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John Harris Behan (October 24, 1844 – June 7, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his opposition to the Earps. Behan was sheriff of Yavapai County from 1871 to 1873.
Aug 25, 2024 · Sheriff Johnny Behan testified against the Earps after the gunfight at the O.K. Corral, but his time in Tombstone didn't go how he had hoped after.
John Harris Behan was a lawman and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County, Arizona, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his opposition to the Earps. Hailing from Westport (now Kansas City), Missouri, Behan made his way to California as a young man, working as a
He was pursued by county sheriff Johnny Behan, who had received a warrant from Tucson for Wyatt's killing of Frank Stilwell.
Aug 24, 2016 · John Behan became the first sheriff of the newly designated Cochise County in 1881. 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. Corral.
Friends of the Cowboys, most notably Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan, testified that the Cowboys had thrown up their hands or opened their coats and been shot in cold blood. Initially persuasive, his testimony motivated Spicer to jail Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday who had been free on bond.
Oct 2, 2006 · Billy Breakenridge, who’d been a deputy under Sheriff Johnny Behan during the tough old days, rode a big horse in his role as “Honorary Sheriff.” But most folks were there for one thing: the replay of the O.K. Corral fight.
Aug 29, 2024 · John Harris Behan (October 24, 1844 – June 7, 1912) was an American law enforcement officer and politician who served as Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory, during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral and was known for his opposition to the Earps.
Mar 26, 2020 · Wyatt Earp developed a professional rivalry with a fellow politician, Johnny Behan. Ten months before the shoot-out, Behan and Earp had both run for sheriff in Cochise County.
Oct 28, 2012 · Gunfight At The OK Corral - Coroner's Inquest - John H. Behan. Following is a verbatim copy of the testimony given before the Coroner's Jury in relation to the killing of the McLowry brothers and Clanton, up to the time of adjournment, last evening.
