The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1909-11-18
BOY BANDIT KILLS
HIMSELF WHEN The
POSSE COMES NEAR
Another Bank Robbery Perpet-
uated by Youth i'm
Kansas.

Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 16.-A curious
fhrong here today viewed the dead
body Of Earl Bullock. the boy bandit,
who committed suicide yesterday fol-
lowing the bold robbery of state bank
at Eudora near here. 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-old Jack
sonville. Fla, lad. who took part i n
the affair, anxiously paced his cell in
the county Jail here. Mckay was
brought to Lawrence late yesterday
to prevent his being lynched and while
all fear of mob violence had appar-
emily disappeared his morning, the
youthful bandit was plainly uneasy
Mckay Is RemorsefuI.
Mckay spent a restless and penitent
night. He had no further desire, he
said, to be a real robber like Buj-
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 well
as that of bank robbing. Mckay must
suffer and this morning he realized the
fact keenly.
Mckay was relieved when old Starr
is painful, but it Is not considered Sc
rious.
Because of his youth 1T was decided
to try Mckay in the juvenile court,
and 1T was planned to arraign him lat
er in the day.
sas City. arrived here today to take
charge OF his boys body, following the
coroner's inquest.
The Holdup.
Eudora, Kan, Nov. 13.--Driven to
bay by an armed mob. Bullock, who
twice within the last month has robbed
the Eudora State bank. murdered a
policeman and 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, who 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 fled, fol-
lowed by his companion. Each youth
had two revolvers.
Harry Wilson. clerk in the robbed
bank, reported the alram and a crowd
OF citizens armed with Shotsuns, rifles
and revolvers pursued the boy bandit
across the fields. In attempting to
swim the Kaw river the boys lost
ground, and a few moments later the
mob was at their heels. Mckay
SulIeiQeIeu Dul BULLOCK WTenCneQ the
reVolvers from his falterlng partners
hands n sped into a patch Of wood.
John Miller, a farmer, in no way con-
nected with the pursuit, stepped into
Bullock's path and the boy, thinking
him an enemy, fired. His shots missed
Miller and the posse, seeing the you'll,
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 the
head.
Meantime the crowd threatened to
lynch Mckay. Officers hurried him to
Lawrence in an automobile placed
him In Jail.
All of the money 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 We're made against Bull
lock when it was learned that he lac
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 WOUND was attended
to. Bullock was unconscious.