Newspaper Extracts
Murderous Attack of Policeman at Todwick
November, 1857As Police-constable Thomas Carson was proceeding on the turn-pike road near the village of Todwick, about 7 miles from Rotherham, at 1 o'clock on Monday morning, he was shot at from behind a hedge, and was wounded in the right forearm. He, however, drew his pistol and fired into the place whence the sound had proceeded, and then commenced a search, but without finding anyone, and becoming faint from loss of blood, he returned home, and was found on medical examination to have sustained very serious injury.
Carson has been stationed on his present beat only about a month, and has not apprehended or summoned anyone before the magistrates during that time.
