Accused
Morgan Earp
- Born
- 24 April 1851
- Died
- 18 March 1882, aged about 31
- Record
- Wikidata Q709373 · Wikipedia
Accused in The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Special policeman under Virgil; wounded across the shoulders. Murdered in a Tombstone billiard parlor in 1882.
1881 · Tombstone, Arizona Territory · Acquitted
About thirty shots in thirty seconds on Fremont Street, Tombstone, in 1881: three Cowboys dead, the Earps charged with murder, and a month-long hearing. Read the case.
Dated events
James, Virgil and Wyatt Earp arrive in the new silver town of Tombstone.
Virgil Earp is appointed Tombstone's town marshal.
Virgil Earp pistol-whips and arrests an armed Ike Clanton; Wyatt Earp strikes Tom McLaury in the street.
Spicer revokes bail; Wyatt Earp and Holliday spend sixteen days in jail.
Virgil Earp is ambushed and badly wounded by unknown gunmen.
Morgan Earp is shot dead in a Tombstone billiard parlor, setting off Wyatt's vendetta ride.