The Osceola times., 1879-11-22
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
The Attempted Assassination of a New
York Physician.

York Physician.
Special to the Globe Democrat.
An attempt to assasslnate DR.. Edward
Il. Foote in his Office on Lexington ave-
uuc, was made this afternoon by an un-
known man, who afterwards escaped.
DR.. Foote is well-known medical
man of the advertising class, and pro-
iesses TO belong to an eclectic school.
As the author of number Of questiona-
bic works, he has once or twice been
brought into contact with Anthony Com
stock, Of the Society for the Suppression
of Vice. The doctor occupies a tall,
brown-stone mansion, formed by throw
ing two ordinary high-stoop houses
into one, on the corner of Lexington
avenue and Twenty-eighth street. His
private Office and study is in the back
parlor in the corner house and is some
what secluded from the rest Of the
house. II is 4 MOST sumptuously fur
nishcd chamber. Foote was summoned
20 see a visitor shortly after 3 o'clock.
He found him in the front parlor. He
was of middle height and well dressed,
and was seemingly i'll at ease. His face
was very pale, and the skirt of Lis
black fall oyercoat concealed one hand
which he held behind his back. The
doctcr led the stranger to his study, and
throwing himself into an easy chair,
motiOnod his visitor to take one oppo-
site him. Instead OF doing so he re-
NAMED standing, and, looking tiNedly
at the doctor, asked: ADO you recognize
me, DOctOr?'
Footc replied, 81 do not think ! do.'
That instant huge revolver. held in
both his visitors hands, was leyeled at
his breast, and the Doctor heard the
click of the hammer as il was raised.
With sudden spring he threw himself
upon the assassin, with the impulse only
TO save his life, and seized the weapon,
turning il aside. In return he felt him
self seized BY the shoulder with the grip
of a madman, and felt the cold steel press
against his hand and body, as its owner
sought to press it against his heart. lie
threw his whole weight upon the would
Dc assassin, and forced him 10 the
floor. The thick Turkish carpet dead
ened the sound OF the struggle. The
two men rolled over and over
on the floor. The Doctor i a powerful
man, but past the prime of life. His as
sailant was twenty years younger, but
the Doctor managed to get on top of him
and maintain his position. Still the
man attempted to point the pistol at
him, and the struggle continued for
some minutes. In the struggle the pis-
tol went off, and the Doctor tor the first
time called aloud. lie cried murder as
loudly as his fast failing strength would
allow him. Finally he grasped his as
sailant by the throat, and at the same
moment succeeded in catching hold of
the revolver. lie wrested the revolver
from the would-be assassin. and rushed
from the room crying murder. His cry
was heard in the adjoining house and
several persons rushed into the room.
The man had in the meantime escaped
through the office window to the bal
cony, and over the fence TO the street.
On the arrival of the police they found
in the office evidences of desperate
struggle. There was pool of blood on
the carpet. Traces of blood were found
on the balcony, in the yard and on
TwEnty-eighth street toward Fourth
avenue. The Doctor processes to be un-
able to give any explanation of the at
tack. lie says he never saw the man
before to his knowledge. The police be-
lieve that something is kept back by
the Doctor. II is surmised that at some
time in his practice he has been guilty
of some act which was the motive fol
the attempted assassination. The re-
yolver isa new one of the latest Colt
pattern, and of the largest size. Tn,
affair occurred in broad daylight, and
while hundreds of persons were passing
on the street