Accused
Wyatt Earp
- Born
- 19 March 1848
- Died
- 13 January 1929, aged about 81
- Record
- Wikidata Q44616 · Wikipedia
Accused in The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Acting as a deputy to Virgil; unhurt in the fight. Later led the vendetta ride after Morgan's murder.
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.