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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.
May 31, 2013 · The title is catchy, but, no, Josephine—former lover of Johnny Behan (she called herself Mrs. Johnny Behan for a time) and future lifetime companion of Wyatt Earp—was not involved in the famous Fremont Street gunfight in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on October 26, 1881, nor was she waiting in the nearby O.K. Corral to see how it all came out.
Oct 2, 2006 · If the McLaurys and Clantons had heeded Sheriff Johnny Behan’s request, October 26, 1881, would have been just another ordinary day in Tombstone, Arizona.
John Harris Behan 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.
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. (Virgil and Morgan were recuperating from their wounds.)
Apr 27, 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. Behan was sheriff of Yavapai County from.
