Wyatt Earp: Cross The Line Between Law Or Outlaw?

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp was a western lawmen that on multiple times cross the line between law and outlaw. Wyatt Earp was “born on March 19, 1848 in Monmouth, Illinois” (Unknown 2). Wyatt was the third of five sons of Nicholas and Virginia Ann Earp, his early life was spent in Illinois. When Wyatt was young he tried repeatedly to run away to fight in the Union with his three brothers but was caught every time. When he was 17 he left home but came back in “1869 in Lamar, Missouri, and taking the job as local constable after his father resigned the position” (Unknown 2). In “1870 Wyatt married Urilla Sutherland but died of typhus a year later along with their unborn child” (Unknown 1). After leaving soon Wyatt joined the law enforcement. He was trying to catch a group of

Ike was a rancher at the time and dealt with the gang from time to time. They made a deal but not long after Clanton turned on Wyatt, and made threats to the Earp’s drunk and yelling that he was going to kill one of the Earp men. Those threats turned into a reality on “October 26, 1881” (Unknown 1). At this time “Wyatt Earp was involved in one of the most famous gunfight in the Tombstone, at O.K. Corral” (Unknown 1). On “October 26, 1881 Wyatt along with Doc Holliday, Morgan, and Virgil Earp met Ike Clanton at an enclosure called O.K. Corral” (Unknown 2). As Wyatt brought his friend Ike did the same thing bring along Billy Clanton (his brother), Frank McLaury and his brother Tom McLaury. In a matter of seconds there were bullets flying everywhere, killing Billy Clanton, and both the McLaury brothers. Holliday, Morgan, Virgil were injured and Wyatt was the only one scathed. But after Ike order hits on Morgan and Virgil, shooting Virgil in the arm (Survived) and assassinating Morgan Earp. After this happened, Wyatt went to get vengeance on Ike and he was joined by Doc Holliday and a small posse roaming on the frontier on a killing