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Morgan Seth Earp (April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882) was an American sheriff and lawman. He served as Tombstone , Arizona 's Special Policeman when he helped his brothers Virgil and Wyatt , as well as Doc Holliday , confront the outlaw Cochise County Cowboys in the gunfight at the O.K. Corral on October 26, 1881.
"Oh God, this is horrible, this is indeed horrible." [62] — James Pratt, one of the last two men executed for sodomy in England (27 November 1835), prior to being hanged with the other man, John Smith "Great God, Sue! The Mexicans are inside our walls! All is lost! If they spare you, love our child."
The O.K. Corral hearing and aftermath was the direct result of the 30-second Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona Territory, on October 26, 1881. During that confrontation, Deputy U.S. Marshal and Tombstone Town Marshal Virgil Earp, Assistant Town Marshal Morgan Earp, and temporary deputy marshals Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday shot and killed Billy Clanton, and Tom and Frank McLaury.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
Morgan Earp wounded. Though wounded, Billy Clanton and Frank McLaury kept shooting. One of them, perhaps Billy, shot Morgan Earp across the back in a wound that struck both shoulder blades and a vertebra. Morgan went down for a minute before picking himself up. Either Frank or Billy shot Virgil Earp in the calf (Virgil thought it was Billy).
Admiral Lord Nelson’s famous last words may not have been “kiss me, Hardy,” according to a newly unearthed letter.. Instead, the British naval hero is claimed to have declared, “Thanks be ...
The last words she ever got to say to him were, “I love you, Jack. ... It’s been reported that Jack’s final words were, “My God, I’ve been hit,” but physicians have said this was ...
For his last meal, Corcoran, 49, requested Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, the Indiana DOC said, without specifying a particular flavor.