My father spent part of his youth living in Langtry, Texas. His first wife, Leta, was the daughter of the town constable, Bart Gobble. My grandpa, Walker Trimble, was an engineer on the Southern Pacific Railroad. I assume frequented Bean’s saloon, the Jersey Lillie.
As a youngster dad regaled me with stories of the old judge. There are so many stories told about Roy Bean that it’s difficult to sep
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