St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-21
He is Arrested, Lodged in Jail. and
Viii Have a Hearing
Tomorrow.
The General Opinion Being that the Man
is Crazy and Crank
Besides.
a Threat Made by Boone At Auburn, in
Which lie Said he Would
Shoot cleveland.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. !

ised pardon and that either Cleveland or
Stanchfeld, the district attorney of Chemung
county, had lied to him. and that if it was
Cleveland ne would shoot him.
Western Associated Press.
! 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 creating disturbance
while seeking pardon.
| The city was thrown into great excitement
! by the report OF the assault Some reports
! mad it that he had been assassinated, and
others that lie had been fatally wounded.
These reports have spread with marvellous
rapidity and soon hundreds thronged to the
capitol and sought out the governors room
10 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- bled 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 he returned to Albany. He mem
toned Tie matter to District Attorney
StaDchfeld, who expressed himself as
strongly opposed TO granting the application,
as he did not think there were any grounds
Tor elemency.
About week or ten days after Cieveland'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 he would not leave until
he had got 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 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 aud be
calm. He rose and she sat down, and then
/
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 and found the governor just
letting 90 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 .Journa1, 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 a comatose
condition and apparently dying.
| As Gov. Cleveland was going from the ex-
ecutive mansion to the capitol, about 9 a.
IN, he was assaulted in front Of the Medical
! college on Eagle street by Boone, who struck
at him with his right hand. The blow was
! warded off, and the man repeated the blows
several times without hitting the governors
| face. He then dartcd toward pile of cobble-
stones, but was intercepted by DR.. George
! Il. 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. DIR. Houghton
/ overlook the governor and conversed briefly
/ with him about the assault. The governor
proceeded TO the capitol and went to work
alluding 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 bis case, as he wanted to telegraph
/ Judge Boardman Smith of the supreme court
/ to defend him. The case was put down for
Wednesday afternoon.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
/ Boone, who assaulted the governor, unsuc-
cessfully solicited pardon for his brother
in-law, who is confined in Auburn prison
for shooting a man in Chenung county 4
wear ago. Boone met the governor as be
was walking over Eagle street from the exc
cutive mansion at this morning and
struck at him, at the same time uttering al
oath. Gov. Cleveland threw up his arm and
warded OF the blow. Several persons were
near, who saw the affair and ran after the
man ami captured him. Gov. Cleveland at
once proceeded 10 the executive mansion.
Boone came here about two weeks ago to
press MS application, and the governor then
SAID be would look up the papers at bis earIi-
est convenience and would decide as soon
as possible. lis impression was the prose
cutting officers If the county were unfavor-
able 70 the pardon, and II so, he could not
; grant it unless tney saw TT, from further re-
lection, 70 modify their statements, IS no
fa7lous were granted il opposition to the
local authorities.
Boone AZ this demanded an immediate
( answer Of yes OF 10, and said TO Cleveland
II The district attorney had reported against
the pardon he would slap bis face, and If not
lie would come back and slap the governor
face. In few DAYS Boone telegrapAed the
governor the district attorney had saved him
face slapping, but acknowledging Cleve-
lands statement wes true
Last week ono morning Boone and his
wife appeared at the executive chamber and
! The governor granted them an audience
The woman was in state Of great nervous
T. excitement, ana attempted to strike tae gov
ernor. He c@uga. Der by the wis; and said /:
.'My dear woman, you are beside yourself;
sit down AMI let Us talk this matter over
reasonahly.n ~ that she threw herself on
(. the floor and screamed AID shouted until
she was removed from the building. Boone
and his wife have remsined here ever since,
aud Boone has followed the governor back
aud forth from his house to the capitol He
has uttered ali manner Of threats TO shoot