Tombstone
Late 1800s, the adveture of Dick Clark & the famous O.K. Corral gunfight "Tombstone has had its share of troublesome people and its high rollers such as the famous Dick Clark. Dick Clark was a trick cards men, having an ace up his sleeve or dropping an extra card on the ground for the fun of taking the pot. In 1881 Dick Clark, whose real name was Richard, had run his own saloon in Tombstone. The name of Clacks saloon was 'The Alhambra', with people not being to very good of friends with Clark he had few equals. Clark's saloon was most likely one of the best gamgling establishments. Earlier in mr. Clarks gambling days he had played poker in the army for their money and had enlisted again only to gamble with the army dudes. Tombstone had had some of the best poker games, such as Dick's game against Senator Horace Tabar, and Clark had cleaned him out. Clark had been known for winning as much as 1000 dollars in 6 hands, I believe no one would want to play him when he was on a roll. On his way from coast to coast he was told by a doctor that he had seen that he had an uncurable sickness and would later die. The Clark Family, Dick, his wife, an
On there way they stopped in Las Vegas for a few days and during there stay Holliday had found himself in a gunfight Gilman 4with a man named Charlie White in Which Doc had killed. Josie Earp, who had married Wyatt, said "that a grimly humorous phrase about Tombstone was it had had a man for breakfast every morning, meaning someone was killed every night. On their way by train they stopped in Albuqurque and Dick died in the hotel in October. The Mclaurys that were Robert, Thomas, and Frank. Later Doc and 'Big Nose' Kate Elder would be in Tombstone a few years after the Earps. And off there journey began to Tombstone. "(Dee Brown, 1993) "Virgil Earp was made City Marshal in Tombstone for a time, but failed in the up coming elections for lawmen the next two years. After that had happened Wyatt had reason to believe that Ike had spread word about Wyatt's deal with him that Ike later rejected, and now Wyatt was after him and anybody else that would get in his way. After a three or four day stay in Las Vegas both Doc and Kate hoped on a train headed for Tombstone -- and a great destiny. The Oriental was said by a reporter "that it was simply gorgeous, with its very well carpeted game room along with its marvel beauty. This town had , by 1881, a population of 7 thousand and most of which was served by 110 licensed liquor establishments. Doc was also shot right in the hip, but he had blasted Frank Mclaury with his shotgun, knocking him down as he staggard into the street where he died, When Tom shot Doc he was soon gunned down by Wyatt, who had escaped without a scratch. Two men were killed during the robbery, that of the driver and a passenger riding along side the driver. The sheriff had then run Wyatt and Holliday out of Tombstone being chased by his posse.
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