, 1859-09-05

From the y. u. CE.sccf.- aug. ~Hi1
A serious shooting afEray occurred ct noon, on
Saturday, in trout Of Charity llospitnl, between
Doctors S. Chopin md ]. Foster, one visit
ing surgeon, and tic other house surgeon at
the hospital.
1 ratieut in tue hospital was suffering from
III aneurism in the left shoulder, which required
4 yery delicate and difficult surgical operation.
The patients wife WIS anxious thut Dr. Chop,
pn should perform the operation, and he agreed
10 receive the man at his iutlrmary on Carondc-
let street, free Of cost till after tue operation
should be performed. Dr.. Dirmeyer, another
:isi.ing surgeon, hearing this, requested DF.
Foster, the house surgeon, and his assistant,
Dr. Smith, not to dismiss the patient from the
hospital THIS request was agreed to- it being
the rule ut the hospital that churity patients
caunot leave without permission. So We under
stand.
Al about ten o'clock, The patients wife went
70 the hospital, but found herself unable to pro-
| cure ne. husbands discharge. lie in the mean
| time had dressed and come down to 60 With her.
lie 50, down by tue gate and waited, not being
| permitted to leave. AT about noon DR.. Chopin
urrired iu his buggy, and hndIng tue patient
ready to 60, asked Mr. Lombard, the Dcpaty
Clerk, for his discharge. Ar. L. declined, saying
| he had orders not to do 80. Dr. c. then said
;llcre was 10 authority for dctaining patints in
| lie hospital, OF something to that elect, and
| told tue man to 1cuve. Mr. l., said he would
i4ove to notify DR.. Foster Of tue fact. DR.. d, re-
piled thut that Was right. mud that he would wait
until the message was delivered. The patient,
icing released By Dr. Chopin, started down the
| street.
lu q moment Dr.. Foster came to the Office md
sharply rep1imnndcd 5lr. Lombard Tor allowing
the patient to depart against bis orders. Dr.
Foster then stepped to the gate and began look
iur, in q peculiar manner, ut nE. Chopin, who
stood near Ills buggy, some six or eight feet from
him. As near Us tue witness could remember,
4 the scene which followed was this: Said Chop
pn to Foster, Are you looking at me, sir
Foster replied. "Yes l am looking at you
''Wcll, what do you think Of me:' ~ think
YOU are Cd id scouudrcl." They drew
their weapons simultaneously, Fosters heing q
self.cocking G7c-shooter. and Choppins der
ringer. Foster fired first, woundinE Chopin in
the left side Of the neck. This diverted Chop.
pins's shot with his derrinGer, and wounded
| himself in the left hand; at the same time he
staggered taek some feet: Foster tired - seeone
:inlr, woundinS Chopin in the side. The lat
,er rallied, drew q second derTinGer, fired III
Foster, and again missed him. Foster fired I
1lird shot with Lis revolver, aud missed; Chop
pin then drew d bowie-knife from his Goa
pocket and advanced upon Foster calling upor
i,m to FIRE again Foster backed of, keepin;
!, Chopin covered with bis pistol; and warnin:
| hin that he would be killed if he came too near
: At this junc.ure the students mud others rush
!, | cd between the combatants md put an end t
) | the nfuir.
DR.. Mercer, who came up just as the afni
was over, examined Choppiu's wounds an'
! dressed them. The one in the neck grazcd III
=, juslar vcin, and the one in tht side grazed th
l ,niestineR; both dangerous wounds, but no
Z uecessarily mortal. Two hours afcrward D'
s'1oppin was carried on litter to hisresldence
No. 1fr Cauul street.
= Officer Dean went to the hospital and arrcs
:, I'd l}r. Foster, who WAS taken to the paris
ii prison. Dr. Merger, upon being applied to fo
!" rrrtfrAtc nS IN DR. Thonrin being out
ii danger stated Tint he would rot be able
s give such certificate for II week or eight day
S a> there was possibility Of the wounds lnaan
c ing.