However , by the early 1870s , the five ' Horrell boys ' : Mart , Tom , Merritt , Ben and Sam had been involved in numerous lawless activities .
By all accounts , the two families got along well for over a decade .
By the early 1870s , the five ' Horrell boys ' : Mart , Tom , Merritt , Ben and Sam had been involved in numerous lawless activities .
By all accounts , the two families got along well for over a decade .