Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-21
CLEVELAND AS A BOXER.
HE HOLDS A CRANK AT BAY IN
THE STREETS OF ALBANY.

Several Vicious Blows Aimed at the
Governors PrOboscis, but all Scien-
tihcally Warded Oh-His Assailant
Finally Rushes for a Coble Stone, but
Is Seized Before he Can Use 1t.
ALBANY, N. Y, Oct. 20.-As Gov.
Cleveland was going from the executive
mansion to the capitol about 9 O'Clock
this morning, he was assaulted in front
of the medical college on Eagle street, by
Samuel Boone, of Elmira, who struck at
him with his right hand. The blow was
Warded of, ard the man repeated the at
tempt several times without hitting the
Governors face. He then started toward
a pile of cobble stones, but was inter-
cepted by Georse H. Houghton before
he could obtain missile. Boone then re-
turned to the attack on the Governor,
when DR.. Houghton seized and held him
and the Governor leisurely resumed his
walk. DR.. Houghton then released
Boone, who quickly went to his boarding
house on Lancaster street, where he was
arrested shortly after. DR.. 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 the attaches of the office.
BOONE AT THE BAR.
In Police Court Boone pleaded not
guilty and asked for two days to prepare
his case, as he wanted to telegraph to
Judge Boardman Smith, of the Supreme
Court, to defend him. The case was
put down for Wednesday afternoon.
Boone has been seeking a pardon
for his brother-in-law, Byron B. Fair
banks, sentenced to two years at Auburn
prison for shooting into a crowd assem-
bled near his house on Halloween and
seriously wOunding a boy. Boone and
his wife called on the Governor at EImira
during his recent visit to the State Eair
and asked tor the pardon of Fairbanks.
The Governor said that he would look the
matter over when he returned to Albany.
He communicated with District Attorney
StanchIeld, of Chemung county, who ex-
pressed himself as strongly opposed to
granting it. as he did not think that there
were any grounds of clemency. About
week or ten days after the Governors re-
turn hlther Boone turned up. The Gov
ernor told him that he had not vet reached
the case. Boone made some threatening
remarks and retired. He followed the
Governor back and forth to the executive
mansion that day and declared that ne
would not leave till he got pardon. FL
nally he disappeared.
THE PREVIOUS ATTACK.
This evening the excitement over the
assault on Gov. Cleveland has largely
abated. The condition of Mrs. Boone,
who has been suffering from bysteria
since her interview with the Governor a
week ago, to-day is not dangerous. The
statement that she was injured by the
Governor during the interview is entirely
untrue. When he told her that he could
not pardon her brother without an in
vestlgatiOn, and that the case must take
it's turn, she flew at him and attempted
to scratch his face. He simply seized her
by the wrists and sat her down in a chair,
saying:
why, you poor, foolish woman, why
don't you behave yourselfY'
Mrs. Boone was then led into an ante
room, where she fell upon the floor in fit
of Mysteries. She was not injured further
than sustaining some bruises inflicted
upon herself during her struggles. Fair
banks, for whom she sought pardon, APP
pears to be ''crank." The Governor to-
day received dispatch from the Warden
of Auburn prison stating that Fairbanks
has been pronounced insane by medical
experts and has been transferred to the
insane department.