The plaque funded by the Police Memorial Trust was recently unveiled to commemorate PC William Henderson, who died on 14 April 1893 when he was shot at close range by a man he was trying to disarm while trying to take into custody.
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On 9th May, the verdict on John Harry Gould (33) was :- Wilful murder whilst insane. Prisoner to be detained during Her Majesty’s pleasure.
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Murders were very rare at this time and news reports suggest it was only the second in Middlesbrough, after Mary Copper in 1884
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Your photos inspired my post. I noticed that a few more recent article says that “Horse Harry” was the culprit, but the original Gazette article says that’s his father.