The two groups reached Main Street a block apart, and signaled to one another, they entered the Stroud State Bank and the first National Bank simultaneously.

In the Stroud State Bank were Samuel Lee Patrick, vice president; J. B. Charles, bookkeeper; and J. M. Reed, customer. Starr whipped out a short rifle from under his coat as his companions pulled out their six shooters. The teller drawers were quickly emptied of $1,600, and Starr ordered the hostages to open the big safe.

Patrick told him that the safe had been opened two hours earlier, and the necessary money to operate the bank removed and the time lock reset. The robbers then marched their hostages out of the bank and down the street to join the other trio.

The robbers in the First National were more successful. In the bank were Pres. O. E. Grecian; H. E. Breeding, cashier; W. A. Chastain, bookkeeper; Claude Hood, clerk; and customers Joe Evans, H. M. Fendler. Charles L. Woods, and Julian Galloway. They sacked up $4,215 in currency and silver.

When the trio saw Starr and his party saunter into the street, they ordered the First national hostages outside to join the parade. Marching their hostages before them, they moved quickly toward their horses.

Word of the holdups had spread, and the townsmen rushed to vantage points, and began shooting at the bandits with shotguns and pistols. The robbers return their fire, shooting promiscuously up and down the street to keep them from following and to clear the way of any opposition.

Despite the warning shots, the citizens continued to gather. Starr brought up the rear, using Banker Patrick as a shield. "Stand aside and let me get that bastard up there," he commanded Patrick, and aimed at Charles Guild, who was coming around the corner with a double barrel shotgun.

Starr fired one shot, the bullet pierced Guild's coat and singe his vest. Guild quickly took cover. As Starr laughed, a rifle roared at him from the alley behind Brogan's meat market across the street...

Paul Curry, a 17 year old boy, had grabbed a sawed off 30-30 Winchester rifle from the butcher shop, and taken up position behind some salt barrels in the alley. As Starr stepped from behind Patrick to shoot at Guild, curry fired.

The bullet entered Starr in the left thigh below the hip, shattering the leg bone and knocking him down. Temporary paralyzed about the waist, he tried to return fire. Curry quickly covered him and order him to lay down his weapon. Starr tossed away his gun, and fell back to the ground.

Quickly, the boy made his way to the stockyards, where the other outlaws were already mounted and riding off, except one. The outlaw was pulling at the reins, leading his horse toward Starr. Curry fired again. The bullet struck the robber in the neck, breaking his left shoulder bone and injuring his lung. At gun point, two of the hostages helped the bandit on his horse and he rode off with the others.

A mile and a half from town, the wounded robber began to lag behind. Weak from the loss of blood, he fainted and fell from his horse. His companions left him. He was soon found by a pursuing posse and taken back to Stroud. The other bandits took to the brush and were able to elude pursuing posses.

Back in Stroud, Starr and the other bandit, who was identified as Lewis Estes, were taken to the office of Dr. John Evans, and their wounds were treated. They were latter taken to the city jail, where they were questioned about their partners and their participation in other robberies. Starr admitted to most of the robberies he was question about, but refused to tell the law who had participated in them with him. Estes was accused of complicity in robbing the Carney State Bank on Dec. 29, 1914 as well as the Stroud robbery. In exchange for a "light sentence" Estes turned state evidence and informed on his partners.

On March 31, Sheriff Wooley arrested Bud Maxfield near Turley, OK. Maxfield was the bandit that held the horses. On April 8, Sheriff Arnold and Deputy Frank Miles located and arrested Claude Sawyer on his father's ranch near McAlester, OK. Sawyer was one of the men that entered the First National with Estes. On April 10, Deputy Hi Frisbee arrested Charles Johnson near Pawhuska, OK. Johnson had entered the Stroud State Bank with Starr. The other two members of the gang, Joe Davis and Lige Higgons, had fled to Arkansas and were never apprehended.

During their trials, Estes took the stand as a witness for the prosecution and testified against his companions. Sawyer was found guilty and sentenced to 5 years in prison. Maxfield was found guilty and sentenced to 7 year in prison. Johnson's attorney was able to get Estes to contradict himself during cross examination, and Johnson was acquitted of the crime. Henry in a surprise move, plead guilty and was sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary at McAlester. Estes received 5 years at hard labor for his part in the crime.