No Sir, I was not the Earp in the movie... :-) the actor who played Billy Clayborne, his real name is Wyatt Earp. (http://www.patriotresource.com/tombstone/cast/index.html) follow this link to see. I guess he is related to the Wyatt Earp we all know…
In the book "Doc Hilliday - The Life and Legend" by Gary L. Roberts the author mentions the disagreement over Doc's "Jewboy" comment made at "Fat Charlie's" as related by Grillie Otero in a 1940 letter. This incident did make the newspapers at the t…
I think there were many times in the old west men were "deputized" on the spur of the moment for posses and such and not given a badge as long as they were with an actual marshall or sheriff. Anyone deputized for a longer period of time were then is…
I think it's pretty clear that Doc was deputized. While being held in Denver, after that con-man Perry Mallen marched him into the Sheriff's office on May 15, '82, Bat Masterson showed up and told a Tribune reporter that Doc was a deputized United S…
Here in Texas, a LEO can call on, deputize, a citizen to help him in an emergency situation. I deputized a Fireman once during a confrontation. This was about 30 years ago. The confrontation quieted down and everyone backed off. I told my Chief, he…