The New York Tribune published, on March 26th, 1893 a story describing a gunfight in Big Hat, Arizona. Two prominent citizens meeting to settle a...
Gunfight At Big Hat Arizona Fact or fiction?
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Keeping The Peace—Not. Lawman Billy Bailey started trouble instead of preventing it.
Billy Bailey had the reputation as a dangerous man. Reportedly, he killed two men in Texas gunfights before moving to Kansas in the early 1870s. ...
The Controversial Commodore
Commodore Perry Owens’ tenure at Apache County, AT sheriff was brief and controversial. Multiple jail breaks raised questions about his abilities....
Death at his Elbow
If you took all the alcohol out of the Wild West era, you would certainly save a forest of trees, because all of the printed stories of shooting,...
Doc Gets Hammered
October 10, 1880 Two well-known sports, John Tyler and John Henry “Doc” Holliday, exchange harsh words while gambling in the Oriental Saloon. His...
Trials Following the Gunfight near the OK Corral
The movies about Tombstone’s Gunfight Behind the OK Corral often end with the “street fight,” and most folks believe the feud, like the film, was...