![]() Corral and, as a great irony, if it had, the Cowboys carrying the guns were not breaking the law, as there was no law about having a gun if you were in a corral.) Corral did not actually take place in the O.K. Corral to an empty lot nearby, very close to Fly's boarding house, where Doc was lodging. The four men proceeded down Fremont Street, Doc arrogantly nodding, almost grinning, to viewers.įor some unknown reason, the Cowboys had moved from the O.K. Doc carried a hidden nickel-plated revolver himself. He never discarded Doc's cane.Īll the Earps carried pistols in their coat pockets or in their waistbands. Virgil picked up a 10 or 12-gauge shotgun for himself. (it was a chilly, brisk autumn day in Tombstone and all four men wore long, thick overcoats). ![]() Virgil took Doc's cane and gave him a shotgun, which Doc concealed under his overcoat. ![]() Doc and Wyatt had been extremely close friends ever since the day Doc had reputedly saved Wyatt's life when gunmen had the drop on him. Doc replied that he was surprised Wyatt could ever say that. Wyatt asked Doc why he was volunteering and told him it wasn't his fight. (it is unknown why Doc was using a cane that day). Corral, located on Fremont street.ĭoc Holliday, walking with a cane, met the Earps and volunteered to accompany them. Virgil swore in brothers Wyatt and Morgan, and the three started toward the O.K. It was at around 3:00 in the afternoon that Virgil decided he had to put a stop to the Cowboys and their defiance, once and for all. Corral, toting pistols and rifles, and threatening the Earps. On October 26, 1881, marshal Virgil Earp heard that several members of the Cowboys were congregating at the O.K. Some of the Cowboys had also been flaunting the "no guns" ordinance, wielding their six-guns. Several members of the Cowboys had been defiantly threatening the Earps, and one of their members, a loud-mouth named Ike Clanton, had especially been spouting off, saying he was going to kill the Earps. The Earps proved to be hard-nosed lawmen, getting under the skin of the reckless, defiant Cowboys. ![]() But just previously, in April of '81, to reduce crime, Tombstone's city council had passed an ordinance prohibiting anyone from carrying a deadly weapon. Wyatt was working in the post of unpaid deputy. In June of 1881, Virgil Earp had been appointed Tombstone's town marshal. (This was the original use of the word "cowboy.” Our now familiar usage of the word, meaning a man, usually a farmer or rancher, who lived in the old west, did not come into common usage until later). The Cowboys were a band of outlaws, cutthroats, horse thieves, rustlers and ne'er-do-wells. Tombstone was a wild and wooly town in this early stage, and the Cowboys pretty much had free reign there. John “Doc" Holliday, the notorious gambler and expert gunman, joined them in late September of '80. The other two Earp brothers, Morgan and Warren, joined their brothers in the summer of 1880. There were a few scarce buildings, a few stray saloons, and the obligatory houses of ill repute. (there were only a few hundred residents altogether at the time). At the time, Tombstone was so new many of it's citizens were using tents as living quarters. Three of the five Earp brothers- Wyatt, Virgil and James, arrived in the fledgling town of Tombstone, Arizona on December 1, 1879. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook. Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.
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