Henry Starr

Henry Starr (1873–1921) was an American criminal of the wild west and an American actor of the silent film era.[1]

Henry Starr
Picture of Henry Starr from the Oklahoma Historical Society Photograph Collection
Born
Henry Starr

(1873-12-02)December 2, 1873
Fort Gibson, Oklahoma
DiedFebruary 22, 1921(1921-02-22) (aged 47)
near Harrison, Arkansas

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.

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.

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 W. J. Myers with a .38 caliber rifle, and later died of his wounds.[5]

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References
  1. "Starr, Henry | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". www.okhistory.org. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  2. "Henry Starr on trial for murder of Floyd Wilson". The Weekly Star and Kansan. 1893-10-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  3. Burton, Art T. "FLOYD WILSON: FORT SMITH LAWMAN". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  4. "Henry Starr, the one-time celebrity outlaw". edmondlifeandleisure.com. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ""The Shooting Starr" by Neal Murphy". Shelby County Today. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2020-07-30.
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