Bud Starr
Bud Starr was taken from officers by a mob near Bumeyville, in the Chickasaw Nation, and hanged, according to a telegram from Fort Smith, Arkansas, dated November 29, 1886, which cites good authority. The telegram says he was expected at Fort Smith but did not arrive there. The Iowa Plain Dealer printed the report in December 1886 and noted that it was not confirmed. Bud Starr is recorded here as a death in custody at the hands of a mob, in November 1886.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Fort Smith, Arkansas telegram citing good authority reported that vigilantes took Bud Starr from officers near Bumeyville in the Chickasaw nation and hanged him.
Reported by: Fort Smith, Ark. telegram citing good authority (reporters).