Police officer shot dead Hull 1876 - any newspaper article?

[CaroleW]

Posting on behalf of a friend who has recently received some info about her maternal G/G/Grandfather

Can anybody find any newspaper item to support the following:

1871 census for Hull - James McCormick aged 35 born Ireland - Detective of police

Death March qtr 1876 Hull James McCormick aged 40

1881 his wife Mary is shown as a police widow.

Information is that James was shot & killed whilst on duty.  Unfortunately the original source of the info is abroad & cannot be contacted at the present time.  It's possible the info came from his death cert & if no newspaper article can be found a copy cert will be obtained to prove/disprove cause of death

[rosie99]

There is a discussion in the Hull Packet 7th April 1876 about making a payment to the widow of Detective McCormick.  He had been a police officer in Hull for 17 years and 4 months

[*Sandra*]

This may be what Rosie Refers to


Hull Evening News
Hull, Humberside, England 
Sat, 8 Apr 1876
Page 3

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-evening-news/142664969/

Sandra

[rosie99]

31st March 1876 - Hull Packet - That detective died of Brain fever after being off work sick

[*Sandra*]

Feel like a stalker 

Hull Evening News
Hull, Humberside, England
Sat, 1 Apr 1876
Page 6

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hull-evening-news/142665257/

Sandra

Added -This was the other report

The Hull Packet; and East Riding Times
Hull, East Yorkshire, England
Fri, 31 Mar 1876
Page 5

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hull-packet-and-east-riding-times/142665592/

[rosie99]

Sandra, I am really glad that you are 'stalking' me as then I don't have to type it out 

[*Sandra*]

 

[CaroleW]

Many thanks to you both.  It would appear that his cause of death was not as dramatic as reported😂😂

[ShaunJ]

The York Herald of November 15 1862 (page 2) has a report on the fire in which PC McCormick was seriously injured. He almost lost an arm because of a burst blood vessel but the police surgeon managed to save it.