The Only Law West of the Pecos
05/08/25 • 22 min
Judge Roy Bean may have been THE LAW west of the Pecos River, but he NEVER followed the rules.
If you’d like to learn more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
History: Scoundrel Bean, bride wed San Fernando - https://www.mysanantonio.com/life/life_columnists/paula_allen/article/History-Scoundrel-Bean-bride-wed-San-Fernando-4392930.php
Judge Roy Bean: The Law, the Lies, and Lillie - https://texashighways.com/travel-news/judge-roy-bean-the-law-the-lies-and-lillie-in-langtry/
Looking Back – Judge Roy Bean - https://www.harriscountylawlibrary.org/ex-libris-juris/2017/3/15/looking-back-judge-roy-bean
PHOTOS OF THE JERSEY LILLY SALOON –
Judge Roy Bean may have been THE LAW west of the Pecos River, but he NEVER followed the rules.
If you’d like to learn more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
History: Scoundrel Bean, bride wed San Fernando - https://www.mysanantonio.com/life/life_columnists/paula_allen/article/History-Scoundrel-Bean-bride-wed-San-Fernando-4392930.php
Judge Roy Bean: The Law, the Lies, and Lillie - https://texashighways.com/travel-news/judge-roy-bean-the-law-the-lies-and-lillie-in-langtry/
Looking Back – Judge Roy Bean - https://www.harriscountylawlibrary.org/ex-libris-juris/2017/3/15/looking-back-judge-roy-bean
PHOTOS OF THE JERSEY LILLY SALOON –
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The Shoemaker
During the gold rush of Alder Rush, was Clubfoot George Lane merely a mild-mannered shoemaker with a limp? Or was he part of the notorious road agent gang who called themselves “The Innocents?”
If you'd like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out the following links:
THE ROAD AGENTS - https://southwestmt.com/blog/the-road-agents/#:~:text=Brief%20Account%3A%20Originally%20from%20Massachusetts%2C,and%20hang%20him%20as%20well
THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA – https://www.hhhistory.com/2018/06/the-vigilantes-of-montana.htmlCLUBFOOT
GEORGE’S CLUBFOOT - https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6169#:~:text=Even%20after%2043%20years%2C%20George%27s,and%20straight%20razor
ONE FOOT IN THE PAST - https://westernwriters.org/round-up/ru-april22-vigilantes.pdf#:~:text=as%20%E2%80%9CClubfoot%20George,vicious%20gang%20of%20road%20agents
PHOTO OF GEORGE LANE’S FOOT - https://truewestmagazine.com/article/lane-by-a-foot/
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If you’d like to know more about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ar-georgemaledon/
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/george-maledon-5748/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151220571/anna-maledon
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