This episode, combined with Wyatt's memory in the Flood manuscript and Vermillion's family history suggest that Vermillion may have participated in the Earp posse more as a friend of Holliday's, who was a fellow Methodist and fellow southerner.
This sequence of events, linked with Wyatt's account from the Flood manuscript and Vermillion's family background, implies that Vermillion may have joined the Earp posse primarily as an acquaintance of Holliday's, who shared common Christian affiliations and regional ties.