Franklin Leslie - Tombstone, Arizona

Tombstone, Arizona

He arrived in Tombstone, Arizona in 1880 and became a bartender at the Oriental Saloon. Frank had long, blonde hair and a wide, drooping mustache. He wore a jacket festooned with fringed buckskin, yellow-braided cavalry pants, and a wide-brimmed hat—an outfit to which a “fully laden twin-gun harness added a lethal touch.” He was 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) tall and wore 2 inches (51 mm) heels to boost his height.

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