The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-11-18
BOY BANDITS ROB A BANK.
Got $500 Dollars After Shooting Fred
Starr, the Cashier.

At Eudora, Kansas, on Friday Earl
Bullock, a boy bandit of Lawrence,
Kan, accompanied by William Nc
Kay, Is years old, of Jacksonville,
Fla, in an attempt to repeat his ex-
plot of a month ago, robbed the Eu-
dora State bank of $500, after shoot
ing Fred Starr, banker, and later
probably mortally wounded himself
when closely pressed by armed citi-
zens.
In his first hold-up of the Eudora
State bank, in October, Bullock, who
is II years old, shot and killed po-
liceman. Officers had about decided
that Bullock had left the State with
the loot of the previous hold-up.
He and Mckay entered the State
bank about closing time. Fred Starr,
cashier of the Kaw Valley State bank
of Eudora, who was in the bank with
his days clearings, stood by as the
outlaws held up the banks cashier,
Henry Wilson. Although Starr offer
ed no resistance to the hold-up, Bull
lock shot him through the jaw.
Snatching more than $500, Bullock
and Mckay fled. Each youth had
two revolvers.
Wilson spread the alarm and citi-
zens, armed with shotguns, rifles and
revolvers, pursued the bandits across
the fields. In attempting to swim the
Kaw river the boys lost ground and a
few minutes later the pursuers were
at their heels.
Mckay surrendered, but Bullock,
wrenching the revolvers from his fall
tering partners hands, sped on into
the woods. John Miller, farmer,
who knew nothing about the pursuit,
stepped into Bullock's path, and the
boy thinking him pursuer, fired sew
eral shots that barely missed Miller.
Seeing that the youth was ready to
shoot at any one, the pursuers fired a
score of shots at Bullock, who return
ed the fire.
Thus the chase continued for some
time, none of the shots taking effect.
The hunted robber gradually losing
ground, he stopped and shouted:
Il have only one bullet left, but I'll
beat you yet" Then he fired his re-
manning bullet through his own head.
Thinking Bullock dead most of the
pursuers turned their attention to
Mckay with the intention Of lynch
ing him, some announced.
Officers, however, hurried Mckay
to the Lawrence Jail in an automo-
bile.
After Bullock held up the State
bank of Eudora on October II he
murdered Policeman William Prin-
gle, who attempted to arrest the
bandit. in his home in Lawrence
1t was while in charge of Deputy
Sheriff Woods of Lawrence, who had
arrested the boy on charge of rob-
bing secondhand store, that Bull
lock drew two revolvers and forced
Woods and cashier Wilson into the
State bank vault. Then he snatched
$1,000, fed and was lost to view.
According to Mckay, Bullock was
living at fashionable hotel in Jack
sonville under the name Of 81. A..
Donaldson" He had money on de-
posit in the Florida National bank
under that name, Mckay said.
Mckay, a tall slender and appar-
emily weak youth, was led into the
crime by Bullock's description of a
thrilling life of a desperate. ,..
Bullock, whom knew as Donald
son, fell in with me in Jacksonville
and entertained me royalty" said Nc
Kay. Zone day Bullock told me he
wanted me to go to Kansas City with
him, as he knew where there was a
little bank near there with only one
man in it that we could rob without
any trouble.
1--WE left Jacksonville Sunday and
arrived at Lenate, Kan, two miles
from Eudora, yesterday. Then he
gave me some ammunition and two
revolvers and told me we would rob
the bank to-day.
81 was supposed to guard the door
and see that nobody escaped. He
robbed the bank and shot the man
(Starr). Then he told me to follow
him."
Bullock will probably die. Starts
wound is said to be not serious.
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