Show THE LAW WEST OF THE PECOS Y y OU will look in vain for eagles bogles nest on the map of texas today for or the me town of langtry named tor nr langtry of theatrical renown has taken its place but in the old days of 40 years ago eagles nest was famed for just one thing a saloon on the front of this building was a sign which read judge roy hoy bean justice of the peace law west of the pecos for this red eye emporium was also the temple of justice for a domain of thousands of square miles and over it ruled roy kean bean a king la his own right whose scepter was ft a colts colta 45 lie ile was the only justice of the peace in western texas and he wa was s equipped enly with a opy copy of tho the ohio statutes of ancient vintage a sense of fair play end and a strong belief in his ability to interpret the law no as it should be whether it was written that way or not fiot ile he was judge jury and lord high executioner and there was no appet appeal from his decisions once two mexican couples came to him and announced that they wanted to trade life partners the judge questioned them closely found them all of the some same mind charged each of the men 15 and a dozen bottles of beer and pronounced thu the job done some S ome time later a state official complained coms to tvan ivan that in granting this unconventional divorce he be had exceeded his bis authority wh why y bayl exclaimed ills honor elonor indignantly nave I 1 ever butted into your affairs they wonted wanted to swap they paid me ilven happy and nobody round here has bai found fault you just go back to austin and handle your courts the way you want but this Is out of your judge reana beans jipp west of the pecos was uniformly profitable for him one day an eastern tourist entered ills his saloon and ordered a bottlo bottle of beer ile he laid down a 20 gold id piece which dean Bean promptly pt pocketed eke t the tenderfoot demanded his change and upon being denied it ii stad an all arru argument ment courts in session announced the he judge immediately that beer cast cost you 50 cents ano and youre fined 1050 for disturbing tin the peace I 1 |