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When Judge Roy Bean Lost a Case.
In Langtry in 1893 Judge Roy Bean presided over a clash with J P Torres as racketeering rival saloonkeepers, with J W Schofield serving as clerk. The trial ended in a hung jury, while Bean boasted of surprising legal moves and later reasserted jurisdiction, reflecting his idiosyncratic administration of law west of the Pecos.
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J. W. Schofield
A. B. Frank & Company
San Antonio
Roy Bean
Pecos
Schofield
Mr. Schofield
Langtry
D. Hart
West Texas
Judge Bean
Jersey Lily
Torres
Flanders
Bean
Court of the Law
State of Texas
J. P. Torres
Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Jackley
United States
Fort Stockton
Ft. Stockton
Nas