Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-21
REED GIVES BLOOD
TO SAVE BROTHER
Hospital Surgeon Fighting TIC
Save Lives of Irvine Tragedy
Victims Here
Deputy Sheriff Henry Reed died
at the Pattie A. Clay Infrmary as
a result of his wounds, shortly
after noon Saturday.
Estes condition is reported as
very critical.
very critical,

Henry Reed, deputy sheriff of
ESttll county, who is in the Pattie
A. Clay inhrmary here, as re
suit OF the tragedy at Irvine ear
" Friday morning, may have his
life saved through the TRANSMISSION
OF blood, a quantity being trans
terred late Friday, the injured
mans brother, Robert Reed, be
ing the donor and DIR. O. +. Hume
physician and surgeon in charge.
1t was found that Reed would
certainly die of his injuries from
the loss of blood, since he had
been allowed to go unattended for
several hours after the shooting,
unless fresh supply of blood was
procured. This came through his
brother, and the result is that
there is chance for the mans re
covery, according to statements
issued from the institution Satur-
day morning.
George Estes, prisoner of De
putty Sheriff Reed, who was also
seriously wounded by bullets dur
ing the affrav, which terminated
in the almost instant death of
Marshal Robert Philpot. of Irvine
is in a precarious condition, how
ever. the attending physicians
held out little hope for his re
covery. In case he RECEIVERS. Estes
will be held to the United States
authorities, it is said, on a charge
of illegally transporting liquor 1t
is admitted he had more than a
gallon of liquor in his suit case
at the time OF the tragedy.
There are many conflicting re
ports of.the shooting which stir
red Estill county as it has not
been for years. With. the recov-
cry of both Reed and Estes. there
remains another man, railway De
tective Joseph Spivy, who is in
the local jail, who will have tc
answer to serious charges since
1t is said to be the intention OF
residents of Irvine to continue
see that the law is upheld. despite
results. They have come to the
conclusion that the law will pre-
vail in EStill county, one of the
old residents said, at all hazards
Spivy's Story
Spivy, when seen in the county
jail Saturday morning. declared
PhilpOt shot several times, as did
Estes. The prisoner stated THAI
Estes had 81 calibre revolver.
and started shooting upon the
opening Of hostilities, and that he
afterwards ran away and fired a
shot at Spivy, which caused the
latter to draw his revolver, the
latter claims, and shoot for the
first time. Spivy says he did not
shoot Reed, that the deputy sher-
ifs wounds came through the
aim of Officer Philpot. This is a
new angle to the affair. SpivY
also claims Estes is responsible
for the wound in Philpot's back,
that the latter and Reed were a
grips when the firing started. =
that Reed had not been Knocked
down; that he (Reed) as we'll as
Philpot, was shooting and Estes,
the erStWhile prisoner, took adj
vantage of the excitement and
ran away after firing the shots
There is one thing sure, and
that it that Marshal Philpot's s
neck was powder burned. show
ing his antagonist was close at
hand when the fatal bullet was
fired.
Spivy added that Estes posi-
lively had a revolver. and the
gun was carried to his poOlroom
together with the suit case, after
the trouble. Mrs. Spivy spent
some time with her incarcerated
husband Friday night. Spivy sale
he was sorry owing to his wife
and children. and in support of his
statement that he had been free
upon, displayed wound in tho
side, where a bullet from the ES-
tes gun, as he claims, passed
through his flesh. A heavy ac-
count book, together with a num-
Der of letters caused the bullet tC
diverge, passing out between two
ribs at his back He claims he
would have been killed had it not
been for the account book, which
was pierced by the bullet II,
said he had not been given hear
ing. and had money for his ap-
pearance, it it was not too mucr
lie said he had assisted the pro