Two lawmen die in the incident. November 2, 1889. Two lawmen are transferring nine prisoners--including the Apache Kid (photo)--from Globe, Arizona...
The Apache Kid Escapes
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A Brother’s Vengeance
Will McLaury joins the OK Corral prosecution. November 4, 1881. Texas lawyer Will McLaury--the brother of Tom and Frank McLaury--is sworn in as...
The Jailing of Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday
A big moment in the OK Corral hearing. November 7, 1881--day eight of the OK Corral hearing. Judge Wells Spicer revokes the bail of Wyatt Earp and...
A Hanging Gone Wrong
Bill Longley meets his maker. October 11, 1878. Outlaw Bill Longley meets his maker after being hanged in Giddings, Texas. Longley boasted that he'd...
A Bold Breakout
Harry Tracy escapes a Utah prison. October 8, 1897. Harry Tracy (photo) and Dave Lant escape from the Utah penitentiary, where they are doing time...
Death of a Legend
Virgil Earp passes at age 62. October 19, 1905. Virgil Earp dies in Goldfield, Nevada at the age of 62. He had pneumonia and had been in poor health...
A Devotion to Service
A teacher/town marshal gave his all for Coffeyville. Charlie Connelly was a teacher in Coffeyville, Kansas in the early 1890s. Reports say he was...
Put Down the Guns
Wild Bill’s last gunfight was tragic. October 5, 1871. Wild Bill Hickok's last gunfight. The shootist is marshal of Abilene, Kansas. He hears a shot...
The First Train Robbery
…took place in Seymour, Indiana just after the Civil War. The evening of October 6, 1866. Three men--Simeon Reno, John Reno and Frank Sparks (latter...
A Bawdy House Battle
A lawman loses out—in the fight and the courtroom. Tom Logan was a respected lawman in Tonopah, NV (photo, seated left). But on April 7, 1906 he was...
The Wright Stuff
Starting a church in Dodge City. September 24, 1850. Ormond W. Wright is born in New Hampshire. When he moves west in his early 20s, he decides to...
The Sweetwater Affair
The Hamer family’s ongoing fight with ex-in-laws. October 1, 1917. Frank Hamer (photo), his pregnant wife Gladys, and three others are driving...