The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-10-23
CLEVELAND.
NEW YORK's GOVERNOR ASSAULT
ED BY A.RUFFIAN UPON THE
STREETS OF ALBANY.
Because the Governor Refused
to Pardon his MurderOuS
BrOther-in-Law.
Particulars of the Assault made
by Boone-His Wife "Cuts
Up" Awfully.
Mrs. Boone Takes a RysterIc
Fit in the Governors
Office.

| dSSatuI6u Ill lEOuG VI Tic nculCS1 CO1-
lege, on Eagle street, by Samuel
! Boone, of Elmira, who struck at the
governor with his right hand. The
blow was warded off, and the man re,
peated it several times without hitting
the governors face. He then darted
toward Il pile of cobblestones, but was
intercepted by DIR. Geo. III. Houghton
before he obtained a missile. Boone
| returned to the attack On the COVER
nor, when Roughton seized and held
him, and the governor deliberately re-
sumed his walk.
Boone was released and went quick
ly to boarding house in Lancaster
street, where he was arrested shortly
afterWard. 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.
In the police court Boone plead not
guilty, and asked two days to prepare
his case, as he wanted TO telegraph
Judge Boardman Smith, of the su-
preme court, to defend him. The
case was put down for Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Boon has been seeking pardon for
his brother-in-laW, Byron B. Fair
banks, sentenced to two years at Au-
burn, for shooting into crowd as
sembled near his house on Halloween
and seriously wounding boy. Boone
and his wife called on the governor at
Elmira during his recent visit to the
state fair, and asked for the pardon Of
Fairbanks. The governor said he
would look it over when he re-
turned to Albany. He mentioned
the matter to the districtiattorney who
said he saw no grounds for clemency.
Another Account.
ALBANY, October 20.-The city was
thrown into great excitement this
morning by the report that Gov. CIeve-
land had been assaulted while on his
way from the executive mansion to
the capitol. Some reports had it that
he had been assassinated; others that
he had been fatally wounded. The re-
ports spread with marvellous rapidity,
and soon hundreds thronged to the
capitol and sought out the governors
room to inquire as to the foundation
for the rumors upon which the super
VI IlctU DCCu Uul1U Ill
passing from mouth to mouth.
Stripped of all establishment, the
facts are substantially as follows:
Last Monday, Boone reappeared
with his wife Mrs. Boone went
into the executive chamber, while
her husband remained in the ante
room. SIZE became excited and
violent in her language, and the gov
ernor's attendants say suddenly
struck at the governor, who seized
her arm before the blow came, and re-
quested her to be seated and be calm.
He arose and she sat down, and then,
screaming, fell to the floor in violent
Mysteries. Two orderlies removed her
across the street to 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 executive chamber
and found the governor just letting go
of her. He was put aside by OrderlieS,
who removed the woman. lie claims
the treatment of his wife was severe;
that she is in dying condition and
overcome by his feelings he attacked
the governor.
A reporter of the Albany Journal
who called at the house, where Mrs.
Boone is, saw her and the bruises on
her-where it is alleged the governor
seized her-were shown him. The at
tendant said she was in comatose
condition and apparently dying.
Still Another Version.
Another account is that Boone, who
assaulted the governor, unsuccessful
ly solicited pardon for his brother, who
Is confined in the Auburn prison for
shooting man in Chemung county,
a year ago. Boone met the governor
as he was walking on Eagle street
from the executive mansion to the
capitol, about nine this morning, and
struck ct him, at the same time utter
ing an oath. Gov. Cleveland threw
up his arm and warded off the blow.
Several persous, near by, who saw the
affair, at once rushed after the
man and captured him, and Gov.
Cleveland at once proceed to the exec
utive mansion.
Boone came here about two weeks
ago to press the application, and the
governor then said he would take up
the papers at his earliest convenience,
and would decide it as soon as posi-
ble. His impression was, that the
prosecuting officers of the county were
unfayorable to the pardon, and, if so,
he could net grant it, unless they saw
fit, from further reflection, to modify
their statements, as no pardons were
granted in opposition to the local au-
thorities. Boone, at this, demanded an
immediate answer, yes or no; and said
to the governor, if the district at
torney had reported against par
don he would slap his face,
and if not, he would come back and
slap the governors face. In few
days Boone telegraphed the governor
that the district attorney had saved
him a face slapping by acknowledging
that Cleveland's statement was true.
Last week, one 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 excitement
and attempted to strike the governor.
He caught her by the wrist and said
to her: My dear woman, you are be-
sIda yourself; sit down and let US talk
this matter over reasonably. =
At this she threw herself
on the floor and screamed,
and shouted until she was removed
from the building. Boone and his
wife remclned here ever since, and
Boone has followed the governor back
and forth from his house to the cayi-
tol. He has uttered all manner OF
threats to shoot Cleveland, ETC., and
was regarded as a crank. His wife
has had several fits of Mysteries, and
the attending physician urged Boone
to take her home, but he has refused
Boone is in jail and will be examined
as to his sanity Wednesday.