Who is he? What is he holding? How tall is he?

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:56 pm

No cheating and looking at the picture info. Winner gets a attaboy.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:04 pm

Devil Anson Hatfield?

bogus bill · Post by **bogus bill** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:09 pm

Kind ov looks like texas John Slaughter.

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:11 pm

You guys are not too close. Although he did slaughter quite a few people and bears.

This pic was taken about the late 1800's tho the rifle will give away the most likely year.

JerryB · Post by **JerryB** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:18 pm

Looks to me like Livereating Johnson.

RKrodle · Post by **RKrodle** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:21 pm

I not any good at guessing but I would say he's..........old.

meanc · Post by **meanc** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:22 pm

John "Liver Eating" Johnston/Garrison.

Hee Hee !!! Didn't even have to think about it.

We watched the movie last month and my wife wanted to know more about him, and that's the picture she saw.

Here's the website in our favorites.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-lawm ... 1852-1887)

Bruce Scott · Post by **Bruce Scott** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:23 pm

Could this be the same bloke?

David Costly , Kings Co. champion bear killer with trapped bear.
May 15, 1908

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:24 pm

One out of three aint that good Jerry. But you did good on recognizing him.

It was written that he ate a lot of Crow liver. Not sure of the veracity of that statement.

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:51 pm

Don't know who the dude is but he's holding a button mag 1876-------update-oh crow liver, thats Jerimira Johnson

1886 · Post by **1886** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:54 pm

I am assuming that bear is being held fast by a trap. He does look awfully comfortable though. The old dude is sporting an 86. The Discovery Channel had a little blurb on Liver Eatin' Johnson on the old west series hosted by the Carradine brothers. 1886.

shawn_c992001 · Post by **shawn_c992001** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:01 pm

"Devil" Anse Hatfield, 1873 Winchester, and 6' even?

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:28 pm

That is John Garrison AKA, John "Dapiek Absaroka" (crow killer) Johnston.

According to Army records he was 5'11&3/4" tall 200+lbs.

Picture was taken when he was town marshall in red lodge and he is holding a model 1876 winchester,

cutter · Post by **cutter** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:37 pm

crawdaddyjim wrote:No cheating and looking at the picture info. Winner gets a attaboy.

CROW KILLER, LIVER EATIN' , JOHN JOHNSTON !!

I didn't look, did I win?

What do I get?

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 7:55 pm

ATTA Boy!!!

Birdman · Post by **Birdman** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:02 pm

John Johnson, or Johnston. Depends who is telling the story. Not Jeramiah. That was for the movies. Liver Eater. So the story goes. Check out the book Crow Killer by Raymond W Thorp, and Robert Bunker. It is a great read. According to the book he was 6' 4", and weighted 250 pounds. I suppose that would be hard to verify. I doubt there was too many scales in the Rocky Mountains in that time frame. The pic was taken in Montana while he was a sheriff in his later days. He ended up in a V.A. hospital in Los Angles and was buried there. I think it was in the 1970's he was moved to Montana. Robert Redturd was reported to be a pall bearer. That is a dang shame for a Hollyweird socialist like him to be carrying a great American like Mr. Johnson.

Bosco · Post by **Bosco** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:15 pm

+1 on the book. Great read.

Rebel1972 · Post by **Rebel1972** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 8:33 pm

According to the December 1957 issue of Guns magazine,Devil Anse Hatfield carried a 1893 Marlin in 35-55.I also have a special black powder Guns and Ammo from 1973 with an article by Elmer Keith about Sharps rifles that tells about the episode where Johnson ate the liver because they were out of meat and had been pinned down in buffalo wallows for three days.He was using a Sharps 44-77-470.But Elmer says it was Sioux liver.It's funny how a story can change with each teller

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rafter-7 · Post by **rafter-7** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:02 pm

The life Liver-eatin lead was hard, to say the least! but as you read the book his killin was NEVER with out justification the fight was always brought to him and he answered.

my favorite phrase in the book is. " I was married once and I sendt her to Rome. OOOhh the female said I love Rome, Paris in the fall! NO he said (I sendt her to roam on the prairie!!!

love that book!

rafter-7

cutter · Post by **cutter** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 10:19 pm

rafter-7 wrote:The life Liver-eatin lead was hard, to say the least! but as you read the book his killin was NEVER with out justification the fight was always brought to him and he answered.

my favorite phrase in the book is. " I was married once and I sendt her to Rome. OOOhh the female said I love Rome, Paris in the fall! NO he said (I sendt her to roam on the prairie!!!

love that book!

rafter-7

I'm still trying to figure out how to swing a 50 foot whip, or was it 75? I need to read that again. The red.. umm.. persons... , as he calls them, are either Flathead, or Soux depending on the version. I'd say flathead is probly accurate.

"Johnston... Yorn gonna' make me ill... Iffen you et that!"

crawdaddyjim · Post by **crawdaddyjim** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:49 pm

Johnston married into the Flathead tribe. His wife was killed by a Crow hunting/raiding party. At that time he went to hunting down the fellows that had done it. He was fairly thorough.

Who is he? What is he holding? How tall is he?

Who is he? What is he holding? How tall is he?

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