The Mena weekly star., 1909-11-18
CAME BACK ID ROB.
EARL BULLOCK AGAIN HOLDS UP THE BANK AT Eu-
 DORA, KAN.
PREFERRED DEATH TO CAPTURE
The Young Bandit Put a Bullet Through His Own Head When Sur rounded by . Posse Within a Mild of Town.

Eudora, Kan, Nov. 14.--Earl Bu.. lock, the 19-year-old bandit, came to Eudora and robbed the Eudora Stata bank. He sought to repeat his rob bery of October II, when he got $500 and killed Lawrence policeman. Ho Is dead from the effects of one of the last two bullets in his revolver. Sur rounded in pasture, he shot himself in the head companion, who gave his name as William Mckay sur rendered few minutes before Bullock shot himself and is now in jail al Lawrence.
 Frederick Starr assistant cashier of the Kaw Valley State bank of Eudora, who was in the Eudora State bank when the robbers entered. was shot through the left jaw by Bullock and is fin hospital in Lawrence.
 The sleepy little town of Endora was lying under cover from the cold drizzle of the afternoon when 1t start ed There was no yolley of revolver shots. Two quietly dressed boys. strangers. walked up the main street At Seventh street, where the city hal stands and the business part of the town begins, they stopped.
 That's the city hall over there Bullock was overheard by George Cat lin. barber. to say 10 his companion as he waved one hand. Bun shack ain't itg" Scarcely an hour later Bul lock lay in that same shack gaspine out his life.
 The boys walked on to the Endora State bank, only hundred feet south of the corner. It is neat little brick structure. The door opens on the northeast Bullock vent in first. He held a revolver in each hand. Watch the door," he snapped om 10 Mckay "rll attend to this.' Then 10 Starr, the assistant cashier of the Raw Valley State bank. who was standing in front of the cashiers window:
 "Hands up,"
 The Cashier Was Too Slow. 1 Starr's back was to Bullock, and as he was little slow in complying. Esui lock shot, Starr toppled over against a table and then 10 the floor. E. E. Wilson, cashier of the bank, who had been sitting at his desk with his back turned, threw up his hands. prob ably just in time to save himself from sharing Starr's fate.
 Harry Wilson. F years old. assistant cashier, who was behind the cashiers window, stood with his hands in the air. while Bullock, with q revolver In his hand. walked around and robbed the drawer Without counting up, VII son estimated that he got about $350 That amount was found later in Bu locks coat. which he discarded in his flight.
 Still warning Mckay to watch the door, Bullock put his revolver back into his pocket and. stepping over starr's body, walked toward the back of the bank.
 As soon as possible Harry Wilson ran 10 the dry goods store adjoining the bank and the news of the robbery Immediately spread in the town and was telephoned to the surrounding farms and 10 Lawrence.
 A posse was immediately formed and the chase began. About mile from town the boys were surrounded and Mckay surrendered but Bullock engaged in 2 battle with his pursuers. Until finding himself surrounded he placed his revolver to his head and shot himsel He was later taken to |the Simmons hospital at Lawrence, where he died during the night.