InRange is entirely viewer supported! www.patreon.com/inrangetv There was more than one judge who had the moniker of being "the hanging judge". I am aware that Jude Parker out of Fort Smith, AR was another one.
It's somewhat surprising to think that the wild west was basically only a 30 year period from around 1865-1895. Popular culture gives the impression ( intentionally or unintentionally) that it was far longer. There certainly seems to be a lot that happened in that relatively short period of time.
I suspect Francis Augustus Hamer might disagree about the above dates, but the telephone and motorcar certainly had a calming effect. Geoff Who watched "Tales of the Texas Rangers" as an impressionable youth.
I always love the Vignettes! There are so many important, but overlooked historical events which I would not have known about had it not been for InRangeTV.
@Mr. Shlock it's like a joke I made up about the trades ... If Michelangelo came back to life today, he'd have to take a five year apprenticeship before he could paint a fence and if Leonardo DaVinci came back, he'd have to take 7 years of Civil engineering before he could dig a trench for sewer pipe
Historical biopics are always touchy because there’s always quite a bit that gets written off as Hollywood flattery, so seeing how much of this wasn’t made for Paul Newman fascinates the hell out of me.
Hummm, next to a Shell Station there is a Tesla only charging station, I wonder if the strip mall behind has a good coffee shop or snack bar.....Geoff Who thinks there might be a business opportunity..
@@geofftimm2291 To be honest the fast chargers (up to 22kw) aren't that expensive any more. Just need somewhere near a highway with good signage reminding folks to charge up.
Of Interest: When the trains stopped for water and there was no saloon, nothing else to do, they just jerked the rope to fill their water tank and left. Thus the term "A Little Jerkwater Town".
This is some really cool American history!!! I wish I could go visit this place. Thank you, please do more. Maybe narrate what the rooms were used for. Love this short !! Bravo 👏
Really interesting video. One thing I love about this time period is the intersection of "modern" technology while still being old / wild enough that a man 3x on the run from the law could start his own town and be the only law of the land. Leads to so many fascinating stories like this one.
I visited this place as a child in the early 50s. I have a picture of my Dad standing on the porch. Being from the Gulf Coast, I mostly remember how hot and dry it was in August!
I need a video on The Thibodaux Massacre. I live there and will happily send you a copy of John DeSantis' book covering the event. I respect the hell out of you for covering the Danziger Bridge shooting.
There's a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Texas called "Judge Roy Scream" named after him. Been there since 1980. I had no idea what the actual context or backstory was about the man himself. Thanks for this primer about Judge Roy Bean, I've been meaning to learn more about the man.
Thanks for the video Karl! I appreciate that you get clear images of all the signage (so now I know that Lillie Langtry visited Langtry in 1904, less than a year after Bean died).
I am reminded of two Ohio judges back in the 50s, "Harangue em and Hang em Harrigan" and "Try em and fry em O'Brian" neither at the level of death penalty cases, but laid a heavy hand of the law on drunk drivers. Geoff Who was told the tale as a youth by a neighbor who alleged a rich guy paid the fines levied on his nere-do-well son and said "Cheaper to hang him!"
I remember really liking the film "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" as a young teenager. I now know it was only loosely based on the life of the real man.
Ahh... You're close to my hometown, Brackettville. Hopefully you made a short video about Fort Clark. LOTS of historical things to cover. If you didn't, and come back to the area, I'd be happy to put you in touch with the local historian (and tag along).
Great story. I always wondered about him because years ago there was a burger restaurant chain named after him in Dallas. The decor was much like that old saloon. They died probably 20 years ago and I miss them.
Good video as usual. I had read somewhere that Bean sold watered down milk while in San Antonio. As to the claim of "Hanging Judge", I thought that was Isaac Charles Parker of Arkansas. My grandmother's maiden name was Bean and I have heard rumors of relations, but I doubt it.
The town of Langtry was named after George Langtry who supervised the construction of the railroad. Bean later made the claim that he had named it after Lily.
