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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
TEXAS JUDGES JUSTICE.
How Roy Bean, ''The law West of
the Pecos," Disposes of Cases-HIs
story of, a "GuiIty'' Man.

How Roy Bean, ''The Law West of
the Pecos," Disposes of Cases-His
story of a "GuiIty" Man.
From the New York Tribune.
Almost every one who spends any
length OF time in Texas hears of Judge
Roy Bean, of Langtry, better known
as "the law west of the Pecos," than
whom no judge since the days of Solo
mon has been more original Many
make pilgrimages to the little town on
the Southern Pacific which is named
after THE Jersey Lily" for the ex-
press purpose of meeting this eccentric
justice.
He was just starting for a ride when
a New Yorker reached the Bean saloon,
which is the fountain of justice for a
district as large as an Eastern state.
He posed for a picture, and then dash
ed off over the sun dried plain, sitting
in the saddle as though he were a part
of it and as full of life as a yearling
COW puncher. While he was riding the
New Yorker spent an hour listening to
stories of his wonderful ways of deal
ing out justice.
He had not been a justice a month
before he distinguished himself by an
original decision said a. Langtry mer-
chant who knows him we'll. They
were just building the railroad and
Bean kept a progressive saloon. That
is, he followed the road builders and at
each camp established his bar 1t was
easily done, piling up four walls of
loose stone, stretching a piece of cam
vas across them for the roof and
stringing a board from wall to wall to
serve as a bar. He usually named the
camps, and this one he had called
Vinegerone. At the request of the rail-
road contractor Gov. Ireland commits
stoned him justice of the peace and
gave him a company of rangers to
support his authority. In a day or two
one of the white bosses shot a China
man. Another white man who had a
grudge to settle swore out a warrant
for the arrest of the murderer. The
rangers brought him into court, follow
ed by all the white men of the sur
rounding camps.
1--WE demand an immediate trial.
said the spokesman of what was Virtu-
ally a rescue party, for the whites were
determined to free the man if Judge
Bean did not.
"'This here trial won't come off I'M
til tomorrow said the Judge. Stake
your horses and make yourselves at
home
THE result was that much good
money passed over Judge Beans bar.
When he called the court by climbing
upon the bar and hammering upon ii
with the butt of his revolver he re-
fused to take testimony, on the ground
that he knew all about the case, any
way, and came almost Immediately to
his decision.
" 4 have examined the statutes, and
1 can find nowhere anything which
says that it is a crime to kill a China
man. If any one can show me that it
is crime I'll hold this prisoner, and if
not l will let him go. Speak now, or
forever hold your peace, so help me
God!' And forthwith the man was dis
charged"
An historic verdict of a certain Texas
judge deals with the marriage and di-
vorce of two Mexican couples This
decision attracted the attention of a
higher court. Couples come from mines
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

In every direction to have this notorl-
Gus judge marry them. 1t was con-
sidered good luck. Among others who
came were two Mexican couples. The
Judge married them with an original
whiskey drinking ceremony. In two
months they app9lred again. They had
made a mistake, they said, and want
ed to swap wives.
That's easy, said the Judge. I'll
divorce YOU
He gave the necessary decision In
open court, and collected SIS from each
of the men. The Mexicans then
changed wives and started home salts
fed. They did not get beyond hear
ing before the judge called them back.
You must be married again." he
said. Five dollars apiece, please"
The Mexicans protested, but the
Judge insisted that he could not let
them go back unmarried, for it was
against the law. The case was brought
to the attention of the judge of an
other court. who wrote saying:
It's all right this time, but for Gods
sake don't divorce any more couples -
There is certain Texas judge who
has one sort of justice for his friends
and another for those he does not like
Consequently when a young Langtry
Mexican citizen he fled to neigh
boring town, fearing a long sentence
because the judge did not like him.
The Mexican swore out a warrant, but
the constable was unable to serve it.
When the Judge heard that the opera
tor had fled he sent this word to his
friends:
Tell him to come back; I'll take care
of him. l don't like him over much,
but hate that Mexican"
The next day the Mexican came to
the judge, saying the young man had
returned and demanding his arrest.
The judge shook his head, and an
swered
Il issued one warrant for him. 1t
was returned unsatisfied. The law
distinctly says a man cannot be twice
put in jeopardy of his life."
Attorneys from Houston sometimes
appear before Judge Bean They don't
know what to think when he gets
statutes. but the judge waves them
aside.
We'll SIR" he says, 81 don't want
anything to do with that sort of thing.
Those laws were made by men who
know nothing of the conditions in this
part of Texas. I'd have you know
that l, Roy Bean, am the law west of
the RecOS.
If they object too strenuously he de-
clares them in contempt and fines
them.
Before they We're through with these
and other stories the judge returned
from his ride and took a hand in the
game.
80, you're from New York. are
you?" he questioned. well. one of
the grittiest chaps / ever met came
from that burg"
Tell the story, Roy" demanded one
of his friends.
The man was Joe Stokes" began
the judge Perhaps you've heard of
his brother Ed 1t was when I was
younger and running a saloon out at
San Gabriel. Itwas a feast Sunday.
and a couple of thousand men and wo-
men, most of them'pretty tough, gath
cred around the old mission for a days
sport. Young Stokes. mild of manner.
neat in dress, rode in from Los Angeles
about noon and put up at my place
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

l had never seen him before. but 1
liked his looks from the first. Soon
one of the toughs, a noted bully and
bad man, came in He looked the
stranger over and asked:
% Well, whar in he'll did you blow in
from?
- came from New York said
young Stokes. quietly enough.
- 1 just don't know where New York
is, but l reckon it's up North some
whar, whar you prizes the sun up with
a handsDike.
The sun never sets in New York,
was Stokes quiet response.
1T enraged the man, who declared
he was the Wild Wolf of Arka nsas.
- was the bloodiest man in the
Cherokee Nation, he howled; I'm a
halfbreed Cherokee, I am. On my way
out here l killed three Mexicans and
a soldier a Fort Yuma. Been here
three weeks, and amt killed nobody
yet It's up to me to give these Next
cans a funeral. If you open your
mouth I'll kill YOU
Young Stokes laughed in his face.
Please, Mr.. Man, don't bury me alive.
BE keerful, stranger; l shoot, cut
and kill, l do
Il was watching it all from behind
the bar. l liked the chap, and slips
him a gun without the bad man see
ing. The Wild Wolf continued his
insulting remarks.
." You are not dangerous said
Stokes. You won't hurt me-
with that the bad man jumped into
the air, cracked his heels and yelled
at the crowd:
Cit out of the way; I'm going to
shoot.
The crowd scattered. but as the
bad man reached for his gun Stokes
pressed the one which 1 had given him
against his breast. Hold up your
hands or I'll kill you! he said.
THE Wild Wolf held up. He obeyed
an order to unbuckle his cartridge belt
and let his revolver fall to the floor.
Now, take your position in that
corner ordered Stokes, calling for
cigar and lighting it. He puffed in
silence until it was burning freely,
keeping the bad man covered all the
while. I am going to stick the fiery
end of this cigar to your nose he said
finally, and keep it there until it goes
out. If you move the Mexicans will
have a funeral
He carried out the threat, announc-
ing to the admiring crowd that he could
whip any man in Texas who did not
like him.
The old justice can tell Western sto-
ries by the hour. and when. he dies
Texas will lose one of her picturesque
characters. He is a Kentuckian by
birth, from the year 1922 but his child
hood was spent in Missouri. He has
been in the Southwest since 1876.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
NO SHIP CONFERENCES.

German Paper Denies Meeting BE-
tween Imperial Government and
Lines.
Hamburg, Oct. 6.-The Hamburger
Nacrichten says there have been no
conferences between the imperial gov
ernment and the HAMBURG
American and the North Ger
man lines regarding the sub
stdy granted by the British gov
eminent TO the Cunard line. The paper
also denies that the German lines are
TO increase their second-class fares
and confirms the many previous re-
ports that the Holland American line
is to be incorporated in the Internation-
al Mercantile Marine Company.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Tenth Session of National Body
Opened Yesterday.

Colorado Springs, Colo. Oct. 6-The
tenth National Irrigation Congress
opened to-day under circumstances es-
pecially suspicious, Great significance
is lent to the congress this year
through the fact that the irrigation
movement has been taken out of the
sphere of merely a propaganda and
given a national importance through
the action of the last Congress IN pass
ing a bill authorizing the proceeds
from the sale of state lands to be used
for irrigation purposes in the several
states. President Roosevelt sent a
message of congratulation and cordial
sympathy to be read before the con-
gross. The message read
Accept my hearty good wishes.
Nothing has been done in which I have
taken greater interest during my adj
ministraticn than the Inauguration OF
nationally aided irrigation. Theodore
Roosevelt"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
TR|FL|NG WITH YOUR HEAL TA
Is like Playing with a loaded
Gun. If you have Kid
ney Trouble attend
to it at once.

II is easy to tell whether your kid
neys or bladder are diseased Take a
bottle or glass tumbler and fill it with
urine. If there is sediment-a powder
like substance-after standing a day
and night, if it is pale or discolored,
ropy or stringy, there is something
wrong with the kidneys. Other sure
signs of disease are a desire to urinate
often, pain in the back, or if your urine
stains linen.
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The Rev. Henry P. Miller pastor
Baptist Church, Spartanburg, S. c.,
writes:
For eleven years 1 suffered with
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swimming in the head, dull head
ache and numbness OF the limbs
Several physicians prescribed for
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I then began the use of DR.. David
Kennedy's Favorite Remedy, and in
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Washington, Oct. 3.-Alfred w Bew,
said to be a well-to-do resident OF
Philadelphia. dropped dead in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad ticket
office here to-day. Mrs Bew was
across the street and saw her husband
fall, but he had expired before she
could reach him. He was II years old
They reached the city yesterday from
Florida, where they had been visiting
their daughter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

work and geometrical patterns, while
the Chinese like minute bas-reliefs of
men, gods, dragons, mountains and
landscapes. A handsome shell with
candle within ranges from 81 up to $50,
according to size and workmanship. 1t
is durable and is used as an ornament
in church or a josshOuse for many
years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
TICKET ENDORSED.

Greater New York Democracy En-
dOrses State Ticket
New York, Oct. 6.-The Executive
Committee of Greater New York De-
mocracy met tonight and adopted i
resolution endorsing the Democratic
state ticket. 1t was decided, however,
to nominate a separate state ticket by
petition in order to have a separat !.
column on the ballot and qualify at the
next election.
1t was determined in New York City
10. place complete opposing ticket
IL the field, the argument being that
thls would bring out several thousand
Independent votes for the state ticket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Butte, Mont. Oct. 6.-Advices from
Phoenix, Ariz.. tell of the death of
Robert +. Lee. C'Barbarian Brown J
one of the most unique characters of
the West. During the Jamison raid
in South Africa he acted as mediator
between Kruger and the raiders. Dur
ing the panic Of 1898 he went to Chi
cago and with Coin" Harvey launch
ed the publication, Coin"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

"A trail of reze majesty convictions
has followed Emperor Williams recent
trips through Germany. A Berlin dis
patch says that the Dusseldorf visit
cost an aggregate of nineteen years
of imprisonment for insult to
majesty. During 1902 643 prosecutions
for leze majesty were tried in Berlin,
of which 1876 We're thrown out of court
as false. The sentences varied be-
tween five years and twelve months.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
THE PATRICK CASE.
Counsel for Condemned Man Wants
Extension for Appeal.

Extension for Appeal.
Albany, n. Y, Oct, edgar J. Koh-
Ter, representing J. c. Tomlinson. Sc
nior counsel for Albert r. Patrick, now
under sentence of death for the murder
of the aged millionaire w. NJ. Rice, in
New York city, appeared before the
Court of Appeals to-day and asked for
a ruling as to whether the law passed
by the last Legislature limiting to six
months the time within which appeals
in murder cases must be argued applies
to this case. Mr.. Kohler stated that If
the law does apply the appeal must be
argued at the present term unless the
court grants an extension of time.
which it has the power to do. The
court took the papers and reserved de-
Cision
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
FEDERATION COUNCIL SITS.
Big Labor Organization Represen
tatives Meet for a Week.

tatives Meet for a Week.
Washington, Oct. 6.-The Executive
Council of the American Federation of
Labor began weeks session here to-
day The report of the secretary and
treasurer shows the organization to be
in excellent condition; that an increase
of more than 200, 900 members has been
gained in the last four months; that
the official magazine, the American
Federationist, is on a sound basis
financially and otherwise; that there
are now more than 900 volunteer or
ganizers throughout the country and
thirty salaried organizers directly en-
ployed by the American Federation of
Labor and 24O organizers employed by
affiliated national unions.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
The Berlin Tariff.

Berlin, Oct 6.-The report of the
Tariff Committee of the Reichstag
recommends that the Reichstag adopt
the bill as amended in committee and
pass resolutions requesting the Bun
desrath to investigate if the taxation of
tobacco can be simDlified in the inter-
ests of the smaller growers
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
FRENCH MINE STRIKE.
Twenty-Five Thousand Idle but No
DisorderIiness

Paris, Oct THE delegates to the
national committee of French miners
will meet to-day to decide whether an
immediate general strike is to be or
dered. Agitation in favor of this meas
ure has been in progress for some time.
1t is estimated that %, 900 men have
already stopped work in the northern
coal fields, but no serious disorders
have yet occurred, the government hav-
ing sent gendarmes and troops to
threatened points.
The demands of the miners include
fixed minimum wages, an eight-hour
day, and the establishment of old age
pensions. A strong minority of the
miners is actively opposing the strike.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
HANNA ISSUES CHALLENGE.
Invites Mayor Tom L. johnson to
Tariff Debate.

Tarin Debate.
Cleveland, o., Oct. 6.-In his speech
at Steubenville to-day, Senator Hanna
challenged Mayor Tom l.. Johnson to
a debate on the tariff, the subject to be
discussed from a strictly economic
standpoint and with no reference to
monopoies. Senator Hanna's chal-
lenge was telegraphed to Mayor John
son at Wooster and he Immediately re-
piled that he would accept the chal-
lenge and would debate the subject in
any way or any time that Senator Ham
ma might name. Mayor johnson will
be in Cleveland from Oct. II until
election day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

Liu Kun VI and Chang Chi Tung be-
tween them. ruled the Yang-tse valley
for many years. They were regarded
as among the most enlightened men in
the Chinese empire and We're favora bly,
disposed toward foreigners. They did
everything in their power to prevent
the Boxer outbreak. Liu Kun VI was
about GA years Of age.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
LOCAL TROUBLE.
International Association Doesn't
Recognize New Orleans Strike

Detroit, Oct. 6.-The international
executive board of the Street Railway
Employees Association met here to-day
and issued a statement relative to the
New Orleans strike. The board an
nounced that the amalgamated associa-
ton had no strike on in New Orleans.
the trouble being entirely between the
local company and it's men, but stated
that the responsibility for the strike
rested upon the company owing to its
failure to make a uniform agreement
with its employees.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
STILL IN THE MUD.
Merchants and Miners Steamships
Cargo Being Iightered.

Baltimore, Oct. 6.-The Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company's
steamer Dorchester, coming up the
Chesapeake bay from Providence to
Baltimore, and which ran aground on
Poplar Island yesterday morning. Is
still stuck fast in the mud. Her cargo
is being lightered and the officials of
the company expect to float the vessel
on the next high tide. They say the
steamer has not been damaged. At
midnight the vessel was still aground
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Engine jumped Trnck

Mount Pleasant, Tex, Oct. 6.-The
engine attached to a Cotton Belt pass
enger train jumped the track nine miles
west of this place. turning over and
killing Engineer Cicero King and Fire
man L. w. Ashcroft. None of the
passengers was hurt.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Lin Kun vi. Shanghai.

Shanghai. Oct 6.-Liu Kun vi. the
famous viceroy of Marking, died to-
day.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Josie Cnr.on, East Las vegas. n NJ

East Las Vegas. n. NJ, Oct. 6.-Mrs.
Josie Carson Squires, better known as
Josie Carson, daughter of Kit Carson.
the noted scout and Indian fighter. is
dead at the Territorial Insane Asylum.
She was admitted from Ration in 1898.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
OBITUARY..
Rev. Canon G. RavvIinson. Londol

London. Oct. 6.-Rev. Canon George
Rawlinson, canon Of Canterbury since
1872. died at Canterbury this evening
He was born in 1912.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07

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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-07
Fibroid Turnors Cured.
Hayes Appealing to Mrs. Pinham for Helps

DEAR Mrs PINKHAM-I have doctors
men for long time without relief They tell bod
sit down without PAIN
up my spine have bearing down both back and front Ny alb
petite not good cannot walk be feet for length of time
The symptoms OF Fbrod Iumor given little book
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ViruIent Cancer Cured.

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An old mar there had long suffered
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Saved From an Awful Fate.

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