The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1892-06-24 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFAIR IN LONDON.  A POLICE OFFICER KILLED. A. terrible shooting affair took place in Charing Cross Road, London, on Monday. Detective-sergeant Joyce, of the J Division, had been instructed to arrest a butcher's andetaui at a pork-butcher's shop in the road, on a charge of theft. He proceeded to the shop, but the man who was wanted not being there, he, together with a man named Rhuman manager of the shop, and a man named Selzer, whose property, it was mid, had been stolen, proceeded to 176, Sandringham Buildings, Charing Cross Road, where the man whom they wanted lived. '1 hey found him in a kitchen at the back of the builuing, but on their attempting to arrest him, he pulled out • revolver from his pocket and fired upon them. Detective-sergeant Joyce was severely wounded in the arm and body, Rhuman received the bullet in the back of his head, and Belzer WU wounded in the aim. Additional police were summoned, and the man was captured and conveyed to Vine Street Polito Station, when the injured men were removed to Charing Cross Hospital. Selzer'e wound wee be I up, and he was allowed to go, but the otheve were detained. It was, however, necessary to detain the other men, Sergt. Joyce being, in fact, so desperately wounded that it wee deemed advisable to take Lis depositions. The poor fellow, who was suffering iu great agony, was able to make only a short statement. He said: "I was catching a thief when the prisoner shot me in Wielding Cross Road." lie then turned on his side, and exclaimed, "I can say no more." The unfortunate officer shortly afterwards succumbed to his injuries. The prisoner, when charged at Vine Street Police Station, gave the name of Goodman. According to latest information Serge .ttt Joyce was sent to arrest him for etealing e eachlea, containing £9, at Heggerstone, the yrooretij of Selzer. When the efficer and his erini neit to. entered the room where the prisoner e so. inn . the latter threw the money at Selzer, two tid I. drew a revolver and fired. He would probably i'MV.I elk:aped immediate arrest but for the fact that Detective-sergeant Bowden lived on a floor of the same building, and, ' hearing the firing, ran downetaits, and was in time to secure him. During the afternoon, and before the death of Joyce, the prisoner, whose name was stated to be John George Weasel, aged 23 a German, who had been in London only three weeks, was brought up at Marlborough Street Police Court charged before Mr. Hannay with shooting with intend to murder Sergeant Joseph Joyce (detective of J. Division), Henry Selzer and Rittman. He Was 1 further charged with stealing, on the 19th instant, £9 belonging to Selzer, a baker, residing in Haggerstone Road, Dalaton. Selzer deposed that when they went tc prisoner's apartments Joyce wanted to search him but the accused objected, and protooted that he had 110 L stolen anything. The detective put his band Into the pockets of the accused, and pulled out of them certain papers which had been iu the cash-box. Suddenly Wenmel took from oue of Ilit4 pockets some money aud a watch, which is also said to be stolen property, and dropped them into a copper. Joyce was then proceeding to handcuff him, when he drew a revolver, and fired four shots in rapid succession. Joyce exclaimed, "I'm shot: call for the police." Witness received a wound in the left arm, the bullet paving passed through it, and Ithuman Was also I wounded. lmpectoy Shennou informed the magistrate that Joyce Was in a dying state. He warn shot in the stomach. At this stege of Outt enquiry, Mr. Hannay remanded the prisouer for a week.