Killer Miller, Cowboy Hitman

[@michaeljoyce9380]

This gives," Its Miller Time" a whole nother meaning.

[@leeellenwood5461]

GET RAD *homes...ur saying it wrong goofball

[@kaycox4854]

sure it is get rad.....by the way, is get rad even a name....

[@oldfatnugly]

@GET RAD www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nother sorry bub, it is an english word

[@gabrielbrown9013]

@GET RAD r/iamverysmart

[@cliftonbanks5590]

Miller Low Life.

[@dvdmorehead]

Deacon Jim went to church; he never missed a Sunday. Deacon Jim went to Hell for what he did on Monday.

[@rockymountainrockhound4393]

Christians make the best crooks.

[@olskool3967]

@@rockymountainrockhound4393 no he went to hell because he was lost! and Sam, your are wrong, satan makes the best crooks,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[@alan30189]

OLSKOOL - Whenever I was screwed over, it was usually by some “good Christian.”

[@daveclose4935]

@@alan30189 no such thing as a good christian i have yet to meet one and i am nearly 50

[@samshambles391]

@@olskool3967 Spare us.

[@davidgifford8112]

Met Fraser's great nephew, also called Bud, a cardiac surgeon who told the story with diagrams of the Miller ambush of Fraser with bullet trajectories in the salon bar as well as the story of Millers arrest and hanging. However didn't know the rest of the story of the earlier fire fights between the two men. Thanks for that.

[@wesleysmith6544]

David were is this Bud? I'm also related but unaware of him. My grandfather was Tryon Eugne "Bud" Lewis from Ft Stockton. we are from Anne FrazerJohnston Riggs side.

[@CMFL77]

You have such an interesting presentation style that really draws me in. Stick with this, some of the best channels on KZbin are a slow burn. Next thing you know you'll have 2M subs. It'll happen, Im certain

[@lizatanzawa7910]

Chris Laib Agree! JUST found this channel! Nice voice, juicy details, stuff I don't know!!!

[@ianstewart2707]

I agree with youChris and Liza.

[@vicaroo001]

Here! Here! In total agreement.

[@peterarchibald9650]

And another. :)

[@larryagan5923]

Excellent. Please continue. True human history is fascinating.

[@bradcarroll3719]

Psychopaths can occur at any time in history. A fact we are reminded of today. Touché History Guy, Touché.

[@christopherconard2831]

The thin line between lawman and outlaw. See also pirates and privateers.

[@elliotforbes1976]

🍆

[@ai4px]

I continue to watch your videos because they are so darned good. *THIS* is the stuff history channel should be doing instead of those doggone reality shows. Love your work. BTW (I mean this in the nicest possible way, so please bear with me).... my wife and I have nicknamed your show "fun with flags" as a nod to Sheldon Cooper's flag trivia. Keep up the great work!

[@Rampant_Colt]

yeah, I fail to grasp the historical significance of Ice Road Truckers and Knife or Death

[@TSemasFl]

Funny' if we want good History, we have to come to KZbin for it.

[@ProphTruth100]

@@Rampant_Colt ice road truckers is the hallmark of American values and entertainment

[@Rampant_Colt]

@@ProphTruth100 you mean "reality TV", even though every scene is staged and scripted. American values LoL

[@stephensmith6660]

Great episode. As an Old Okie, I hadn't thought of Killer Miller in almost 40 years.

[@chribm]

"When the only law comes from the barrel of a gun", I would also add that it is the same where laws are not upheld and there are no honest people to uphold them, then this is where it devolves to.

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Absolutely Correct-A-Mundo~!!!

[@fortusvictus8297]

Well, it was more personal in nature. I mean think about it...what if your neighborhood of about 1-200 people had to elect their own law. It has ups and downsides for sure, and isn't very good 'law', but one precise example I can give is my Great-great uncle who was a farmer in Missouri. One day he rounded up some of 'his pigs' that were in the open-range section most farmers kept their pigs and another farmer went to the Sherriff saying he had taken 2 with his brand. Livestock rustling was punishable by hanging, and knowing these cases were pure 'he said that he said' in court the Sheriff went to my G-Great Uncle and told him 'Tomorrow I have to come by and arrest you, but if you arn't here I'll just have to write it all off and sign your property over to your wife who can sell it all as she sees fit'. Which he did, and my ancestor wound up fleeing to California and starting a dairy in Oxnard that did quite well. Had it been 'proper law' there is no way of telling how it would have turned out, but likely someone would have died even if he was acquitted.

[@Peckerwood-502]

I just click on the thumbs up button before I even watch these anymore. I already know that it’s gonna be good.

[@Diana-qr5od]

I wish I would have had a teacher in school like you . I would have acually paid attention. I now love history. Thank you for making history so interesting.

[@kiltadvocate]

A pleasure to 'watch history'. I'll most certainly make time to watch episodes that catch my interest...if not all. They are short enough. Good visuals. Awesome voice. Cool topics. ⛵

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Thank you!

[@letterspace1letterspace266]

I love the concise and quip closing remarks.

[@kalinadog7176]

OH MY GOD how weird, yesterday I was just asking myself if people in those west times ever wore "body armor" , even if it was just a few people, I wanted to know. Out of nowhere your video is in my feed today 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@billmacdonald4026]

Scary...huh... that stuff appears after thinking or saying something about it.

[@Section5_CdnIntelService]

Ned Kelly the Australian bushranger did the same.

[@bryantsemenza38]

Never disappointed by the History Guy. Always great pieces of forgotten or little known history. Thanks again History Guy.

[@ronnydee2]

Why hasn’t there been a movie about this guy?

[@rogerross6583]

There is…two of them there have been two movies made about Ned Kelly.

[@jameskrieser322]

I love listening to your history lessons, you have such an amazingly captivating way of story telling that just pulls the audience in. Thank you for hosting this channel and I look forward to more history lessons

[@thomasfoss9963]

I lived in Flagstaff in the 70s/80s--there was an ice cave on my friends property near Mt Humphreys--We would enjoy an ice tea in there on a hot summer day!!!!!!!

[@jimmymiller4756]

It's a shame Hollywood never made a western movie about him

[@stevemcgee6394]

Meh. Tom Horn is close enough.

[@citystategov]

An absolutely engrossing video. A great blend of entertainment and education. I recommend you do a video on Jim Bowie.

[@christianfreedom-seeker934]

Another lesson from the Jim Miller story: Don't trust everyone in your Church!

[@brentboswell1294]

I've got a couple of suggestions: Sheriff Pat Garrett's capture of Billy the Kid for his part in the Lincoln County War, and John Wesley Hardin's death at the hands of John Selman Sr.

[@BRBTechTalk]

I am a loyal fan, subscribed and have the bell icon on. I am very glad you have better lighting and sound these days, I see this video is 3 years old but it came up in my suggested feed.

[@VTPSTTU]

Law is always a matter of force.

[@scooterthebigfoot8224]

Brother I could listen to you tell these stories all day.

[@richarddismore7499]

Another interesting video. I don't see how anybody can give you a "Thumbs Down" but I suspect they are just stupid Trolls who have nothing better to do. I honestly enjoy your page very much and would go so far as to say you are probably my favorite You-Tube of all. Thanks for all you do. Richard

[@mikesands4681]

I cannot believe I had not heard of Miller before. Great story

[@shananagans5]

I live in New Mexico and back in the 1980's, at gun shows, people used to buy/sell/trade old personnel journals made by people settling the west. One time I got a journal from an unknown deputy. He was traveling through NM and he wrote an entry saying he couldn't wait to have an iced beer. I was baffled. An iced beer in 1880's New Mexico?!?! How is this possible? I did some research and sure enough, there is a place called the Ice Caves. Ice forms in these caves year around. lol I still don't understand exactly how but it used to be a popular spot for people to stop and get a cold drink. Today, it's a tourist attraction. I was a poor college student so I couldn't afford to collect those old journals but I would get one, read through it, then trade it for a different one at the next gun show. I think getting first hand accounts of the old west from just average people is very interesting. Thirteen year old Beatrice, that loved the Tombstone ice cream parlor and didn't feel well in her last diary entry, or the 20 year old deputy, aspiring to be a Sheriff someday, gives you a very different perspective on the old west. I really regret trading off some of those journals. A few of them really touched me. Beatrice was one of them.

[@deadhorse1391]

shananagans5 , I have an old farm journal from the early 1900s if a Texas cotton farmer that also had Donkey Studs and bred horses. He was always having bad luck, prized Jack donkey getting bit by a rattle snake and dying or a foals getting sick. Lots of floods too. Always had a hard time finding good help, he would set a family up with a house and furniture etc. then you read a few months later where they took off taking the furniture...and the chickens too. He eventually got into politics and did better at that

[@norml.hugh-mann]

Very insightful, A+++ comments..

[@kckoellein]

Wow! Are there books where these journals have been transcribed? That would fascinate me like a twisted marriage of The Kardashians and Antiques Roadshow!

[@jamescollins908]

#HOOAH ! #WOWMEXICO i didnt know that thats amazing wow again a lot of things untold and even hidden it might to some seem lol i dont think the worlds been told the Truth about our History in Parts but I believe the Jesus bit so Blessings to You Mexico from London #wherewegoonewegoall #THEGREATAWAKEWNINGBEGINS Blessed wishes from london. james

[@Milkmans_Son]

shananagans5, how was the penmanship? I have some old family stuff that that looks like a custom font printed on a 1200dpi laser.

[@danielburke8350]

Makes me wonder if "Deacon Jim" was the model for the character "Deacon Black," in Tom Russell's song "The Sky Above, the Mud Below." There's a line in that song that goes: "Yea, Deacon he could drink and curse, though he still quoted sacred verse He was sheriff, judge; he owned the hearse, a man you did not anger"

[@adrianlarkins7259]

What a splendid fellow. A real gentleman.

[@yurimendez5987]

Unions and the 8 hour work day is history that deserves to be remembered

[@htos1av]

Wow! Wouldn't this story make one hell of a final western for Mr. Clint Eastwood? He could go out with a bang with a docudrama to beat 'em all!!!!

[@blacklotus3965]

Fistful of dollars and For a few dollars more. Parts 1 and 2 before The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

[@mdnealy4097]

He got busted running drugs as a mule.

[@JerryBanks572]

@@blacklotus3965 I always wondered about the cast-iron chest piece. It was actually true, especially the demoralization part.

[@gogogeedus]

Yes totally agree, but I would rather Clint be the good guy, maybe the leader of the Lynching parting, you know taking charge of the law and dealing out the justice.

[@fredricunderhill204]

Htos1 Mr. Eastwood has a new cowboy movie already called "Mule" which looks really good.

[@TooLooze]

I just discovered the channel; thanks for posting such succinct and interesting stories that largely unknown. Now, if I can only fight off the impending binge......

[@mikebrown614]

Great episode. The "wild west" is rife with stories of characters who were, undoubtedly, psychopaths and sociopaths who, due to their "relaxed sense of ethics" could both dispense justice and commit murder in equal measure; all without losing a night's sleep............................................

[@samhouston9162]

This guy deserves an Absolute Mad Lads episode

[@bforman1300]

OMG! So that's the story behind that lynching! Heard rumors when I attended East Central University in Ada but never anything this comprehensive. Thanks!

[@peggyrowe4354]

Miller was a ( HIT MAN gun for hire ) paid to find and KILL X police officer RANCHER Gus Bobbitt who WOULD NOT SELL his land to the railroad

[@LankyAssMofka]

Can't believe youre not more popular, history gets a bad rep but it's actually really interesting. 80k subs is OK but you deserve more :)

[@VideoCesar07]

History is fascinating but they way it's taught can make it boring. Too much emphasis on dates and major events rather than going into the details. In the case of events the focus is on major events like the War of Independence, the Roman or Persian empires or WW2. These smaller side stories would interest a lot of people if they actually discussed them.

[@benvasilinda9729]

Well he is approaching 400K subs now.

[@ray.shoesmith]

1.04 million

[@Johnnywhamo]

Perhaps that's where the idea of the iron stove plate under his poncho came from in one on Clint's movies?

[@johnflanagan2684]

Miller was indeed a serial killer...in a time when psychopaths could fully prosper. Another great presentation. Love this channel...

[@HistoryNut-1701]

I think this guy was talked about in a History Channel program about the mysteries of the old west a long time ago.

[@MelvinECagle]

You know I love history too. I've studied history my whole life. Find it interesting and learn many real life lessons !! When feel life is beyond living or surviving ?? I look to history always find poor basterd that's had it alot rougher!!; Lol,, thanks for history lessons!!

[@tonysmith5465]

Outstanding video friend. Keep up the great work. Thanks a lot. SC Navy vet. 😊

[@VideoCesar07]

Wow, it was definitely a different time to get off a murder charge with "I didn't do anything worse than he did."

[@annaschmidt164]

Hi History Guy and Mrs. History Guy! I love the channel! As a history buff myself, I love to hear about these little known stories. I am hoping one day to see a story on Lewis Wetzel or the story of Fort Henry in Wheeling, WV. He was a very interesting character who is said to be able to sneak up on a wild turkey and load his flintlock rifle while on a full out run and never stopping. I hope you have a great day!

[@Chief2Moon]

Absolutely love this channel!

[@southernbreeze3278]

you can see the outline of the iron plate under his frock coat 4:30

[@ralphh4131]

ky le cool

[@wildtill9]

Oh yeah - good observation

[@THE-HammerMan]

ky le Good eye!

[@horsehide3039]

ky le I have read that it was a wood stove burner lid hung on a string or chain.

[@LankyAssMofka]

Wierd that the shooter didn't notice when he unloaded his revolver, you'd think there be a noticeable noise or something.

[@josephsteward6618]

Man, you are the best! I wish i had had you as a history teacher when I was younger

[@humantiger72]

Killers, leaders and mega wealthy are the only people who are remembered, unfortunately. Very rarely do we remember the good, humble and kind.

[@Buckarooskiczek]

That’s because we are righteously boring. Amen.

[@mmabagain]

I remember Mother Teresa.

[@dennisfahlstrom7422]

Lance, I consider your videos some of the most interesting and informative on the web. I’m a history buff as well with military history as my main focus. I’d like to request you do a segment on what is truly the most famous single combat flight in US military history. In 1943 Captain Jay Zeamer commanded a B17 photo recon flight to Port Moresby using new cameras that created a mosaic of the terrain. The bad part of it was the plane had to be flown straight for 22 minutes during the process exposing the crew to terrible risks. Zeamer and his crew had a reputation as ‘eager beavers’ so this flight was not new to them. The 43rd BG considered it a suicide mission, because of the camera demands and just as important because of the 1280 nm mission length. Then to make it even more of a death sentence they ordered him to add a photo run of an airstrip at Buka which was base to some squadrons of Zeros. They ran into trouble immediately at Buka when 8 zeros were sent to shoot them down. They shot up “Old 666” constantly until a combination of fuel exhaustion and damage made them return to base. Zeamer was grievously injured so severely that later on landing the medics at first thought he was dead. His navigator and close friend had been killed and four of the 6 remaining crew had been badly injured. Zeamer and his navigator Sarnoski received the CMH, The entire crew received the DFC. 6 of them got the Purple Heart making this single mission the most decorated one in US Military history. We’ve been in a lot of conflicts since the advent of aviation so that is saying a great deal. It truly is a story that should never be forgotten. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Zeamer_Jr.

[@fredsalmon3228]

It’s not the gun that’s the problem, it’s the person behind it and their character.

[@Billman66]

Correct. The idea that an inanimate object could share responsibility for the actions of men is asinine. I choose to believe that it was just a pithy statement on his part, all style and zero meaning.

[@susangunn3581]

What a great series of episodes. Thank you for making them👍

[@thelonerider5644]

He stole the metal plate idea from Clint Eastwood... :)

[@spankywestern940]

You mean Ned Kelly? Lol. Aussie outlaw.

[@cipher88101]

lol

[@malleusmaleficarum6004]

He actually got it from Marty Mcfly. Clint Eastwood was just the name he used when he travelled back in time lol

[@dclos6296]

🤔 Y'all...y'all are alright. Lol

[@danielfronc4304]

Ahh, you suckered me in by your reference to "Killer Miller". He's actually better known to those fond of wild west history by the sobriquet "Deacon Jim". However, his biography as detailed by you is far more complete, fascinating, and well worth the time compared to the little mentions he gets on other programs detailed to multiple "bad actors". As far as sociopaths with a love of daring to walk on the wild side and it's attendant dangers, his nature was unique. A very good presentation well worth it's run time. Thanks.

[@MrAmhara]

This guy was a "text book" *serial killer* !

[@dwaynetaylor3943]

Not necessarily....

[@atomiccracker]

I had never heard of Jim Miller and Im not sure why...Good Job, Thanks!

[@dougnewby9702]

Photo you use when talking about killing prisoners is the Dalton gang, shot by the townspeople of Coffeyville, KS during a botched bank robbery...another cool story in itself.

[@thebonesaw..4634]

If you haven't seen it, there is a famous photo taken of all four men hanging in the barn in Ada (just google "Ada Lynching" and you'll find it). The most powerful part of it -- to me, anyway -- is all the faces of the local citizens peeking through the slats and the gate outside the barn. The very people who probably were complicit in the lynching itself.

[@leighrate]

The Bonesaw .. You could call it a lynching, or you could describe it as an execution by judgement of his peers.

[@obfuscated3090]

The luxury of modern jury trials didn't suit the West. People need ORDER and SAFETY. Lynching worked.

[@edmundkemp2280]

A pretty vicious and deceptive guy using whatever means for his advantage. The flip-flopping between lawfulness and unlawfulness is most disconcerting to see, though it is certainly not extinct in our times, and the term "wild west" certainly becomes more poignant in light of this account about Jim "Killer" Miller. Excellent presentation, sir.

[@thaddeuscarpenter1580]

All law comes from a barrel of a gun...if it wasn't true I wouldn't be paying taxes ever!

[@BrendanTheGent]

#TaxationIsTheft #AbolishtheIRS

[@jjphank]

True cuz there's people that get bad ideas out there. Bible says everybody's capable of killing. The depravity in the human heart the depths are are Beyond finding out Jeremiah 17: 31. That's why a lot of times people don't understand when somebody does something Dastardly and outrageous, they thought they were a good person .

[@dallasmcquarrie1937]

Actually, the saying (by Mao Tse Tung) is that 'political power comes from the barrel of a gun.' Law is a result of people getting together to try to make a better life for themselves.

[@larryclyons]

then if you feel that way, stop using the roads, sewers, health care, schools etc. There is a reason why we have taxes, to pay for things that only the government can do. Or do cheaper and more equitably than private industry.

[@dallasmcquarrie1937]

@@larryclyons The comment by Thaddeus is just another tired only example of the kind of drivel being spouted by idiots who imagine they would just fine if there were no laws. Such silly ass sentiments are often just an excuse for thinking, which is very hard for people who prefer fantasy to reality.

[@douglasw9624]

lots of good tales from the west. A cousin was in a bar in Las Animas Colorado when notorious gunman Clay Allison killed sheriff Charley Favors. some other kin were implicated in the murder of a Union sympathizer in TX and later a ranch hand in Colorado who had wounded their brother. The story goes they visited the brother's home saying theyd "handle" the matter then returned in a week or so tossing the fellows hat and boots on the floor. great channel!!

[@staygold1017x]

Wish I had a history teacher half as good as this guy growing up.

[@maxroman1198]

Great bow tie.

[@baburejaz]

Excellent comments and analysis of historical events. Thanks

[@Mark3989]

sir could you do something on Tom Horn thank you he was famous where i’m from Wyoming thanks again

[@kevinrhea7332]

Good Steve McQueen movie

[@petervollhiem3109]

Terrific series - thank you.

[@francesrude3007]

Thanks for posting this!!

[@CrimsonKingOkie]

Apparently many years ago the Ada Chamber of Commerce sold a coffe mug with a picture of the four hanging in the barn and the caption "Only the Best People Hang Out in Ada"

[@infoscholar5221]

Masterful storytelling, as always.

[@johndifrancisco3642]

1909....Damn, that was 50 years before I was born. Less than a lifetime.

[@rocksandoil2241]

Don't believe he killed Pat Garrett, Brazel was acquitted. Miller used a shotgun. Garrett was killed by rifle. Miller supposedly claimed he was paid to kill Pat but someone beat him to it.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

The supposed connection to Pat Garret's murder had to do with one of Miller's associates being in the area. I agree, I do not believe we can hang that one on Miller. Most historians discount the claim that he killed his grandparents as well.

[@cascadianrangers728]

If I was gonna try n shoot Garrett, NO WAY I would want to be close enough to use a shotgun! I heard Garret used to have people throw half dollars into the air to shoot, no way a professional like Miller would chance a gunfight with someone like that, could explain the change in long guns?

[@rocksandoil2241]

It was easy to hide where Garrett was murdered and he killed people with a shotgun from ambush.

[@kasumikojiro7221]

Cascadian Rangers A waste of a silver half dollar. Why not throw a rock or something in the air ?

[@1anthonybrowning]

Kasumi Kojiro the flipping of a coin in the air adds to the difficulty.

[@bernieponcik1351]

Your hats are magnificent. Sadly, we don't have such hats here...

[@HighSpeedNoDrag]

Well done as I adore TRUE history, Subscribed.

[@smefour]

A seemingly religious/pious man, common theme in history when it comes to psychopaths and narcissists

[@HieronymousLex]

also a common theme among great men, so your hatred of religion is irrelevant. let me guess, you also hate capitalism?

[@deanpd3402]

@@HieronymousLex He might hate religion but he is on point. It is a well-known tactic of narcs and psychos to appear to be pious. The simple of mind would think that this is a reflection upon Christians. In fact, it says a lot more about narcs and psychos. The charmers are very clever.

[@raydunakin]

What better way to avoid suspicion, than to put on a pious, upstanding front?

[@randallmarsh1187]

@Kevin Simmons No, I think trump was more likely in mind!

[@Bruh-hq1hx]

If you want to murder someone they need to trust you

[@tachakawa]

I love this channel, I love history. I think the picture at 2:10 is of the Dalton Gang at Coffeyville Kansas........

[@patrioticanarchist991]

I am from Pecos, Tx and have never heard about this before Incredible

[@chribm]

Thank you for these bits of real history. I love to learn about how things really were. I know I am repeating a cliche but it is so true that if you don't learn from history you are bound to repeat it. It is so sad to me that so many people want to tear down and erase history. It seems to me if there are unsavory moments in our history we should keep them alive so that we don't make the same mistakes again. Ignorance is a poor excuse.

[@laserbeam002]

I really enjoyed this bit of history. Thank you for posting.

[@kennethwalker4551]

I have always loved American history starting back when I was in school,I've found that public schools don't teach much of our history and even less truth of our real history. I am a loyal fan of the history guy.

[@KowboyUSA]

You really should do more of these episodes focused on events and characters of the Old West.

[@mikejohnson5837]

Obviously he had a lot of the right connections to get by the way he did for so long. Would make a great documentary. Really interesting. Thanks

[@MegaTriumph1]

Wow what a story. Justice where the people got fed up with government not doing their job sounds much like today.

[@mattcole8173]

I love history!!!!!!! I hope you go to Egypt on your vacation. Can't wait for you guys to be back, meanwhile I have been enjoying some older episodes, even found some that I hadn't seen yet

[@cyranobuckminster1970]

This is really one of the best channels on KZbin. Keep it up!

[@RedneckAngel98]

Jim Miller might have killed that many but he was a great father he was my great grandmothers daddy

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

Wow!

[@elpresidente4409]

Tell that to the Lord and a good decon.

[@elpresidente4409]

It's something to be proud of .

[@chapiit08]

KL Ranch With Susan. Richard Kuklinski alias "The Iceman" was an exemplary family man too.

[@jjphank]

@@chapiit08 yeah the Iceman should have been taken out a long time ago but on Judgment Day we'll see why God didn't sooner, but he'll get his.

[@douglasantiques5983]

Always great posts by this guy

[@cindymoore6358]

HI History Guy. I have become addicted to your stories. I am a huge history buff and I have someone I would love to see you research. I found in an old antique store a book. It was written in 1908. I loved the book 'Old Wives for New" by David Graham Phillips. I have read most of his books and I was even more interested when I googled him. I would love to learn more about him. He sounds like a very interesting man. Journalist, author, politician and death by knowing a girlfriend.

[@captaincobb8146]

Killer Miller, sounds a hell of a lot like today's Clintons!

[@dcmccart25]

Saw the Dalton's as they posed for the townsfolk. I' m from Coffeyville, KS. Enjoy your vids. Keep em comin.

[@BlackSwan912]

You are just so darn good at this!!!

[@iambiggus]

That's hilarious. broad daylight shooting dudes in the chest and it's a "hung jury".

[@JBidensucks]

god i pray for days of these to return

[@tullochgorum6323]

I once read an interview with an old cow-hand who had become a bit-player in early Hollywood cowboy films. He laughed at the idea of pistol shootouts at high noon. He said the usual procedure was to ambush the victim from behind a tree or a rock, as with Killer Miller.

[@jamesmiller4184]

THERE ya go! Great uncle Jim knew what to do in self-defense.

[@Le7halDose]

what happened to humanity before law was served from the barrel of a gun? *cough gengis khan, *cough rome, *cough feudal china...now suddenly the "wild" west doesnt seem so wild does it.

[@itsapittie]

When I was a kid, my grandfather operated an autobody shop on the site where the hanging occurred, although I don't think it was the original barn. My grandfather believed that his father -- a prominent farmer and rancher in the Ada area -- had been involved in the lynching. My father did a lot of research on the topic and believed that both his paternal and maternal grandfathers were part of it. They were both leading citizens of Ada, so that's not unlikely. There were still people who remembered the hanging when I was a child and the general consensus did not support the hypothesis that Miller was executed to keep him from "spilling the beans" on influential people, but I don't suppose the truth will ever be known.

[@erickrueger447]

Hey HG, ever considered doing an episode on Neil Loving, his aircraft 'Loving's Love', and the birth of the EAA? We enjoy many freedoms in this country, but not a lot of people are aware that you can design, build, and operate your own aircraft. As one of the first black men in the US to do so, his story is an inspiration, and deserves- aw, you know the rest.

[@ghostleader3089]

Sounds like Hillary Clinton took a page from Miller

[@ADwoods-ru8xh]

I've enjoyed every one of your videos thank you

[@thelightbearer8050]

Sounds like the clintons!

[@tomdennis2330]

The Lightbearer .oh fuck seems alot like em

[@andr3w-833]

James Brown Miller is actually my grandmother's, Mary Miller's (now Mary Curry due to her marriage with my grandfather) grandfather (or great grandfather, I don't quite recall what she had told me in terms of lineage) . We went up to Ada, Oklahoma where he was lynched in 1909, in 2009 to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of his death. I had the pleasure to meet a few people who wrote about my distant grandfather, and its always a pleasure to learn more then my family could recollect. A lot wasn't told to my grandmother because James Miller's son, Clement Miller, rarely spoke about him, for obvious reasons I suppose.

[@guyjackson864]

I’d also been told of family relations to Jim Miller. My maternal grandma and her brother were from the Moore lineage that linked back to family named West. When I was very young I was touring the Dallas Wax Museum with my family where the lynching barn was recreated for display. I was lifted up so I could see through a barn door window where I could see the 4 wax figures hanging from a rafter. The Dallas Wax Museum is no longer there as it was purchased by Ripley’s Believe It or Not and shut down. The DWM used to publish picture post cards for sale in the souvenir shop and the Jim Miller lynching was one they sold. I’d seen one as a kid that belonged to my grandma.

[@EVILVIKTOR]

The Hillary Clinton of his day.

[@silverghost3063]

EVILVIKTORIAM Dude, just stop. Nobody wants you to drag politics into this.

[@EVILVIKTOR]

P re, looking for your safe space?

[@itchitrigger1]

Damn, beat me to it. lol

[@kurtb8474]

I thought the same thing. Her and Miller would've been good for each other.

[@maaz322]

man, you really are a dullard...

[@acagast5610]

Hey History guy, you should do Sgt. Patrick Gass of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Heck of a character.