Frank MacNab started out as a cattle detective, tracking down rustlers for Hunter & Evans. When he arrived in New Mexico in the 1870s, he signed on with John Tunstall (memorial #26973877). After Tunstall’s murder, his men formed the Regulators and MacNab became second in command to Dick Brewer (memorial #7785508). At Blackwater Draw, he shot William McCloskey when McCloskey tried to stop the executions of William "Buck" Morton and Frank Baker. He was also present at the killing of William Brady (memorial #8364632) and George Hindman (memorial #10751670). MacNab was also present during the gunfight with Buckshot Roberts (memorial #7784499) and was made captain of the Regulators when Brewer was killed. On April 29, 1878, the Seven Rivers cowboys and Jesse Evans’ (memorial #70820003) gang ambushed MacNab, Ab Saunders (memorial #16894819), and Frank Coe (memorial #61516825) at the Fritz ranch. Wounded in the ambush, MacNab scrambled up a gully to escape but Manuel “Indian” Segovia caught up with him and shot him.
-bio courtesy of Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang http://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
-bio courtesy of Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang http://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
Frank MacNab started out as a cattle detective, tracking down rustlers for Hunter & Evans. When he arrived in New Mexico in the 1870s, he signed on with John Tunstall (memorial #26973877). After Tunstall’s murder, his men formed the Regulators and MacNab became second in command to Dick Brewer (memorial #7785508). At Blackwater Draw, he shot William McCloskey when McCloskey tried to stop the executions of William "Buck" Morton and Frank Baker. He was also present at the killing of William Brady (memorial #8364632) and George Hindman (memorial #10751670). MacNab was also present during the gunfight with Buckshot Roberts (memorial #7784499) and was made captain of the Regulators when Brewer was killed. On April 29, 1878, the Seven Rivers cowboys and Jesse Evans’ (memorial #70820003) gang ambushed MacNab, Ab Saunders (memorial #16894819), and Frank Coe (memorial #61516825) at the Fritz ranch. Wounded in the ambush, MacNab scrambled up a gully to escape but Manuel “Indian” Segovia caught up with him and shot him.
-bio courtesy of Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang http://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
-bio courtesy of Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang http://www.billythekidoutlawgang.com
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