Wyatt told the court afterward that Ike Clanton had bragged that he would kill the Earps or Doc Holliday at his first opportunity, but when the gunfight broke out, Clanton ran forward and grabbed him, exclaiming that he was unarmed and did not want a fight.
He would kill the Earps or Doc Holliday at his first opportunity. This was what Wyatt told the court afterward. Ike Clanton had bragged this. Clanton ran forward, exclaiming that he was unarmed and did not want a fight. Clanton grabbed him. He was unarmed. He did not want a fight. Clanton was exclaiming this. The gunfight broke out.