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Date |
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Witness |
Called by |
Result/Notes |
Day 1 |
10/31/1881 |
Monday |
Coroner Matthews |
Prosecution |
Generally reiterated his inquest findings |
Day 2 |
11/01/1881 |
Tuesday |
Billy Allen |
Prosecution |
Worked to collaborate Doc as first to fire |
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R.F. Hafford |
Prosecution |
Didn’t have a lot to add |
Day3 |
11/02/1881 |
Wednesday |
Johnny Behan |
Prosecution |
Sets up strong case for Doc as instigator |
Day 4 |
11/03/1881 |
Thursday |
Johnny Behan |
Prosecution |
Handled well, and undermined, by Fitch |
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– |
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Will McLaury arrives in town to join Prosecution |
Day 5 |
11/04/1881 |
Friday |
Martha King |
Prosecution |
Claimed to hear Virgil tell Doc to let them have it |
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James Kehoe |
Prosecution |
Stood near M. King; did not hear comment, did not think Tom McLaury was armed |
Day 6 |
11/07/1881 |
Monday |
Wes Fuller |
Prosecution |
Admitted Earp party was not carrying guns in their hands |
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Andrew Mehan |
Prosecution |
Claimed T. McLaury checked gun at saloon previous to gunfight |
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– |
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Will McLaury successfully has Wyatt and Doc remanded to jail |
Day 7 |
11/08/1881 |
Tuesday |
Billy Claiborne |
Prosecution |
Worked to collaborate Doc as first to fire |
Day 8 |
11/09/1881 |
Wednesday |
J.H. Allman |
Prosecution |
Testified to belielving that Ike’s pistol and rifle were checked at his saloon during time of fight |
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Ike Clanton |
Prosecution |
Set himself at the center of all the build-up, that Earps wanted to kill him |
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11/10-11/11 |
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Court Recess |
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Day 9 |
11/12/1881 |
Saturday |
Ike Clanton |
Prosecution |
Cross-examination exposed many of the contradictions in Ike’s testimony |
Day 10 |
11/14/1881 |
Monday |
Ike Clanton |
Prosecution |
Final Day of Re-direct and Re-Cross Examination |
Day11 |
11/15/1881 |
Tuesday |
Apollinar Bauer |
Prosecution |
Testified to Wyatt clubbing Tom, muttering he could kill him |
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J.H. Batcher |
Prosecution |
Testified to Wyatt/Tom altercation; Claimed Tom was more aggressive |
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Thomas Keefe |
Prosecution |
Also witnessed Wyatt/Tom altercation, but did not hear any words |
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Coroner Matthews |
Prosecution |
Recalled to confirm gun found at scene of fight belonged to Farnk McLaury and not Tom |
Day 12 |
11/16/1881 |
Wednesday |
Wyatt Earp |
Defense |
Read from a pre-written testimony |
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Robert Hatch |
Defense |
Relatively ineffectual; claimed Doc’s gun was bronze, not nickel-plated |
Day 13 |
11/17/1881 |
Thursday |
Ned Boyle |
Defense |
Testified to Ike’s threats made at his saloon; deemed inadmissable by Spicer |
Day 14 |
11/18/1881 |
Friday |
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Both sides argued before Spicer wether or not to allow Boyle’s testimony |
Day 15 |
11/19/1881 |
Saturday |
Virgil Earp |
Defense |
Testified from his bed; Claimed Behan exhonerated him following gunfight: “You did right” |
Day 16 |
11/21/1881 |
Monday |
Court Recess |
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Naturally, no court on Sunday |
Day 17 |
11/22/1881 |
Tuesday |
Virgil Earp |
Defense |
Second day of testimony by Virgil following long recess |
Day 18 |
11/23/1881 |
Wednesday |
H.F. Sills |
Defense |
Confirmed virtually all of Earp defense timeline |
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Julius Kelley |
Defense |
Testified that Ike carried a rifle into his saloon looking for the Earps and Doc |
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Ned Boyle |
Defense |
Recalled after Sills’ testimony gave new light that made his testimony more relevant |
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R.J Campbell |
Defense |
Witness to events in Wallace’s courtroom between Ike and Wyatt and Morgan |
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– |
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Wyatt and Doc released on bail, once again, and spend Thanksgiving at home |
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11/24-11/27 |
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Court Recess |
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4 Day recess for Thanksgiving Holiday |
Day 19 |
11/28/1881 |
Monday |
Dr. John Gardiner |
Defense |
Testified to T. McLaury’s actions prior to gunfight; believed he was armed |
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Albert Billicke |
Defense |
Also believed T. McLaury was armed before the gunfight |
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Winfield Scott Williams |
Defense |
Was present during post-fight conversation between Virgil & Behan |
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Addie Bourland |
Defense |
Witnessed gunfight from directly across the street; didn’t see anyone surrendering |
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Judge J.H. Lucas |
Defense |
Witnessed gunfight from across the street and behind the Earps |
Day 20 |
11/29/1881 |
Tuesday |
Ernest Storms |
Prosecution |
Testified he didn’t see T. McLaury acquire a gun when he came into his butcher shop |
Day 21 |
11/30/1881 |
Wednesday |
– |
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Judge Spicer gives his decision, stating that the Earps and Holliday were justified and operating within their legal capacity |
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