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William Brocius (c. 1845 –
March 24, 1882),
better known as
Curly Bill
Brocius, was an
American gunman,
rustler and an
outlaw Cowboy in the
Cochise County...
- the time and did not
notice that
Brocius'
pistol lay on the
ground in the dark
until Brocius was
already down.
Brocius was
arrested by
Wyatt Earp and his...
- but he
moved to
Texas and
became a
Texas Ranger. He met "Curly Bill"
Brocius, who was a
prisoner under McMaster's
Ranger division. In 1878
Curly Bill...
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confrontation between Wyatt Earp and
William "Curly Bill"
Brocius on
March 24, 1882,
which resulted in
Brocius' death. The site was then
known as Iron Springs,...
- road agent's spin, also
known as the "Curly Bill spin" (after
Curly Bill
Brocius) or the "Border roll", was a
gunfighting maneuver first identified in the...
- &
McCoys (2012). He is also
known for his
performances as "Curly Bill"
Brocius in the
western Tombstone (1993) and
Alexander Haig in
historical drama...
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depicts several Western outlaws and lawmen, such as
Wyatt Earp,
William Brocius,
Johnny Ringo, and Doc Holliday.
Tombstone was
released by
Hollywood Pictures...
- warrants, but they
ignored him.
Still carrying arrest warrants for
Curly Bill
Brocius and others, they left
Tombstone to
pursue further Cowboys implicated in...
- used it to kill
Curly Bill
Brocius in a
shootout at Iron
Springs on
March 24, 1882. Some
Cowboy confederates disputed Brocius' death, and
Dodge interviewed...
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cattle drive,
alongside Sherman McMaster, "Curly Bill"
Brocius, and Pony Diehl, in late 1878.
Brocius and
Diehl had only
recently left the "Murphy-Dolan"...
