After Wyatt Earp first arrived in Tombstone, his business efforts yielded little profit, and he took a job as a stagecoach shotgun messenger for Wells Fargo, guarding shipments of silver bullion. In spite of my bad experience of a few years ago the call to adventure still stirred my blood. [50] This position was filled by a political appointment from the governor, and Wyatt and Behan both wanted the job. For the next few weeks, Virgil represented federal and local law enforcement and Wyatt represented Pima County.[26]:122–123. Corral" redirects here. Behan later became superintendent of the Yuma Territorial Prison. In a back room deal with Wyatt Earp, he promised Wyatt Earp a position as Cochise County undersheriff, if Earp (the only other previous undersheriff for Tombstone) would not oppose Behan's appointment. [67], "The Clanton brothers and the McLowrys were a tough lot of rustlers who were the main perpetrators of the rascailly rife in that region. He immediately appointed Johnny Behan as the new deputy sheriff for eastern Pima County, a job that Wyatt wanted. Corral." He wrote that Billy Clanton, who had arrived on horseback with Frank, intended to go with the McLaurys to Fort Worth. Corral and was known for his opposition to the Earps. The census gave his occupation as "Promoter". You told me these men were disarmed; I went to disarm them. Woods claimed that someone had deliberately unlocked a secured back door to the jail. Claiborne said only one man had a horse in the fight, and that this man was Frank, holding his own horse by the reins, then losing it and its cover, in the middle of the street. Wikimedia Commons. Wyatt, who was portrayed as a non-drinker, testified at the Spicer hearing that he went to Haffords and bought a cigar and went outside to watch the Cowboys. [123] The Earps' attorney Thomas Fitch was an experienced trial lawyer[47] and had earned a reputation as the "silver-tongued orator of the Pacific. He was elected to the Seventh Arizona Legislative Assembly, representing Yavapai County. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929) was an Old West lawman and gambler in Cochise County, Arizona Territory, and a deputy marshal in Tombstone.He worked in a wide variety of trades throughout his life and took part in the famous gunfight at the O.K. An investigation found that Behan had somehow set aside $5,000 in funds while he was sheriff from unknown sources. Marshal Virgil Earp, along with temporary federal deputies Wyatt and Morgan Earp, Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams, former Kansas Sheriff Bat Masterson (who was dealing faro at the Oriental Saloon), and County Sheriff Behan set out to find the robbers. [3] Ike Clanton subsequently filed murder charges against the Earps and Holliday. Even today, the event and its participants are viewed differently by opinionated admirers and detractors. He got a little too friendly with the Cowboys and defended their bad behaviors, which included rustling, … Tombstone resident George Parson wrote in his diary, "A Cowboy is a rustler at times, and a rustler is a synonym for desperado—bandit, outlaw, and horse thief." I don't mean that! [5] When Virgil was maimed by an assassination attempt, Wyatt was appointed Deputy U.S. While in Prescott, he got into a skirmish with some Chinese laundry men, and outnumbered, was clubbed and beaten by the businessmen.[7]:110. Near Drew's Station, just outside Contention City, a man stepped into the road and commanded them to "Hold!" Corral: Did Tom McLaury Have a Gun", "Has an original copy of the official inquest into the O.K. But Leah never left San Francisco with Josephine. The district attorney threw out the charges, labeling them "ridiculous." Behan was sheriff of Yavapai County from 1871 to 1873. [18]:80 Former Tombstone resident and writer George W. Parsons commented that he thought Behan was "on the wrong side of the bars". Fly found Billy Clanton's empty revolver in his hand where he lay and took it from him. They were in town to sell a large number of beef stock, most of them owned by the McLaurys. [38]:76, Wyatt Earp had been appointed undersheriff for the eastern section of Pima County by Pima County Sheriff Charles Shibell on July 29, 1880. Corral shootout", "Wyatt Earp and the Buntline Special Myth", "Testimony of Addie Bourland in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Martha King in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "$380,000 for Wyatt Earp's sketch of the infamous Gunfight at the OK Corral", "The Streetfight by Jeff Morey – Tombstone History Archives", "Wyatt Earp – Frontier Lawman of the American West", "Testimony of Albert Billickie in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of P.H. Billy was in considerable pain and asked for a doctor and some morphine. [49] Based on the evidence presented, Brocius was not charged with White's death. Virgil, though hit, fired his next shot at Billy Clanton. Verified Purchase. Round Badge story inside the box: Tombstone's first sheriff was John Behan. [31] It established Wyatt Earp's role as a fearless lawman in the American Old West and the legend of the "Gunfight at the O.K. He recorded Josephine as a member of the Marcus household, information that may have been offered by her parents. A political adversary to lawman Wyatt Earp, Behan tried to change the course of history in his testimony about the Gunfight Behind the O.K. Holliday was a good friend of Bill Leonard, a former watchmaker from New York, one of three men implicated in the robbery. He sent a telegram to Tombstone telling Behan they were wanted in Tucson for killing Stilwell. He joined the California Column during the Civil War and fought with the Union volunteers at Apache Pass in 1862. Morgan Earp was standing on Fremont Street to Wyatt's right, and Doc Holliday anchored the end of their line in Fremont Street, a few feet to Morgan's right. This makes it much more likely that Holliday shot the fatal round that killed Frank.[112][114]. Although he did not see him shoot, he thought Tom McLaury was armed. The following is a profile of Sheriff John H. Behan and a summary of events in and around Tombstone, Arizona in the late 1870's and early 1880's. [39] The Cowboys, mostly Southerners, supported the Democratic ticket and Shibell. On May 22, 1875,[10] Behan's fortunes took a turn for the worse when Victoria filed for divorce. [60], Three defense witnesses gave key evidence that discredited Behan's testimony. Behan employed several of the outlaws as sheriff's deputies during their pursuit of Deputy U.S. Morgan Earp picked himself up and also fired at Frank. In 1887, he moved to Yuma, where he became the assistant superintendent of the Yuma Penitentiary. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, this epic version of the legendary western sheriff-gunslinger's life story stars Kevin Costner as Earp, who lived from 1848 to 1929. The oil on masonite painting titled The Street Fight is 6 feet 4 inches by 4 feet 0 inches (1.93 by 1.22 m). Sadie later said she lived with a lawyer and his wife during this time period. [101], In 1952, Victor Clyde Forsythe, a popular painter of desert scenes and cowboy artist, painted "Gunfight at O.K. Morgan Earp was struck across both shoulder blades by a bullet that Morgan thought Frank McLaury had fired. [22] His was initially the only one of six saloons without a prostitute. I then went and saw Marshal Virgil Earp and notified him to the same effect. She waited for Earp to come get her there and when he didn't, she resumed a life of prostitution in Pinal, Arizona, where on July 3, 1888, she took a lethal dose of laudanum together with alcohol. Behan personified the duplicitous nature of the silver-mining boomtown: well-dressed, but of dubious virtue. Tom and Frank McLaury stood deeper in the lot. Tom was closer to C. S. Fly's boarding house. Tombstone diarist George W. Parsons never mentioned seeing Wyatt and Sadie together and neither did John Clum in his memoirs. King was in Bauer's butcher shop located on Fremont Street. The suspects in both incidents furnished alibis supplied by other Cowboys and were not indicted. They confirmed that the front-to-back wrist wound suffered by Billy Clanton could only have occurred if his arm was raised in the manner of one holding a pistol, and that the black powder may have obscured the shooters' view of each other. Behan tended to ignore the Earps' complaints about the McLaurys' and Clantons' horse thieving and cattle rustling. The gunfight was the result of a long-simmering feud, with Cowboys Billy Claiborne, Ike and Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury on one side; and Town Marshal Virgil Earp, Special Policemen Morgan and Wyatt Earp, and temporary policeman Doc Holliday on the other side. Wyatt testified that he saw a revolver in plain sight on the right hip of Tom's pants. [31], The Yuma Arizona Sentinel reported on October 25, 1879, "Tuesday arrived a Pinafore Company for Tucson, composed of Misses Pauline Markham, Mary Bell, Belle Howard, and Mrs. Pring, and Messrs. Borabeck and McMahon. Both Wyatt and Virgil believed Tom McLaury was armed and testified that he had fired at least one shot over the back of a horse. Upon his return, Wyatt Earp asked Holliday about Ike's accusation. [82]:27, Several members of the citizen's vigilance committee offered to support him with arms, but Virgil refused. "William Clanton, Frank and Thomas McLaury, came to their deaths in the town of Tombstone on October 26, 1881, from the effects of pistol and gunshot wounds[41] inflicted by Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, Wyatt Earp, and one—Holliday, commonly called 'Doc Holliday'.". They were chased entirely out of the country and Tombstone knew them no more. When he attempted to disarm Curly Bill Brocius, the gun discharged, striking White in the abdomen. The prosecution's scenario would have required Holliday to fire with his pistol first, switch to the shotgun to shoot Tom McLaury, then switch back again to his pistol to continue firing.[13]. They were joined by William McLaury, Frank and Tom's older brother, he also being an able attorney, who played a key role on the prosecutor's team. "[87] Wyatt said Behan told him and Morgan, "I have disarmed them. "[87] Wyatt said I "took my pistol, which I had in my hand, under my coat, and put it in my overcoat pocket." Wallace for violating the ordinance. Hurst brought four soldiers, and Virgil invited Wyatt and Morgan Earp, as well as Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams. On July 28, 1880 Wyatt was appointed Pima County Deputy Sheriff. Wyatt arrived hoping he could leave "lawing" behind. Behan took office in the new position in April, with his offices in the county seat, Tombstone, but reneged on the deal with Earp, appointing prominent Democrat Harry Woods instead. He had also appointed Wyatt as a Special Policeman while Virgil had been in Prescott on business. Ike was hopping mad when Behan finally found him, for Earp had told Clanton that Behan "had taken a posse of nine men down there to arrest him. Corral, Behan explained that he appointed Woods rather than Earp due to an incident involving a stolen horse of Virgil Earp's, which was recovered by Wyatt from Billy Clanton. He had been a boxer and was reputed to be an expert with a pistol. Sheriff: Mr. Holiday. He referred to original documents in Gilchriese's collection, including Wyatt Earp's own diagram of the shootout, and unpublished notes made by John Flood, to create what is regarded as the most accurate depiction of the shootout. "[49]:164, As Cochise County sheriff, one of Behan's duties was collecting prostitution, gambling, liquor, and theater fees, taxes for which he received 10% of all proceeds. After a 30-day preliminary hearing and a brief stint in jail, the lawmen were shown to have acted within the law. Virgil Earp was told by several citizens that the McLaurys and the Clantons had gathered on Fremont Street. [13][45][63] Ike now began to threaten Wyatt and Doc Holliday (who had learned of the deal) for apparently revealing Ike's willingness to help arrest his friends. [131] Gilchreise had 500 lithographic prints reproduced from the original, which Perceval signed. Undercover Wells Fargo Company agent M. Williams suspected a deal, and said something to Ike, who was fearful that other Cowboys might learn of his double-cross. I think that the report I gave to the Epitaph was pretty near correct as published." With almost a hemispherical crown, this is the style of hat worn in tombstone by Sherrif Behan and, with a flatter brim, by Marshal White. Behan testified for the prosecution during the preliminary hearing, supporting the Clanton's version of events. Sadie left Tombstone for San Francisco in early 1882, and Wyatt Earp, who Behan had testified murdered the Cowboys in the O.K. The estimated auction price for the painting had been $200,000 to $300,000;[133] the final sale price on June 25, 2004 was $40,250. The Nugget staff had a close relationship with Behan, but Rule's story, as printed in the Nugget the day after the shootout, backed up the Earps' version of events. When Virgil said he had not, McLaury said if Virgil had printed the handbills it was Frank's intention to kill Virgil. He found Tombstone Deputy City Marshal Morgan Earp at the Alhambra Saloon instead and told him the news. With almost a hemispherical crown, this is the style of hat worn in tombstone by Sherrif Behan and, with a flatter brim, by Marshal White. He apparently spent considerable time away from home, either at saloons along Prescott's Whisky Row or at nearby brothels. While in El Paso during 1908, he campaigned for sheriff but lost. [87], According to one witness, Holliday drew a "large bronze pistol" (interpreted by some as Virgil's coach gun) from under his long coat, stepped around Tom McLaury's horse,[105] and shot him with the double-barreled shotgun in the chest at close range. Corral on Allen between 3rd and 4th, from which he thought they would be departing if they were leaving town. Part-time newspaper reporter Howell 'Pat' Hayhurst transcribed all of the testimony from the hearing in the early 1930s as part of the Federal Writers' Project, in the Works Progress Administration. According to Sadie, she first met "John Harris" here, whom she described as, "young and darkly handsome, with merry black eyes and an engaging smile". According to The Tombstone Epitaph, "Wyatt Earp stood up and fired in rapid succession, as cool as a cucumber, and was not hit." At its founding, it had a population of just 100, and only two years later, in late 1881, the population was more than 7,000 (excluding Chinese, Mexicans, women, and children), making it the largest boomtown in the American Southwest. The gunfight was not the end of the conflict. Behan was already living with Sadie in 1880, and Albert grew close to her. Morgan Earp tripped and fell over a newly buried waterline and fired from the ground. This is also corroborated by the 1910 Census for Tucson, Arizona, where he was enumerated in the 2nd Ward of Tucson, Pima County, Territory of Arizona; Pima County Enumeration District No. Ike now accused Earp of telling Holliday about these conversations. [7]:108, In 1865, he moved to Prescott, the new capital of the Arizona Territory, where he speculated in real estate and prospected for minerals. In April 1876, Behan became the census marshal for Yavapai County, and spent several weeks covering the district and completing his census chores. [117] Retired army surgeon Dr. J. W. Gardiner also testified that he saw the bulge in Tom's pants. "[47] Addie Bourland corroborated Wyatt's testimony, stating that she saw "five men opposite my house, leaning against a small house west of Fly's Gallery and one man was holding a horse, standing a little out from the house. [5] After pursuing the Cowboys for over 400 miles (640 km) they could not obtain more fresh horses and were forced to give up the chase. A few days later Virgil was appointed as town marshal in his place. King had arranged with Undersheriff Harry Woods (publisher of the Nugget) to sell the horse he had been riding to John Dunbar, Sheriff Behan's partner in the Dexter Livery Stable. In the fall of 1876, he ran for Yavapai County sheriff and lost by 78 votes. Elections were held on November 2, and it was expected that Democrat Shibell would be defeated by Republican Bob Paul, who Wyatt had supported during the campaign. Wyatt Earp was unhurt. The prosecution was led by Republican District Attorney Lyttleton Price, assisted by John M. Murphy, James Robinson, and Benoodrich. The Earps invested together in several mining claims and water rights. [8] Both McLaurys were buried in the same grave, and Billy Clanton was buried nearby. Marshal Wyatt Earp and Warren Earp, Doc Holliday, Johnson and Sherman McMaster shot Frank Stilwell as he was lying in wait in the train yard. Upon returning to Tombstone, however, Josie found Behan with another woman. He reprinted this in The Tombstone Epitaph on July 30, 1880. Doc gave Kate some money and put her on a stage out of town. He woke Virgil, who listened, and went back to sleep. Wyatt saw the shooting and pistol-whipped Brocius, knocking him unconscious, and arrested him. He said he broke his promise to appoint Earp because of an incident shortly before his appointment. [8] He also operated a sawmill. Clanton missed, but Earp shot Frank McLaury in the stomach. [122] Justice Spicer convened a preliminary hearing on October 31 to determine if there was enough evidence to go to trial. Judge Spicer ruled afterward that "if Thomas McLaury was one of a party who were thus armed and were making felonious resistance to an arrest, and in the melee that followed was shot, the fact of his being unarmed, if it be a fact, could not of itself criminate the defendants [Earps], if they were not otherwise criminated."[115]. See the best quotes & trivia. [93] One eyewitness, laundryman Peter H. Fallehy, testified afterward that Virgil Earp told Behan, "those men have made their threats and I will not arrest them but I will kill them on sight. [47], Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury wore revolvers in holsters on their belts and stood alongside their saddled horses with rifles in their scabbards, possibly in violation of the city ordinance prohibiting carrying weapons in town. Philpot, riding shotgun, and passenger Peter Roerig, riding in the rear dickey seat, were both shot and killed. "[47], On July 27, 1880, Pima County Sheriff Charles A. Shibell, whose offices were in the county seat of Tucson, appointed Wyatt Earp as deputy sheriff. [17] Behan reneged on his deal with Earp and appointed Harry Woods as undersheriff instead. The source of some of the information on the death certificate was Behan's son, Albert. No Vendetta. Film: Tombstone Release Date: December 24, 1993 Director: George P. Cosmatos (but really, Kurt Russell) Costume Designer: Joseph A. Porro. Earp learns Old Man Clanton is moving some of his stolen silver. Hat Accessories. His technique was talk first. [40], Behan's ex-wife Victoria in 1881 and sent Albert to live with his father in Tombstone sometime afterward. This varied widely from Behan's and the Cowboys' later court testimony. Corral gunfight, which they published in Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society (1998). William Breakenridge in his 1928 book Helldorado: Bringing Law to the Mesquite described it as "The Incident Near the O.K. 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