Our Own~Judge Roy Bean & Lily Langtry!

Roy Bean, the "Hangin' Judge", (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903)
was an eccentric U.S. saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace
who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos". According to
legend, Judge Roy Bean held court in his saloon along the
Rio Grande in a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of
west Texas.

Throughout the 1870s, Roy supported his family of 5 children
by peddling stolen firewood and selling watered-down milk.
His notorious business practices eventually earned his
San Antonio neighborhood the nickname Beanville.

County commissioners, eager to establish some sort of local law
enforcement, appointed him as the justice of the peace for
Pecos County. Roy packed up and moved north from Vinegaroon
to a small tent city on a bluff above the Rio Grande named
Langtry (in honor of George Langtry, a railroad boss who
had run the Southern Pacific Railroad's tracks through it).


The name also happened to belong to a beautiful British
actress, Lillie Langtry. Roy had read about her and
became enchanted with her. Roy built a saloon he named
the Jersey Lily (her nickname) that also served as his home.
He hung a tattered picture of Miss Langtry behind the bar.
Above the door he posted signs proclaiming "ICE COLD BEER"
and "LAW WEST OF THE PECOS." From there, Roy Bean
dispensed liquor, justice and tall tales, including that he himself
had named the town in honor of the actress. He was elected
to office in 1884 and re-elected many times.

His court methods were arbitrary and comical and inspired
many outrageous tales. His court paraphernalia included only
one revolver, one law book and a pet bear. One story has him
finding a dead Chinese man with a gun and $40 in his pocket;
since he purportedly knew of no law against killing a "Chinaman",
he proceeded to fine the dead man $40 for carrying a concealed
weapon. He also knew next to nothing about the law; he reputedly
thought habeas corpus was a profanity. It is said that, when
performing marriage ceremonies, he always ended the service
by saying "And may God have mercy on your soul."
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Troy's Judge Roy Bean

and Lily Langtry!!!

These two young dogs belong to Troy Vance...they
are out of Zipper and Radio Flyer. Here in Sept.
2007, they are treed in Troy's squirrel pen. Troy
lives in Hawkins TX. Zipper is a half sister to
Spook. Radio is a brother to Dummy, Zipper and
Spook's mother.