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were two people In II. Bullock told me
to guard the door. He said Hands up!
to the men in the bank. and said to me
Guard the door, 1 heard him say. Hands
up! Hands up 1 looked around. and he
said, Guard that door, Guard that door!
THE men threw up their hands. He
walked inside and went into the vault.
He told me IL anybody came to the door
to shoot. but 1 didn't have any intention
to do it,
''He was in the vault about three min
utes. Then he came out with both money
drawers. He had some money in his
coat pocket.
II heard a shot. and saw one of the
men stagger. | looked at him, and he
said, Watch that door, I tell you
He asked the young fellow in the
bank. Where is the key to that back
door,
THE man said. 1T is unlocked
Il started to follow him, and he said,
Keep your guns on those men,
Dash for Liberty.
He broke the screen door at the back.
1 ran after him and we jumped over a
fence. l followed him on a run. / asked
him to stop, but he said. Come on
asked him two or three times to give up.
but he would not.
I'VE ran along the river He tried TO
SWIM across, but he couldn't because OF
his clothes. They commenced TO shoot at
us near a farmhouse They shot eight
or ten times.
II put up my hands and gave up, out
in the middle of the field. He took the
guns.
He said. Give me the guns and stay
here. I'm not going to give up. A real
robber fights on until the last. I'll die
first
Il saw him go into cornfeld. 1 got
into a buggy.
They kept shooting at him. Bullock
shot twice that l know of. / didn't get
any money. l didn't ask him for it be-
cause knew 1 was going to get caught.
He told me he had broken into a dry
goods store in New York. He never told
me his real name. but when we were in
Kansas City he said we were near his
home town, and that he was running a
risk.
He told me In Kansas City that the
folks lived there. He said, Il would like
awfully well to see them, but you can't
tell when you've got friend They might
peach for the reward
Il have grip at Memphis. Bullock
has my check for it in his pocket He
has a vest and a revolver in my grip.
He had S131 in the Florida National Bank
at Jacksonville. He wrote checks to me
for it and signed the name James Don
aldson. L drew So once, and then $126.'
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American Musical Enthusiasm.


A London dispatch announces that Her
mann Klein. who Is a teacher of sing
ing In New York, has entertained an Eng
fish audience with a lecture entitled 1.-THE
Truth About Music in America" Musical
enthusiasm, he declared. Is largely a pose
of American women. No musical education
exists in the country. Ragtime is really
preferred to chamber music. American
artists are only appreciated by their
countrymen after they have achieved sue
cess elsewhere. Finally. he attacked the
star system In opera, church music and
concerts as II exists in the United States.
There is a great deal OF truth In the
remarks which Mr.. Klein let fall. The
dissemination Of the truth concerning a
disagreeable situation is often a necessary
prelude to its reform. There have been
criticisms just as severe as those OF Mr.
Klein directed against British Phiiistinisni
on the subject Of music. The Londoners
might have been moved to consider their
own case IL the lecturer had made 1t the
subject of a part of his eloquence. Blu;
neither did he take that candid course
nor pay the graceful tribute to the gen.
uine love of art which, while not so
widespread in this new country as II will
be some day. undoubtedly exists
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JOHN w. MORRIS, Ola # Street NV.

stated, that the couple left the hotel, and
il was about the same hour that they
were seen in the station. 1t is thought
they left here on the New York train
at 1890 o'clock that morning, as they
reached Hartford Sunday and registered
at Longs Hotel under the fictitious
names.
When Inspector Boardman learned that
the name of Reid had been found on the
clothing worn by the man he recalled
that inquiry had been made for Reid A
detective was sent to interview a member
of the tailoring firm Of Sells Bros, 6lj
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and 1t was ascer-
tanned from him that the clothes for
Reid had been made only short while
ago.
The clerks at the store had no personal
acquaintance with Reid, but recalled that
his description Tailed with that given
of the man who was found in the Hart
ford hotel Mrs. CAN'T was notified last
night of the finding of the body of the
woman supposed to be that of her sister,
and relatives In this city were also told
of the affair.
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Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HARTFORD, Conn. November "a
With every evidence of a suicide pact the
body Of Blanche Ferguson Of Washing
ton, d. c.. and F. J. Reid of the same
place. were found in room 81 in Long
Bros Hotel on State street late yester-
day afternoon The woman had been
dead for several hours, and 1t was first
thought that the man was dead, but he
w2s later resuscitated and is now in the
Hartford Hospital. A bottle of morphine,
which had contained sixty grains. was
found on table in the room. nearly
empty, and two drinking glasses had
dregs of the same drug in the bottom.
The couple. to all appearances. had agreed
to die together. and after taking the dose
lay down on the bed. fully dressed, side
by side.
No notes or anything else to indicate
their intentions were left. They had only
IA cents in money. but had paid their
hotel bills in vance. They registered
Canton. Ohio. and gave the impression to
the hotel employees that they were q
bridal party on their honeymoon.
Locked in Their Room.
Yesterday the couple failed to leave
maid had tried several times to enter
by means of her pass key. but the key
had been left i'm the lock on the inside
and she could not get in. In the after
noon other employees tried to get into the
room to hang out flags in honor OF Presi-
dent Taft's visit to the city, and then
groan was heard from inside the room.
The tranSom was removed and one OF
the men reached through and unlocked
the door. Then the pair was found.
A doctor was called, and at first said
both were dead, but while waiting for
Medical Examiner Fuller he detected
signs of life in the man and administered
restoratives, and he was hurried to the
hospital.
The couple had but few clothes. ex-
cept those they wore. The woman had
nothing save an extra necktie, and the
man had an extra suit of wooden under
wear, which had been worn. He had a
well worn gold-plated stickpin, the de-
sign being a knot. and wore an Eagles
button on his coat.
Identified by Tailor's Tag.
The tailor's tag had been torn from
his vest, but another tag was found in
his inside coat pocket. The suit was
made by a Washington firm Of tailors
October 0. and bore the following:
October 8. Sell Brothers, importers and
tailors, 6l5 Pennsylvania avenue north
west, Washington, ID. c. Number lI25
Name, F. j. Reid.
A tailor's tag in his overcoat, which
was not a new one, bore the name Of a Chi
cago firm of tailorS The suit of clothes
made in Washington was OF dark mixed
goods and Of fine texture. All the rest
of his clothes were of good make.
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The picture OF 0arrick In the witness
box. tongue-tied. and smothered With
confusion. 10 an amasing ono. For Gar
rick, where speaking was concerned. VA
the pride Of London. Members OF par
lament envied him his powers. Burke
enyied him. There 10 that instance IN
parliament when. during q heated DE-
bate, Q member moved that the gallsry
be cleared. This was ordered % Be done
and the strangers withdrew. All saw
Garrick. Stii the member objected Thsu
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up spaks Burke. Would II be fair to ex-
ciude nom their debates the master of
the art Of spsakinsf no demanded. For
himself he was proud TO acknowledge
his indebtedness to 0arrick Fox fol-
lowed In the same strain. And Town
oheno. the house then voted that the
stranger should remain" And 0arrick
did not bulge!
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Benares.
From the London Chronicle.

Benares, where Mrs. Annie Besane is
striving to found a university, is one OF
the Oldest cities I'm the world. and had at
tanned fame before ever Nebuchadnezzar
had captured Jerusalem, or Roman had
even been heard of. A holy city from
time immemorial 1t is not only the resort
Of vast numbers of poor pilgrims. but a
Mace OF retirement for wealthy Hindoos.
who wish to devote their Old age to ex-
piatory washings In the sacred Gauges.
and Benares trades. as Is usual. Oh the
roId-embro;Gered cloth and filigree work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
First Robbery Last Month.

Early In October two revolvers were
stolen from a hardware store in Law
renee. Earl Bullock was suspected OF the
theft.
When d. s. Wood. a deputy sheriff,
went to arrest him he found Bullock had
gone to Eudora. He followed him. arriv-
ing in time to find Bullock in the bank
talking to the cashier. Wood told Bullock
he was under arrest.
AS Wood turned to talk to Wilson Bull
lock drew a revolver from his pocket and
forced the deputy sheriff and the cashier
to walk into the bank vault, the door OF
which he closed after them. Bullock then
took $500 and hurried to Lawrence.
Two hours after they had been locked
up Wood and Wilson were released from
the vault.
Wood telegraphed to Lawrence of his
adventure, and Wilson Pringle. a police
man. was sent to the home Of Bullock's
mother to see IL the young man was
there.
Bullock had just arrived by train from
Eudora. He met the policeman at the
door of his mothers house. shot from
one of the stolen revolvers was BullOck's
reply when the officer told him he was
under arrest. The bullet struck Pringle
in the neck. and he died few days later
After staying Pringle. Bullock disap-
peared, and until yesterday his where.
abouts were not known.
All the money taken from the bank yes.
terday was found in BullOck's pockets
after he shot himself Cashier STAIRS
wound is said to be not serious.
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May Take Opposite Course.

On the other hand. 1t is stated that the
court has decided to follow the usual
legal procedure of treating each soldier
witness as innocent unless there is salts
factory evidence to the contrary. AS
proof Of this disposition on the part of
the court it is stated that soldiers will be
represented by proper counsel and pro-
tected In all their legal rights.
Inasmuch as the soldiers have already
submitted all the proof they can posi-
bly, produce, including the testimony of
their officers and comrades to their
whereabouts on the night of the raid, and
it was not satisfactory to the authorities
of the War Department, it will be inter-
esting to see how the present court will
act In the mater. 1t is taken for grant
ed that no soldier will risk attendance at
the court unless he Is entirely convinced
that there is no evidence against him.
An effort will be made to have the court
hold public sessions.
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Makes q Confession.

Mrs Georgiana w. Proctor, sixty-seven
years old, widow OF Morgan b. Proctor,
who was a widely known farmer of
Rockingham county, Va. died of con-
sumption at the home of her son, c. c.
Proctor. at Mount Crawford. She was
formerly Miss Roach OF Orange county.
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Identified by Tailor's Tag.
LEFT HERE TOGETHER.
Reid and Miss Ferguson Seen at Sta
ton Last Saturday Night.

INSPECTOR Boardman, chief of detectives
was not surprised when he learned OF
the Hartford hotel tragedy, having been
told earlier in the week that Miss Ferguson
and Reid had been seen together at Union
station Friday night about the time the
young woman wrote a letter to her Sis
ter Mrs. j. o. CAN'T, OF near Langley
Va, giving the information: i am dying
of broken heart; my troubles will soon
be over.
Mr.. CAN'T reported to Acting Lieut.
C. A. Evans last Saturday night the dis
appearance of his sister-in-law. recitine
the contents of the alarming message she
had mailed to her sister, the letter having
been postmarked 100 am. Saturday
morning. The letter was written on sta
tionery of the Harris Hotel, Massachu'
sets avenue and North Capitol street
and the hotel clerk recalled having seen
the woman and we'll dressed man at the
hotel.
Friend Reported Missing.
Two days later friend of Reid called
to see Inspector Boardman. He wanted
quiet inquiry made about the man from
Canton, Ohio, who was the local rep
resentative of the Van Dorm Iron Works
of Cleveland. Ohio. 1t was stated that
Reid had not been seen since Friday
night. the time Miss Ferguson disap
peared, but at that time there was moth
ing to indicate the couple had gone away
together.
Reds friend objected to any publicity
being given his request. He feared that
his friend had merely gone away for a
day or two and that he might be in
censed If he learned inquiry had been
made for him. There was no record
made of the request, nor was any action
taken by Inspector Boardman In the mat
ter of instituting search, and when he
learned that Reid had gone away with
Miss Ferguson he gave the matter no
more thought.
Last Saturday night. before calling at
police headquarters, Mr. CAN'T went to
the Harris Hotel with a photograph of
his sster-in-law, and the night clerk
promptly identified 1t as a likeness of
the woman who had been at the hotel
Friday night with a well dressed man.
1t was also recalled by the clerk that
the woman wrote letter which did not
seem to suit her. and destroyed ii. after
ward writing the one she mailed to her
sister
Left Late Saturday Night.
1t was about 1890 o'clock. the clerk
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SENSATIONAL STOaY EXPLODED
ALLEGED HOLD-UP DEVELOPS
PLAIN CASE OF FRAUD.
Young Man Confesses to Fake Rob
berry and duplicates One
Of His Friends.

PHILADELPHIA. November ia sem
sational story of a daring hold-up on a
Pennsylvania railroad suburban train late
yesterday afternoon was exploded today
when the police, after an all-night cross
examination, forced a confession from
the victim that he had laid the plans
for the robbery. The victim was
Charles Best. eighteen years old, paymas-
ter for a local contractor. Late yesterday
afternoon he was given $40 to pay of
some employees in a suburb. When the
train reached the suburb Best was found
unconscious in the retiring room, having
been dosed with chloroform. After he
was revived he told story of having
been followed into the place by a stranger
and drugged and robbed.
Makes a Confession.
Best today confessed that it was a put
up job. To the police he said that he
permitted himself to be drugged by a
friend, whose name the police are with
holding for the present. This friend took
the $40 and returned to this city and
gave II to another friend, Allen Advena,
nineteen years old. who hid IL in his
home. The police found AdEena and the
money, and both young men were ar
rested The man who administered the
cording to Best the money was to be
equally divided among the three.
What were you going to do with your
share?" Best was asked by the police.
Buy bulldogs and diamonds" was his
reply.
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TO VISIT BROWNSVILLE
Army Court Willing to Hear
New Evidence There.
RIOT SCENE INSPECTION
Testimony Already Gathered Ac-
cepted as Basis of Inquiry.
PUBLIC SESSIONS DESIRED
Complete Legal Proof Of Innocence
May Be Required Of Soldiers
Seeking Reinstatement.

The army court investigating the
shooting up of Brownsville in August,
1906. has completed it's preliminary work
in this city.
It has arranged to visit the famous
Texas city next week in order to permit
the members to make a personal inspec-
ton of the scene of the riot. Capt.
Charles r. Rowland, 2lst Infantry, re-
corder Of the court. left here for Browns
vile today to have everything in readi-
ness for the visit.
The court is composed of Lieut.. Gen.
Young. Maj. Gen. Sanger. Brig. Gen. ]. NJ.
Wilson. Brig. Gen. Schwan and Brig.
Gen. Price, all on the retired list. Sew
eral months have been occupied by the
court in a careful private study of about
1900 pages of testimony taken by the
Senate Brownsville committee and va
rious other bodies which investigated the
affair.
So far the proceedings of the court
have been conducted in secret No official
announcements have been made of its
policy.
To Examine Few Witnesses.
1t is understood that the court has
practically decided to accept the testi-
mony previously adduced by the various
other investigating bodies as giving as
complete and detailed an account of the
so-called Brownsville raid as it is pos
| sible to obtain at this late day, and will
| call few if any witnesses before the court
except such members of the discharged
battalion of the 18th Infantry as may
apply for reinstatement in the army un-
| der the terms of the Foraker act provid-
| ing for the appointment of the court.
The court may find it expedient to ex-
anime witnesses at Brownsville. This
| Is not considered likely unless some resi-
dents of that town can offer material evil
dence not heretofore presented.
The examination of the discharged SOL
| diers will take place in this city soon
after the court returns from Brownsville,
early in December.
There Is general curiosity as to the at
titude of the court toward the discharged
| soldiers. 1t has been variously stated
with more or less authority that the sol
diers will be required to give complete
| legal proof of their entire innocence of
participation in the raid or knowledge of
| the actual participants before they will
| be deemed qualified for reinstatement In
the army.
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Harry Marshall was convicted Of big
amy at Cambridge. Md. and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary.
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Pursuers Close Up.

On the farm of AL Smith the fugitives
were only a short distance ahead. as they
had lost time in an attempt to swim the
Kaw river. There Bullock's companion
threw I'D his hands in token Of surrender.
Bullock, wrenching the revolvers from
his faltering partners hands, sped on.
Finding the pursuers close on his heels,
he turned and fired. The shots went wild.
Bullock ran on again, heading for tim
ber AS he entered the woods he came
face to face with John Millock, who, ig-
norant of the robbery, was going toward
Eudora from Wakarush. Bullock fired
twice at Millock, but missed. The posse
fired repeatedly at Bullock. with no bet
ter results.
disappeared. A moment later there was a
revolver shot. The posse ran up and
found the boy unconscious. He had sent
his last bullet through his head.
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Threats to Lynch Mckay.

quickly gathered around Mckay and be-
gan talking of lynchfng him. Stephen
George. F. A. Smith and Frank Williams
took him and started away on the run
to keep the crowd from carrying out its
threat
chase had gone far McKay's protectors
encountered a motor car from Lawrence.
Dispossessing the motorists of their car,
the three men put Mckay into it, and
turned the automobile toward Lawrence.
The mob finding itself distanced, return
ed to Eudora.
Bullock, his life almost extinguished,
was carried to Eudora. and was placed
in the City Hail. A big crowd surround
ed the building.
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BOY BANDIT IS DEAD
Young Robber Holds Up Bank
for Second Time.
SHOOTS MAN; TAKES ST, 900
Youth II Years Old and 5-Year-0ld
Companion Pursued.
MANY SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED
Closely Pressed by Armed Men,
Younger Boy surrenders and
other Fires Bullet Into
Own Brain.
SHOOTS MAN; TAKES $1,000
MANY SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED

EUDORA Kan, November 13.-Earl
| Bullock, seventeen-year-old bandit, or
| Lawrence. Kan. who robbed the State
Bank Of Eudora October IL, returned yes
terday afternoon with a companion, who
is fifteen years DID, and robbed the bank
again.
In his first hold-up of the bank Bull
lock shot and killed policeman. Yester-
day he shot one man and later shot HIM
self when closely pressed by armed men.
He died of his wound early this MORN
ing.
Around Bullocks wrist was found a
leather band. Wrapped in 1t was dia-
mond engagement ring. 1t was to get
money so that he could be married and
take his wife to Kansas City to live that
Bullock robbed the bank. the police think.
The police had about decided that Bull
lock had left the state with the proceeds
of his previous hold-up when he repeated
his escapade. He got about $1,000 this
time.
The robbery occurred just as the bank
was to be closed for the day. Bullock
strobe into the building. He left his
young companion, William Mckay of
Jacksonville, Fla. on guard at the door.
Holds Up Two Men.
Harry Wilson, son of E. E. Wilson, the
cashier, and Fred Starr. assistant cash.
Ter Of the Kaw Valley States Bank of
Eudora, who was in the State Bank with
his days clearings, were alone in the
room when Bullock entered. He covered
them both with his revolvers, holding one
in each hand.
Hands up he ordered.
Both men obeyed. Snatching all the
money he could reach, Bullock started for
the back door, calling to Mckay to fol-
low him. AS he turned away he shot
Starr, who had made no move to resist
him.
The bullet passed through STAIRS jaw.
Bullock did not modest Wilson.
He ran out OF the rear door, followed
by Mckay, who also had a revolver in
each hand.
AS soon as the robbers had quit the
building Wilson gave the alarm. Men
armed with shotguns. rifles and revolvers
assembled quickly. and the pursuit was
begun.
The robbers could be seen running to-
ward the hills to the west of town. The
posse took up the chase and gained rap
idly on them.
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Three houses in same row,
with eight and nine rooms, all
modern conveniences. Prices,
$1,000, St, 200 and $500. One
a corner house.
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Holding Up the Bank.
when we went into the bank there
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Left Late Saturday Night.
It was about 1890 o'clock. the clerk