According to the myth, Roy Bean named his saloon and town after the love of his life, Lily Langtry, a British actress he'd never met. Calling himself the "Law West of the Pecos," he is reputed to have kept a pet bear in his courtroom....and sentenced dozens to the gallows, saying "Hang 'em first, try 'em later."
12 posted on 11/07/2004 2:31:55 AM PST by Robert Drobot
(God, family, country. All else is meaningless.)
Parker and Bean are two of my heroes. And I've actually been to Langtry.
18 posted on 11/07/2004 3:11:03 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
(Give Them Liberty Or Give Them Death! - Islam Delenda Est! - Rumble thee forth...)