Witnesses at the Earp / Holiday Preliminary Hearing

Historical photo of Wells Spicer, 1875. Cropped from group photo of John D. Lee's defense team for Lee's second murder trial.

Decision of Judge Wells Spicer after the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The bodies of Tom & Frank McLaury and Bill Clanton after the shoot-out in Tombstone The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most…
Bird Cage Theater, scene of riotous entertainment during the mining boom days. Tombstone, Arizona - Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print

Deposition of Wesley Fuller in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most famous shootouts in the American Old West, took place on October 26, 1881, in Tombstone,…
Albert Clay Billicke ( June 22, 1861 - May 7, 1915 )

Statement of Albert Billickie in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

Albert Clay Billicke ( June 22, 1861 - May 7, 1915 ) Albert Bilicke became a successful hotelier and entrepreneur. He is best known for…

Statement of E F Boyle in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

A Brief History The gunfight at the O.K. Corral summary refers to an infamous shootout in the American West in the streets of Tombstone Arizona…
Virgil Earp 1843 -1905

Statement of Virgil Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

Virgil Earp, a significant figure in the history of the American West, played a crucial role in the events that unfolded in Tombstone, Arizona, particularly…
Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp - Aged 39

Statement of Wyatt Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most famous shootouts in the American Old West, took place on October 26, 1881, in Tombstone,…
The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where the Earps and Doc Holliday defended themselves against murder charges after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. At far right is Schieffelin Hall.

Testimony of A. Bauer in the Preliminary  Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case Campbell

The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where…
The bodies of Tom & Frank McLaury and Bill Clanton after the shoot-out in Tombstone

Testimony of Addie Bourland in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where…
The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where the Earps and Doc Holliday defended themselves against murder charges after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. At far right is Schieffelin Hall.

Testimony of H. F. Sills in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where…
John H. Behan - Sheriff of Cochise County in the Arizona Territory

Testimony of J H Behan in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

A Brief History The gunfight at the O.K. Corral summary refers to an infamous shootout in the American West in the streets of Tombstone Arizona…
Historical photo of Ike Clanton in 1881 by photographer Camillus S. Fly, Tombstone, Arizona Territory.

Testimony of Joseph I. “Ike” Clanton in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, one of the most famous shootouts in the American Old West, took place on October 26, 1881, in Tombstone,…
Tombstone, Arizona in 1881 photographed by C. S. Fly. An ore wagon at the center of the image is pulled by 15 or 16 mules leaving town for one of the mines or on the way to a mill. The town had a population of about 4,000 that year with 600 dwellings and two church buildings. There were 650 men working in the nearby mines. The Tough Nut hoisting works are in the right foreground. The firehouse is behind the ore wagons, with the Russ House hotel just to the left of it. The dark, tall building above the Russ House is the Grand Hotel, and the top of Schieffelin Hall (1881) is visible to the right.

Testimony of Martha King in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is one of the most famous events in the history of the American Wild West. It occurred on October…
The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where the Earps and Doc Holliday defended themselves against murder charges after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. At far right is Schieffelin Hall.

Testimony of R. J. Campbell in the Preliminary  Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case Campbell

The "Gird Block" in Tombstone, Arizona, housing (L-R) the Old Hotel Nobles, the Tombstone Epitaph, and the Mining Exchange Building. The Mining Exchange was where…
C. S. Fly's Photography Gallery, Tombstone, Arizona on fire 1912, Photograph by Mary "Mollie" Fly

Testimony of Thomas Keefe in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral is one of the most famous events in the history of the American Wild West. It occurred on October…
William "Billy" Claiborne was one of five outlaw Cowboys at the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. He was unarmed and fled

Testimony of W.C. Claiborn in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case

The transcribed testimony of W.C. Claiborn regarding the gunfight on Fremont Street in Tombstone, Arizona Territory. Claiborne was with the Clanton, McClaury faction when the…
Tombstone, Arizona in 1881 photographed by C. S. Fly. An ore wagon at the center of the image is pulled by 15 or 16 mules leaving town for one of the mines or on the way to a mill. The town had a population of about 4,000 that year with 600 dwellings and two church buildings. There were 650 men working in the nearby mines. The Tough Nut hoisting works are in the right foreground. The firehouse is behind the ore wagons, with the Russ House hotel just to the left of it. The dark, tall building above the Russ House is the Grand Hotel, and the top of Schieffelin Hall (1881) is visible to the right.

Testimony of William Allen in the Preliminary  Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case Campbell

Tombstone, Arizona in 1881 photographed by C. S. Fly. An ore wagon at the center of the image is pulled by 15 or 16 mules…