Hang 'em First, Try 'em Later

By Gobs! There was nothing judicious about Judge Roy Bean

By Bruce Watson
Smithsonian.com, June 01, 1998

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Hang 'em First, Try 'em Later

By Gobs! There was nothing judicious about Judge Roy Bean

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