The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1899-11-11
MOST BRUTAL
Joe Endrcs Kills Mrs. ora Shi.
rey and Then Shouts
Himself.
WOMAN SHOT THREE TIMES
She Died Almost linn diateIy-
lie Is SIN Alive aud Way
Recover.
DETAILS OF The TRAGEDY

anu ioIneIlt a upNiNi ~ ilt liilip'n
Central shops, killed Mrs. Dora Shirey
In cold blood about o'clock last night,
and Afterwards shot himself, at the
residence OF Mr.. John Overstreet, sl3
Campbell street, near Ninth. The
tragedy probably surprised the poor
girl less than anyone, as Chief Hoyer
had just driven her to her home IN q
cai rage at her request for protection
when Endres, who had been her lover
for the past year, crept up to the hack
and without warning fired the muir
derous lead into her
Chief Huyer at this time was on
The perch Of Mr.. Overstreet's residence,
where the victim lived. She had gone
to the city hall about O'Clock and
asked the chief 10 accompany her home,
as Endres had been making threats
against her. Chief Hoyer thought at
first that her fears were probably un-
founded, but finally, at her insistancc,
companied her.
From the developments OF the next
few moments after their arrival 10
seems that Endres, who had been
unable to meet her as she went home
from her work as she purposely avoided
him, had concealed himself behind a
high fence formerly used at the coal
office across the street from the girls
home. lie probably expected her to
walk home or come on a car, but when
the hack stopped and the officer went
IN at her suggestion TO ascertain IL
Endres was there, he slipped up TO
The hack door and fired three shots.
chief Hoyer was soon back at the
hack, and met Endres. He drew his
pistol and commanded him TO throw
up his hands, but Endres knocked the
tfficer's weapos up, discharging 1t,
and Afterwards ran. The officer fired
az him, hut he disappeared, and the
officer thought he went up Eighth
street, towards his home. ana gave
chase.
Instead, Endres was lurking about
waiting for an opportunity tog back.
The dying girl whose left breast was
pierced 10y one OF the bullets, had been
carried into the house ana laid upon
the bed ana Endrcs in a short time
created CONSERVATION by appearing
in the room.
After IA brief struggle with the de-
fenselcss victim he completed his hor-
rible WORK by shooting her twice
through the head She fell to the
floor dead, and Endres again ran
away.
He had exhausted his supply OF
cartridges, and went to Houseman's
grocery, on North Ninth street, and
attempted to purchase more, but there
were none there He found them at
ialmaI's. On North Twelfth and pur-
chased a supply, reloading his weapon.
IIe FASTENED back TO the house where
ne had only short time before killed
The woman, and forced himself into
the Ioom again. A gentleman reoog
nizcd him ana slammed the door, hut
Endres forced it open ana asked II she
was dcac lie was informed that she
was. and he then exclaimed mat n
she was dead he wanted to dietoo.
BRA wing his pistol he shot himself
If, I..ff "A ON n
prcSirlte body Of the dead girl.
People ran from the room In fright
and horror, leaving the door open.
The terrified people in the street saw
Endres after shooting himself through
the ear, rise to a sitting posture, and
picking up the pistol at his side, fire
another ball into his right temple, the
ball coming out the left. The first
bullet seems to have lodged at the
base Of the brain. He sank down with
his head upon her breast
He vomited blood, but in a short
time was conscious. The people in
the street had fled panic sticken, not
knowing what the mad man might at
tempt next.
Tn" police Were securing the neigh
borhood for him all this time, not know
ing that he had returned ana completed
his nur derous undertaking ana added
suicide TO IL.
Or. Robertson ana Coroner Phelps
arrived after the girl was decd, and
Drs. Amoss and Hicks arrived just as
Enoires shot himself the last time.
They entered the room In time to keep
the lamp from exploding.
A new light revealed a CHASTITY spec
taclr, with the dead girl, soaked in her
own blood and that of her slayer,
lying or the floor, the head OF the muir
derer pillOwed on her pulseless breast,
rolling ana swaying In agony.
Endres was rational at times, ana
in foI med the physicians that he shot
the girl because he was drunk, and him.
tragedy. His eye balls were forced
almost out by the bullet which plowed
through his temple, and the sight was
simply sickening to those who crowded
in TO witness IL.
Endres was given an opiate and
removed 10 the home of his brother on
Elizabeth street. His aged neither,
who resides on Eighth street, is III,
and IL was feared that II she was
in formed OF the deed OF her son 1t
would result In her death.
The body of the girl was carried to
Mattii 4 Efinger's.