The American wild west was probably not as wild as pop culture would have us believe. However, sometimes it was far crazier. Such as when a lead miner turned politician pulled out a gun and shot a fellow delegate on the floor of the Wisconsin territorial legislator - and got away with it. This is the story of James R. Vineyard.
Sources
https://genealogytrails.com/wis/brown/murderofcharlesarndt.html
https://www.facebook.com/jamesrvineyardmemesforleadminingteens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Russell_Vineyard
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