Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-12-16
From the New York Post.
Another Policeman Murdered.

few minutes past nine o'clock Monday eve
ming, policeman Davidson. Of the English precinct,
encountered three at the corner Of Prince
and Green streets. where they were making dis
turbance. lie requested then, To Le quiet when
one of them, the well known fighting man. Joe
Coburn, who il twice the size Of Davidson answer.
ell him with an imprecation. The officer told him
that if he would not be quiet he must be arrested.
Coburn Immediately drew IA dagger and struck
Davidson in the left breast; the blade struck the
officers shield. glanced Of, entered the breast a.
the cxtremities Of tho false ribs, passing down
ward and inhicting fr;ghtful wound. A inches
in length. Davidson. VIII OILS man of indomita-
hlr pertinacity, Immediately pursued him up
Green to Houston street, and thence to Broadway.
when Coburn ran into Florences saloon, and
passing through to the other door made his es-
cape.
As Davidson attempted to follow him into the
saloon. the other two rufhnns who had kept close
to t0burn in his flight, threw themselves before
HIM and prevented him from entering. He at
tempted to keep them of with his club when one
Of them stabbed him second time in the shoulder
and the other dealt II blow knocking him TO the
pavement. lie Immediately seized them both and
called for help. Officers Dugan and Jones came
to his assistance, and the two prisoners tax
10 the Eighth ward station house. Davidson
was literally bathcd in gore The excitement over,
he now fainted. The surgeon examined his wounds
aud found that 'Dburn - weapon had entered the
itIt hh' VI Inv ihiips Just missing tne Hchrt anu
cnt through the diaphrym and into the upper
portion Of the nc,lincs. He was taken home to
No, II Dominic street where he lay all night suf-
icriar from del'rium. This forenoon Sergeant
Nat visited him and found him very low and
feeble His physician. Dr.. Van Wrinkle, is conf
dent that he canpot hong survive.
tircr Davidson sustained the reputation Of be-
irg one OF the most efficient Of the force. When
the Sixth ward police he was successful in cap
turing several III the most dangerous characters,
aul nobody escaped who hnd engaged his atten-
tiutj.
The names IF Tie two prisoners nrc Henry
Drake aud Patrick Duffy. They We're both indict-
FL some four wears >incc for numbering colored
man in Church street. but for various reasons
wcre never brought 10 trial. Now. that they have
been again captured, ii is contemplated to bring
'Ic.n To trial ON that charge. Drake is the one
illHt inflicted the second wound on Davidson.
toburn is notorious character The police in
every precinct have been notified to he the
alert to arrest BIN. Two If the Eighth ward Off
,"r~ and several detectives are also specially de-
tal,e. Ia hnl linn. =
AS Ulp FASHIONED MorHER.-Ah how much
meaning is composed IN that simple expression.
H aid trshionei moij,cr? ltcarrics our thou ,hts
back to those women whose home influence was
lntc and eleNating, who taught their daughters to
len.rr themselves blessings to society by their
g"'luGss, their diligence and their useful knowl-
cdar We think oI the lofty hcrui>ln, the brave
endurance, the thousand virtues they incul,ated,
ami SIGH N the contrast between the past and the
jrrsrn'. How few modern mothers understand
ar perform Their duty IN training their children.
,mAitcriug of this tlat and the other, is consid-
cred qGie All education, and to show of tn advan-
Tag" Is made the great aim of life. No wonder
there many desnlate trcsdes SO many un
happy wives 80 many drinking. gambling hus-
bands.