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Phantly Roy Bean Jr. (c. 1825 – March 16, 1903) was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos". According to legend, he held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande on a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert of southwest Texas.
Oct 30, 2023 · Despite his unorthodox style, Judge Roy Bean was re-elected justice of the peace time and again, almost every year until his last election in 1902. He died in his bed in Langtry on March 16, 1903, after falling ill in San Antonio.
Nov 16, 2009 · Roy Bean, the self-proclaimed “law west of the Pecos,” dies in Langtry, Texas. A saloonkeeper and adventurer, Bean’s claim to fame rested on the often humorous and sometimes-bizarre rulings ...
Roy Bean (born 1825?, Mason County, Ky., U.S.—died March 16, 1903, Langtry, Texas) was a justice of the peace and saloonkeeper who styled himself as the “law west of the Pecos.”
Judge Roy Bean was famous judge in Pecos County, Texas. His reputation grew quickly for his eccentric style of justice.
Jan 5, 2021 · Roy Bean died in San Antonio on March 16, 1903, just ten months before his sweetheart Lillie Langtry made a visit to the town everyone said he'd named in her honor. A wooden roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas — the Judge Roy Scream — is named after him.
Aug 29, 2022 · What was Judge Roy Bean famous for? Despite his creative perception of the law, Judge Roy Bean is remembered as the man for the job—the one who didn’t follow the rules, but knew the law of the land well enough to introduce his own brand of justice, or, “Law West of the Pecos.”
