POLICE RISKS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 38, 20 June 1913, Page 5

POLICE RISKS.

THE MURDER AT ST. IVES.

SHOOTING OF SERGEANT HICKEY

[By Electric Teleckai’ii—Copyright] [United Press Association ] (Received 8.25 a.in.) Sydney, June 20.

At the trial of Brown for tlio murder of Hickey on the first of May, the arresting constables gave evidence that after surrender Brown admitted shooting Hickey, but stated that he had to do it in self defence.

Brown, in the course of a statement, declared that in the struggle,

Hickey grabbed Brown’s revolver and fired, but missed. Later, in trying to prevent Hickey again shooting, the weapon went off, and Hickey was shot.

The facts as cabled are that Sergeant Hickey and Constable Barclay went to St. Ives to .serve two commitment warrants upon Thomas Edwin Brown, an orchadist, aged fifty. Brown invited them into the house, and then, when inside, ordered them out. He was told to consider himself under arrest. A scuffle ensued and three revolver shots rang out in quick succession, and a'fourth a little later. The Sergeant died on his way to the, hospital. The accused had attracted considerable public attention of late years owing to his persistent appearance in the courts as a litigant. He filed affidavits, alleging corruption among the judiciary, law officers, and a number of high officials.