Edward T. Miller (outlaw)
Edward T. Miller | |
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| Born | c. 1856 |
| Died | 1881 (aged 24–25) |
| Occupation | Outlaw |
| Organization | James-Younger gang |
| Relatives | Clell Miller |
Edward T. Miller (ca. 1856 – October 1881) was a Missouri born outlaw.
He was born in 1856, he was the son of Moses Miller and has an older brother called Clell Miller.[1] Little is known about Miller, except that he took part in several robberies with Jesse James in Quantrill's Raiders,[2] and especially after the downfall of Jesse's James-Younger gang. They robbed a train in Glendale, Missouri, in October 1879 and one in , in September 1881. He was sentenced to 10 years in the Missouri State Penitentiary, but was released when he turned state's evidence on Bill Ryan.[3]
The Kansas City Times [October 31, 1881] reported that Miller was killed by Jesse James in October, 1881. According to some sources he was killed for talking too much about the Kansas City Fair robbery, which took place in 1872. Others say Miller became drunk one night and told a marshal about a train robbery that was to take place in the near future. The Times story speculated that a woman was involved. According to family history, however, Miller and James faked Edward's death in order for him to leave the James-Younger gang. Edward moved to Kentucky where he lived the rest of his life.[citation needed]
Popular culture[]
- Ed Miller was portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the movie The Long Riders.[4]
- Garret Dillahunt portrayed Ed Miller in the 2007 film The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.[5]
References[]
- ^ Rule, D. H. (2002). "James-Younger Gang:The Outlaws". FortuneCity. Archived from the original on 11 May 2010. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ (1959). "Quantrill's Guerrillas". Quantrill and his Civil War Guerrillas. Denver: Sage Books. OCLC 1483622.
- ^ Ensminger, Richard A. (22 March 1996). "Members of the Jesse James Gang". The Jesse James Gang: What Happen to Them, Old West Kansas.
- ^ Abele, Elizabeth (3 December 2013). Home Front Heroes: The Rise of a New Hollywood Archetype, 1988-1999. McFarland Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 9781476612119.
- ^ VanDerWerff, Emily (5 November 2011). "Garret Dillahunt". The A.V. Club. Onion, Inc. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- 1856 births
- 1881 deaths
- Victims of the James–Younger Gang
- Outlaws of the American Old West
- American murder victims
- People murdered in Missouri
- Deaths by firearm in Missouri
- Murdered criminals
- 1881 murders in the United States