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Fred White (b-1848 or 1849, d-October 30th, 1880) was a young lawman and the first town Marshal of the then boomtown, Tombstone, Arizona. White had been elected on January 6th, 1880. 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lawman was a western television series telecast from 1958 to 1962 that featured John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop. ...
Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. ...
A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid growth, normally attributed to the discovery of a precious resource such as gold or silver. ...
Tombstone in year 1891 Tombstone is a city located in Cochise County, Arizona, USA, founded in 1879 in what was then the Arizona Territory. ...
Over the next months leading up to his death, White formed an allience and friendship with Wyatt Earp and Virgil Earp, while often finding himself at odds with the county Sheriff, Johnny Behan. Behan was a close ally and friend to a loosely organized group that called itself the "Cow-boys", which dabbled in cattle rustling and other small crimes in the territory. Fred White had established himself as a likable and professional lawman, and contrary to later depictions in film, was well respected by the "Cow-boy" faction. He often arrested members of the "Cow-boys", but rarely had any problems in doing so. On the rare occassion that one did resist arrest, he used force as need-be, and seemingly had the support of other "Cow-boys" in doing so. Wyatt Earp at about age 21, photo about 1869 Wyatt Earp at about age 39, photo in San Diego about 1887 Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (March 19, 1848–January 13, 1929), was a Teamster, sometime buffalo hunter, officer of the law, gambler, and saloon-keeper in the Wild West and...
Virgil Walter Earp (July 18, 1843 in Hartford, Kentucky - October 19, 1905 in Goldfield, Nevada) was one of the men involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. ...
Sheriff is both a political and a legal office held under English common law, Scots law or U.S. common law, or the person who holds such office. ...
Johnny Behan (c. ...
Newman Haynes Old Man Clanton, circa 1880. ...
Cattle rustling is the act of stealing cattle. ...
A territory is a defined area (including land and waters), usually considered to be a possession of an animal, person, organization, or institution (from the word terra, meaning land). In politics, a territory is an area of land under the jurisdiction of a governmental authority. ...
On the night of October 28th, 1880, several "Cow-boys" entered town and began drinking, with several of them firing their pistols in the air at different locations. Marshal White proceded to confront each of them, disarming them. All of those confronted by him gave up their weapons voluntarily, without incident. Late that night, White encountered "Curly" William B. Brocious in a vacant lot where the Birdcage Theater now stands. Brocius was intoxicated and was firing his pistol in the air. White instructed Brocius to surrender his pistol, which Brocious did, handing it barrel first to White. Although no one is completely certain, apparantly the pistol's hammer was cocked back, and when White grabbed the barrel and pulled, the weapon discharged, shooting White in the stomach. Brocious was arrested by Wyatt Earp and his brother Morgan, who were working as deputies at the time. Wyatt pistol whipped Brocious during the arrest. [1] William B. Curly Bill Brocious (1857-1882) was a western outlaw and member of the Clanton Gang. ...
Morgan Earp, about 1881, in Tombstone. ...
Brocious was alleged to have regretted the incident, and acted as if he felt terrible over shooting White, whom Brocious apparantly liked, and maintained that it was an accident. Fred White lingered for a couple of days, dying on October 30th, 1880. However, prior to his death, he gave testimony that ultimately would lead to Brocious being freed of any wrong doing. White stated that the pistol fired accidentally, and that Brocious, intoxicated, evidently did not realize the pistol was cocked. It was due to White's testimony prior to his death that Judge Neugass in Tucson, Arizona dismissed the charge against Brocious. [2] Nickname: The Old Pueblo Location Location in Pima County and the state of Arizona Coordinates: , Government Country State Counties United States Arizona Pima Mayor Bob Walkup (R) Geographical characteristics Area City 505. ...
Dispite his regret over the shooting death of Fred White, Brocious did not accept being pistol whipped by Wyatt Earp during his arrest, which would lead to increasing tensions between the Earp and Clanton/"Cow-boy" factions. White was buried in Boot Hill cemetery, in Tombstone. [3] Clanton can refer to different things. ...
Boot Hill (or Boothill) is the name for any number of cemeteries, chiefly in the American West. ...
Trivia
- Fred White is usually portrayed, as in the film Tombstone, as an elderly or older man, when in fact he was either 31 or 32 years of age at the time of his death. [4]
- Ghost enthusiests claim that the Ghost of Fred White still haunts the street where he was shot. [5]
Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by George P. Cosmatos. ...
A manufactured image of a ghostly woman ascending a staircase A ghost is an alleged non-corporeal manifestation of a dead person (or, rarely, an animal or a vehicle). ...
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