Will said: "Anyway I don't know what happened to Curly but I have a hard time believing that one day he just saw the error of his ways and moved to Texas."
I bet old Curly was wishin' he was in Texas 'bout the time Wyatt cut him in half with his shotgun. Ben Traywick's article Showdown: Wyatt Earp vs. Curly Bill says it went down like this:
"Wyatt, Doc Holliday, "Turkey Creek" Jack Johnson, "Texas Jack" Vermillion, and Sherman McMasters, were riding along the edge of a deep wash near Iron Springs. Wyatt was slightly in the lead. Suddenly, nine men rose up from the wash, guns spitting lead. Curly Bill was the front man, brandishing a shotgun. With the exception of Vermillion, whose horse was down, Wyatt's posse fell back under fire. Wyatt slid from his horse unlimbering his double-barreled shotgun. Scarcely had his feet touched the ground when he let loose point blank at Curly Bill. Both charges struck the rustler square in the chest, literally blowing him apart and hurling him against the opposing bank of the wash. Throwing aside his empty shotgun, Wyatt drew his rifle from his saddle, and using his plunging horse as a shield, continued to fight with the now leaderless outlaws. They had retreated, taking cover in the brush above the wash. Wyatt sprayed the brush with rifle fire. Since all the gunfire was directed at him, Wyatt began a careful withdrawl before the murderous onslaught. Wyatt retreated out of gun range and rejoined his companions. Vermillion exposed himself needlessly, trying to retrieve the saddle from his dead horse. None of the Earp party had been hit, but Vermillion's horse had been killed in the first volley. Doc Holliday had gone back to pick him up. Wyatt had several bullet holes through his hat, coat, trouser legs, saddlehorn, and his boot-heel, but suffered not a scratch himself."
Reckon we'll ever know what really happened?