In a sleepy, small West Texas town
There lived a man who handed down
Homespun law and Pecos justice.
So rack your brain and answer this:
This hanging "judge" of world renown,
What's his name and what's the town?

Hi sushmita780,

The answer is Judge Roy Bean of Langtry, Texas. (as Bryan guessed).

There are two famous "hanging" judges: Judge Roy Bean and Judge Isaac
C. Parker. However, Judge Parker served in Arkansas.

"In the twentieth century, as the story of "Hanging Judge" Isaac Parker and
the Fort Smith court were handed down, the Judge and the events of his court
gained mythic stature..."
(...)
"For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court
for the Western District of Arkansas. His tenure was unique in the history
of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on
civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving
disputes and violence between Indians and non-Indians..."

Myths and Legends Surrounding Judge Isaac C. Parker
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okmurray/stories/legends_Isaac_Parker.htm

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"Of the many colorful characters who have become legends of the Old
West. "Hanging Judge Roy Bean," who held court sessions in his saloon
along the Rio Grande River in a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan
Desert of West Texas, remains one of the more fascinating.

According to the myth, Roy Bean named his saloon and town after the
love of his life, Lily Langtry, a British actress he'd never met.
Calling himself the "Law West of the Pecos," he is reputed to have
kept a pet bear in his courtroom and sentenced dozens to the gallows,
saying "Hang 'em first, try 'em later." Like most such legends,
separating fact from fiction is not always so easy."
(...)
"These days, almost 100,000 sightseers visit Langtry each year.
Tourists from all over the world arrive by car, train and tour bus,
seeking the romance of the American West. "Where's your hangin' tree?"
is their most common question. But from the steps of the Jersey Lily
saloon, one can only see the remnants of an old mesquite tree, a dozen
sad and dusty buildings and the hot, unforgiving Chihuahuan Desert all
about."

Desert USA: Law West of the Pecos - Judge Roy Bean
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/aug/papr/du_roybean.html


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I hope that helps.

Best regards,
Rainbow

thank you very much!

Would that have been Judge Roy Bean?

(I'm guessing.)

sushmita780-ga: Amusung doggerel verse, but not a limerick. A limerick
consists of five lines, with a rhyming pattern of aabba.
Regards, monroe22