Sinclair

Sinclair is a minor character featured in the Rawhide series. He is an English immigrant accused of murdering his wife and members of her family. He was portrayed by Tom Conway.

Biography
Sinclair was likely born sometime around 1805 in England before immigrating to the United States of America, eventually marrying and settling down. When his wife became gravely ill, Sinclair claims to have been the model husband until discovering his wife had cut him out of her will, leaving her money to her mother and sister. This discovery led him to murder his wife before going on to murder her mother and sister as well. He was arrested sometime around 1865 and sent to trial in Fort Craig, New Mexico.

Appearances
Sinclair appears during the episode Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon, during which he is one of seven prisoners in a tumbleweed wagon being escorted to trial by Marshal Wilt Jackson and his deputy, Art Gray. The group sets up camp next to a watering hole alongside cattle drovers led by Gil Favor. However, two of the prisoners, Lennie Dawson and Jed Ryan, ambush the lawmen and attempt to escape; while Ryan succeeds, Dawson and Dallas Storm are recaptured by nearby cattle drovers led by Gil Favor. The wounded Jackson convinces Favor to escort him and the remaining prisoners to Fort Craig. Favor chooses ramrod Rowdy Yates to assist him in the quest.

During the journey, Dallas attempts another escape but is taken hostage by Sinclair, who hopes to use her as leverage to bargain with her notorious husband. However, the deserter Norm Morton is able to sneak up on and incapacitate Sinclair. Later, after notorious outlaw Luke Storm and his gang catch up to the group, he is concerned by the markings on Dallas' neck. She reveals Sinclair to be the culprit, and Luke promptly kills him.