The Truth Behind Legendary Old West Gambling Gunslinger Doc Holliday

Under the Influence

Horony, drunk and furious, signed an affidavit implication Holliday in an attempted robbery and murder of a stagecoach carrying the modern equivalent of $689,000. However, the Earp family attested to Holliday’s alibi, and when Horony sobered up, she revealed that the sheriff had tricked her into signing a document she didn’t fully understand.

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