The Major Regulators
This lists the major Regulators. The Regulators were a group of young men that ranged from 14 years old to 30 years old. Some of them, such as Dick Brewer, John Middleton, Henry Brown, Fred Waite, and Billy the Kid himself, were employed by rancher John Henry Tunstall. After Tunstall was killed by Murphy-Dolan-Riley gunmen, Tunstall's lawyer and friend, Alexander Anderson McSween formed "the Regulators." The Regulators, having been legally deputized by Justice of the Peace John Wilson, were formed for the purpose of serving the warrants that were issued for Tunstall's murderers. After the war ended, the group's members slowly left one-by-one and went their own ways. The last few members moved to Tascosa, Texas, where they subsequently disbanded the group in early November of 1878. If you have any questions on any of them or would like to know more about them, just e-mail me.
The major Regulators
- Richard M. 'Dick' Brewer, first leader, killed in the Lincoln County War by Buckshot Roberts at Blazer's Mills on Apr. 4, 1878.
- Frank MacNab, second leader, killed in the Lincoln County War by a posse made up of the combined forces of the Jessie Evans Gang and Seven Rivers Warriors at the Fritz Ranch, New Mexico on Apr. 29, 1878.
- Josiah Gordon 'Doc' Scurlock, third leader, died of old age at Eastland, Texas on July 25, 1929.
- William H. 'Billy the Kid' Bonney, fourth leader, either killed after the Lincoln County War by Sheriff Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, New Mexico on July 14, 1881 or died of a heart attack at Hico, Texas on Dec. 27, 1950.
- Charlie Bowdre, killed after the Lincoln County War by Sheriff Garrett's posse at Stinking Springs, New Mexico on Dec. 23, 1880.
- Tom O. 'Big Foot' Folliard, killed after the Lincoln County War by Sheriff Garrett and his posse at Fort Sumner, New Mexico on Dec. 19, 1880.
- George Coe, died of old age at Roswell, New Mexico on Nov. 14, 1941.
- Benjamin Franklin 'Frank' Coe, died of pneumonia in New Mexico on Sept. 16, 1931.
- Frederick Tecumseh 'Dash' Waite, died of rheumatism in Garvin County, Indian Territory on Sept. 24, 1895.
- Henry Newton 'Hendry' Brown, killed after the Lincoln County War by a lynch mob at Medicine Lodge, Kansas on Apr. 30, 1884.
- John Middleton, died of smallpox at San Lorenzo, New Mexico on Nov. 19, 1882 or died of a bullet wound he recieved at the Blazer's Mills gunfight at an unknown place in 1885.
- 'Big Jim' French, either killed after the Lincoln County War by an unknown man at Lincoln, New Mexico on June 21, 1878, was shot and killed at Catoosa, Oklahoma by a store owner in 1895, was shot and killed by an unknown man at an unknown place in 1924, or disappeared into South America.
- Jose Chavez y Chavez, died of old age at Milagro, New Mexico on July 17, 1923.
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