John Behan testifies in the OK Corral hearing. November 2, 1881. Cochise County Sheriff John Behan takes the stand in the OK Corral preliminary...
The Sheriff on the Stand
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The Apache Kid Breaks Out
His whereabouts are unknown, even today. The Apache Kid and nine other prisoners (most Indian) are being transported from Globe, Arizona Territory,...
Northfield Bank Robbery
In the September issue of True West, excellent article on the James - Younger attempt to rob the Northfield bank. One item that I feel was omitted:...
Where Was the Indian Territory?
In a word; eastern Oklahoma. Indian removals in the East began as early as 1817. In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which authorized...
The Benson to Tombstone Stagecoach
Soon after he arrived arriving in Tucson in October 1878, J.D. Kinnear started Kinnear's Express stagecoach service (every four days) to the new...
Shot from Behind
Yet John Allen got off in the killing of Frank Loving. Frank Loving and John Allen got into it over some gambling issues in Trinidad, Colorado. The...
Killers and Practical Jokes
John Tunstall’s murderers staged the death scene for a laugh. February 18, 1878. Rancher John Tunstall (photo) is shot and killed by a posse in...
Billy Dixon’s Shot of the Century
Who was Amous Chapman at the Adobe Wall Battle in 1874? On September 12th Army scout Amos Chapman arrived at Adobe Wall with a small party of 7th...
Hickok Saw it Coming…Sort Of
Jack McCall didn’t totally surprise Wild Bill. The legend says that Jack McCall came up from behind an unaware Wild Bill Hickok (photo) and shot him...
Adobe Wall
Did rotten walls and the collapse of a roof alert the hunters at Adobe Wall? In the spring of 1874 James Hanrahan and Charles Rath were among...
1883
I received a letter from a friend saying, “I’ve been watching the series ‘1883’ on TV. A friend of mine quit watching it because she said it wasn’t...
Brooks vs. Earp?
A case of a shootout that never happened. The legend says that Morgan Earp and Billy Brooks (photo) got into a shootout in Butte, Montana in 1873....