European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Langtry  bom on the Isle Al Jersey. Lily came to Langtry but not before the judge had died. I Only wish now could have coma sooner she was quoted As saying during a Brief appearance at the depot in front of the Saloon end an adjacent opera House that bore her name. Bean swore he named the town itself after the actress for whom he carried a Torch until he died in his billiard room in March 1903. Some argue today that the town s name sprang irom a less romantic source a construction Engineer named George Langtry. It was near Langue Al dead Man s Gulch that a Silver Spike joined the transcontinental tracks of the Sunset route new the Southern Pacific on Jan. 12, 1883. The tracks stretched from new Orleans to san Francisco culling through Limestone Cliffs and Rocky Hills and spanned the treacherous Waters Al the Pecos River. A historic matter Al a Scenic Point near Langtry notes that the Railroad crossed the Pecos in 091 and at the Lime was the world s longest such Bridge at 2,180 feet and its highest at 321 eel. In 1696. Judge bean used the serpentine flow of the Rio Grande to duty the american and mexican governments atonal with the Texas rangers by staging in outlawed world championship boxing match on the Riverbank although the Story surely has been embellished ii is historic fact that bean lured the Bob Fitzsimmons palar Maher world heavyweight bout to Langtry alter the fight was banned at several proposed Sites. At the time boxing was outlawed in most of the United slates so the fight was booked into Juarez Mexico. Fight fans writers and hangers on had gathered across the River in Elpaso when word arrived that the mexican government had torpedoed the match. White scrambling futilely for an alternate site the promoters received Telegram from Roy bean inviting them to Langtry. " and so it was Shakon the morning of feb. 22 a special train packed with boxing fans arrived in Langtry about the same Lime As 18 Texas rangers who had bean s "everyday"pl,Tol,�.44smllh Wotton american a inhibited Wutti hot fun Golf Taw teat notary of a handcuff at the Tatge Roy bean visitor cent Erin Langtry. Been sent in to Stop the fight. Unruffled the wily old fudge announced thai the Light would be staged across the River in Mexico and out of the rangers jurisdiction. When the extra Supply of Beer that bean had ordered from san Antonio had been considerably diminished the sports lol towed Roy bean Down the main Street of Langley to the Rio Grande says Jack skites. They crossed the River on a footbridge built especially for the event and watched Bob Fitzsimmons Knock out Peter Maher in the first  Skiles said both Fitzsimmons and Roy bean pocketed some easy Money that Day and the Eastern writers made the judge famous with their stories about the Law West of the Pecos. One such Story concerned a Hobo who toppled off the Bridge spanning Eagle nest Canyon and was found dead the next Day by a Section Crew. Judge bean s inquest failed to identify the Man but did turn up $40 and a pistol. Bean fined the Corpse $40 for carrying a concealed weapon and confiscated the pistol. Irate victims the Corpse excluded sometimes protested Jersey Lilly Justice to Federal authorities but never to much Avail. His superiors knew the territory. He was the Man for the place.," said a Federal judge named . Falvey who presided Over the southwestern District that extended from Del Rio to Elpaso. He was distinctly a creation of circumstances. He was in control of the situation and Hla control was the Only one possible. Hia decisions were not always according to the Law and fact but hey were accepted and that was the big Point. He was what he claimed to be the Law West of the  tickling the taste buds with United press internationale Verj in posh hotels texans and Texas lovers go wild Over to Altas those warm tortillas rolled around marinated meat with the Condi rhenus of each diner s Choice. The Fairmont in Dallas weaves in an additional ethnic strand when ii turns out this Tex Max favorite leaving the preparation to a Frenchman named Gerard Bahon. The recipe can be made with several cuts of beef or indeed with Chicken for that matter. But a Cul called skirt Steak seems to work Best. The marinade helps with tender zing. In addition to the Lajitas themselves chel Bahon otters his recipes for guacamole and Pica de a to two of the most Papular condiments. Fairmon fajitas 3 pounds beef prel ratify skirt Steak 1 Green ten Pepper 1 red Bell Pepper t onion 2 ounces fresh chopped Cilantro coriander leaves used As an Hart