St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-21
He is Arrested, Lodged in Jail. and
VIII Have Hearing
TO-MOrrOw.
The General Opinion Being that the Man
is Crazy and Crank
Besides.
Threat Made by Boone at Auburn, in
Which he said he would
Shoot cleveland.
Especial Telegram 70 the Globe. !


Stanchfield, the district attorney of Chemung
county, had lied to him. and that if it was
Cleveland he would shoot him.
Western Associated Press.l
ALBANY, Oct. 20--Gov. Cleveland was
| assaulted in front Of the Medical school this
morning by Samuel Boone, of Chemung
county, who was elected from the executive
cham Der last week for creatinga disturbance
while seeking pardon.
The city was thrown into great excitement
by the report Of the assault. Some reports
had it that he had been. assassinated, and
others that he had been fatally wounded.
These reports have spread with marvellous
| rapidity and soon hundreds thronged to the
capitol and sought out the governors room
TO inquire into the foundation for the ru-
mors and the condition of the governor.
Stripped of all embellishments the facts are
substantially as follows:
Boone had been seeking pardon for his
brother-in-law, Byron B. Fairbanks, SEN
fenced to three years at Auburn for shooting
into a crowd Assem- bed in the vicinity of his
house on Halloween, and seriously would
| ing a boy. Boone and wife called on the
/ governor at Elmira during his recent visit to
! the state fair and asked for a pardon for
| Fairbanks. The governor said he would look
! it up when be returned to Albany. He men
| toned tie matter TO District Attorney
Stanehfeld, who expressed himself as
! strongly opposed to granting the application,
as he did not think there were any grounds
for clemency.
About week or ten days after Cleveland's
return here Boone turned up and the COVER
nor said lie had not reached the case. Boone
made some threatening remarks and re-
tired. Boone followed the governor back
and forth to the executive mansion that
day, and declared be would not leave until
he had got a pardon. Finally he disap-
peared.
Last Monday Boone reappeared with his
wife, who went into the executive chamber
while her husband remained in an ante
room. She became excited and violent in
her Ian ~uage, and the governors attendants
say suddenly struck at Cleveland, who
seized her arm before the blow came and
requested the woman 10 be seated and be
calm. lie rose and she sat down, and then
screaming, fell TO the floor in violent hys-
terics. Two orderlies removed her across
/ the street to a house, where she was treated.
She has been hysterical most of the time
| since. Boone states that when he heard
his wife scream he rushed into the execu-
tive chamber aud found the governor just
letting 20 of her.
He was put aside by orderlies, who re-
moved the woman. He claims the treat
ment Of his wife was so severe that she
is in dying condition, and overcome by his
feelings he attacked the governor. The
reporter of the Albany Journal, who called at
the house where Mrs. Boone is, saw her and
the bruises on her arm where It is alleged
the governor seized her were shown him.
The attendants said she was in comatose
condition and apparently dying.
As Gov. Cleveland was going from the ex-
ecutive mansion to the capitol, about a.
m, he was assaulted in front Of the Medical
college on Eagle street by Boone, vino struck
! at him with his right hand. The blow was
warded off, aud the man repeated the blows
| several times without hitting the governor S
face. He then darted toward pile of cobble-
! stones, but was intercepted by DR.. George
! II. Houghton before he obtained missile.
/ Boone returned TO the attack on the gov
ernor, when Houghton seized him and held
/ him until the governor deliberately resumed
/ his course.
Boone was released and went quickly TO a
! boarding house on Lancaster street, where he
was arrested shortly afterward. DR.. Houghton
/ overlook the governor and conversed briefly
/ ~ Il,
proceeded to the capitol and went to work.
abiding only casually TO the matter to at
taches of the Office. In the police court
Boone pleaded not guilty and asked two DAYS
! to prepare his case, as he wanted to telegraph
Judge Boardman Smith OF the supreme court
I 10 defend him. The case was put down for
Wednesday afternoon.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
] Boone, swho assaulted the governor, unsuc-
! cessiuliy solicited pardon for his brother
/ in-law, who is confined in Auburn prison
for shooting man in Chenuug county a
! year ago Boone met the governor as he
was walking over Eagle street from the exc
cutive mansion at this morning and
4 struck at him, a the same time uttering an
I oath. GOV. Cleveland threw up his arm aud
waricd CT the blow. Several persons were
near, WHO saw the affair and ran after the
man and captured him. Gov. Cleveland at
+ once proceeded 70 the executive mansion.
/ Boone came here about two weeks ago to
press bis application, and the governor then
said be would look up the papers st his EARL
4 est convenience and would decide as soon
7 as possible. Ills impression was the prose
cu.irz officers of the county were unfavor-
able to i3e pardon, and Il SO, he ccuid DO.
/ grant it unless ;hey saw fl, from further re-
( tciioa, &c modify tileir statements, IS no
,ar5ous were granted in opposition to ;he
local authorities.
Boone At tbs demanded an immediate
a-swer Z YES or no, ard said % C,erelani
ii the district attorney rad reported against
the pardon he would slap us face. ard IL NOT
be would come back and slap the covcrno 5
face. In few days Boone teIegrsphed the
! governor the district attorney had saved him
. face siapping, bEt acknowledging Cleye-
lands Stz.ement was true.
Last week one morning Boone and his
wife appeared at the executive chamber and
( the governor granted them an audience.
{ The Eon2n was in . state - great nervocs
( excitement. and ATTEMPTED . strike the gov
error. lie csu-ht Der by the wrist and said
''1iy desr woman, you are beside yourself
SIT down and let Us talk this matter over
reasonably 81 that she threw herself on
tie floor and screamed and shouted until
. she vas removed from The building. Boone
and h.s wife have remained here ever since.
and Boone has followed the governor baek
and forth from his house TO the capitol He
has uttered all manner Of thresis TO shoot
+ Cleveiaud. etc. and was regarded IS crank.