Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-09-25
Then Shoots Himself Thro Head
and Physicians Say Will Die
Cause A Mystery

Shortly before 8 o'clock Friday
night, Emil Lorisch, 48, proprietor OF
the Richmond Ice Cream factory, liv-
ing at Main and Hallie-Irvine streets
went to the home of Mrs. Lucy Estes
West Irvine street, between Second
and Third streets, and, forcing his
way into the house, pursued Mrs.
Estes with a drawn revolver, shot her
twice in the left breast after a terrific
struggle, then turned the weapon on
himself and tore away the front por-
tion of his skull.
Mrs. Estes fell to the floor and
Lorisch, with blood and brains issuing
from the fearful gap in his right
temple, extending entirely across the
forehead, was lying upon the floor,
across the PROSTATE body of the wo-
man, upon the arrival of the police a
few minutes later.
Chief of Police Claude Devore, the
first official to enter the house when
the tragedy was reported by Miss Lii
lian Estes, II, of Lancaster, who ran
excitedly down the street, took in the
situation at glance. He beheld the
two writhing forms upon the floor
in an inner room, the furniture Of
which had been greatly disarranged,
apparently by the struggle of the wo-
man to evade the intruder. The re-
volver was lying nearby on the floor.
Chief Devore raised Lorisch from his
position and asked what in the name
of the Almighty he meant by mur-
dering the woman. LoIisch, Chief
Devore said, uttered some unintelli-
gible short sentence, and said no moro
He was placed upon a couch near a:
hand. At this juncture, Patrolmen
William Maupin and Jack Hardin,
who accompanied the chief, and who
were unable to gain entrance at the
front door of the Estes home, enter
cd. The chief picked up Mrs. Estes,
who was still breathing, but the OFF,
Ger stated she died after breathing no
more than four times.
Lorisch was taken to the Pattie A.
Clay Inflmary, where physicians and
surgeons worked until past midnight
He has but slight chance for recov
cry, it was stated by DR.. Hume.
Miss Lillian Estes, of Lancaster
niece of Mrs. Lucy Estes, who was
the guest of her aunt, was with Mrs
Estes at the time of the arrival OF
Lorisch. There were a number OF
men roomers in the upper portion OF
the house. Lorisch first endeavored
to gain entrance by way of the front
door. This was locked. Mrs. Estes
who was in a middle room, told her
niece that someone was trying to ge;
into the house. Miss Estes notified
the roomer and ran to lock the kitch-
en- door, and was there when Lorisch
strobe upon, the porch. He passed one
of the roomers, it is said, while on
the porch in the darkness, brushed
past him, and pushed open the door.
Miss Estes, who was there when the
door flew open, darted behind it, and
evidently saved her life, she states,
for the man, who, she claims had a
pistol in his hand, rushed past her
and pursued her aunt, Mrs. Estes,
who ran to another room.
Lorisch began shooting and Miss
Estes, seeing an opportunity to es-
cape ran from the house, leaping from
the porch, badly spraining her ankle.
However, she ran around the house
and into the street, spreading the
alarm.
Indications are that Mrs. Estes, be-
ing confronted by the man, ran to the
front room, and then by the way of
folding door entered another of the
inner rooms, where the fatal shots
were fired. The struggle apparently
lasted for several minutes, since five
shots were fired, one piercing Mrs.
Estes heart, another entering just be-
low it, and one passing through a
dresser near at hand. The struggle,
Judging from bloodstains, and the To-
cation and position of the bodies as
the time of the arrival of the police,
occurred in the corner of this room,
where Lorisch apparently overlook his
victim.
The revolver with which the shoot
ing was done is said to have been
borrowed few days ago by Lorisch
from Owen Walker. 1t was a pearl
handled, 3S calibre variety, contain
ing five cartridges. The first three
were evidently used -on Mrs. Estes,
and the one other effective one upon
himself by Lorisch.
Coroner Muncy was informed OF
the tragedy and after an inspection,
the body of Mrs. Estes was removed
to the Oldham undertaking establish
ment, where it was prepared for bur-
ial The clothing showed the close
proximity of Lorisch at the time of
the shooting, being badly powder