The Cochise County Cowboys went from being a nuisance to the Earp brothers’ mortal enemies when one of their members accidentally killed the City Marshall, Fred White, on Oct. In Tombstone, that crew was known as the Cochise County Cowboys. In the Old American southwest, “cowboy” referred to an outlaw or a member of a gang of hard-drinking cattle smugglers and horse thieves. In 1879, he set off with a new friend he’d made in Kansas, Doc Holliday, to Tombstone with his brothers. He eventually settled in Dodge City, Kansas, where he became the city marshal. When his wife died, Earp wandered the west and got himself into some legal trouble. Wyatt Earp was an ex-lawman of his hometown in Missouri. Wikimedia Commons “Curly Bill” Brocius, the Cowboy who killed Marshall Fred White. The Cochise County Cowboys Kill A US Marshall In December 1879, the brothers James, Virgil, and Wyatt Earp along with a gun-slinging ex-dentist named Doc Holliday rolled into town to administer their own brand of justice. Tombstone was soon overrun with gambling houses, brothels, and violence. The bustling frontier town attracted a dangerous crowd and became an easy target for rustlers and bandits. Indeed, the streets of Tombstone were flooded with cash but they were also absent a lawman to maintain order. Corral was one of eight liveries in the small town. The town was soon aglow with fine dining restaurants, opera houses, and a bowling alley. Wealthy merchants in the hopes of cashing in on the mine soon set up shop in Tombstone. Instead, Schieffelin found a silver mine that eventually produced over $37 million in profits. The small, historic town of Tombstone was founded by Ed Schieffelin in 1877, who was determined to prospect on Apache land despite warnings that “All you’ll find out there is your tombstone.” Wikimedia Commons Tombstone, Ariz., as photographed by C.
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