Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-20
MARSHAL PHIlPOT KILLED
IN GUN Fight AT IRVINE

Richmond. They received but lit
tie medical aid until they reached
this city. Reed was weak from
the loss of blood, and Estes was
unconscious a part of the time.
They each described the affair, and
the stories are confirmed by officers at
Irvine, 9s we'll as A. +. Christopher
and a young brother of Estes, who
accompanied them to this city .Spivy
went to his home, it is claimed, chang
ed clothes and returned to Irvine, and
gave himself up to Sheriff Powell,
who received the detectives revolver,
according to Christoher, who claims
to have been present when the man
gave himself up.
The same story was repeated by
Christopher in the presence of young
Estes. The latter told the story first
and there were no corrections made
by Mr.. Christopher, who was unable
to procure machine at the time, be-
ing anxious to save the life cf the
injured officer and his prisoner, if
possible.
Both men are shot through Vita
parts, a portion of Reeds liver being
shot away. There is said by hospital
attaches to be a large bullet lying
near the left hip bone, which pene-
trated the front of the stomach, then
diverged to the left. Another bullet
wound extending from the front to
the back shows the direction the
bullet took, it having been fired
when Reed was down.
The injuries of Estes are also dan
gerous, the bullet, which was of large
caliber, passing through the pit of the
stomach and ranging downward. La
ter it was reported from the hospital
that one of the bullets had been re-
moved from Reeds body; that he was
still alive, but very weak from the
loss of blood.
Owing to the nature fthe injuries,
at the institution state they
are unable to say whether either man
Will recover.
+. w. Estes, brother to the prison
CT, VINO was shot while endeavoring
to make his escape after the shooting,
talked freely of the affair, and spoke
of the i'll feeling against the railway
detective, Joseph Spivey. at was ci-
ther Spivy or Chief of Police PlsilpOt,
who shot my brother, but not Deputy
Sheriff Reed" he said. Young Estes,
who stated that he was "a years old
said he and his brother lived at Eve
lyn, but operated a pool room in fa~
VIENNA. He said his brother had been
home and brought back whisky which
he had procured somewhere" This
is what excited the suspicious of Chief
of Police Philpot and caused the trou-
bic Young Estes said that his brother
had two gallons and a pint of whisky
before the trouble and that half Q
gallon was missing. He said Re di4
not know where the liquor went, but
was sure this quantity was missing.
He said they roomed in Irvine, but
operated the pool room in Ra<enna,
since early in the evening, and that
his brother had gone home and was
and was probably into1ii-
Gated when arrested.
Robert c.. Philpot, the dead chief
of police, was 45 years old, and had
been a resident of Irvine for a nun
ber of years, having held the posi-
ton as chief of police for period Of
four years. He was married and haC
several children. He is said TO have
been fearless officer and highly in
in keeping down certain
liuuor element in Irvine which was
as most persistent. ]
is said to have been instantly killed
by the bullet from the gun of Deputy
Sheriff Reed, while the latter was
falling from his blow, resulting from
his having refused to give up the
grip of his prisoner.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Reed has Of
ficiated in that capacity for several
years, and was held in high esteem
by all who knew him. He is said to
have commanded the respect of all,
although always looking after the
of the public in the capacity
of an officer. He is 80 years old, mar
ried and the father of several chill.
dren. George Estes, his prisoner, said
to have been shot by Spivy while run
ming, after Spivy had shot Reed, who
had shot Philpot, is SINGLE, aged %,
a resident of Irvine, although operat-
ed a poolrom in Ravenna. The home
OF his parents is at Evelyn, where he
is said to have been Thursday night,
ard returned to Ravenna with the
whisky while in an intoxicated condi-
tion, which resulted in his arrest by
Deputy Sheriff Reed Spivy is known