[18] Nathan W. Waite of Ash Canyon in the Huachuca Mountains was on the train with the Earp party. [3][43], On Friday, March 24 in Tombstone, Dr. George Goodfellow, acting as coroner, examined Cruz's body. [64] It also noted that Virgil Earp and his wife were in Los Angeles that week. In his unpublished 1926 biography of Earp, John H. Flood wrote,[50]. Without sleep for two days, Paul told Behan to wake him if he got news of the Earp's location, but Behan left without him. At around 6:30 a.m. the next day, Behan led a 15-man posse from Tombstone, headed for the Dragoon Mountains, and they returned that night. [40] Wyatt's account of him killing Cruz in a duel is contradicted by Cruz' fatal wounds, one to the temple and the second through his right side. Peel's father, respected Judge Bryant L. Peel, sent an open letter to The Tombstone Epitaph stating that the citizens needed to take the law into their own hands. About Us Contact Us [7]:239, On January 17, 1882, Johnny Ringo and Doc Holliday had traded threats, resulting in their arrest by Tombstone's chief of police, James Flynn. There is a very uneasy feeling among the cow-boy element, as the Earps are rendered desperate by the attempted assassination of Virgil Earp and the cold-blooded murder of Morgan Earp. A passenger told Virgil he saw men lying on a flatcar near the engine. Earp became angry and left…. Blount was forced to flee Missouri in 1877 after he and his brother were involved in a violent street battle. [20] Either the gun shot under his arm or through the abdomen could have been the cause of death.[18]. Arizona lleva un total de 811,968 casos confirmados de coronavirus y 15,693 muertes relacionadas con el virus reportadas hasta el miércoles. Wells, Fargo & Co. undercover agent Fred Dodge, riding with the Cowboys, wrote that Barnes had told him that he had shot Virgil Earp. They rode after the federal posse and the five men wanted for Stilwell's murder. (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. [31] The telegraph office manager was a friend to the Earps and showed the message to Wyatt before it was delivered to Behan. No motive could be established and the assailants, wearing scarves over the faces, could not be identified. Another bullet struck his boot heel and his saddle-horn was hit as well, burning the saddle hide and narrowly missing Wyatt. He thought getting the still invalid Virgil through to Tucson safely would require extra help. [30], While Behan sought to arrest the Earps, his reputation among some citizens was very negative. But Spicer's finding did not end the matter for Clanton and other Cowboys. Dake replied affirmatively by telegraph, and Deputy U.S. While in Fort Worth he had been associated with barman James Earp,[3] and participated in at least two gunfights there, and was seriously wounded in 1878. "The Indian then started down the street, & got ahead of him to get a good look at him. [12]:230 Afterwards, Holliday and Wyatt met again in June 1882 in Gunnison;[72] and then again lastly Holliday was able to see his old friend Wyatt in the late winter of 1886, where they met in the lobby of the Windsor Hotel. According to Otero's letter, Jaffa told him that "Earp’s woman was a Jewess." Aurora 80012, CO. © 2021 County Office. After the Coroner's Jury ended, Spence immediately turned himself in, protected in Behan's jail. Behan's warrant accused Cooley of "aiding and abetting the Earps." [39] The party managed to capture a fatally wounded Cruz and he confessed to have taken part in Morgan's murder, and that he identified Stilwell, Hank Swilling, Curly Bill and Johnny Ringo as the others who killed Morgan. Ringo immediately rode to Charleston to warn his Cowboy friends. [33][36][37], According to Theodore Judah, who witnessed events at the wood camp, the Earp posse arrived around 11:00 am and asked him about the location of Pete Spence and Florentino "Indian Charlie" Cruz. [31], Early in the evening Behan received the delayed telegram. Doc Holliday pulled Vermillion from under his horse, and they, Johnson and McMaster shot at the Cowboys as they sought cover. [59] They stopped the eastbound train at 1 p.m. and searched the carriages but found nothing. For their vain effort to find and arrest Wyatt Earp and the other four charged in Stillwell's murder, Behan's 25 man posse was paid $5 per day plus $3 per day for horse care for the 10 days they were on the trail. Ike Clanton filed murder charges, and after a month-long preliminary hearing, Justice of the Peace Wells Spicer found that the lawmen had acted within their duty. "There is no hope for any honest man to get justice here against these scoundrels as long as Behan is in office. They cited that a citizen had seen Wyatt at Henry Hooker's Sierra Bonita Ranch in Arizona during the previous week, and that Wyatt had been killed there "presumably by parties who have been following him since he left this place. [7]:544[26] Colonel James Biddle told the Earps that warrants had been issued for their arrest and he would have to hold them. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates. [19], After the Earp group finished dinner at Porter's Hotel they returned to the train. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, August 09, 1878, Image 1", "Detailed Statements of the Killing of Ike Clanton", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Earp_Vendetta_Ride&oldid=1012007730, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Four Cowboys killed; arrest warrants issued for Earps, Holliday, and others, who leave Arizona Territory, Frank Stilwell, Florentino Cruz, Curly Bill Brocius, and Johnny Barnes. You may contact the Mohave County Treasurer's Office for questions about: Property records requests for Mohave County, AZ; Looking up property owners by name and address When they finished the meal, they found fresh horses ready for them to continue their ride east. Marshal Wyatt Earp for a loose confederation of outlaw "Cowboys" they believed had ambushed his brothers Virgil and Morgan Earp, maiming the former and killing the latter. The defense asked the judge to dismiss the charges because Behan lacked a warrant and the judge agreed, freeing the men. This page was last edited on 14 March 2021, at 02:19. Like the gunfight three months earlier, Morgan's murder was national news. [3] They dropped its case against Spence and Bode and the court dismissed the charges. [69] According to a letter written by former New Mexico Territory Governor Miguel Otero, Wyatt and Holliday were eating at The Retreat Restaurant in Albuquerque owned by "Fat Charlie" "when Holliday said something about Earp becoming 'a damn Jew-boy.' [52], The Epitaph reported that Curly Bill had been killed, though they noted the repeated denials by the Cowboys. Cochise County Deputy Sheriff Frank Hereford was at the ranch but didn't show himself in fear of his safety, although the Earp party had only "the greatest respect" for him. Mohave County Jail, AZ, features a 242, 00 square foot facility. The actual location is uncertain.[46]. Wyatt Earp, also in Denver, feared for Holliday's life if he was returned to Tombstone. They caught their former allies in Tombstone unarmed and shot three of them dead while their hands were uplifted." "They fell back into the crowd as soon as they saw I had an escort, and the boys took me to the hotel to supper. He said the Earp men were all armed and McMaster was wearing two cartridge belts. Wyatt and Benjamin Goodrich cautioned against attending. Virgil later told the Examiner, "One thing is certain, if I had been without an escort they would have killed me. In Contention City they stabled their horses and picked up an extra wagon. He invited them in for a meal. "[47], After killing Brocius, Earp fired his pistol and shot Johnny Barnes in the chest and Milt Hicks in the arm. Wyatt reported that his long coat was punctured by bullets or buck shot on both sides. The 1967 film, Hour of the Gun, which stars James Garner as Wyatt Earp, is centered on the vendetta ride. Marshal Wyatt Earp, his brother James, and a group of friends prepared to accompany Virgil and his wife, along with Morgan's body, to the rail head in Benson. [62], While the location of the federal posse led by Wyatt Earp was well-known to most members of the public, Behan's posse never caught up with them. They found Ben Maynard, a known Cowboy associate, outside Charleston and arrested him. "[57] Upon payment, he provided Behan's posse and horses with food and water, but would not supply them with fresh horses. [3] On April 15, Cooley traveled to Contention and Benson on business for Wells Fargo, where he met General Superintendent J.J. Valentine. Paul had received word on the same day from Denver that the sheriff there had five of the Earp party in custody. Earp's anger at Holliday's religious slur may indicate that the relationship between Josephine Marcus and Wyatt Earp was more serious at the time than is commonly known. Alabama Bass Federation, Inc., (ABF) to conform to current COVID-19 awareness procedures will postponed Lake Wedowee tournament scheduled for 30 April – 2 May. [59], On March 25, Sheriff Behan formed a posse that included known criminals including Johnny Ringo, Phin Clanton and Johnny Barnes. The saddle-horn had been splintered, his coat hung in shreds, there were three holes through the legs of his trousers, five holes through the crown of his sombrero, and three through the brim. [7]:238 Dake was later accused, although not convicted, of spending $300 on gambling and prostitutes while in Tombstone and misappropriating most of the rest of the money. As the train pulled away from the Tucson station at about 7:15 p.m., six or seven shots were heard. In 1879 he was in the Gunnison district of Colorado before traveling to Tombstone at the request of his friend Lou Rickabaugh, also a friend of the Earps. Ike's hat had been found at the scene and McMaster testified that he had heard Ike talk about the shooting in Charleston later that evening. [3][21][22] George Hand, who saw the body, said Stilwell was "the worst shot up man I ever saw. One bullet passed through Morgan, shattered his spine, and then lodged in the thigh of George A. The coroner's jury find that Morgan Earp came to his death at the hands of Frank Stillwell, (who was killed next day in Tucson), Pete Spence, one Freis, and two half-breed Indians. [58] Later that day the Earp party rode north towards Henderson Ranch near where they ate and fed their horses. On Sunday, March 19, the day after Morgan's murder, Deputy U.S. McMaster was grazed by a bullet that cut through the straps of his field glasses or possibly his coat. There is a class of cut-throats among you and you can never convict them in court. Later accounts of the gun fight varied. In Tombstone, McMaster had also been accused of stealing U.S. Army mules and robbing a stage with outlaw Charles "Pony" Diehl. Ringo was rearrested and jailed on January 20. At the coroner's inquest, Goodfellow testified that he found four wounds in Cruz: one shot through his right temple entering the brain; a "slight flesh wound to the right shoulder"; a third entering his right side and exiting to the right of his spine; and the fourth hitting him in the left thigh and exiting "seven or eight inches above the point of entry. Situated in northwestern Arizona, it borders Utah, Nevada and California and contains elevations from 500 to over 8,400 feet above sea level. View map of Mohave County Treasurer's Office, and get driving directions from your location This man, Ayers, for personal reasons that would take too long to tell supplied me with reliable information. An unknown individual who claimed to be on his way to meet the Earp posse, possibly Kraker or Wright, wrote the Tombstone Nugget on March 26 that they had seen a wagon arrive and carry Curly Bill's body away. For some time, the Earps, Doc Holliday, Tom Fitch and others who upheld and defended the Earps in their late trial have received, almost daily, anonymous letters, warning them to leave town or suffer death, supposed to have been written by friends of the Clanton and McLowry boys, three of whom the Earps and Holliday killed and little attention was paid to them as they were believed to be idle boasts but the shooting of Virgil Earp last night shows that the men were in earnest.[4]. They learned that the warrant was not for armed robbery as they thought, but for "assault with intent to commit murder, the specific offense being the waylaying and shooting of Virgil Earp some weeks ago. Fluent in Spanish, McMaster used his inside knowledge of the Cowboys to assist the Earps in their search. Here is the live blog for Wednesday, Feb. 24. Earp later said he told Smith, “Meet us at Iron Springs, and don’t lose any time. They rode in the wagon to the rail head in Benson, where they caught the next train to Tucson. [52] Frank Patterson was a member of the Cowboy party, and his ranch was close to the original McLaury ranch site. CountyOffice.org does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Corral on October 26, 1881. He assembled a posse about the door of my room to take me in, but I walked through the men, and none of them offered to lay a hand upon me. [7] Paul also knew of warrants for the Earps' arrest, but he was a friend of the men and never served the warrants. Wyatt was quoted as publicly challenging Cochise County Sheriff Behan to come find him there. I want to call your particular attention again to one fact, which writers of Tombstone incidents and history apparently have overlooked: with the deaths of the McLowerys, the Clantons, Stillwell, Florentino Cruz, Curly Bill, and the rest, organized, politically protected crime, and depredations in Cochise County ceased.[90]. Johnny Barnes, whom you will recollect was in the fight at Iron Springs, gave me much information, not only of that, but of many other things before he was killed. ... Children's Book Series From Co-Authors David and Emberli Pridham Now Available. On March 20, 2005, the 122nd anniversary of the killing of Frank Stilwell, a life-sized statue of Holliday and Earp by the sculptor Dan Bates was dedicated by the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum at the restored Historic Railroad Depot in Tucson, Arizona, at the approximate site of the shooting on the train platform. With over 13,400 square miles, Mohave County is the fifth largest county in the U.S., and sixth largest county by population in Arizona . [55], Representing the danger of the Cowboys to business owners and citizens, on Saturday evening, March 25, Martin R. Peel of the Tombstone Milling and Mining Company near Charleston was murdered by two masked men. [38], One apocryphal account says that after the party recognized Cruz, they chased him down and a gunfight ensued. [48], Wyatt returned fire across his horse[47] with his own shotgun and hit Curly Bill in the chest, almost cutting him in half. When he arrived in Willcox to complete his business, Behan was there to arrest him. On the day of the inquest, two of Behan's deputy sheriffs arrested two more suspects for other reasons. Arriving in Tombstone in 1879 with Robert J. Winders, Smith immediately became associated with the Earps. Gage for the posse. Through him I got in touch with several others. From there James would accompany them to the family home in Colton, California. On about April 29, 1882, Wyatt Earp and his brother Warren, McMaster, Johnson, and Vermillion took the train to Trinidad and then Gunnison, Colorado, where they set up camp on the outskirts of town. The following day John Thacker from Wells Fargo went with Wyatt to the bank to authorize his use of the funds. He and District Attorney Alex Campbell sent a telegram to Behan in Tombstone asking him to arrest the Earps. He requested appointment as Deputy U.S. The men immediately paid their bond. Marshal for eastern Pima County and authority to form a posse.[3]. [3][31] The Nugget reported that the Behan posse did not return until Friday. Find Mohave County residential property records including owner names, property tax assessments & payments, rates & bills, sales & transfer history, deeds, mortgages, parcel, land, zoning & structural descriptions, valuations & more.