Henry Starr (1873â€"1921) was an American criminal of the wild west
and an American actor of the silent film era.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.
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.Starr went on to form a notorious
gang that terrorized and robbed throughout northwest Arkansas around
the start of the 20th century.
and an American actor of the silent film era.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.
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.Starr went on to form a notorious
gang that terrorized and robbed throughout northwest Arkansas around
the start of the 20th century.
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