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Tombstone Historama

Tombstone Epitaph

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February, 1881 – Former Dodge City, Kansas lawmen Bat Masterson and Luke Short joined Wyatt Earp in Tombstone. Both worked with Wyatt at the gaming tables at the Oriental Saloon.

February 25, 1881 -Luke Short got into an argument with a man named Charley Storm which resulted in a gunfight. Charley Storm soon lay dead from Short’s quick drawn six-gun.

February 10, 1881 – Johnny Behan becomes sheriff of Cochise County, which includes the town of Tombstone. 

February 22, 1880 – U.S. Mail service begins in Tombstone on a daily basis.

February, 1881 – The city of Tombstone was incorporated

February 22, 1884 – John Heath, sentenced to life in Yuma prison , was taken from county jail and lynched from a telegraph pole on Toughnut Street by Bisbee Mob.

February 9, 1882 - Despite the first release of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday on murder charges, Ike Clanton again filed a second murder charge against them, this time in Contention City, a few miles from Tombstone. Wyatt and Doc were again taken into custody. Virgil and Morgan Earp were still confined to their beds due to the injuries they sustained in the gunfight.

February 11, 1882 – The defendants (Earps and Holliday) filed a Writ of Habeas Corpus petition, stating that: Judge Smith in Contention City had no right to hold them after the grand jury and Judge Spicer had released the murder charges on November 29, 1881 in Tombstone. Judge J.H. Lucas ruled that Judge Smith did have the authority to incarcerate them. They would have to appear before Judge Smith.  Charges against the Earps and Holliday are dropped, again…

February 15, 1882 - Judge Smith adjourned the trial to Tombstone and a second Writ of Habeas Corpus petition was filed by the Earps and Doc Holliday. Immediately this same day Ike Clanton filed yet a third murder charge, this time in Judge Lucas' court, but the Writ of Habeas Corpus was granted and the Earps and Doc Holliday were discharged form custody. The following is what Judge Lucas stated:
"Unless new evidence or circumstances occur subsequent to the first examination, it would only duplicate the first hearing."

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January 3, 1882: John Carr defeated John Clum for mayor of Tombstone.

January 4, 1881: A committee headed by George Parsons substituted John Clum for another candidate after he withdrew from the mayor’s race less than a week before the election. John was elected mayor of Tombstone with 532 out of 697 votes. Ben Sippy kept the City Marshal position in the same election.

January 6, 1880: Fred White was elected to serve as Tombstone’s City Marshal. He had been serving in that capacity since November 1879.

January 13, 1929: Wyatt Earp died in Los Angeles, California.

January 14, 1881: Johnny “Behind-the-Deuce” O’Rourke shot and killed Harry Schneider at Quinn’s Saloon in Charleston.

January 17, 1882: Johnny Ringo challenged “Doc” Holliday to a duel on Allen Street. Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp, “Doc” Holliday and Johnny Ringo were arrested. Earp & Holliday by Chief of Police Dave Neagle. Ringo by James Flynn. Holliday & Ringo fined $30 apiece. Earp released.

January 24, 1882: Newly-elected Mayor John Carr issued a proclamation that informed Tombstone residents that Deputy U.S. Marshal Wyatt Earp had warrants for the arrests of “divers persons charged with criminal offenses.”

December 14, 1879: Johnny Ringo shot Louis Hancock in the throat at a saloon in Safford.

December 1881 : U.S. Marshal Crawley Dake commissioned Wyatt Earp as a Deputy U.S. Marshal by telegraph from Prescott.

December 14, 1881 : An attempted hijacking of the Benson night stage that contained Mayor John Clum took place, resulting in his temporary disappearance. It is theorized that since night stages did not transport valuables or the mails, it can only be explained as an unsuccessful attempt on the mayor’s life.

December 17, 1881 : The Tombstone Epitaph received a letter threatening Judge Wells Spicer with death if he did not immediately leave the Tombstone area. The judge, who acquitted the Earp party in the O.K. Corral gunfight, responded by having a statement printed in the next day's paper. He called the perpetrators of the threat “low-bred, arrant cowards,” and refused to be intimidated by them.

December 28, 1881 : Deputy U.S. Marshal Virgil Earp was gunned down on Fifth Street, between the Oriental Saloon and the Golden Eagle Brewery. He survived the attempted murder, but lost the use of his arm after several inches of it had to be removed because it was shattered by buckshot. Several members of the cowboy element were suspected in the shooting, but a trial was never held.
 

Schedule:

Saturday Gunfights, Dancing, Music and ongoing entertainment on Allen Street and Military Static Displays on Fourth Street. Three prize raffle and Special Guests. Saturday Evening- USO Canteen Dance at American Legion, American Legion Roy Fourr Post 24, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Sunday Parade to show our support to our military personnel. (All bands, marching units, riding units, veteran organizations, floats, etc., are urged to participate) Check-in at Sixth & Allen Streets Between 9:30 & 10:30 AM. Parade starts at 11:00 AM. Entertainment continues following the parade.

For more information, contact Bronco Bill, MCL at (520) 457-3511/or 266-5266 or Pat Kelly at (520) 457-3415.

All net proceeds to benefit the USO.

November 2, 1880 : Initial results gave incumbent Charles Shibell a slim lead over Bob Paul for Pima County Sheriff. Bob challenged the count, and in April 1881 the courts declared him the winner.

November 4, 1879 : George Hinckle defeated "Bat" Masterson for the position of Sheriff for Ford County, Kansas by a vote of 404 to 268. Bat still kept his position until the new sheriff was sworn in on January 12, 1880. That same day, Bat also resigned his commission as Deputy U.S. Marshal.

November 7, 1876 : Texas Rangers arrested Johnny Ringo and George Gladden for the murder of Charley Bader.

November 8, 1887 : John Henry "Doc" Holliday died of miliary tuberculosis at about 10:00am in the Hotel Glenwood in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He was only 36 years old.

November 9, 1880 : Wyatt Earp resigned as Deputy Sheriff of Pima County to support the candidacy of Bob Paul. Sheriff Charles Shibell appointed Johnny Behan to succeed Wyatt.

November 12, 1880 : A special election was held to select a replacement for late City Marshal Fred White. Ben Sippy defeated Virgil Earp, 311 to 259.

November 14, 1882 : After an argument with "Buckskin" Frank Leslie in the Oriental Saloon, Billy "the Kid" Claiborne retrieved a Winchester rifle from home and returned to the saloon to call him out. When Frank walked onto the street, they exchanged gunfire. Frank killed Billy in self-defense on Fifth Street between the Oriental and the Crystal Palace.
 

November 29, 1879 : The Earps arrived in Tombstone. They secured a small adobe structure on Allen Street and made their initial home there, paying $40 per month in rent.

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October 1, 1881: Geronimo and Naiche, son of the late Cochise, escaped the San Carlos Reservation with about 400 other Apaches. Despite pursuit by a posse of 35-40 men, they remained free until February 1884 when Geronimo surrendered and returned to the reservation.

October 2, 1879: The first issue of the Tombstone Nugget was published.

October 5, 1881: Mayor John Clum gathered a posse and set off to recapture Geronimo and his band of escaped Apaches. Among those in the party: Chief of Police Virgil Earp and his brothers Wyatt and Morgan, Sheriff Johnny Behan, Deputy Sheriff Billy Breakenridge, Wells Fargo agent Marshall Williams and George Parsons. The posse was unsuccessful.

October 6, 1899: Around 10:30 p.m. Tombstone was struck by an earthquake measuring about 4.8 on the Richter scale. Almost everyone felt movement. Sleeping people were awakened. Apparently there was no serious damage.

October 7, 1899: About 2:00 a.m. Tombstone was hit by another earthquake, this time only about 4.2 on the Richter scale. Hanging objects swung back and forth. Trees shook. No serious damage was reported. To date, that was the last quake of consequence on record for Tombstone.

October 11, 1880: Not long after he arrived in Tombstone, "Doc" Holliday had his first brush with the law. He and Johnny Tyler got into an altercation in the Oriental Saloon. Johnny left, but operator Milt Joyce decided to continue haranguing Doc, even after disarming him. Doc could only take so much, so he left the saloon and returned with a double-action pistol. Milt saw him coming and jumped him, hitting Doc over the head with his pistol. Doc managed to get off a couple of rounds. Milt was shot through the hand, his partner shot through the left big toe. Doc was arrested.

October 12, 1880: Doc plead guilty to assault and battery for the previous day's shooting at the Oriental. Justice of the Peace James Reilly fined him $20 plus court costs ($11.25).

October 14, 1881: Chief of Police Virgil Earp and his brother Wyatt arrested Frank Stilwell and Pete Spence for the stagecoach robbery five days earlier.

October 15, 1881: U.S. President Chester Arthur named John Gosper acting governor for the Arizona Territory after accepting John Fremont's resignation from the post.

October 17, 1881: Morgan Earp was named as a special police officer in Tombstone by his brother, police chief Virgil Earp.

October 19, 1905: Virgil Walter Earp died of pneumonia in Goldfield, Nevada at the age of 62.

October 21, 1881: Morgan Earp hurried to Tucson to get Doc after trouble was brewing in Tombstone. He found Doc with "Big Nose" Kate at the San Augustin Feast and Fair in Levin Park.

October 22, 1881: Morgan Earp accompanied "Doc" Holliday on a freight train stock car as they returned to Tombstone from Tucson.

October 24, 1881: An editorial in the Tombstone Nugget predicted violence just two days before the West's most celebrated gunfight: "The arming of oneself in a peaceful community, as every well organized community is supposed to be, and walking about like a moving arsenal, is highly ridiculous and, as events demonstrate, exceedingly dangerous."

October 25, 1881: Ike and brother Billy Clanton arrived in Tombstone with brothers Frank and Tom McLaury. They planned to enjoy some time on the town, and involved themselves in drinking and gambling through the night. At some point during the night, Ike got into an altercation with "Doc" Holliday at the Alhambra Saloon.

October 25, 1921: William "Bat" Masterson died at his typewriter in New York City at the age of 67.

October 26, 1881: A series of events led to a date with destiny. Throughout the morning, residents of Tombstone warned the Earps and "Doc" Holliday that Ike Clanton had been making threats for hours. He intended to kill them, and brandished a rifle after drinking all night. Chief of Police Virgil Earp found Ike on the street and before anything could happen, hit him over the head with his pistol. He and Special Officer Morgan Earp drug Ike off to court where he was fined $27.50. As Wyatt Earp left the courtroom, Tom McLaury approached him where another verbal altercation took place. It resulted much the same way – Wyatt drew his pistol and hit Tom over the head with it.

Later in the afternoon, the Clantons and McLaurys were seen in Spangenberg's gun shop loading their belts with ammunition. In an apparent attempt to disarm the cowboys, Virgil gathered together his brothers Wyatt and Morgan along with friend "Doc" Holliday for a march to the O.K. Corral. They discovered the cowboys were armed and a gunfight broke out. When the smoke cleared, Billy Clanton, 19, and both Frank, 33, and Tom McLaury, 28, were dead. In the middle of the fight Ike Clanton had run away. Morgan Earp had a serious wound through his shoulder. Virgil Earp was shot in the leg. "Doc" Holliday had been grazed on his hip by a bullet. Wyatt was unscathed.

October 28, 1880: City Marshal Fred White was shot in the groin during a scuffle with "Curly" Bill Brocius. Deputy Sheriff Wyatt Earp was on hand to take "Curly" Bill into custody.

October 29, 1880: Confined to his bed, Fred White provided a statement under oath exonerating "Curly" Bill Brocius. He said the shooting was accidental. Meanwhile, fearing a possible lynch mob, Wyatt Earp quickly transported the suspect to Tucson for safekeeping.

October 29, 1881: Virgil Earp was suspended as Chief of Police while the investigation into the gunfight at the O.K. Corral was conducted. Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and "Doc" Holliday.

October 30, 1880: Fred White died in Tombstone of a gunshot wound at the age of 32.

October 31, 1881: A mysterious visitor knocked on the door of Virgil Earp's house. When his brother James answered the door, it apparently threw the suspected assassin off-balance and he fled. The Earps quickly made arrangements for the whole family to move into the Cosmopolitan Hotel to be safe. Judge Wells Spicer began a hearing to determine if there was enough evidence to hold the Earps and Holliday for a murder trial.

July 1, 1880 - John Clum, publisher of the new Tombstone Epitaph and soon-to-be mayor, became postmaster and ran the U.S. Post Office in Tombstone.

July 11, 1887- Virgil Earp was elected City Marshal of Colton, California.

July 11, 1889 - After a drunken quarrel with companion Mollie Williams, "Buckskin" Frank Leslie retrieved a pistol and killed her to end the argument. He then turned and shot the only witness to the event, James Neal, who survived to testify against his attacker. Frank was later found guilty and given a life sentence in the Yuma prison.

July 13, 1882 - John Peters Ringo died in Sulphur Springs Valley near Morse's Mill and the Chiricahua Mountains. His body was discovered sitting in a clump of oak trees with a Colt .45 clutched in his right hand. A bullet had apparently entered his right temple and exited the top of his head on the left side.
 

July 19, 1879 - "Doc" Holliday shot Mike Gordon in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Doc apparently operated a saloon into which Mike decided to fire a few shots after a dispute over a saloon girl. Mike died from his wound the next day. Evidently Doc was not seriously punished for the shooting. A year later the Las Vegas Optic chided Doc for using "one of the many legal loop-holes that characterized Hoodoo Brown's judicial dispensation."

July 22,1880 - The Occidental Saloon opened its doors for business on the north side of Allen Street, next door to the Alhambra and two doors down from the Golden Eagle Brewery. Just 15 months later it would be known to eternity as the location of the all-night poker game that preceded the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
 

July 24, 1880 - T.J. Waters was killed by E.L. Bradshaw on Allen Street after a previous altercation involving the blue and black plaid shirt that T.J. wore that day.
   

July 25, 1888 - Tombstone was struck by its strongest earthquake on record. It measured a Level VI on the Modified Mercalli intensity chart. That equates to roughly a 5.2 on the Richter Scale.
   

July 27, 1880 - Wyatt Earp was appointed Deputy Sheriff for the Tombstone district of Pima County under Sheriff Charles Shibell.
   

July 30, 1864 - Johnny Ringo's father accidentally killed himself after dropping a shotgun. The round entered his right eye and exited the top of his head.

June 4, 1880 - John Clum was appointed postmaster of Tombstone.

June 22, 1880 - Mike Killeen attempted to ambush "Buckskin" Frank Leslie in the Cosmopolitan Hotel for having an affair with his wife, when George Perine walked in. A gunfight ensued and Mike was killed. Frank and George were arrested for murder, but the initial determination was that Frank had shot Mike in self-defense.

June 22, 1881 - While the bartender checked a bad barrel of liquor slated for return, an open flame from a match caused the fumes to ignite and fire to break out at the Arcade Saloon, located on the north side of Allen Street, between Fifth and Sixth. The resulting explosion and subsequent fire destroyed 66 stores, saloons, restaurants and other businesses in a four-block area.

June 28, 1881 - After the continued absence of Chief of Police Ben Sippy following a two-week leave, the city council appointed Virgil Earp as Tombstone's new police chief.

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May 1, 1880 - The Tombstone Epitaph began publishing daily and weekly editions. John Clum, founder, wrote a two-column editorial which appeared on the front page. It said, in part: “Tombstone is a city set upon a hill, promising to vie with ancient Rome upon her seven hills, in a fame different in character but no less in importance.”

May 2, 1932 – John Philip Clum died in Los Angeles, California.

May 3, 1850 – John Peters Ringo was born in Greenfork, Indiana.

May 5, 1882 – The Tombstone Nugget discontinued publication.

May 10, 1882 - The Tombstone Amateur Dramatic Club presented “H.M.S. Pinafore.”

May 26, 1882 – Tombstone's second great fire started in the restroom of the Tivoli Saloon, on the south side of Allen Street, between Fourth and Fifth. The damages from this great blaze were estimated at $500,000; almost three times the amount of the first fire on June 22, 1881.

May 30, 1887 – An earthquake struck Tombstone and was followed by several aftershocks. The initial temblor was of sufficient strength to crack walls in adobe structures, knock items to the floor and cause every clock in Tombstone to stop. The nearby town of Bisbee reported boulders tumbling from the surrounding mountains. A geyser erupted in Sulphur Springs valley, temporarily flooding miles of desert with water.