Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1879-07-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDER AT DERBY.  .... A dreadful murder was perpetrated at Derby ea Saturday, the victim being an officer of the borough police force named Moss, seed 28 years, and the murderer a young fellow not quite soadvanced in years, named Gerald Mainwaring, or Mannering, the son of a late county magistrate for Staffordshire. The murder has not only resulted in the death of Mose, but done permanent injury to a second officer named Price, who at present lies at the Derby Infirmary. Police-constable Shirley, it appears, was on duty in Victoria-street, when he saw a pony being driven reeklessly in the direction of the Wardwick. The driver was a well-dressed man, accompanied by a fashionably-attired young woman named Annie Green, who lives at a place in Bradsbaw-street The officer followed them up Friergate, bet wee unable to overtake them. They continued their reckless driving along Friargate and Ashbourne-read, but were eventually stopped near the Travellers' Rest. Shirley then discovered that they were both drunk, the woman especially. A cab was procured and the temple taken as prisoners to the lock-up by Police-constables Clamp and Moss. Shirley followed with the pony and trap, which he left in St. Janies's-etreet. Re then went to the lock-up, carrying some parcels he had found in the trap. On his arriving at the police -station preparations were made to search the prisoners in what is styled the "reception-room." The woman was about to be searched by Mrs. Spibey, the female searcher, to whom she offered a violent resistance, when the other prisoner, without any one' pgrceiving his action, moved backwards a yard or to, pulbdl a five chambered 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 Police-censtable Price's arm, a second went through his helmet and eml-edded itself three-quarters of an inch in the entrance-deor of the cells, and the other bullet lodged in Police-constable Moss's right side. He stumbled sideways, but got to his feet again on bearing another shot fired, and was assisting his fellow-officers, when he fell in a eemthelpless state on the floor of the room. The would-be murderer was thereupon secured. Tbe cab which conveyed the prisoners to the lock-up was used to take the wounded officers to the infirmary. Price's injury is not considered to be of a very serious nature, though on examination by the assistant house surgeon it wars found that he was suffering from a large bullet wound in the left arm. None of the main arteries hail been severed; the poor fellow, however, was a/mast prostrate through loss of blood. Prom the time of Moss's admission and examination at the hmpital no hopes whatever were entertained of his recovery. It was found that he was suffering from a bullet wound in the right side; in fact, the bullet had penetrated and lodged in the right lung. His dying deposition was taken by a borough magietrate, and was simply confirmatory of the above statements. kfose died en Sunday at noon in the presence of the chief constable. Mainwaring, on being charged with committlng a murderous assault upon the police-officers, said "be hoped nothing serious would occur." His name remained a mystery, but in answer to questions which had been put to him after be had somewhat sobered deem, he said it was "Jeremiah Smith 'Jerusalem." He had, it appeared, been staying at the Royal Hotel, and on Saturday morning hod pawned his watch to pay his bill. Only lid, was found upon hire. Subsequent investigations by the police proved that the prisoner was Gerald Mainwaring, or Mannering, aged 24 or 25 years, the son of a Into county magistrate for Staffordshire. His parents are dead, but he has two sisters living. The prtsoner, it seemed, was educated for the Church, but had afterwards led rather a dissolute life, and eventually emigrated to America, where he had been three or four years. ITe had but lately returned to England. Since his appearance in Derty within the last few days he had been living emsaionally with the female prisoner, In the paekeis found in the trap were some 700 or 800 rounds of cartridges of exactly the size taken by the revolver. The sad tidings of the policeman's death were conveyed to the prisoner, when he was formally charge with murder. He simply expressed his sorrow.