Pat Sughrue’s revolver graces the cover of But the Blood, Stephen Morefield’s novel about the 1887 County Seat War between Leoti and its neighbor, Coronado.
Who was Pat Sughrue? He was a twin, an immigrant from County Kerry in Ireland, a blacksmith, a law man (including as Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas), and an allaround tough guy. He was also, not incidentally, the brother-in-law of Coronado’s Ch…
