The Washington herald., 1909-11-13

Eudora, Kans., Nov. 12-Earl Bullock.
the nineteen-year-old bandit. who robbed
the State Bank Of Eudora, october II, re-
turned this afternoon at o'clock with a
companion, held up the cashier and rob
bed the bank again.
While the robbers were at work, Fred
starr. assistant cashier OF the Ksw
Valley state Bank. OF Eudora, entered
the Eudora State Bank with the days
clearing. The robbers shot him through
the Jaw.
Grabbing all the money they could
reach the robbers ran out the back door.
a posse was at once formed. The rob-
bers fed to the hills west OF the town.
The posse surrounded them there A
fight took place in the hills between the
posse and the robbers. After few
shots had been fred Bullock fell with a
ball through his head. The bullet is sup
posed to have been fred by his own
hand
Got About $1,000.
The robbers got about 5000 this after
noon
It is believed that starr. the wounded
cashier, viii recover
Harry Wilson. son Of f. Z. Wilson
cashier OF the bank, was in the room al
Inn A. ha 5,
back door he dashed through the front
door and into a store nearby. where
there were six or eight men.
His cry that robbers were in the bank
brought quick action Guns were handy.
Each man grabbed a weapon and started
in pursuit. The two robbers could be
seen running toward the hills. The
posse took up the chase On the farm
Of Al Smith. the fugitives were only q
short distance ahead. There Bullock S
companion. a youth named Mckay, threw
up his hands in token Of surrender.
Bullock fled on. Finding the pursusrs
close on his heels, he turned and fred.
The shot went wild Bullock ran again,
heading for some timber As he entered
the woods he came face 70 face with
John Miller. who was going toward
Eudora from Wakarusha. Seeing himself
cut or. Bullock fred twice at Miller. but
missed Then the robber lodged behind
a tree and disappeared A few minutes
later, there was revolver shot. The
posse ran up and found the bandit un-
conscious with a bullet through his left
temple. The ball passed entirely through
his head. His recovery is impossible.
TnIlS OF Lynching.
A crowd OF farmers and townsmen
quickly gathered around Mckay and be-
gan to talk OF lynChing him. Stephen
George, r A. Smith, and Frank VIII
liams took him and started down the
road on the run to keep the crowd from
carrying out its threat
The angry posse pursued. Before the
encountered a motor car from Lawrence
carrying two newspaper men.
Quickly dispOssessing the motorists OF
their car. the three men put Mckay IN II
and turned the car toward Lawrence
The mob. finding itself distanced, re-
turned TO Eudora.
Mckay lives in Lawrence. Hc was 2
lifelong friend Of Bullock, and was sus-
pected by the police OF knowing wher,
Bullock was hiding
Bullock. although life was almost ex-
tinet, was carried to Eudora and placed
in the city hall a big crowd surrounded
the building awaiting the news that he
had died
Around Bullock's wrist was found q
leather band. Wrapped in il was a dia.
mond engageRent ring.
Finds Bullock I'm Bank.
Early in October two revolvers were
stolen from a hardware store IN Law
renee Earl Bullock was suspected OF
the theft. and when n deputy sherin
went 10 arrest him, he found Bullock
had gone TO Eudora. village a few miles
from Lawrence. He followed him there
arriving In time 20 find Bullock in the
Eudora State Bank talking to the cashier
Z. z. Wilson. y. S Woods, the deputy
sheriff. told Bullock he was under arrest
As Woods turned TO talk 70 Wilson.
Bullock drew revolver from his pocket
and forced the deputy sheriff and the
cashier to walk into the bank vault
which Bullock closed after them. Bullock
then took $500 and hurried to Lawrence
Two hours after they had been locked
up Woods and Wilson were released from
the vault
Woods at once telegraphed to Law.
renee OF his adventure and Wilson
Prindle, a policeman, was sent to the
home Of Bullocks mother TO see IL the
young man was there. Bullock had iust
arrived by train from Eudora. He met
the policeman at the door OF his mother.
house. A shot from one of the stoler
revolvers was Bullock's reply when the
officer told him he was under arrest Th,
bullet struck PTindle in the neck and h,
died a few days later.
X was to get money so that he could
marry a girl and take her TO Kansa.
City 10 live that Bullock robbed the Stat,
Bank Of Eudora. according TO the be.
lief Of the police and others in Lawrence
Southern Railway Accelerated Servfc,
20 jacksonville.
Effective Nov. a. train g. leaving Wash
lngton 4,l5 p. m, carrying Pullman, draw
ing-roOm sleeping cars and Sou. Rwv
dining car, viii arrive Columbia 6:35 n
m. Savannah, 9-f5 a. m and Jackcon.