Quick Draw of Tombstone History is a snippet of Tombstone history On May 1, 1880, John P. Clum printed the inaugural issues of the Tombstone Epitaph. Initially, the Epitaph operated out of a tent. As the town expanded, it was relocated to a building on Fremont Street next to the courthouse where the Earp's with friend Doc Holliday inquest took place after the O.K. Carrol gunfight. Historic view of the Tombstone Epitaph building on the left, alongside the old Hotel Nobles and