Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Jailed for Murder

In this installment of This Week in History, we remember the fight at the O.K. Corral and the aftermath that left a bloody mess.
Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday Jailed for Murder
(L-R): Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer), Virgil Earp (Sam Elliott), Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell), and Morgan Earp (Bill Paxton), in "Tombstone.” Warner Bros.
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In 1877, a prospector by the name of Ed Schieffelin discovered a massive vein of silver in Arizona and then founded the town of Tombstone. Beginning with a handful of prospectors, Tombstone blossomed into a bustling city of about 6,000 people in a few short years. Arizona, still a territory (and would remain so until 1912), was a rough-and-tumble place full of opportunity and trouble in near equal share.

Around this time, a family of brothers roamed from hard labor to questionable enterprises to the industry of law enforcement. They were the Earp brothers: James, Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan, Warren, and their half-brother Newton. Though Wyatt Earp’s name would attain the greatest fame, Virgil, Morgan, and Warren would also go down in history as great lawmen (though some would argue vigilantes).

Dustin Bass
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Dustin Bass is the creator and host of the American Tales podcast, and co-founder of The Sons of History. He writes two weekly series for The Epoch Times: Profiles in History and This Week in History. He is also an author.
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