This unique image of Charlie Storm came in a group of personal items pertaining to Luke Short sold by his relatives. Luke Short and Charlie Storm were involved in a gun fight in Tombstone, Arizona in 1881. Short had never met Storms and was acting as the lookout for Wyatt Earp's Faro game in the Oriental Saloon. Bat Masterson wrote that he got between Luke Short and Storms in a potential confrontation. Luke and Masterson went outside on the boardwalk. At this point Storms grabbed Short and dragged him off the boardwalk into the street. Stupid move. Although Storms drew his 45 Colt first, he was too slow. Short shot him through the heart. Short then shot him a second time on the way down. Storms hit the ground dead. Subsequent jury reached a verdict that Short acted in self defense.
This image may well be the ONLY image known of Charlie Storms.
