It's All in the Interpretation

The following appeared in the Berkshire Genealogist, Volume 27, Number 1.
You will enjoy it!:
An amateur genealogy researcher discovered that his great-great uncle,
Remus Starr, a fellow lacking in character, was hanged for horse stealing
and train robbery in Montana in 1889.
The only known photograph of Remus shows him standing on the gallows.
On the back of the picture in this inscription: "Remus Starr; horse thief,
sent to Montana Territorial Prison 1883, escaped 1887, robbed the Montana Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged in 1889."
In a family history subsequently written by his descendant, Remus' picture is cropped, scanned in as an enlarged image, and edited with image processing software so that all that's seen is a headshot. The accompanying revisionist history states:
"Remus Starr was a famous cowboy in the Montana Territory. His business empire grew to include acquistion of valuable equestrian assets and intimate dealings with the Montana Railroad. Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital investigation run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Remus passed away during an important
civic function held in his honor when
the platform upon which he was standing
suddenly collapsed."