night he came up to Mrs. Dyson, who was talking with some
friends, and threatened in coarse and violent language to blow
out her brains and those of her husband. In consequence of
these incidents Mr. Dyson took out a summons against Peace, for
whose apprehension a warrant was issued. To avoid the
consequences of this last step Peace left Darnall for Hull, where
he opened an eating-shop, presided over by Mrs. Peace.

But he himself was not idle. From Hull he went to Manchester on
business, and in Manchester he committed his first murder.
Entering the grounds of a gentleman's home at Whalley Range,
about midnight on August 1, he was seen by two policemen. One of
them, Constable Cock, intercepted him as he was trying to escape.

Peace took out his revolver and warned Cock to stand back. The
policeman came on. Peace fired, but deliberately wide of him.
Cock, undismayed, drew out his truncheon, and made for the
burglar. Peace, desperate, determined not to be caught, fired
again, this time fatally. Cock's comrade heard the shots, but
before he could reach the side of the dying man, Peace had made
off. He returned to Hull, and there learned shortly after, to
his intense relief, that two brothers, John and William Habron,
living near the scene of the murder, had been arrested and
charged with the killing of Constable Cock.

If the Dysons thought that they had seen the last of Peace, they
were soon to be convinced to the contrary. Peace had not
forgotten his friends at Darnall. By some means or other he was
kept informed of all their doings, and on one occasion was seen
by Mrs. Dyson lurking near her home. To get away from him the