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Billy Claiborne (October 21, 1860 – November 14, 1882) was an American outlaw cowboy, drover, miner, and gunfighter in the American Old West. He killed James Hickey in a confrontation in a saloon, but it was ruled self-defense.
In Tombstone at the time of the gunfight were five members of the Cowboys: Billy Claiborne, brothers Ike and Billy Clanton, and brothers Tom and Frank McLaury. During that brief battle, 3 men were killed, 3 were wounded, 2 ran away, and one fought but was unharmed.
- October 26, 1881
Billy Claiborne, a member of the notorious Clanton Gang of Tombstone, Arizona, was an outlaw cowboy, miner, and gunfighter. He was killed in a gunfight with “Buckskin Frank” Leslie.
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May 25, 2023 · Learn about Billy Claiborne, a member of the Clanton Gang and a participant in the O.K. Corral shootout. Find out how he was killed by Frank Leslie in a saloon after insulting him.
Nov 16, 2009 · Learn about the 1882 shootout in Tombstone, Arizona, where Frank “Buckskin” Leslie killed the notorious outlaw Billy “The Kid” Claiborne. Find out more about Leslie’s life, his claims, his crimes and his disappearance.
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Billy Claiborne was killed in an altercation outside the Oriental Saloon in Tombstone on November 14, 1882, by Franklyn Leslie. Leslie shot Claiborne in self-defense after Leslie refused Claiborne's drunken demands that he call him the new " Billy the Kid ."
Nov 24, 2009 · Learn about the famous gunfight between the Earp brothers and the Clanton-McLaury gang on October 26, 1881. Billy Claiborne was one of the cowboys who died in the shootout, along with Billy Clanton and the McLaury brothers.
