The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1879-07-19 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

MURDER OF A POLICEMAN AT DERBY. '  Late on Saturday afternoon, an officer of the Derby Borough Police, named Mosz, was shot and killed by a young man named Gerald Mainwaring, whose father was a magistrate for the county of Stafford ; and another officer, named ,Price, who was seriously injured at the same time, now lies at the Derby Infirmary.—P.C. Shirley was on duty in Victoria-street, when he observed a pony and trap which were being driven, recklessly in the direction of the Wardwick. A gentlemanly dressed man was the driver, and he was accompanied by a fashionably-attired young woman, named Annie Green who lives in Bradshaw-street. The officer followed them up Friargate, but was unable to come up with them. They continued their reckless driving along Friargate and Ashbourne-road, but were eventually overtaken near the Travellers' Rest. Shirley then discovered that they were both drunk. A cab was procured and the couple were taken as prisoners to the lock-up by constables Clamp and Moss. Shirley followed with the pony and trap,which he left in St. James-street. He then went to the lock-up, carrying the parcels which were found in the trap. On arriving at the police-station lireparations were made to search the prisoners in the reception-room. The woman was about being searched by Mr. Spibey, to whom she offered a violent resistance. At this moment the male Prisoner, without any one perceiving his action, moved backwards a yard or so, pulled a fivechamber loaded revolver from his inside coat pocket, and saying "We will have no more of this," fired rapidly three consecutive shots. One of the balls entered the arm of Constable Price, a second went through his helmet and embedded itself threequarters of an inch in the entrance door to the cells; the third bullet lodged in Moss's right side, and he stumbled sideways. However, he got to his feet again on hearing another shot fired, and was assisting his fellow-officers when he fell on the floor of the room. The murderer was thereupon secured. The cab which conveyed the prisoners to the lock-up was used to take the wounded officers to the infirmary. Price was found to be suffering from a bullet wound in the left arm. None of the main arteries had been severed, but the poor fellow, however, was almost prostrate from loss of blood. From the time of Moss's admission no hopes were entertained of his recovery. It was found that the bullet had penetrated and lodged in the right lung Drs. Gisborne, Taylor, and other medical gentlemen did all that human skill could do. The poor fellow, who was only 28 years of age, expressed a wish to see his parents and friends, and he remained conscious until after their arrival. In the meantime the magistrate's clerk had been summoned, and Moss's dying depositions were taken before a borough magistrate. Moss immediately afterwards became unconscious, and remained so during the whole of Saturday night. He gradually sank, until about ten minutes to one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, when he expired in the presence of the Chief Constable, Superintendent MoTernan, and the various officials associated with the infirmary. When the prisoners were sufficiently sober, about eleven o'clock in the evening, they were formally charged, the man with being drunk rhilst in charge of a horse and trap, and with a murderous assault upon the police officers. The Chief of the Police explained to the young man the serious nature of the charge, and in reply he said, "He hoped nothing serious would occur." He had been staying at the Royal Hotel for several days, and on Saturday morning he pawned his watch to enable him to pay his bill. When apprehended only Ild, was found upon him. After some inquiry it was ascertained that the prisoner's name was Gerald Mainwaring, that he is 24 or 2.5 years of age, and is the son of a late county magistrate for Staffordshire. He was educated for the Church, but subsequently led a dissolute life and eventually emigrated to America, where he spent three or four years. Lately he returned to England, and he had been living in dissipation in Derby for several days. On examining the packets in the trap the police found some 700 or 800 cartridges of the size taken by the revolver. The fact of the policeman's death was communicated to the prisoner on Sunday afternoon, and he was formally charged with the murder. He • simply expressed his sorrow. At the inquest held on Tuesday the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder.