Ed "Big Ed" Burns

Ed "Big Ed" Burns

:"This article is about the 19th century con-man; for other people with the same name, see Edward Burns (disambiguation)."

Edward "Big Ed" Burns was an American 19th century confidence man and crime boss. He was known to be in Tombstone, Arizona, during the time of Wyatt Earp. He was boss of a gang in Leadville, Colorado. In Denver, Colorado he joined up with the Soapy Smith gang.


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