Knife attack on three policemen

The Scotsman July 14th 1908

John Bull Brook, age 68 was sentenced to 10 years penal servitude at Staffordshire for a attack on three policemen the previous may 5th. He had been locked up for drunkenness and despite 2 knives being taken from him he managed to stab one police Sergeant between the nose and eye. Two other constables where also stabbed. The man Sergeant had been responding to the prisoners call when the attack took place.