b'The Cowboy Version of The O.K. FightCurly Bill andLLeessssoonnssNNoottLLeeaarrnneeddseveral locals areHomicide by MisadventureJaJnaunaurayr y9 ,9 1, 818181drinking it up at the Alhambra SaloonOctober 28,1880: Fresh off the trail fromsays, I am an officer of the law, give me your (also known asThe Tombstone SanSimon,wheresomebelieveheandhispistol.AsCurlyBillreachestopullouthis Corrigans)CUCRULRYL YB IBLILLLS ST ATBALBEL EM MANANNENRESRS Makeshift Jailin Tombstone. pards treed the town and attempted to hijack apistol, Wyatt gets behind Curly Bill and wraps TheThe worst trick II ever knew him totodo do wasworst trickever knewhimwas locomotive, Curly Bill Brocius bringshis arms around him to see if he is to togogointo into a restaurant once, while the people that.Thisisthejailarestaurantonce, while the people his mayhem to Tombstone.carrying anymore weapons. and werewere atatdinner. He He was drunk and pulled outthatVirgilEarpdinner. was drunkand pulled out Wyatt guarded all night After a tall bucking at BrownsGrabbing the barrel of Curly Bills hishis two two revolvers revolvers and and laid laid them them beside beside his his plate, plate,whenCurlyBillwas corral, the boisterous cow-boys retirepistol,MarshalWhitebarks,Now, After multipleandand ordered ordered everyone everyone atatthe the table table totowait wait until untilarrestedfortheshoot-to Allen Street and land in Corrigansan he hwe aws atsh rtohuroghu,g ha,saist w u d dyou God damned son of a bitch, give drinks, the rowdyit aws ausn genngetlnetmleamnlayn layningofMarshalWhite. saloon. The cow-boys are joined by a impolite totoriserisebeforeallhadfinished theirupthatpistol!Ashetriestojerk impolitebefore allhadfinishedtheircrew spills out ontoWhen the boomtown mining campIronically, its also the same jail Wyatt meal.local,AndrewMcCauley,cow-boythe pistol out of the cow-boys hand, meal. OfOfcourse, course, everybody everybody in thein the restaurant restaurant sat sat Allen Street andwas brand new they didnt have a realandDocHollidaywereputinafter andand waited waited until until Bill Bill got got done done eating, eating, but but hehewas wasbuiltawoodenthe O.K. fight. They were held during jail,soacarpenter Dick Lloyd (the tall bucker), rancherit goes off. several pull theirso sofull full hehelaid laid down down his his head head upon upon his his arms arms an dandeach otherthe Spicer Hearing for 16 days. I think box with 2X4s on top of Frank Patterson, Ed Collins, AndrewI am shot! says White, as he falls. pistols and shootfelfl ealls laeselpee, pa,n dan tdh et hfeo lfkosl kwse wree rseosaof raafirda iodfohfi mhi mth atth atht etyh esyu psuppopseods ehdehe and spiked down. It was 8 X 12 andits safe to say Holliday didnt enjoy it Ames and a Charleston miner namedThe muzzle blast sets his pants afire, had two cells, if you could call themmuch.at the moon. waws ajus sjtu sth asmhammimngi nsgle selpee apsatsotgoe tg eat c ah acnhcaen cteotsoh oshoto otht et hfeir sfitr sotn oe nweh wo ho James Johnson. After several drinks, the partyand someone snuffs the flames.rosreo sfero fmro mth eth tea btlaeb. leT.h Teyh eayl l awlla witaeidte udn utinl thile h aew aowkeo,k ew,h wenh ehnehpea ipda itdh et he spills out onto Allen Street, with one or moreWyattbrandishesaborrowedpistoland billb iflol rf othr et hcer ocwrodw adn dan lde flte.ft.of the men pulling their pistols and firing sev- clubs Curly Bill on the head, knocking him to Fresh out ofofjail jailTucson, Curly BillToTmo mTh Tohrtoornto, nh,o hteolt kele ekpeepr einr iGna GleaylveiyllveilleFresh outininTucson,Curly Bill eral shots at the moon and stars. theground.WhathaveIdone?CurlyBill Brocius leads agroup ofofcow-boys back Brocius leadsa group cow-boys backto tothe the San San Pedro Pedro River, River, where where they they take takeHow Close Did Doc Wyatt Earp andCurlyBilltriestostoptheshooting,say- demands.Ihavenotdoneanythingtobe his brother MorganCowboy Halos at The O.K. Corral ingaccordingtoaneyewitnessthiswontarrested for.CurCluyr Blyi lBl i(lfl a(rf alerf lte )f tw )a ws aasr raersrteesdte tdh et hnee nxte xdta yd afyo rf ohri sh cish uchrcuhr ch ititupstreamandstopatatachurch four& Wyatt Come to upstream andstop achurchfour Five shots were fired by the Earp party before any of the cow-boys attempted to fight back. Only two, Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury, even had a weapon, and both of theirsshesnheaniagnaingsa nasn dan cdh acrhgaerdg e$d2 5$ 2f5o rf odri sdtiusrtbuirnbgin tgh et hpee apceea.c eC. urCluyr ly hear the illegaldo, boys, but the men continue their promis- Wyattgrabsthecow-boybythecollarand milesmiles from from Charleston. Charleston.were holstered. As the marshalVirgil Earpordered them to raise their hands, theBeing Lynched? marcheshimovertothesmallwoodenjail, paipda,id D,e Dpueptyu tSyh eShrieffr iWff iWlliialmlia Bmr eBarkeeankerindrgideg re preoprtoerdt,e db, ubt usat isda id shooting and runandgoing inside, Curly cuous fuselage. As locals gather on the street Dismounting andgoinginside,Curly Dismounting Clantons and McLaurys complied completely, only to be shot down like dogs. non mo omreo rceh uchrcuhr cfho rf ohri mhi,m it,wita ws atos oto eox peexnpesinvsei.ve.Bill,Bill, followed bybyhis his gang, demands theto see what all the shooting is about, three inmere feet away from the fracas. Wyatt and his to the scene.gang,demands the followedGiven the ease with which the parsonhistalk Bill Bisbee Vigilantes extricated John parson totostopstophistalkororCurlyCurlyBillthecow-boycrowd,includingCurlyBill,runbrothers Virgil and Morgan round up the rest By my count, there have been willwill shoot shoot ananeye eye out. out. murder trial. The first witness- HeathfromthebrandspankingofthepartyandarrestEdCollins,Andrew almost40moviesonWyattbehind a building on the south side of the road.CuCrluyr Blyi lBl pilrl opcreoecdese dtos taou tnaut nant dan hdu hmuilmiaitleia the et hees provided damning testimonyne safeandsecurejailin wCurly Town Marshal Fred White suddenly appearsAmes, Dick Lloyd, Frank Patterson and James Curly Bill Bill and and pards pards shoot shoot upupFifth FifthEarp and the world-famous O.K.andand Allen in Tombstone more than than once.against Allen in Tombstone moreonce.theEarps,essentially pasptaosrt,o mr, amkiankgi nhgi mh imda ndcaen cliek eli kae f oa oflo ionl ifnro fnrto notf ofthebasementoftheTombstoneIt is my opinion those two O.K. stal-CorralgunfightinTombstone,from around the corner. Several men run up,Johnson.hish hiso rhroifrireidfi ecdo ncgorneggraetgioatni.on. echoing the cow-boy version ofCourthouse, it isnt much of a stretchwarts were very lucky during their 16 but I cannot recall a single oneincludingWyattEarp,justasthemarshal NineNine days days later, later, the the terror terror from from San San Simon Simonthe fight, above. (ahem) to think that the Cowboys ofdayincarcerationinthemakeshift In an arroyo (behind of them that has been told frompardsinvade Contention City, whereCochise County led by Curly Bill and andand his his pards invade Contention City, where Tombstone jail. It could have easily theviewpointofthecow-boys.NOVEMBER 4, 1881the current locationJohnRingocouldhavesuccessfullygone a different way. thethe cow-boy cow-boy devils devils begin begin to totree tree the the south south end end And,notoneofthesemoviesWillR.McLauryarrivedin of the Birdcage)capturedandlynchedDoc&Wyatt. of ofthe the town. town.hasdealtwithjusthowcloseTombstonefromhishomeinWyatt Earp (center, with pistol) Wyatt, Morgane nasbiunsgi negv AftAefrt earb u ervyeornyeo nteh etyh ecyac afni nfdin, dt,h et he Wyatt and Doc probably came toForth Worth, Texas. The broth- and his brother Virgil (at left, and Marshal White gangga nggr agvriatavtiteast etos toh et hneo rntohr tehn den wdh werhee rteh etyh egyogo being lynched. Okay, I trust youer of the two slain McLaurys, in iansato srteo,r reo, br otbh et hteil l toilfl o$f5 0$ 5a0n dan cdo mcommitm oitt hoetrh erGET ALL THE HISTORY YOU EVER WANTED ONattempt to disarmwith shotgun) establish a know the Wyatt Earp take on theWilljoinedtheprosecution gunfight, so lets start with theOne of the BestteamandimmediatelygotTOMBSTONE AND THE O.K. CORRAL FIGHT RIGHT HERE.outrages deadline around the jail and outrages like like shooting shooting at ata peaceable a peaceable citizen. citizen.Curly Bill with cow-boy version of the legendary themselves andWyatt and Doc remanded to jailwarn everyone not to cross it. Several brave citizens armthemselves andSeveral brave citizens arm of the Forty tragic results. Read what our colleagues and contributingevent. Now this is not to say this confront the out- - TRTEREEIENIGN GAAT OTWOWNN editors think about the classic film Tombstone andThe Earps and others guard the come out on on the street totoconfrontthe out without bail (Virgil and Morgan come outthe streetis the true account but its how many of thewere HuHnutenrtse rcso ncosindseidr eitraitvai cvtiocrtyo rwy hwehn etnh ethire irTo Tleoa lrena rmn omreo raeb oabuot utht ethelaws,laws, but but Curly Curly Bill Bill and and his his men men pay pay them them no noexempted because of their wounds).whether it is the best Western ever. Order your jail all night against lynching. At cattlemen and cowboys of Cochise CountyonWyattandDocarearrestedbyHarryM.uptar eter eaen dand Magazines October 2023 issue at23 2g3u gnufingfihgtsh btse hbienhdin tdh et hOe. KO K. attention.erupts onbothdodgso gcsh acshea sgea mgaem a ru nru ina copy of True Westattention. Eventually, Eventually, gunfiregunfire eruptsboth en dand tuitpthe time of the White shooting, view the fight to this day.Woodsandheldinthemakeshiftjailon sides with neither side taking any casualties. sursruoruronudn idt.iWt. eWbsetbesrtes rdse dfienfiitnioitnio onfotrfe terienegi ngCorCroarlr pali cpki cukp u Bpo Bbo Bbo Bzeo zBee Bllesl l ssides with neither side taking any casualties.our store, today! Tombstone has a makeshift SixthStreet.For16days,heavilyarmed After afulla full day day ofofbedevilment, bedevilment, the the cow-boys cow-boys AfterOCTOBER 31, 1881 is: isT: oT bor ibnrgi ntgotboa yb.a yT.o T pou pt u itntion taopao psiotisoitnionClaCslsaiscs Gicu Gnufingfihgtsh Vtso Vl.o IlI. IITo learn more about the 23wooden jail. Fred Dodge later friends take turns guarding the two-room finally JusticeWellsSpicerbeginsof oef xetrxetmreeme . is finally decide decide totodecamp decamp and and head head up up into into the the Tombstoned isdaidsvadanvatangtea:g ec: orcnoernr.erT hTish gunfights behind the O.K. Corral clapboard hoosegow.describes it: This Lockup was hillshills toward toward Tombstone Tombstone where where they they intend intend totoTRUEWESTMAGAZINE.COMahearingtodetermineiftheEarpsandbecboemcoems eas f av foarvioteri tpea sptaimstiem oef othf et hceo wco-wbo-ybso ys pick up Bob Boze BellsHolliday should be bound over for a full-scaleas atsh etyh etyre ter eteo wtonws nasn dan sde tstelettmleemnetsn atsllaollv eorv erabout 10 by 12 and made of treetree that that worthy worthy town town asaswell. well.Classic Gunfights Vol. II TruTeruWeeWsteMstaMgagzianzein.ceo.mcomtheth Teo Tmobmstbosntoen Me inMiinngin Dgi sDtrisictrti.ct. 2x4one on top of the other and Each one spiked down to the otherit was quite Strong and 34 October 2023 TrueWestMagazine.com Secure for the ordinary purpose.'