The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-13
after crossing two bridges. we went into
Robbine the Bank.

We got in there about half an hour
before We robbed the bank. about 2:30.
don't know the name of the bank
There were three people in the bank
when we went in. He told me to guard
the door and he went on In. He walked
in and said, Hands up. You guard
the door," I heard him shoot once. II
had the two pistols on the door and
door I looked around again and again
and he said Guard that door, He
went on inside the little gate and =
stayed by the door.
The man didn't fall. He just stag
gered against a little bench. He went
on in the vault while I still watched the
door. He told me to shoot, but had
no intention of doing so. The men were
inside in the office They didn't speak
a word to me; if they did, didn't hear
them. I did nothing but watch that
door with both revolvers in my hands
He went On in the vault and then he
came out, opened the money drawer
and took something out. He took some
money out and put it in his pocket.
The Attempt to Escape.
He said again, Guard that door" II
was looking at him. He said again,
Watch that door" He asked for the
key to the back door and the man told
him that the door was unlocked. He
ran out and 1 followed him. We jumped
over a fence and started to run. He
kept on telling me, Keep your guns on
that door!' I can't tell which way We
ran, but it was over little hill and
then down by that river. l asked him
| to give up time and time again, but he
wouldn't do it. He said, Come on"
kept on asking him to give up, but
| he wouldn't do it. We ran along the
river bank and tried to swim across.
| but we couldn't on account of our cloth
| ing. I asked him again to give UP:
They commenced to shoot and l
couldn't tell you how many times We
got a row boat and then got out
Surrounded by Posse.
The men surrounded me and I gave
up. putting up my hands 1 gave up IT
| the middle of a corn field ana ne saho'
| "Giye me those guns" He took both
guns away from me and said, stand
| there. I'm not going to give up. Wouio
rather die first.'' 1 saw him go and
then they surrounded me- They snol
at me after I gave up. 1 got IN the
buggy and we met some men who said
that he was playing dead PACK there.
Bullock shot two or three times.
No, I didn't get any of the money. l
saw it in his pocket and was goins 10
ask for some, but didn't knew
then that I was going to get caught.
have never been arrested before. Hs
told me that the only time he ever nao
been arrested was when he roppeu ,lle
dry goods store in New YORK ne
never told me he had any other name
and he said that Kansas City was near
his old home. but he had never been
there. We didn't go anywhere IN Ran
sas City. He never left me even TO
telephone. He said that his folks were
living in Kansas City when we got
there, but before that he said they had
cied in New York city. He said that
his folks felt awful about what ne nao
done. He told me in Jacksonvllle that
he had a sister travelling with a theat-
rieal troupe. But he never told me her
name.
Describes Bullock.
When asked about the Bullocks ap-
pearance, he said:
He had scar over his left eye. he
said that you never can tell wnen you
have a friend. He said that he knew
some fellows in Kansas City, but that
he didn't know what they would do
They might squeal because there was a.
reward out for him. Ny father is d
night Waterman for the CONNER people
in Jacksonville. My grip is there. The
check for it is in his pocket. When l
saw him in Jacksonville. he mad me
cash a check for sips besides 50 l had
got for him before. He wrote the check
and I cashed it. The man at the bank
asked me if there was anyone in town
knew me. 1 said, mo" although there
are people there who know me. but
didn't want them to know: He was
there and stepped up and told the man
that he had given me the check and
got the money and gave 1t to him.
The check was on the Florida National
bank at home. I do not want any OF
ficers Or anyone to notify my parents
| I have never been in trouble before.
| (Signed) VIM. MchAf.
Curious Throng Views Bandits Body.
Lawrence, Kan, Nov. ia curious
throng of people here today viewed the
dead body of Earl Bullock. the boy
| bandit who committed suicide yester-
day following the bold robbery OF the
| boy died at Eudora during the night
and the body was this morning brought
| to Lawrence where an inquest was
held.
During the progress of the inquest.
William Mckay. the 15-year-oid Jack
| sonville, Fla, lad who took part in the
affair anxiously paced his cell in the
county Jail here. Mckay was brought
to Lawrence late YESTERDAY TO prevens
mob violence had apparently disappear
| ed this morning, the youthful bandit
was plainly uneasy. Mckay spent
restless and penitent night. He. had
20 further desire, he said ito be
real robbcr like Bullock.
| Instead, he inquired anxiously as TO
the condition of Ferd Starr, the bank
cashier, whom Bullock had shot in the
| jaw yesterday. For this crime as well
as that of bank robbery Mckay pro-
baby must suffer and this morning he
realized the fact keenly. Mckay was
relieved when told Starr would recov-
ler. The cashiers wound is painful, but
| it is not considered serious. Because
of his youth it was decided to try Nc
Kay in the Juvenile court and it was
planned to arraign him later in the
day.
| Bullock's father. a merchant of Kan
sas City. arrived here to take charge of
his boys body following the coroner's
inquest.
Gaynor Did Not Spend a Cent.
/ Albany Nov 1a-Wn, L Cannon