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Was Ike Clanton the Coward That Movies Make Him Out To Be?

by | Aug 14, 2017 | Ask the Marshall, Departments

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Was Ike Clanton the coward that movies make him out to be? Rocky Strong — Sherman, Texas Pretty much. Ike Clanton gave an empty threat to kill the Earp brothers that caused the infamous 1881 gunfight that neither side expected or wanted. When the gunfire broke out, Ike turned tail and hid, leaving his brother and the McLaurys to die. He blatantly lied at the O.K. Corral inquest in an effort to get the Earps and “Doc” Holliday tried for murder. Ike was not exactly a stand-up guy. Mar


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