Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1884-10-21
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
A Crank Makes an Assault
on Cleveland.
H.B. B.CLAFLIN DESERTS BLAINE.
The Republican Candidate Waves
the Bloody Shirt in Indiana-A
Texas Desperate Escapes.
A Disastrous Fire.

Especial 10 he Herald by Associated Press.l
ALBANY. Oct. 2O-The city was thrown in
to great excitement this morning by the re-
port that Governor Cleveland had been as
saulted while on his way from the Execu-
tive Mansion to the Capital. Some reports
had II that he had been assassinated, and
others that he had been fatally wounded.
The reports spread with marvellous rapid
fly, and soon hundreds thronged the Cap
ital and sought ont the Governors room to
Inquire as to the foundation for the rumors,
and the condition of the Governor. As is
usually the case, there was slight founda-
tion for the rumors upon which a super
structure OF fiction had been built on pass,
ing from mouth to mouth. Stripped OF all
embellishments the facts are substantially
As Governor clevelandwas going from
the Executive mansion 20 the Capital,
about v clock this morning, he was
assaulted in front OF the Medical Col
lege by Samuel Boone. Of Elmira. who
struck at the Governor with his right hand.
The blow was warded of, and the man re-
peated the blows several times without hit
ding the Governors face. He then darted
toward a pile Of cobblestones, but was Inter.
cepted BY Dr. Houghton before he obtained
held him, and the Governor delib.
erately resumed his walk. Boone
was released and went quietly. to
his boarding house on Lancaster street, where
Houghton overlook the Governor and con-
yersed briefly with him about the assault
The Governor proceeded to the Capitol apd
went to work. alluding- only casually 70 the
police court Boone pleaded not guilty. and
asked two days TO prepare his case, as ne
wanted to telegraph Judge Boardman Smith.
of the supreme Court. 70 defend him The
c use wss put down for Wednesday afternoon
brother In.law, Byron B. Fairbanks, SEN
tenced to two years at Auburn for shooting
into q crowd assembled near his house on
Hallow cen and seriously wounding boy.
Boone and wife called on the Governor at
Fair and asked for pardon tor FairDanks.
The Governor said he would look lnto y
when he returned to Albany. Hementionea
the matter to District Attorney siancnneiu,
who expressed himself as strongly opposed
20 granting pardon, as he did not think
there were any grounds for clemency.
About weS or ten days after Cleveland
returned, be (BoOne) turned up; The Goy-
ernor 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 dav
and declared he would not leave until he
granted the pardon. Finally ne disappeared.
went into the executive chamber while her
husband remained 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 be-
fore the blow came, and requested the
woman to be seated and be calm. He rose
aud she sat down and then screaming, fell
70 the floor In violent Mysteries. Two order
lies then removed her across the street to a
bnt n al m w traafqd HhQ has bpQu
hysterieai most Of the time since. Boone
states that vhen he heard his wife scream
he vushed into the executive chamber and
found the Governor just letting go Of her.
He war put aside by the 0rderlies, who re-
moved the woman. Hs claimed that the
treatment OF his wife was SO severe that she
Is In dying condition and overcome by his
feelings he attacked the Governor. 4 re-
the house where Mrs. Boone is. saw her and
the bruises on her arm where II t. alleged
the Governor seized her, were shown him.
The attendants said she was in a comatose
condition and apparently dying
AEsrHER ACCOUNT
Boone, VINO assaulted the Governor unsuc-
solicited foy his byother law.
ing q man In Chenung county year ago,
Boone met the Governor as he was walking
over Eagle street from the Executive man.
sion to the Capitol, about o'clock this
morning. and struck at him. at the same
| me uttering an oath. Governor Cleveland
trew up his hands and warded on the
Slow. Several persons near BY who saw the
affair ran after the man aDd captured him.
Governor Cleveland at once proceeded to
the Executive Chamber. Bo0is came here
about two weeks ago to press his application
and the Governor said TO him that he would
take the papers at his earliest convenience
and would decide II as soon as possible
His impression was that the prosecuting
the pardon, aud Il so, ne could not grant it
unless they saw ht from further reflections
to modify their statements as no paTdons
were granted In opposition TO local auihof-
tiles Boone, at this demanded an tmmedi-
land, IL the District Attorney had reported
against pardon, he would slap his face, and
II not he wonld come back and slap the
fare, IN few days Boone teie-
Attorney had saved him face slapping by
that Cleyslapd's statement
was true. Last week, one morning, Boone
aud his wife appeared at the Executive
Cham bers,aud the Governor granted them an
audience. The woman was in q state OF great
nervous excitement and attempted to strike
the Governor. He caught her BY the wrist
my dear womap. you are beside yourself:
st down and let gs talk this matter over
At that she threw herself on
The floor and screamed and sbenied until
she was removed from the building. boone
and wife have remained here ever since IND
Boone has followed the Governor back and
forth from his house to the capitol lie has
uttered all manner of threats to shoot
Cleveland, etc, and was regarded rs crank;
his wife has had several fits Of hysteria and
the attending physician urged Boone to take
her home, but he has refused Boone Is in
fail aud will be examined as to his sanity
Wednesday.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
This evening the excitement over the as,
sault on Governor Cleveland had largely
abated. The condition OF Mrs.
Boone, who has been suffering
from hysteria since her interview with the
Governor a week ago, to-day is not danger
our. The statement that she was injured by
the Governor during the interview Is en-
tirely untrue. When he told her he could
not pardon her brother without investiga-
tion, and that the case must take Its course,
She attempted TO strike him In the face. He
seized her by the wrists and said: why
you poor, foolish woman, why don't you be
have YOURSELF" Mrs. Boone was then led
out into the anteroom where she fell upon
the floor In ft. She Is not injured further
than sustaining some bruises inflicted on
herself during her struggle, Fairbanks, for
whom Mrs. Boone sought pardon, appears
also to be crank. The Governor today re-
ceived a dispatch from the Warden OF the
Auburn prison, stating that Fairbanks had
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