You could also say he was all hat and no cattle, except the Clantons did have cattle, and theres a chance it was rustled from Mexico. The Arizona Weekly Citizen reported on the early success of his digs, where the fam irrigated and planted 120 acres with wheat, corn, barley and all kinds of vegetables, with hundreds of acres awaiting future crops. Corral Gunfight, O.K. He was well known for talking too much. Boyle encouraged him to get some sleep, but Clanton insisted he would not go to bed. On Saturday, March 18, 1882, Morgan Earp was killed by a shot through a door window facing a dark alley while playing billiards at Hatch's Saloon in Tombstone. : (uncredited) Art Direction by Set Decoration by Sam Comer Arthur Krams Not me. Judge Spicer exonerated the lawmen. They may have been justified he didnt want to get shot to ribbons after talking that BS all night but itd be difficult to argue they werent cowardly. He was holed up a few blocks away, in a law office on Toughnut street. The Earps were also in that camp, and though they too were in town to improve their financial lots, they didnt wanna do it on the cowboys terms. After the gunfight in Tombstone, during which the McLaury brothers and Billy Clanton were killed, Ike Clanton filed murder charges against the Earps and Doc Holliday. : Twelve hands in a row? Now I really hate him. By 1880, the Earps were more than familiar with the cowboys antics. Joseph Isaac Clanton (1847 June 1, 1887) was a member of a loose association of outlaws known as The Cowboys who clashed with lawmen Wyatt, Virgil and Morgan Earp as well as Doc Holliday. Lunger. Tombstone Cast & Crew . Several days after his release, he filed first-degree murder charges against Virgil, Wyatt, Morgan and Doc, and a hearing under judge Wells Spicer began on Monday, October 31. [citation needed], In 1957, Kelo Henderson played Clanton in an episode of Dale Robertson's NBC series, Tales of Wells Fargo. Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday : That's the rumor. I'm retired. Tell all the other curs the law's comin'! The Clantons had been suspected for some time of rustling cattle, taking livestock from the Blue River down to Eagle Creek the Springerville area to Clifton and southern Arizona by . It's located in British Columbia, Canada.This cache is one in the series of "movie title" caches. At the gunfight, he was unarmed. Sherman McMasters Claiborne, who was also unarmed, fled the gunfight. I'm sure of it, I hate him. The Clantons and their ranch hands and associates were known as the "Cowboys", and they had a reputation for reckless behavior. They were arrested and released on bail. He testified that the Clantons and Frank McLaury raised their hands after Virgil's command, and Tom thrust open his vest to show he was unarmed. [22] Wyatt never located Clanton, although they killed three other outlaw Cowboys, and the Earps and Holliday left the Arizona Territory in late April, 1882. In 1880, as the potential growth of Tombstone became clear, the Pima County sheriff election between Democrat Charlie Shibell and Republican candidate Bob Paul included two unlikely poll officials in the San Simon area: Ike Clanton and Johnny Ringo. After disarming Billy Clanton, Wyatt says hell throw his guns on the other side of the bridge, prompting a threat that wouldnt seem out of place from the Clantons. Corral where witnesses overheard them threatening to kill the Earps. In films, he played Maj. Gen. George E. Pickett in Gettysburg (1993) and the lead role of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in the Gettysburg prequel Gods and Generals (2003), both from director Ronald F. Maxwell. ["Do what you do" meaning: "Do what you do best"]. Something around the eyes, I don't know, reminds me of me. Doc Holliday : DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard McCoy) also played Clanton in an episode of the CBS television series You Are There prior to Star Trek.[38][39]. By September 1874, Old Man Clanton had a nice thing going on the Gila. Six years later Clanton was killed attempting to flee when he was shot by a lawman seeking to arrest him for cattle-rustling. I heard of you. The morning of the gunfight Ike, drunk and angry, went around, saying he was going to kill the Earps. In Wyatt Earp: Frontier Marshal, Stuart Lake paints an even more dramatic scene, though Lakes account is fraught with exaggeration and made-for-books drama. It's the story of legendary lawman Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and focuses on his time in Tombstone, Arizona, battling cowboys alongside his brothers and best friend, the former dentist turned poker playing gunfighter Doc Holliday. Holliday, son of a bitch, nobody's that lucky. In the strangest moment of the affair, Ike Clanton lurched forward and grabbed one of Wyatt Earps arms. Ballot-stuffing was about as cool back then as it is now, so Paul sued for election fraud and eventually won the office, which he took over in April 1881. The Clantons repeatedly threatened the Earps because they interfered with the Cowboys' illegal activities. Right behind you, Stillwell. Shut up, Ike. A man named Coleman told Virgil that the Cowboys had left the Dunbar and Dexter Stable for the O.K. Ike Clantons testimony and the diverging stories he included eventually swung the verdict toward the Earp side, and on November 30, Spicer reported that he cannot resist the conclusion that the defendants were fully justified in committing these homicides, according to The Last Gunfight. Corral. : By the end of 1880, there had been enough run-ins between the Clantons, McLaurys and Earps to set the stage for their epic standoff in October 1881. The gunfight at the OK Corral lasted less than a minuteyet it became the basis for countles Spicer wrote, "the great fact, most prominent in the matter, to wit, that Isaac Clanton was not injured at all, and could have been killed first and easiest."[24]. In this particular telling, Ike Clanton is described not as a mindless killer but rather a man with . When Wyatt confronted Billy Clanton in Charleston, near Tombstone, the Cowboy made it clear he knew the horse belonged to the no-nonsense Earp. Clanton was played by Victor Jory in Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942). "Tombstone, Arizona - Historical Accounts", "Testimony of Ike Clanton in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of E. F. Boyle in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Martha King in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Wyatt S. Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Testimony of Virgil Earp in the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp Case", "WGBH American Experience: Wyatt Earp, Complete Program Transcript", "Outlaw Newman Haynes Clanton or Old Man Clanton", "Decision of Judge Wells Spicer after the Preliminary Hearing in the Earp-Holliday Case", "Gunfight at the O.K. I went down to Wyatt Earp's house and told him that Ike Clanton had threatened that when him and his brothers and Doc Holliday showed themselves on the street that the ball would open. View character biography, pictures and memorable quotes. This is why the cowboys couldnt have nice things. [3], The Clanton Ranch grew into a successful enterprise. Phin arrived in June and Ike in August 1882. Mr. Brighton got up from the table, walked to the door, and was familiarly saluted by him. Johnny Ringo : [Ringo steps up to Doc] And you must be Doc Holliday. Technical Specs, [takes a bill with Wyatt's signature from a customer and throws it on the faro table], [Stillwell and Ike are planning to ambush the Earps at the train station], [Ringo is trying to get McMasters to rejoin the Cowboys]. Whats not up for debate, however, is the fact that Ike Clanton, who had been buffaloed and disarmed hours earlier, did not have a weapon. He denied having threatened the Earps. In his ruling, he noted that Clanton had the night before, while unarmed, publicly declared that the Earp brothers and Holliday had insulted him, and that when he was armed he intended to shoot them or fight them on sight. I know! Its not hard to see why history paints Ikes character so poorly. The deadliest pistoleer since Wild Bill, they say. Ike and Phin helped Renfro escape, and by the end of year, range detective Jonas V. Brighton was hired by local ranchers to help rid the territory of Renfro and his accomplices for good. Where's Wyatt? Have you ever heard the concept of SMART goals? Tombstone (1993) - Michael Biehn as Johnny Ringo - IMDb All Tombstone (1993) Michael Biehn: Johnny Ringo Showing all 19 items Jump to: Photos (8) Quotes (11) Photos Quotes Curly Bill : [takes a bill with Wyatt's signature from a customer and throws it on the faro table] Wyatt Earp, huh? Despite Wyatt Earp's reputation, Virgil was the Earp brother with a badge in Tombstone. It also didnt take long for Old Man Clanton to grasp the fruitful economics of borderland cattle rustling. Clanton also said Holliday had confessed to him about killing the stage driver. That's real good. Instead, they remained fully armed. [26], In April 1887, the Apache County Stock Association met and hired a Pinkerton detective to track down the outlaws. Newman Haynes Clanton, also known as "Old Man Clanton", Ike's father, ran a ranch near the Mexican border that served as a waystation for much of the smuggling carried out by the outlaws. Yeah, that's good, Mr. Law Dog, 'cause law just don't go around here. One of them killed his wife. Joseph Isaac. : Winner to the King, five hundred dollars. Angrily, Frank said he would not drink, and he and Billy left the saloon immediately to seek Tom. I just got one question; how're you planning on gettin' back down there? [26], By 1885, the Clanton gang included Lee Renfro, G.W. The Earps and the Clantons had political, personal, and legal differences and the animosity between them grew throughout 1881. But not everyone was cool with their shenanigans, including townies from the Northeast, Republicans who wanted to clean things up in Tombstone and make it a respectable place to live. [27], In late June 1996 a Clanton family descendant, Terry "Ike" Clanton, along with former Citadel professor and grave expert James A. Browning, searched the area near Eagle Creek in what is now Greenlee County, Arizona, where Ike was reportedly buried. Eventually, Ike paid his $25 fine, had his weapons checked into the Grand Hotel by Virgil, and wandered away to nurse his wounds. Tony. [citation needed]. : [4], Clanton backed up Cochise County Sheriff Johnny Behan's testimony that Holliday and Morgan Earp had fired the first two shots and that the next several shots also came from the Earp party. Brighton and Deputy Sheriff Albert Miller. [gives a Cheshire cat smile] Reply . When Brighton and Miller walked up to where Ike lay they found he was dead. Later in the afternoon, Ike met up with his brother Billy, Tom and Frank McLaury, and Billy Claiborne, an outlaw and friend of the cowboys. But business took precedence, and some of the riffraff actually contributed to commerce in their own unruly way.. (written by) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Bruce Broughton Cinematography by William A. Fraker . [17]:4, Virgil Earp was told by several citizens that the McLaurys and the Clantons had gathered on Fremont Street and were armed. 'Doc': Dirigido por Frank Perry. On August 12, 1881, Old Man Clanton and six other men were herding stolen cattle sold to him by William Brocius through Guadalupe Canyon near the Mexican border.
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