Teasing Gone Wrong
On October 26, 1881, Holliday got into a heated disagreement with fellow outlaw Ike Clanton at the Alhambra Saloon. Holliday challenged Clanton to a duel, but Clanton was unarmed. He didn’t let it go, instead taunting Clanton about the death of his father, who Holliday claimed to have recently killed…
Famous Quote
The next morning, Holliday was rudely awoken by Clanton standing over his bed, threatening to murder him. Holliday famously said, “If God will let me live to get my clothes on, he will see me.” Fortunately, the lawmen got wind of what was going on, and managed to put Clanton behind bars before things got ugly—or so they thought.
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