The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-10-31
AN ALBANY EPISODE.

Governor Cleveland Assaulted on the street
la Albany by the Husband Of Woman
Whose Brother He Recently Declined "a
Pardon From the Penitentiary-No Harm
Done-The Crank Promptly Arrested.
ALBANY, N. Y. October q.
Recently Samuel L. Boon resident
Of Southport. a suburb of E.mira, n. Y,
called on the Governor at the Executive
Chamber, asking for pardon for his
brother-in-law, Byron Fairbanks, VINO
was convicted for assault and sentenced
to Auburn Prison last fall for two years.
The circumstances of that case were
these: A crowd of boys were throwing
went out aud fired a pistol into the
crowd, severely wounding one, Milo
Hopkins, an Innocent party.
hen the application was made, the
Governor told Boone he would examine
it as be did every application brought to
his notice. Boone said he would not
leave the city until the application had
been granted. The Governor immc-
diately examined The matter, and came
TO the conclusion that he could not grant
il. Both the Judge and the District
Attorney who tried The case thought the
sentence just one. Boone did not go
home after receiving the Governors de-
ci-Ion, but teiegrapned for his wife, and
the two waited On the Governor. When
Oh Y reached the Executive Chamber,
Mis-. Boone went in, the husband re-
n lining in the anle-room. She APP
preached the Governor In hystericai
manner aud asked her brothers pardon.
He tried 10 calm her without success.
She then tried 20 throw her arms around
him, appealing for the pardon. The
Governor placed his hand gently on her
arm, saying: "My good lady, be still, "
and Immediately called the messenger,
who, with the. husband, removed Mrs.
Bone to the ante-room, whence she was
TAX, n to Mrs. DIR. Robertson's, and soon
after to their boarding-house, where DR..
Townsend was called. The woman has
been since confined to the house with
nervous prostraton.
About nine O'Clock yesterday morning
the Governor started to walk to the
Executive Chamber through Eagle
street. When near the medical college,
he was attacked by B zone, who called
him all sorts of vile names, aud at.
tempted to strike him in the lace. The
Governor was taken by surprise, but put
mp his hauds and brushed the man
aside, merely defending himself from
violence, Boone thea ran toward q pile
of stones, but was at this moment caught
and held by DIR. Hougnton. The
Governor walked on and DIR. Houghton
releasing Boone, the latter went i'm.
mediatelv TO his boarding house, where
he was shortly aiterward arrested.
On being arraigned before Justice
Gulman, he gave his name and pleaded
not gully. He was committed to Jail,
and his eXamin .tion set down for to-
morrow afternoon. On being taken to
t e jail he was placed in room with a
man and t"o boys, and threw himself on
a bed. He was very willing to talk of
the matter. He spoke OF sermon
preached by Rev. Mr. Lin say gu the
else, and stated that his wife was dying,
and that the Governor had not done
right in not granting the pardon. He
seems extremely nervous.
The Governor says he was rather sur
pri>ed at the assault, and could have
easily overpowered the man, but only
wanted 10 kt ep of his blows. He had no
feeling about the matter in any way ex.
cept sorrow tnat Mrs. Boone was SO
troubled and sick over her brothers. i'm
prisonment. Upon that matter he had
acted in the same manner as he did with
ali apple ,tions BROUGHT before him. 1t
S thought that Boone will be examined
by physicians as to his sanity at once,
and if mentally unsouud will be sent to
al asylum.