Thanks. I didn’t know that.
Yes. Sort of an odd story, no pun intended.
He was an teller at a bank and was accused of embezzlement. The police/feds were on to him and he took his money and fled the country, leaving behind his beloved wife and daughter.
She later became ill and the authorities believed O’Henry would come and visit her.
He did and was arrested and spent three years in prison, writing stories to provide income to his daughter. His wife died while he was in prison.