Stories of Stroud. Stroud Star News and Views. 2025
1915, Stroud, OK.
Known as the “Cherokee Bad Boy”, Henry Starr was no stranger to Stroud.
In the late 1890’s he attended the local Methodist Church and grabbed a trophy feather off the hat worn by the attractive local preacher’s daughter. For weeks, when he came into town, he would proudly sport that hat feather on his shirt or jacket.
The dream of robbing two banks at one time was not new – but it had never been successful. Even the dreaded Daltons had not been able to pull such a thing off.
On March 27, 1915, Henry Starr set out to best those previous attempts. He and six accomplices attempted, simultaneously, to rob two Stroud, Oklahoma, banks.
What they had not expected was one gutsy 18 -year-old young man bringing supplies to sell in town and several local business owners would not hesitate to help them see the error of their ways.
Wounded, Starr was captured and received a twenty-five-year prison sentence.
Look for the metal cutouts near the sites of the old banks for a visual on this historic event.
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