In Custer, South Dakota, a downtown building sign states that it is the site of a saloon where Flyspeck Billy murdered Abe Barnes in February 1881. Can you tell me anything more about this? Larry Charleston Orland Park, Illinois Flyspeck Billy’s real name was James Fowler. He was a minor member of Lame Johnny Donahue’s gang, an outlaw band that rustled Indian horses and committed other mischievous dealings in the Black Hills. Lame Johnny (his real name was Cornelius) was ultimately caught an


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