Roy Bean

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"Judge" Phantly Roy Bean (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an eccentric US saloonkeeper and arbitrary judge who called himself "The Law West of the Pecos".

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1825 - March 16 - 1903 - Saloon - Judge - Pecos

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The legend says that "Hanging Judge Roy Bean," held court sessions in his saloon along the Rio Grande River in a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of West Texas.

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