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Miller is reported to have shouted, "Let 'er rip!" and stepped voluntarily off his box to hang. The bodies of all four men were left hanging for several hours, until a photographer could be brought in to record the moment. These photos were sold to tourists in Ada for many years. [citation needed] See also. List of Old West gunfighters
Feb 12, 2016 · Just after sunup on Monday, April 19, 1909, citizens who paid a visit to the Frisco barn in downtown Ada, Oklahoma, encountered a shocking scene—four men hanging from the rafters. Shocking, yes, but perhaps not so unwelcome to onlookers. In late March and early April authorities had arrested the four men, including assassin Jim Miller, for ...
In an abandoned livery stable behind the jail, the prisoners were bound with baling wire and ropes tossed over the rafters. Miller’s cohorts were hanged first, after which the vigilantes asked him to admit his crimes. Miller then allegedly responded: “Let the record show that I’ve killed 51 men.”
Jan 11, 2019 · Too late, Sheriff Frazer realized the truth: Miller was a hired killer who was allowing Pecos to fill up with outlaws. Miller’s MO was to establish an alibi by being seen in a town far away, then he’d spend all night riding a horse or series of horses nearly to death, traveling 100 miles to the home of his target.
- Max Mcnabb
Jun 16, 2023 · In the twenty-five years between Miller’s first known killing in 1884 and his last in 1909, he murdered between fifteen and fifty-one men (the latter number taken from his own admission), mostly for hire.
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Jun 12, 2006 · Never tried, he was sent to live with his sister and brother-in-law, John Coop. Ten years later, in July 1884, a shotgun blast killed John Coop as he slept on his front porch early one evening. His murderer galloped off into the night. That time, 17-year-old Miller was tried and convicted.
Feb 15, 2015 · Feb 15, 2015. Four men were lynched in downtown Ada in 1909 by a mob of local citizens. From left, the men who were hung included Jim Miller, Joe Allen, BB. Burrell and Jesse West. (Photo by...
