Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Fly Speck Billy



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  1. Gerald (SK14)June 17, 2015 at 11:08 AM

    hanged by a mob - some of the reports we get from the USA would suggest that mob-justice still rules in many places.

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  2. BirdmanJune 17, 2015 at 12:18 PM

    Billy broke a cardinal rule. Don't kill a man with lots of friends.

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  3. Taken For GrantedJune 17, 2015 at 1:16 PM

    Teamster Abe Barnes had given outlaw Fly Speck Billy a ride on this freight wagon from central Nebraska to Custer, SD. Abe was involved in a poker game and refused Billy's drunken request to drink with him at the bar. BIlly killed him. The mob overpowered the sheriff and deputy, broke Billy out of jail, and hung him. This is one reason they call it the "wild west."

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  4. VioletSkyJune 17, 2015 at 1:31 PM

    Fly Speck Billy is a great name. Wonder how he got that from James?

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    1. Taken For GrantedJune 17, 2015 at 1:44 PM

      Not sure where the "Billy" came from, but he was called "Fly Speck" because he was covered with freckles, also as an outlaw he didn't want his real name known.

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  5. RedPatJune 17, 2015 at 1:39 PM

    Crowd justice!

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  6. Sallie (FullTime-Life)June 17, 2015 at 1:40 PM

    Love those Wild West true tales! Not so long ago really. I guess we have progressed some!

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  7. NonnieJune 17, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    That's a sad thing for which to be known!

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  8. TomJune 17, 2015 at 5:17 PM

    This is all news to me. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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  9. Photo CacheJune 17, 2015 at 6:13 PM

    Loaded with history.

    My SIGNS, SIGNS

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  10. betty-NZJune 17, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    The things we learn on the internet!

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  11. JimJune 18, 2015 at 12:45 AM

    Great historic sign.

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  12. VPJune 18, 2015 at 4:07 AM

    I hope the place is more calm now...

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  13. AndyJune 18, 2015 at 4:57 AM

    This mob moved faster than the internet. ;)

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  14. LesleyJune 18, 2015 at 10:34 AM

    They didn't waste time to mete out justice in the Wild West, did they?!

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  15. CloudiaJune 18, 2015 at 6:18 PM

    Funny nickname: "Abe"

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  16. JackJune 18, 2015 at 8:24 PM

    Now, this was not in the history books I read. Looks like a fine place to sit and tell tall tales with buddies.

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  17. Puffin89July 24, 2015 at 3:39 PM

    We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!

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  18. Puffin89July 24, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!

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  19. Puffin89July 24, 2015 at 3:40 PM

    We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!

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