Henry Starr
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 Picture of Henry Starr from the Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection | |
| Born | Henry Starr December 2, 1873 |
| Died | February 22, 1921 (aged 47) near Harrison, Arkansas |
Henry Starr (1873–1921) was an American criminal of the wild west and an American actor of the silent film era.[1]
Biography[]
Starr was a horse thief and train robber. Distantly related to Sam Starr, husband of Belle Starr, he was the last in a long line of Starr family criminals.[citation needed]
Starr was tried for the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal Floyd Wilson in 1893.[2][3] Twice sentenced by Judge Isaac Parker to hang for murder, following a series of appeals and Starr's confrontation with Cherokee Bill, who was attempting a prison break, his sentence was reduced to a sentence of imprisonment for manslaughter. Starr was eventually granted a Presidential pardon and released.[4][5]
Starr went on to form a notorious gang that terrorized and robbed throughout northwest Arkansas around the start of the 20th century.[citation needed]
He was imprisoned again in 1915, wrote his memoirs and, released on parole, even portrayed himself in the silent film, A Debtor to the Law (1919).[1] While attempting to rob a bank in Harrison, Arkansas, in 1921, he was shot by the bank president with a .38 caliber rifle, and later died of his wounds.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Starr, Henry | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Henry Starr on trial for murder of Floyd Wilson". The Weekly Star and Kansan. 1893-10-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Burton, Art T. "FLOYD WILSON: FORT SMITH LAWMAN". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Henry Starr, the one-time celebrity outlaw". edmondlifeandleisure.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b ""The Shooting Starr" by Neal Murphy". Shelby County Today. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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