Tombstone Testimony: Wyatt Earp Describes Ike Clanton and the Cowboys
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- At the preliminary hearing in Tombstone following the "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral", Wyatt Earp would be the first witness for the defense. Wyatt Earp would testify about the gang known as the "Cowboys", including key figures such as Ike Clanton, Frank McLaury, and Tom McLaury. Wyatt talked about the trouble that began between him, his brothers Morgan and Virgil Earp, Doc Holliday-and the Clanton and McLaury gang. In this video learn what Wyatt Earp said in Tombstone, for the defense of himself, his brothers, and friend Doc Holliday.
Why can’t presentations like this be far more numerous and popular? Thankyou.
Thank you-that made my day!
Probably because Wyatt was alive when movies came out, and people would like to hear it straight from the horses mouth, he could have done an interview, and didn't that I know of
Because it takes actual talent which isn’t prevalent
@@kevinsalyers690
Wyatt didn't need to do interviews because he wrote a book about it. And I really doubt he turned down interviews.
@@infinitytoinfinitysquaredb7836 didn't say he turned them down, I said there is no interview with him that I have seen, and books ain't the same
I live in Tombstone, AZ. You did a great job on the story very true, but most people don't know that Ike Clanton wasn't killed here in Tombstone, he was killed about 30 miles away from Tombstone by a rancher for stealing his horses and buried where he was shot, the family living today that's related to him thinks they have found his dead body and has asked for his remains to be moved to the famous graveyard in Tombstone, but the city will do it only if they pay to find out by professionals that it's really his body, they can't afford it, so he lies dead there until it's proven.
SSS, I love it. (that's Shoot, Shovel and Shut up for those of you in Rio Linda)
Wow!
Also It was really the shootout in the lot outside the OK Corrale. The shootout was not at the corale.
Surprised they went through the trouble of burying him. Interesting.
Good, let him stay where he died a Thief!
Kurt Russell was very well cast as Wyatt Earp.
Absolutely. But Val Kilmer as Doc was phenomenal
Val was phenomenal in the part of Doc Holliday
True,but he was not as tall.
In looking at the picture of Wyatt shown here, Kurt Russel bears a strong resemblance to him. He did a great job in the role, but I agree that Val should have won an Oscar for his wonderful performance…
Not only was this historically Informative but an awesome story worthy of its own movie beside the ones that have been already made. Bat Masterson's involvement is also a shocker. I'd hate to have Masterson&Earp's on my ass back then. Great episode!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Even thou it wasn't an actual trial, it's was a preliminary that acted as a trial and lasted nearly a month, it was great for Wyatt Earp to give his full statement without interruption, no asking of questions and objections. There's a great book I believe titled, "Murder in Tombstone: The Trial of Wyatt Earp", written from the hand of trial notes of the court reporters. It also refers to the two town news papers, etc. I've read it approx. 4 times and just can't get enough.
"Thou" means "thou" and "though" means "though". Please learn to use your given language properly. Immigrants can learn it, why not you? And when you choose to post a comment, why not check it for eligibility? The whole "your" and "you're" thing is just so pathetic, but it's spreading into this!
@@MrPossumeyes Do you mean,, "check it for legibility?" If you are going to berate someone for misspelling, you need to make sure your word choice is correct.
Calm down man! We ain’t post ta have no grammar powleez up hear! So their!!
These videos are great. I just wish they were longer. The speaking voice is so clear and deliberate. From a source that knows what he's talking about and tells the story historically accurate.
That’s not Earp’s voice. It’s someone reading the transcript. 🤦🏻♂️
Good work! After I received my degree in early US history, my wife and I drove out west from Ohio and coming in the northern route, stopping in Deadwood and then Glenwood Springs, Co-to see Doc’s grave-we stopped at The Little Bighorn battlefield and then eventually made our way to Colma, Ca to visit Wyatt and Josephine’s graves, then stopped and stayed in Tombstone for a couple of days. I got a copy of the Epitaph with the, to me, legendary headline: “Three men hurled into eternity in the duration of a moment.” We headed home by the southern route and stopped at Skeleton Canyon. This was in 1993. I never knew there were transcripts of the trial testimonies so thank you for putting all this together! Semper Fi and keep your powder dry.
Degree in history? I guess then you went on to your career selling shoes? 😆😂🤣 Relax: I was a history major too.
Brilliantly done. Thumbs up to all involved in making this video.
I lived 3 blocks away from Colton cemetery where Morgan was buried. My wife and i would go on walks and visit his site often. RIP Morgan..
The owner of the vacant lot near the O.K. Corral where the gunfight actually took place, was a man named C.S. Fly. He was born in 1849 in Andrew County, Missouri. My great great grandfather was named John Davis Fly, and he was born in 1860 in Jefferson Township, Andrew County, Missouri. I can't find out whether they were related, but it seems likely. C.S. Fly's family moved to California after he was born, my grandfather eventually moved to Montana, and settled in the Hardin area, where the name Fly became well known.
When you listen to the people and events as they were reported and presented here on this channel in such a clear and succinct way, you come across thinking the following.
The difference between the good guys and the bad guys comes down to which one of them is wearing a badge and which one isn't. They are both treading a very thin line.
Having spent the majority of my life in Arizona from 1959 through 2014 and having visited tombstone bisbee and all the other places mentioned in this video, I will say this video is excellent. Well done sir. Well done.
Thank you so much! Glad you are liking the channel!
Sounds true. They were all just trying to survive in a wild time. Some were working for the government, some working for large companies like Wells Fargo, some working for large land owners, and the rest just trying to survive after being cheated by one of the other 3 groups. And others yet, just looking for opportunity of gain.
But there seemed to be a very big difference between the Earps and those cowboys who committed all those crimes on a routine basis. And not just the mere fact that Earps wore a badge.
Val Kilmer should have won an Academy Award for that role
More important to give awards to low-life POS Willy smith
Val Kilmer's Doc Holidays role was epic. Best acting job ever
especially that little catalyzing wink at zero count of the shoot-out....
Clint Eastwood in saloon with shotgun in The Unforgiven is a close 2nd place for me.
I heard your mother's portrayal as the town whore was so realistic due to her method acting and ability to pull from her own personal experiences.
I agree, although they said Dennis Quids portrayal was more realistic and closer to the the real Doc, personally I love Vals take.
I'm your huckleberry
I subscribed to this channel sometime last week and what a diamond in the rough! Appreciate the time you put in to this to educate and entertain us old west buffs. 👍
Thank you so much for the kind words!
It’s a shame (and a little surprising) we don’t have a recording of Wyatt Earp himself recollecting these events. He died in 1929.
Yeah it's too bad
That's because his story did not receive it's fame until after Wyatt's death.
Yep sound wasn't available till a year or so later
@@jakem.1587 He was pretty famous when he was alive. Not like today of course. But somewhat famous for the day and age.
Earp was articulate with an amazing memory.
We drove out to Tombstone this past summer, it was pretty cool .
Wyatt's testimony is so compelling I wonder why hollywood has found it necessary to write around the true facts when the actual facts are more interesting and would make for an even more entertaining movie?
I think if tombstone hadn't went in to production when it did and Wyatt Earp had remained a made for tv mini series the way Costner originally intended more of this stuff would've been included in the movie.
I think Costner wanted to produce a movie as close to the events as possible.
There was actually even more going on with the cowboys that wasn't mentioned here that caused much of the rift such as the Cowboys stealing land deeds from the citizens of tombstone.
Truly interesting to hear the deposition of the famed Lawman Wyatt Earp. Prior to the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨
History is written by the winner !! Keep that in mind.
Thank you for your time and effort in pursuing historical facts. It is refreshing to learn what actually transpired.
Great stuff. Love your channel!
We have been to Tombstone several times but this year we attended Tombstone Helldorado Days 2023 for the first time. We had a great time and plan on going to Tombstone Helldorado Days 2024.
One of these days I'd like to attend Helldorado-looks like a lot of fun from what I've seen on FB
Well done dude, appreciated
Wyatt Earp was hired by several Hollywood studios in the 1920s to be an advisor on western movies being made. Most of the movie cowboys from the 1920s knew Wyatt, including John Wayne. Wyatt and Tom Mix were good friends.
Fascinating! Thank you for your research! Very interesting!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Politicians haven't changed much. Making deals with criminals to get ahead.
" You should be in bed, Doc - why are you doing this? "
" Because Wyatt Earp is my friend "
" Well hell, I've got lots of friends "
" I don't "
The old television show Tales of Wells Fargo is sometimes corny but much of it is history based, informative and kinda fun. It comes on our local channel
I've been wanting to buy the seasons of that show and watch all of them
I watch movie reaction channels and some react to Tombstone. It amazes me how younger generations never heard of The Gunfight at the OK Corral or the participants.
I have a lot of thoughts concerning why that is-I hope more of the youth will become interested not only in wild west history, but history in general
Probably because there isn't any Xbox games concerning the event.
They get taught how to be trans instead of taught history, math, or science.
No, but they heard of TikTok.
I live in Australia and even I have heard of the Earps , Doc And the OK Corral
My grandma lived in tombstone and as a kid we would visit from Texas every summer. I always felt like a badass drinking a sarsaparilla in the crystal palace.
Passenger said to the train conductor I want to go to Hell,, OK give me $$ & get off at Tombstone
😊
Why Jonny Ringo, you look like someone's just walk over your grave
"You're not a daisy, you're not a daisy at all!"
Learn how to put a sentence together
"Say when".
@@chiefsteps-in-poo8447 "Ah, I was just foolin' around."
@@eagleman1542
"I wasn't".
When in high school in the mid 80s my family stopped by Tombstone on vacation. What surprised me was how almost everyone who lived there hated the Earps and Holiday. After learning much more about both sides through testimony and history etc. I have changed my mind on some things and not on others. Interesting to study these tines and men.
Usually if the “good guys” are the police that own the brothel and bars they are the bad guys.
@@tjpit true.... but also true that the cowboys were in to bad things. Goes to show u....the bad guy never sees himself as the bad guy.
Why would they hate the Earps and Holiday? Didn't they help the town deal with the Cowboys menace?
@CT2507 It was because the Cowboys were seen as locals who lived there always. The Earps came in from Illinois, etc. They were seen as corrupt in the town as much as cowboys were outside of town. So, given the choice, they sided with their own. The Earps and Holiday were not saints from my research. I do however believe the Cowboys were out to kill them so they picked the time and place if there was going to be one. Wyatt in the court documents said as much. I agree. I do think the no gun policy was stupid and unconstitutional.
" The strain was more than he could Bare"
Bear...
Beautiful music. In the famous document "The Wells Spicer Decision," the judge wrote that because the Cowboys were known terrorists, the Earps and Holliday were right to draw down on them in order to rid the territory of known terrorists.
I'm a new subscriber to your Channel 💚 Thanks for sharing !! ✌🏼
That was awesome. Thanks for sharing.
I wished that Earps testimony about the actual gunfight had been included but the video stopped short of an actual blow by blow of the gunfight according to Earp. I wanted to hear the rest of the story.
I so agree. The ad for the program indicated such, but it was only background material. What did Wyatt say about the actual fight??
"Harry Head" The guy must have caught a lot of grief for that..
Lol
Fantastic history, the stuff of legends, too...!
It would be cool to have a quality video like this about the wild and woolly town of Fort Griffin, Texas where Earp and Holliday met.
That's a great idea!
Wyatt Earp was a slick customer. Not your classical hero. The man played the game.
A war over 6 army mules. I wonder why Earp was even helping the Army. Army is its own security force in theory.
$26000 worth of silver on the stage! That must have been over a ton of the stuff back then.
In the TV series, I recall the names of places that you mention in your reports, all so interesting. Perhaps somewhere down the road can you tell what happened to Ike and Fin(?) Clanton, Johnny Behan and Johnny and Curley. Thanks for more on Wyatt.
I'm planning on doing a video on Ike Clanton's death sometime-maybe I should do a video on what happened to the cowboys afterwards-thanks for the good ideas!
The Good Old Wild Wild Wear! Love it!
Fascinating to hear actual testimony .
My family lived for a time in Bisbee, back in the late 30s early 40s . I have relatives buried in an old cemetery in Bisbee that were killed in the copper pit .
I was shown these places in the late 70s by my father .
He told me of being caught playing in the silver mine in tombstone.
His description of the town and mine were spot on when we stopped by during the trip .
Of course the mine entrance had a fence around
I'm sure its just a tourist trap now .
Interesting! Another place I need to go visit
Ds🤔someone's got a running iron for anyone who may not know a running iron is a branding iron used to fix or change brands but in the hands of a rustler it can break a empire ! I have one but don't use but it's just a family heirloom passed down along with my shooter and Henry rifle those I still use . But I digress the running iron is just a conversation piece and decoration
one thing to NEVER FORGET:
Ike Clanton was a BAD MF, when that still meant something
he was a truly a Cartel Boss (in horses and cattle) who could call on a heavy armed force of riders to do his bidding
Old Man Clanton was a badass and the leader of the Cowboys. When he was killed the Cowboys quickly fell apart. His son Ike ran from more fights than he was in. In fact at the OK Corral fight he was in the fight and ran away. He talked tough and ran fast.
@@frankrives9964 yes, you are correct
i didn't differentiate between the two
Great video. Good job. Thank you. 👍
Excellent video! Thanks for posting.
You tell am coming, and hells coming with me!
Well done!
Grear content, thanks for posting.
This was awesome! Thanks!
In stories of the Earps and Billy the Kid Im fascinated by the confusing mix of law enforcement jurisdictions, sometimes going after each other!
Yeah especially during the Vendetta Ride
It's true that it's often a very thing line separating the good from the bad.
Make that "a very thin" line...😃
Great stuff! Many thanks :)
Good stuff!! Subbed!!
I'm very interested in these videos, keep it up. I've also been wondering if you were interested in making videos of other gunslingers like Dallas Stoudenmire or Pat Garrett
Thank you! Yeah I'd like to cover them too-but it will probably be awhile until I'm able to. I do this on the side-maybe if the channel grows I can dedicate more time to videos.
@@legacyofthewest no problem
Great video!!!
One Doc you don't want to make a house call. Badass!
He was a dentist.
New and loveeeee your channel
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Visited Tombstone in 1990. Locals told me the actual site of the gunfight was in the street in front of the present OK Coral. I can't see it makes any difference now, but they seemed to think it important.
Good work thanks very much.
People back then wrote alot of the happings down for future information. I know my grandparents did. I'm sure people as wise as Wyatt Earp did too.
Agreed!
Bed time listening at its best fascinating ❤️
Stones... These men had the stones. That's all... Stones
I'm your huckleberry 😂
That's just my game !
He over there walking on water ...my fav movie
Nice backstory. It seems that Arizona was a wretched hive of scum and villany at this point in history.
What do you mean @was”? 😆😂🤣
Excellent
It's interesting Ike Clanton is doing the hidden hand sign in that picture like the Freemasons do.
Ike told me that Doc told Earl that Johnny told Phil Pott that Billy told the Marshall that Robert told Peter Roerig that Wyatt was talking trash about The Clantons because Ringo told the Judge that the Earps were mean.
That’s how this thing reads.
And that's how it read at the preliminary hearing
If you're referring to the 'comments', that's all you're gonna get from a bunch of two-thumb typists. Many of which are old enough to be your father's uncle.
And just because I have an English degree doesn't mean, I speak English. 🙃
Ike's a liar.
I loved this.
Behan is an Irish name, as in the famous playwright Brendan Behan. It's pronounced 'BEE-un'.
I have cousins with that name. They pronounce it “Bee-han”.
Fantastic!!!
born and raised in Dodge City Kansas
Tombstone was the Hollywood version
Costners Wyatt Earp film is the more accurate and in depth version.
Anyone know anything about an Outlaw Bad Ben Alexander ? Rode with the James gang , very bad man .
Haven't heard of him, couldn't find anything about him either
My X-wife is a direct descendant of the James.. I believe it was Frank. The crazy is a hereditary trait.
The sad part is that there are not that many people who can do what they did in the past
So Earp be friended Ike and a few other men then when their plan was cut short two faced them by ratting on them. That disrespect can lead to a lethal outcome.
Several times, I've heard the opinion that the Wild West wasn't wild at all. After listening to this, I don't know, seems pretty wild to me.
A few places were pretty wild for short periods of time. But it's not like everybody and his brother was fast with a gun and getting into showdowns at high noon all the time.
I recommend the book "Why the West Was Wild" by Miller and Snell. This book goes into detail about the wild west in Kansas, as great as a book as it is (it's one of my favorites), there was so many more lawmen and outlaws just in Kansas that they didn't cover.
We need a new movie about Tombstone!
Five aren’t enough for you?
@@Frankie5Angels150 Nope!
Hella handlebars! His mustache could kick my ass!
More please
How many besides me can name all the Earp brothers?
Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil, James
@@thomassammons5688 You got it!
You forgot Warren.
Where was Bat Masterson during the OK Corral fight?
All as bad as each other all criminals at heart.
We built this country! Period
I wonder, since Wyatt died in 1929 if there are any recordings of his voice???
Nope, unfortunately there are no recordings
Very interesting
Is it just me or does the testimony given by Wyatt seem incomplete? Was that it?
Yes it is incomplete, I was going to do a follow up video about the rest of Wyatt Earp's testimony but I'm still deciding how I should do it. Here is a link to the full testimony of Wyatt Earp at the preliminary hearing: www.famous-trials.com/earp/502-statement
That’s a voice I never want to listen to again.
Great videos!! Enjoy them great job!
Thanks!
When ever I am looking at pictures taken of the people of this time period, one thing in particular has always stood out to me as I scan over the face's of those in the photo's. You can see it in their expression's and eyes that the people of that period "Did not have time nor the patience for whining or B.S." Life was difficult, there were no social safety nets and people were more likely to die between the age of 1 to 30 as live into their 60's. I think the Italian director Sergio Leone who directed 7 Clint Eastwood "Spaghetti Westerns" did the best job of capturing the real nature of life of the common man and woman in the west, hard manual work, basic hygenic washing from a wash bowl between a regular bath every 2 wks to a month, clothing like those worn by the men, made mostly of wool making summer even hotter and more uncomfortable. His characters looked gritty, sweaty and uncomfortable and beat tired. American westerns until" Deadwood", the people looked far too clean, comfortable and lacked any outward appearance of people living in that period and environment. Deadwood captured it and what's more the course and vulgar talk of the kind of people that you would find in a place such as Deadwood, even the poetic manner which Swearengen spoke, which in reading many correspondence over the years written by individuals from that era, the words they used, the way they were used in expressing an idea or describing some one or something they didn't care for, almost poetic in it's tempo and very witty. However, I think it would suprise those people how their time is portrayed as being an ass load of trigger happy people and gun fights as common as autumn leaves, when nearly everyone is packing heat and often a towns marshal was away a week or more to receive a prisoner or making the rounds of the region he may have been the appointed officer over, you had to be responsible for protecting yourself and property and self defence was not an ambiguous concept like it has become today. The average individual carrying a side arm or rifle was far less likely to pull his weapon over stupid crap unlike what we see today. Just wanted to put this musing out there, be interested in any of y'all's take.
Thankyou that was interesting.
Way cool thank you
What is ironic is that if the Clanton side had had an attorney, it is certain that he would have objected to Earp's testimony as "Hearsay".
The Clanton side had multiple attorneys: Republican District Attorney Lyttleton Price, John M. Murphy, James Robinson, Ben Goodrich, along with brother of Frank and Tom McLaury-William McLaury (who was an attorney from Fort Worth)
@John Martlew Yup
Some say that Ringo was the most over rated gunfighter in the west, because they don't have a record of his gun fights. What they fail to take into consideration is the respect and awe of the gang he rode with. There was no doubt of his proficiency with a gun and fearlessness among his peers.
You gonna do something, or just stand there and bleed??