Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1892-06-25 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

DESPERATE SHOOTING AFFRAY IN  LONDON.  A POLICEMAN KILLED AND TWO MIN  iiixiiip.  _ A desperate shooting affray took pleas on Monday afternoon in Charing Crone Road, Loudest, in which two men, named Selzer and Mum., were wounded, and Detective-Sergeant Joyce, of the J Division attached to Daleton, was so severelyl injured that he shortly afterwards sainnunbed to his injuries. It appears that Sergeant Joyce was sent to arrest an assailant at pork butcher's shop at 81, Charing Cross Road, ou • charge of theft. He wee accompanied by • man named Belzer, Whose property, it was raid, had been stolen, bat it was found that the man whom they wanted was not at the shop. The manscer, named Aherne% then itondueted them to 176, Scr2dringham Buildings, Charing Cross Road, where the man lived, and they found him in • kitchen on the second Boor. Joyce at MOO proceeded to arrest him, but the than drew • revolver from his packet and fired at the officer, who received a encore ballet wound in the arm and body. He then fired at the other two area, both of whom were wounded, Selzer in the arm and Shuman in the back of the head. An alarm was at once raised, and Detective. sergeant Bowden arrived in time to secure the nenailant. Poliee-oonetable Blidetone was the cent to arrive, arid while Bowden was holding the mimetic he examined biome, who woe lying on his back in a pool of blood. At length a sufficiently strong force of Folios arrived, and while prisoner was conveyed to the Vine Street Police Station the wounded men were taken to Charing Cross Hcepital. Selzer's wooed was found to be slight, and when hie wounded arm was bound up he was allowed to proceed to Vine Street to make Me depositions. It was, however, necessary to detain the other men, Sergeant Joyce being in fact so desperately wounded that it was deemed advisable to take his depositions. The poor fellow, who was suffering terribly, was able to make only a short statement. He said : .1 was catching a thief, when the prisoner abet me in Charing Cron Road." He then turned on his aide and exclaimed, "I can say no more." The unfortunate officer shortly afterwards expired. The prisoner, when charged at Vine Street Pollee Station, gave the name of Goodman. According to the latest informer. Sergeant Joy°, was mat to arrest him for stealing a aesh.box containing £9 at Haggersione, the property of Baser. When the officer and his compsoions entered the room where the prisoner woe found, the latter threw the money at Selzer and then drew a revolver and fired. He would probably have escaped immediate arrest but for the feet that Deteetive.sergeent Bowden lived on • floor of the .me building, end hearing the firing, lan down stairs and was in time to seenre During the afternoon, and before the death of Joyce, the prisoner, whom name wee now stated to be John George Weasel, aged 25, • German, who had bEen in London only three weeks, was brought op at Marlborough Street Police Court charged , before Mr. Hen., with shooting with latest to murder Sergeant Joseph Joyce, dereative of the 31 Division, Henry Belzer, and; Mom.. He wee farther charged with stealing, on the 19th inst., £9 belonging to Belem, a baker, residing in Daggeratone Road, Dalston. The prisoner was remanded for n week.  named