The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-11-18
BOY BANDIT KILLS
\ HIMSELF WHEN THE
POSSE COMES NEAR
Another Bank Robbery Perpet.
uated by Youth in
Kansas.

Lawrence. Kan, Nov. ia curious
throng here today viewed the dead
body of Earl Bullock. the boy bandit,
who committed suicide yesterday fol-
lowing h bold robbery of state bank
at Eudora near here. The boy died
at Eudora during the night and tho
body was this morning brought to
Lawrence, where an inquest was held.
During the progress of the inquest
William Mckay. the 15-year-old Jack.
~sonville. Fla, lad, who too part in
the affair, a~nxlously paced his cell in
brought to Lawrence late yesterday
to prevent his being lynched and while
all fear of mob violence q appar-
emily disappeared this morning. the
youthful bandit was plainly uneasy.
Mckay Is Remorsefuf.
Mckay spent a restless and penitent
night. He had no further desire. he
said, to be a real robber like Bu;-
lock-"
Instead he Inquired a~nxiously as TO
the condition OF Frederick Starr, the
bank cashier, whom Bullock shot in the
jaw yesterday. For this crime as we'll
as that Of AMI robbing, Mckay must
suffer and this morning he realized the
fact keenly.
Mckay was relieved when told Starr
would recover ---e cashiers wound
is painful. but 1t Is not considered Sc
rious.
Because of his youth it was decided
to try Mckay in the Juvenile court,
and 1t was planned to arraign him hat
er in the day.
Bullock's father, q merchant of KAN
sas City, arrived here today to take
charge Of HIS boys body, following the
coroner's inquest.
The Holdup.
Eudoia, Kan, Nov. 13.-Dri"eE to
bay by an armed mob, Bullock, who
twice within the last month has robbed
the Eudora state bank, murdered a
policeman n shot another man, IA
tally wounded himself. Bullock's at
tempted suicide followed his second
robbery OF a bank here and his shoot
Ing of Fred Starr, cashier of the Kaw
Valley State bank, Of Eudora, VINO was
in the Eudora State bank with his
days Clearings. Although Starr Of
fered no resistance to the holdup, Bull
lock shot him through the Jaw. Snatch
ing more than $500 Bullock fed, fol-
lowed by his companion. Each youth
had two TeVolvers.
Harry Wilson. clerk In the robbed
bank, reported the alram and q crowd
OF citizens armed with shotSuns, rifles
and revolrers pursued the boy bandit
across the fields. In attempting to
swim the Kaw river the boys lost
ground, and a few moments later the
mon was at their heels. Mckay
surrendered, but Bullock wrenched the
revolvers from his faltering partners
hands and sped into a patch of wood.
John Miller, a farmer, in no way con-
nected with the pursuit, stepped into
Bullock's path the boy, thinking
him an enemy, fired. His shots missed
Miller n the posse. seeing the youth
was ready to shoot, fired a score Of
shots at him. Bullock returned the
fire. But realizing he was about to
be captured, shot himself through tho
head.
Meantime the crowd threatened to
lynch Mckay. Officers hurried him to
Lawrence in an automobile and placed
him in Jail.
All of the mercy taken from the
bank today was found in Bullock's
pockets when he was picked up in the
woods. 1t was returned to the bank.
Many threats were made against Bull
lock When 1t was learned that he had
robbed the bank a second time. When
the report came that he had shot him.
self the threats ceased. He was brought
here, where his u was attended
to. Bullock was unconscious.