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On this seventh day of November, 1881, on the hearing of the above entitled cause of the examination of Wyatt Earp and J. H. Holliday; Wesley Fuller, a witness of lawful age, being produced and sworn, says as follows: Deposition of Wesley Fuller, a gambler, of Tombstone.
- An Account
An Account - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the Preliminary...
- Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone Epitaph - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the...
- The Law in Tombstone
The Law in Tombstone - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the...
- Shoot-Out Scenarios
Shoot-Out Scenarios - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the...
- Decision of Judge Wells Spicer After The Preliminary Hearing in The Earp-Holliday Case
Decision of Judge Wells Spicer After The Preliminary Hearing...
- Bibliography
Bibliography - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the Preliminary...
- Selected Maps
Selected Maps - Testimony of Wesley Fuller in the...
- An Account
- Part 1: The Gunfight
- Part 2: The Aftermath
- Epilogue
- Wyatt Earp: A Mining Town Odyssey
The mining town of Tombstone is founded in the spring of 1879 after silver discoveries near the town. The mines of Tombstone are rich and fortune seekers flock to an area that had previously been sparsely populated frontier that was dominated by Apache Indians and outlaw gangs. On the map below, click the markers to view details on some of the key ...
The Gunfight at the OK Corral, the Wild West’s most famous gun battle, lasts just 30 seconds with approximately 30 shots being fired. The gunfight occurs on October 26, 1881, killing Tom McLaury, Frank McLaury and Billy Clanton. Virgil Earp, Morgan Earp, and Doc Holliday are wounded. Wyatt Earp is not injured in the shootout. After the fight the bo...
The true story Wyatt Earp’s vendetta ride is much less spectacular than movies like Tombstone have portrayed. After killing “Indian Charlie” Cruz and Curly Bill Brocius, it seems that Wyatt considered his brother’s avenged, or maybe he was well aware of how lucky they had all been over the last few days. Whatever the reason, the Earp Posse left Ari...
Wyatt Earp spent most of his adult life moving between numerous gold rushes and mining excitements. In 1905 a newspaper described his wanderlust: “wherever was a new gold camp, a new oil field, a new place in which money was plentiful, there could be found Wyatt Earp, quiet, careful, but deadly in his own defense.” Read more…
The O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath was the direct result of the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on October 26, 1881. During that confrontation, Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone Town Marshal Virgil Earp, Assistant Town Marshal Morgan Earp, and temporary deputy marshals Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shot and killed Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury.
Sep 5, 2006 · Five of the Cowboys (Ike and Billy Clanton, Frank and Tom McLaury and Billy Claiborne), Cowboy sympathizer Wes Fuller and Billy Clanton’s and Frank’s horses had ended up in a 15-foot-wide vacant lot on the south side of Fremont Street behind the O.K. Corral.
Jan 15, 2019 · On October 26, 1881, tensions between outlaws and Wyatt Earp's posse turned into a bloody shootout at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona.
Dec 4, 2019 · Today is the 138th anniversary of the gunfight at the OK corral on October 26, 1881. It was only 30 seconds of fury and flying lead.
Oct 26, 2022 · Ike Clanton, Billy Claiborne, and Wes Fuller ran away from the fight. The battle actually occurred in a lot beside a photography studio six doors down from the entrance to the OK Corral. Although it became the most famous battle of the Wild West era, only thirty (30) bullets were fired within a thirty-second period.
