The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-06-07
FELLOWS WITH NAMES.
Wild Bill, Slim Jim, Prairie-Dog
Dave, Six-Shooter Bill and Others.
From the Las Vegas IN. NJ optic.l

From the Las Vegas IN. M Optic.l
Firt we will speak of "Wild Bill" whose
career is too we'll known to dwell upon. 1t
is said that he had a notch cat OH his pistol
handle for each man he had killed, number
ing twenty-six. He tiually met a violent
death at the gambling table i'll Deadwood at
the hands of Jack Mccall, who was hung at
Yankton. Wild Bills real name was hick-
ok he was a native of Indiana, having been
in the western country at the time OF MS
dea,h over twenty five years. We next speak
of ''Bufialo Bill,' of whom we know little
except that he was a despela ate man, but
within The last few years, since his adopted
state, Nebraska, became Civilized, ! e las
stmmered dow and has represented his dis
trict in the legislature. HIS real name is
William f. Cody. "Cherokee Blll' is known
as a killer and all outlaw, making his home
most of the time in the Indian Territory.
But little is known to the writer OF the real
character of ''Prairie Dog Dave" except we
are informed that he was "a long time a round
err up the nave. "Myslerious Dave" Is too
well known i'll this community to dwell upon
at length. We do not know how many men
he has killed. ssFat Jack" was not a bad
man, always wore good clothes and was a
member Of the gang. 'Slap Jack Blk"
..Fly Speck Sam and "Bull Shank Jack" all
came to Las Vegas about the time the rail-
road got here, and were soon run in tie
quay on a charge of train and coach robbery.
clock Eyed Frank is not considered a bad
man, although he downed his man about two
years ago at an eastern town called Dodge
City, but was adjudsed by the courts OF that
county to be jnstitable. "Corn Hole john
ny" halls from Texas, and his SPECIAL forte is
three-ca1d monte. The homesteaders around
Newton, Kansas, will remember him in the
years of 1912. "Sllm jim" was shot at
Leadville about two years ago. "Split Nose
Red" is at present Gin Ell Paso getting in his
work OH tenderfeet. sSiX-ShOoter BILL" we
understand is at Deming doing good service
in his line. "One Armed Kelly" who was
outlawed from Leadville six months ago, came
to Vegas, shot the windows out Of Burton's
restaurant, was run in for three mouths, went
to Tombstone, where it has been reported, he
was handed down as food for the worms Of
that consecrated soil. "AIkali Charley"
while at Canon City, Col, was regarded as an
honest youth. He GER ainly was trying to
make an honest living at his business, black
ing boots, but when he came to Las Vegas he
manifested a desire to become a shooter. He
cut a hole in the leg of his boot at the wee
hours of night, went out on the street and
fired his pistol several times, literally perto-
rated the front Of Toe-Jam saloon, and re-
ported some one had shot linn, Ing up
the wound in his boot. Judge Steele did not
think he conld get to the joint as a killer, and
ordered "Alkali' to leave town instantly.
He has never been heard of since. "Dulchy,"
who killed Kelliker, after he was dead, skipp-
ed out of the country in company with"Hoo-
doc Brown" Clutch Henry" was a thief
and murderer, and, if our memory serves us
right, was captured either at Otero or Ell Mo-
70 about three years ago and taken to Arkan-
sas, where he was wanted. "Sheeney Frank"
is said to be at Lamy Junction making war
on peaceable citizens. s'Hurricane Bill" we
believe has been regarded as a killer; We do
not know whether he is alive at present, or
not. "Texas Frank is hardly worth speak
ing Of. He would, perhaps, liked at one time
20 have acquired the reputation of a bad man.
but "Mysterious Dave?' had no use for him,
and he left Vegas oyer a year ago for parts
unknown. 1t is believed by many of the fra
ternity that if he did not kill himself he
ought to. "Monte Bob died at Alamosa
about a year ago. "Billy the Kid" Is sentenced
to be hung at Mesilla.