"Had to be," says Tombstone historian Ben Traywick. The gunfight, the culmination of a feud rooted in politics and love, took place Oct. 26, 1881. As for the politics, the Cochise County sheriff in ...
A few days after the last of the shootings, the Star published a summary by an unnamed San Francisco reporter. These descriptions are drawn from his account. • Virgil Earp: "A raw-boned six-footer, ...