The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-10-21
Gov. Cleveland Assaulted in the Streets
of Albany,
BUT NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED
by a Man Who Wanted a Brother in
Law Liberated From Prison.
THE ASsAlLANT is IN JAIL
His Trial TO Occur Wednesday-A woman
Figures COnspicuously-Th Gov
ernor Cool and Able to
Take Care Of Himself.

,vso 'nis morning by Samuel Boon, of
-, 1nolnuhs coun'ey, who wag elected from
inc executive chamber last week for
oreaVlhS a 4sturbance while seeking
pardon.
n' VIZ ". Cleveland was going from the
: Give mansion to the capitol, about
=" ,lock this morning, he was assaulted
: front of the Medical college, on Eagle
ltreet, by Samuel Boone, of Elmira,
who struck at the governor with
his right hand. The blow was
warded Off, and tho man
repeated his blows several times with
out hitting the Governors face. lie
then darted toward pile OF cobble
stones, but was Intercepted by DIR.
George ii. HOughton before he OBJ
tanned a missile.
BooNE RETURNED TO HIS ATTACK
on the Governor, when Houghton seized
and held him and the Governor deliber-
atelY resumed his journey to tho capital.
Boone was released and went quickly to
his boarding house on Lancaster
street, where he was arrested
Shortly afterward DR.. Hough-
ton overlook the Governor and
conyorsed 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 pleaded notguilty, 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.
CAUSE OF THE ASSAULT.
Boone has been seeking a pardon for
his brothor-in.law, Byron b. Fairbanks
sentenced TO two years ut Auburn for
shooting into crowd assembled near
his house, on Hollow street, and scri-
ously wounding boy. Boone and wife
called on the governor at Elmire during
ms recent visit to the state fair, and
asked for the pardon of Fairbanks. The
governor said he would look il over
when he returned TO Albany. He mon
TONED the matter to District Attorney
Starchield, who expressed himself az
strongly opposed to granting the appli-
cation, ~ he did not think there were
any grounds foroXecutiyo clemency.
THE AFFAIR IN DETAIL,
The city was thrown into great OK
element this malping by the report
that GOV. Clevelandh had been assaulted
while on his way from the executive
mansion to the capitol. Some reports
mad II that ho had been assassinated /.
others That he had been fatally wounded
lhe reports spread with marvellous
rapidity, and soon
HUNDREDS THRoNaED TO THE Capitol
and sought the governors room To on
qulre as To the foundation for the RI
mors upon which the suporstructure of
the fiction had been built in passing
nom mouth to mouth.
STRIPPED OF ALI ACCOMPLISHMENTS
me facts are as follows:
About week or ten days after Glove
lands return here Boone turned mn.
The governor said no had NOT reachaJ
lh9 case yet. Boone made some throat
onlng remarks and retired. Boone
followed the governor back and forth
through tho executive mansion that dnv
ana declared that he would not lonve
pearCd.
Last Monday Boone re-appeored
win his wife. Mrs. Boone wont
INTO the executive chamber whilo her
husband remained in an anti room. She
became excited and
VIOLENT IN HER LANGUAGE.
ana the governors attendants sny shy
suddenly struck nc the governor. yho
seized her arm before tho blow came
ana requested the woman to bo seated
ana be calm. He rose aud she sat down
anu then screaming fell to the floor i'm
Nlolellt mysteries. Two orderiog re.
moved her across tho street toa house
/ Whoro she was treated. She has bpeu
historical most of the time since. Room,
| states that when he heard his WIFI,
scream, he rushed into the eXecntivr
chamber and found the governor iust
/ ietung 20 of her; that he WAS nut uSid,
| ny the ordorlieS who removed the wo
man. lie claims the treatment of hi,
| Wiio was severe, and that she il
IL "A DYING CONDITION,
anu mat overcome by his feeling, ne nj
tackled the governor. ''' ~
a reporter of the Albany Eyenlnp
! journal, who called ut the house whrr,
/ Mrs, Boone Is, saw her, aud states tb1t
the bruises on her are whore it il alleret
the governor seized her, and thar tGsy
We're shown tn him, Her attendant,
sald she was in ComatOso condition
ana apparently dying.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
Boone, who assaulted tho pnverno,
uhs9eeessl4ily,so solicited a pardon FOR hi,
brother, who Is confined I'm Aubur,
prison for shooting man I'm Cbemrnc
county year ago. Ruone mot tbc ,,n,
ernor as he was walking over Eaci,
street from the executive mansion To- n,
capitol, at . o'clock this morning IN,
struck nj him, at the same time utterin,
an oath, Gov. Cleveland threw nm his
arm aud warded of the blow. Scvora
persons near by who saw the affair. rnr
Mer the man aud captured hir,
Gov cleveland at once proceeded to M,
executive chamber. boone cnme bcr,
ahout two weeks ago to press his nnni,
cation ana the governor then Said n,
would tako up the papers at his earliest
convenience, and would de Idle il N,
soon as possible, The reason he cnulG
hot grant the pardon was that the prose
culllg oIllcers OF the county were nm
iaVor0ple To- a pardon, aud II so he could
not grant IL, unless they saw III from,
further reflection to modify their stntn
ments, rs no pnrdons ~ c,.
granted in opposition to the locnl NM NM
th"ritios. At this "'
buoNE DEMANDED AN IMMEDIATE ~
SwEg,
yes or no, and said to the governor. iftb,
district attorney had reported ngainsi
Tue pardon, he would Sian his Gre, mn
II not he would como back and alan tbs
governors face, In few dnvs Unon,
oiegfaphed the governor that tho dis.
trlct attorney had saved him a face.slnp
plhg by acknowledging that Cleve
lalu statement WAS true. Last wool,
one morning, Roono and his wifo an
poared at the executive chamber, mi
tne governor granted them an audience
Ihe woman was In a state of great nor.
Nous excitement, and attempted Ia
strike the governor. lie caught her law
tho wrist and said 10 her; any dnS,
woman, you are beside yourself Sit
down and let us talk this matter Owe,
reasonably At this she threw herselt
on the floor and screamed and
building. Boone and his wife have rn.
manned here ever since, and he has fol.
ioweu the governor back and forth
rom his house to the capitol. "
hooNE HAS UTTERED ALL MANNER or
En THREATS,
that he would kill Cleveland. otto. and
was regarded as A crank Uis ,rir,r r..