Marshal John E. Sherman Jr., arrested Jesse Evans. Within hours, however Lt.-Col. Dudley procured arrest warrants for Deputy U.S. Marshall Widenmann and seven other members of the Regulators, who were now rearrested and held at Fort Stanton pending investigation in connection with the murder of Brady.
Justice of the Peace Wilson issued warrants for the arrests of John Tunstall's killers, and appointed Regulator Dick Brewer a Special Constable to execute the warrants. Additionally, Regulator Robert Widenmann, who previously secured an appointment as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, was given permission to form a civilian posse and arrest the accused ...
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