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Henry Starr Shot in Bank Raid at Harrison Arkansas
Notorious Oklahoma bandit Henry Starr and two accomplices attempted a bank robbery at the Peoples Bank of Harrison. Starr was shot through the body by stockholder W. L. Meyers who fired from a hidden rifle in the vault. The robbers fled. Starr and companions were linked to earlier Missouri and Oklahoma robberies. Starr remained in jail and said he expected to die.
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Harrison
Ark
Henday Starr
Oklahoma
Peoples’ Bank of
Starr
W. L. Meyers
Meyers
Seligman
Arkansas Line
Arkansas
Tulsa
Henry Starr, Jr
Oklahoma City
Buck Davis
Tom Jones
Bostman
Boffman
Henry Starr
Fort Gibson
Indian Territory
George Starr
Henry
Floyd Wilson
Lenapah
Wilson
Stroud
J. B. A. Robertson
State Pardon and Parole Office
Kansas City