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| TITLE | Testimony of W.C. Claiborn and filing notation |
| CREATOR | Cochise County Clerk of the Superior Court |
| SUBJECT | Cochise County (Ariz.); Cochise County (Ariz.) History; Cochise County (Ariz.). Superior Court; Tombstone (Ariz.); Tombstone region, Ariz.--History; Gunfights; Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929 |
| Browse Topic |
Crime and violence Government and politics |
| DESCRIPTION |
Testimony of W.C. Claiborn - 1881 handwritten transcript. William “Billy” C. Claiborn, New York M[ining?] Co. driver and Hereford resident, testifies he was present when “the shooting commenced between certain parties” on Oct. 26, 1881. Claiborn describes his time with the Clantons and McLowerys before the gun fight, and then recounts his version of the subsequent action. He mentions: Mr. Behan, Dr. Gillingham, Fourth Street, Johnny Behan’s stable/corral, OK Corral, horses, Morgan Earp, Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, coat lapels, photograph gallery, coroner’s jury, undertaker, coroner, vacant place, pistols, two shots, nickel-plated six-shooter, Kellogg’s saloon, 28-30 shots, and William A. Cuddy. |
| TYPE | Text |
| Material Collection | Coroner's Inquest of the Gunfight at the OK Corral / RG 101 Cochise County |
| Material Subcollection | SG 8 Clerk of the Superior Court |
| Acquisition Note | Found in Cochise County Courthouse. Transferred to Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, History and Archives Division, in April 2010. |
| RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | Original documents in custody of Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. No commercial, for profit, use or any use on the Internet without express prior written consent of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, History and Archives Division. Page number in parentheses represents the original order as this document appears in Inquest. |
| DATE ORIGINAL | 1881 |
| Time Period | 1880s (1880-1889) |
| ORIGINAL FORMAT | Handwritten testimony transcript |
| DIGITAL IDENTIFIER | index.cpd |
| Date Digital | 2010-05 |
| DIGITAL FORMAT | JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) |
| DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS | Documents were scanned prior to physical conservation (tape applied at some undetermined date had not been removed) on an AGFA Duoscan T2000XL and saved as TIFF files. Scans were then adjusted for increased readability not for aesthetics and saved as JPEG files. |
| REPOSITORY | Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. History and Archives Division. |
| SORT ORDER | 100000600 |
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| TITLE | Cochise County Inquest 48 page 35 |
| CREATOR | Clerk of the Superior Court of Cochise County |
| SUBJECT | Cochise County (Ariz.); Cochise County (Ariz.) History; Cochise County (Ariz.). Superior Court; Tombstone (Ariz.); Tombstone region, Ariz.--History; Gunfights; Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929 |
| Browse Topic |
Crime and violence Government and politics |
| TYPE | Text |
| Material Collection | Coroner's Inquest of the Gunfight at the OK Corral / RG 101 Cochise County |
| Material Subcollection | SG 8 Clerk of the Superior Court |
| Acquisition Note | Found in Cochise County Courthouse. Transferred to Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, History and Archives Division, in April 2010. |
| RIGHTS MANAGEMENT | Original documents in custody of Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. No commercial, for profit, use or any use on the Internet without express prior written consent of the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, History and Archives Division. Page number in parentheses represents the original order as this document appears in Inquest. |
| DATE ORIGINAL | 1881 |
| Time Period |
1880s (1880-1889) |
| ORIGINAL FORMAT | Handwritten court testimony |
| DIGITAL IDENTIFIER | Cochise County Inquest 48 page 35.jpg |
| Date Digital | 2010 |
| DIGITAL FORMAT |
JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) |
| DIGITIZATION SPECIFICATIONS | Documents were scanned prior to physical conservation (tape applied at some undetermined date had not been removed) on an AGFA Duoscan T2000XL and saved as TIFF files. Scans were then adjusted for increased readability not for aesthetics and saved as JPEG files. |
| REPOSITORY | Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records. History and Archives Division. |
