On October 11, 1880, Doc Holliday had gotten in a confrontation with a man and fellow gambler named Jonny Tyler in the Oriental Saloon. The confrontation started to get out of control when mutual friends in the saloon disarmed and separated them. Johnny Tyler left the saloon and Doc who was still heated and no doubt had liquor in him, began to argue with Milt Joyce who was the proprietor of the Oriental. Holliday demanded his gun back but it was kept behind the bar. Joyce t

On June 6th 1881 Virgil Earp was temporally sworn in as acting marshal. In Ben Sippy's absence who requested time off due to personal issues.