POLICE SERGEANT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXV, Issue 98, 2 May 1913, Page 5

POLICE SERGEANT.

MURDERED AT ST. EVES.

BY KCCICXTIMC INDIVIDUAL

( By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] I United Press Association.] Sydney, May 1.

Sergeant Edwin Hickey and Constable Barclay went to St. Ives to

serve two commitment warrants upon Thomas Edwin Brown, orclmdist, aged fifty. They found Browne at the foot of his orchard. When he learned their business he invited the officers to come into the house. The trio walked there chatting amicably. Brown led the officers into the sit-ting-room, and then, turning round, asked what they meant by coming to hi i house, and ordered them out. Constable Barclay told Brown to consider himself under arrest. The members of the family then entered the room. Constable Barclay attempted to seize Brawn and one of the sons got between them and pushed Barclay away. Sergeant Hickey jumped towards Brown, and was almost touching him when thro shots rang out in quick succession, and a fourth a little latei. Seigeant Hickey collapsed immediately, with three bullets in his stomach. The fourth struck the son’s wrist. ’Sergeant Hickey died on the way to the hospital. Brown was to-day charged with murder, and remanded. Ho has attracted considerable public attention of late years, owing to his persistent appearance at the Supreme Court and other courts as a litigant. Ho filed affidavits on various occasions alleging corruption among the judiciary, law officers and a number of high officials.

Sergeant Hickey was a native of New South Wales, and was aged 52. Ho joined the service in 1831,_ and was generally well ilked. He was tactful and very Highly esteemed by his superior officers.