Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-01-22

course be adopted by the AHiericdn reform party
and the defeat Of the Staunton nominee - new
table. 1tlllEl II.
A Police officer Stabbed BY Woman The
Wound Probably Fatal
From the San Franc o Alta California. Dec. ~
trugicnl affair took place lust evening at the
corner of Merchant md kenrny streets. The
particulars, from well authenticated source. are
as fbllows:-- Henry kerrson member OF the
police force, had formed an acquaintance with
Elt:abcth sullivan. the proprIctrcs- OF sogar
store on Clay street, nrnr the Snaerac House.
Kerrison being under an engagement to be mnr-
red 10 Il Young woman residing IN this city, has
been cndeayorng for some time past 10 rid him.
self of Elizabeth SulllYan's acquaintanccship.-
Prompted,as il Is supposed by the demon of jcal-
ou-y, she yesterday came up 10 kcrriron, who
standing on the corner OF Merchant and kcHr-
ny streets, and, with other warning snlu-
tntion thnn merely cNcaiming .llarry," she
plunged bowie knife into his breast just nbove
tie region of the heart; the knife CHANGING from
the rib, passed between and entered the left lobe
Of tho lung, inflicting wound about one inch and
hail IN depth III the lung. aud from the outside
about three inches. The force with which The
blow struck caused her to stumble. Kerr
son Immediately started off for the Marshall Of
fee, the woman, having recovered her feet, pur-
SUNG him, he rushed into the office, cXclalmlng
hou ,hat woman oihcer MONKS seeing 'e
ooo,' moving from ms .r'ns'' ch,''o 10 nun -
r"h"o"h =" '"I"nh Aicl'"ht y" ,"o''' ino
woman again struck ut her victim with the knife.
and officer North in attempting To unrest it. re-
ccivrd Il wound between the thumb and forrtinger.
She was arrested and lodged in the Station house.
h'tf'S"n was conducted 10 ih' room Oh taP,'
mei'"ha'u' ana Fnrgeal "'d instantly "o,a'nra'
o"t thr nature OF the wound almost PlecIuaeS inc
p'ss'o,iIi> "i recovery. Morrison IS wen known
~ 4Ht"b "''n "i e'nc'Ph' III ''''r ~ ''' l'No''
an" ms '''''ue' ""S "'""HS ,''" S''""H ~ '''''
mum !'o ~ it'' u mo" VIZ "''' "'P 'a'"''u
VIVA nm. E.|'nelh H9'hN@ "a9 ln'm'lly II"
actress al Tue f'"Pir'' theatre under The "ss"h-
u" . ''.' u inward
A'S'S'al,' 'eP'a'h MORTON sun, P"'h''} VI
ca h'r cen anu "o'atd a l'i'of haut's>oo /" MI
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iANIA i on me lhSi 'ia'' liaify h'ri''"h'
~, n"" "'''t 3"u' lou nave emnl.''i'o my Mh"'
me you nave gwen M u" e""'e' "oi II nv 81
Pros'''"''"n' una Harry tod III nor itt me he
UNIV "S'u' i"u WIN say /" 'he lA'fsl 'an'H'Ai
OF 9@uf eA9'eh'e when ir@t 81" You II any
"''' IA" 'f'n hthlea l" me 'aa' W9u" II" 81
~" nN I" a's"''"le WIN you "oo'' nave consul
r''"'t an Insult 'raaP' Yn" t'"emo'f "n'h
"o"'d scarcely argn I" notice you ""eh You
'""' Nn,'' "aH' ana lh'h WI naPPy, UNI l
may ha'' mn 'G'et, see now through I%. 22f
'"is'" cursed "deS''o Nhdi nm brought " ny
"' f"'n men ms Yo" ei'""'a 10 I'VE! fon re-
cure u me ""ila. Now, marx my "ot4~,i
would siad'} PI'ier death nno Goa SHOWS my
near, knows no" h@fd baF' struggled against
H. nH your d"'tafdly treatment | ann driven to
H. Now, larry, 1" ten %oa 'aat hh'e ioIrd
yoa that would have LAID down my 1T" tor
y'p ,hhl Il sc knesN had lad you on bed l
would have worked Tor aud t'nded You as ten
drrly rs HE fondes mother would her child-that
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