True West Magazine - Logo

Frank Hamer’s Recuperation in Pecos

by | Sep 16, 2016 | Uncategorized

Berry Ketchum
Future Texas Ranger Frank Hamer was severely wounded by Dan McSween in 1900, after Hamer refused to carry out a hit for the rancher. Hamer needed time to recuperate and his parents wanted him and brother Harrison away from McSween.  So they sent them to work for friend Berry Ketchum (photo) on his spread near Pecos. There were stories that Ketchum was not always on the up and up—partly because of t


Already Signed Up? Log in here.

Read this article now for Free!

Ready for a third free article? Create a free account by entering your email address and a password below.

— OR —

Sign Up Now for $29.95 a year and have immediate access to all of True West content, including the complete True West Archives dating back to 1953!

SIGN UP NOW or SIGN IN

This digital subscription is in no way connected to your Print Subscription. They are totally separate and cannot be connected. If you have a Print Subscription with True West, you will need to pay for a separate subscription to access this website and will receive a totally different Log In password. If you have an existing digital component to your Print subscription, you'll need to Sign In and request a new password.