The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-11-16
BOYS ROB BANK
They Secure Eight Hundred Dollars After
Shooting The Cashier.
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE

ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
older Robber Shoots Himself in
Head While Being Pprsped-Is
Only Seventeen Years 0ld-Young-
er Boy Is But Fifteen and lives
as Jacksonville, Florida.
at Eudora, Kan, Earl Bullock. a
boy bandit Of Laurence, Kansas, ac-
companied by VIM. Mckay. is years
old, Of Jacksonville, Fla, Friday in
an attempt to repeat his exploit of
q month ago, robbed the Eudora
State Bank of $500, after shooting
Fred Starr, banker, and later prob
ably mortally wounded himself,
when closely pressed by armed cit,-
zens.
In his first hold-up of the Eudora
State Bank, Bullock, who is II years
old, shot and instantly 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 bank about
closing time. =
Fred Star, cashier Of the Kaw
Valley State Bank, of Eudora, who
sEas In the State Bank, with his
days clearings, stood by as the out
laws held up the State Banks CASH
ier, Henry Wilson. Although Starr
offered no resistance to 9he hold-up,
Bullock shot him through the jaw.
Snatching more than $500 Bullock
and Mckay fed. Each youth had
two revolvers.
Wilson spread the alarm and citi-
zens armed with shotguns, rifles and
revolvers pursued the bandits across
the field. II attempting to swim
the Kaw River the boys lost ground,
and a few minutes later the pursu-
ers were at their heels. Mckay
surrendered, but Bullock wrenching
the revolver from his faltering part
ner's 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 several
shots that barely missed Miller.
Seeing that the youth was ready
to shoot at any one, the pursuers
fred ascobesof shots.at. Bs1ieeisg- who"
returned the fire.
Thus the chase continued for some
time, none of the shots exchanged
between the citizens and their quarry
taking effect The robber gradu-
ally losing ggound, he stopped and
shouted:
"I have only one bullet left, Blu:
I'll beat you yet" Then ne fired
his remaining bullet through his own
head.
Thinking Bullock dead, most OF
the pursuers turned their attention
to Mckay, with the intention OF
lynching 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 IL,
he murdered Policeman William
Pringle, 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 ron
bing a secondhand store, that Bull
lock drew two revolvers and forced
Woods and Cashier Wilson into the
State Bank vault Then he snatch
ed $1,000, fed and was lost track OF.
According to Mckay, Bullock was
living at a fashionable hotel in jack
sonville under the name of u. A.
Donaldson" He had money on de-
post 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 lurid description
of the thrilling life of a desperate.
Bullock, whom l knew as Donald
SON, fell in with me in Jacksonville,
and entertained me royalty, said
Mckay.
"One day Bullock told me he want
ed me TO go to Kansas City with him,
as he knew where there was lit
tie bank near there with only one
man in it that we could roo with
out any trouble.
1--WE left Jacksonville Sunday and
arrived at Lenate, Kan, two miles
from Eudora Thursday. Then he
gave me some ammunition and two
revolvers, and told me We would
rob the bank Friday.
Il was supposed to guard the door
and see that nobody entered. He
robbed the bank and shot the man
(Starr.) Then told me to follow
him"
Bullock was unconscious up to a
late hour and will probably die.
Starr's wound is said to be not Sc
riouS.
Hanged for Murder.