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Earp was elected constable of Lamar, Missouri, in 1870. A year later, in 1871, he married Miss Urilla Sutherland. He also joined the Wichita, Kansas police force but, he was discharged in April 1876, following an altercation involving him and another officer. Earp joined the police force in Dodge City and in 1878, he was appointed assistant city marshal under Charles Bassett.

In September 1879, he left Dodge City and three months later reached Tombstone, Arizona, where he became a farmer. After Wyatt's brother, Virgil Earp became city marshal of Tombstone, he recruited Wyatt Earp and Morgan Earp as "special deputy policemen."

Phineas Clanton, Billy Clanton, Tom McLaury and Frank McLaury sold livestock to Tombstone. Wyatt Earp was convinced that the Clanton and McLaury brothers had been selling stolen livestock, and had stolen one of his horses. Earp also came into conflict the sheriff John Behan because of a fight involvoing a woman.

During the O.K. Corrall gunfight, Wyatt Earp shot Frank McLaury in the stomach.

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Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
Series information, plus biography and credits for Hugh O'Brian.

Wyatt Earp Historical Homepage
Information on the history of Wyatt Earp and the Earp family in Tombstone.

Melody Ranch Western Town and Motion Picture Studio
Gene Autry's ranch where famous westerns were made such as The Lone Ranger, Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, Hopalong Cassidy, Annie Oakly, Rin Tin Tin and the Cisco Kid.

Beau Productions
Multimedia programs on CD-ROM, including Wyatt Earp Tombstone 1881 and other histiorial vingettes.