Category Archives: O.K. Corral Inquest & Trial

O.K. Corral Inquest & Trial Breakdown

I’ve put together a breakdown of pretty much everything that happened immediately after the Tombstone street-fight, up to the end of the trial a little over a month following the skirmish. I tried to do it in a simple and straight-forward way that makes it easy to look in at a certain moment in the process and get an idea of what was going on, while being contained in a more macro view that makes it possible to get the big picture without having to adjust your goggles too much. The pages can each be found in the dropdown menu under Old West Fundamentals, as well as from the links listed below. I hope this info helps as many people as possible; I know it helped me to get all this straight in my head and to be able to study the original statements.

 

The principle characters involved on the day of Oct. 26th, 1881

List of characters involved in the Coroner’s Inquest

Sequence of Inquest testimony, as well as linked original transcripts

List of key characters involved in the Spicer Hearing (trial following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral)

Sequence of Spicer Hearing testimony and subsequent ruling by Justice Spicer

 

*The painting is by Clyde Forsythe, and in my opinion, one of the best captures of the scene that day.