The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-10-23
An Attack on Clarelnnd.

| ALBANY, n. y, Oct. O.-As Cover
nor Cleveland was gong from the exec
utiYe mansion to the capitol, about 9
O'Clock this morning, he was ASA ulted
in front of the Medical college on Eagle
street, by Samuel Boone, of Elmira, who
| struck at the Governor with his right
hand. The blow was guarded OF, and
the man repeated the blew several times
without hitting the Governors face.
He then darted toward q pile of cobble
stones, but was interrupted by DR..
George Fl. Houghton before he obtained
missile. Boone returned to the attack
on the Governor when Houghton seized
and held him, and the GoYernor DELHI
erately resumed his walk. Boone was
released and went quickly to his board
ing house on Lancaster street, where he
was arrested shortly afteEward. DR..
Houghton overlook the Governor and
| conversed briefly with him about the
assault.
ALBANY. Oct 2O.-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, to defend him. The
case was put down for Wednesday after
noon.
Boone has been seeking q pardon for
his brother-in-law, Byron b: Fairbanks,
sentenced to two years at Auburn, Tor
shooting into q crowd assembled near
his house on Halloween, and seriously
wounding q boy. Boone and wife call
ed on the governor at ElmIra, during his
recent visit to the state fair, and asked
for his pardon of Fairbanks. The gov
ernor said he would look it over. When
he returned to Albany he mentioned
the matter to District Attorney Stanch.
field, who expressed himself as
strongly opposed to granting the
application, as he did not think
there were any grounds for clem-
ency. About q week or ten days after
CleYeland's return here, Boone turned
up. The governor said he had not
reached the case yet. Boone made some
threatening remarks and retired. Boone
followed the governor back and forth to
the executive mansion that day and de-
clared he would not leave until he got
| the pardon. Finally he disappeared.
Last Monday Boone reappeared with
his wife. Mrs. Boone went into the ex-
ecutive chamber while her husband re-
NAMED In the ante-rOom. She became
excited and violent in her language and
the governors attendants say suddenly
struck at Cleveland, Who seized her arm
| before the blow came and requested the
| woman to be seated and be calm. He
rose and she sat down, and then scream
| ing fell TO the floor IN violent Mysteries.
Two orderlIes then removed her across
the street to a house where she was
treated, and she has been bysterical most
of the time since. Boone states that
/ when he heard his wife's screams he
1 rushed Into the executive chamber and
| found the governor just letting go of
her. He was put aside by the orderlies
1 who removed the woman. He claims
that the treatment of his wife was SO
severe that she is in dying condition,
and overcome by his feelings he attack
ed the governor. A reporter of the Al
banY Journal, who called at the house
where Mrs. Boone is, saw her and the
bruises on her arm, where it is alleged
the governor selzed her, we're shown
him. Her attendants said she was in
comatose condition and apparently dy-
ing.
This evening, the excitement over the
assault on Governor Cleveland had
largely abated. The condition of Mrs.
Boone, suffering from bysteria since
her interview with the governor q week
ago to- day, is not dangerous. The
statement that she was injured by the
governor during the interview, is entire
" untrue. When he told her he could
not pardon her brother without investi
SdtlOn, anu LnsL Tue Caeo musI tdAS lIS
turn, she few at him and attempted to
scratch his face. He seized her by the
wrists and said: "WhY you poor, fool
ish woman. Why don't you behave
yourself ?" Mrs. Boone was then led
out into an ante-room, when she tell on
the floor in q fit. She is not injured,
sustaining some bruises inflicted upon
herself during her struggle. FAIR
banks, for whom Boone sought pardon,
| appears to be a crank. The governor
to-day received dispatch from the war
den of Auburn prison, stating that Fair.
banks will be pronounced insane by
medical experts, and transferred TO the
insane department.