The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-04-03
BATTLE OF BUR : EIGH.
Two Versions of the Fight.
You Pays Your Money and You
 Takes Your Choice.

In the account of the battle of Burleigh given in Saturdays EPITAPH, the facts were faithfully given to our reporter, ant upon later inquiries being made it is as serted upon what is considered good au- thority that It was correct in all essential points other than the locality, which, it is stated, was purposely misrepresented. | has since been learned that in the fire oi the cowboys that Wyatt Earp received seven shots through hIs clothes, but was not scratched by bullet, and that ont shot wentthrough McNlasters' clothes, jus crcasing his person, but doing no serious damage whatever The horse of Texas Jack was shot dead and the pommel of ont of the saddles was shot off, which com pletes the list of casualties to the EarI party, so far as can be learned. It IS stil asserted that
 CURLY BILL WAS KILLED
 upon the return fire of the newcomers al the spring. His death is stoutly denied by the cowboy party, however, who say tha he is not in this part of the country, while the other side as positively assert it's truth It would seem that the Earp party, every man of whom knows Curly Bill as well as they would their own reflections in a glass ought to know whether it was him or his double. if he has one.
 THE COWBOY VERSION.
 On Friday last, Dick Wright, better known in Tombstone as "Whistling Dick and Tony Kraker, were out on the mesa west of Drew's ranch, below Contention in search of strayed mules, and just at eve. ming they rode down to the spring when they were suddenly confronted by four men with leveled guns pointed directly al them. Tony sung out, "what are you do- ing there, you lop-eared Missourian ?' This original salutation disarmed the COW. boys, who lowered their guns and invited Tony and Dick to get down end make themselves at home, which they did. Sit ting around the camp fire the four cowboys told them their version of the story, which was as follows: They said that they were camped at the spring, when they saw the Earp party ride down, and not knowing how they stood with them they thought that they would
 GIVE THEM SHOT
 just for luck, so they blazed away and shot off the pomcl of Wyatt Earp's saddle and killed the horse that Texas Jack was rid ing. They said that not one of the Earr party charged upon them but Wyatt, the balance all running away. Wyatt dis mounted and fired his gun at them but without effect Texas Jack is said to have jumped up behind one of the other hovs d la Mexicana, and of they went as rapid ly as they could. These are about as neal the two sides of the fight as can be got al at this time.
 A LUDICROUs SCENE.
 The other side, who claim to have killed Curly Bill and remained masters of the situation, say that after the battle was over and they had returned to their horses, and Texas Jack had found his beautiful pony dead; one that had carried him from Texas to Tombstone, and over many 6 weary and scorching plain in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, knelt down by the side of the faithful beast, unbarcd his angered brow, and there, upon his bended knees, took deep and desperate oath tc avengc the poor animals death. This in cident aptly illustrates the old saying Il at Ut is but a step from the sublime to tht ridiculous" .,
 With the foregoing statements the reader will be able to draw some conclusion that may satisfy his or her mind about the latt battle of so-called Burleigh.