Connecticut western news., 1884-10-29
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ASSAULT ON GOv"RNOR CLEVELAND. Attacked By a nlap who Is Seeking u Pardon.

Governor Cleveland WAS assaulted in front
 of the Medical College, Albany by Samuel
 Boone, of Chemung county, N. r., who was elected from the Executive Chamber some days before for creating 8 disturbance while
 seeking pardon for his wife's brother.
 Myron Fairbanks, of Southport Chemung
 county, was sentenced in February last to Au-
 burn Prison for two years and a-haR for shooting at some persons who were stonlnG
 his fathers house. Three months age Samuel
 Boone who married Fairbanks sister, came to
 see the Governor to obtain pardon for Fairbanks. The Governor informed him that the District Attorney of Chemung | county had advised him to do nothing in the matter; that the prisoner bad been justly sentenced Boone, who ts very hot tempered, then told the Governor he would kick him ii | he had no orderlies around, and that he would | go home and kick the District Attorney any how. The Governor promptly ordered the man out of the room, and he left. AS ne was
 going out of the door he said: "-- you, you are prejudiced."
 Monday he returned with bis wife and
 woman about forty years old, who at once | threw her arms violently about the Governors
 neck, while he was busy at his desk in thS
 public room, and began pleading for her
 brothers pardon The Governor shook her of as gently as possible, and asked her to be
 seated and talk the matter over quietly,
 but at this she became very mu9b ex- cited. Her husband began again to thraasen what he would do in case of refusal, ana 70 the Governor rang for assistance and th,Y
 were forcibly removed. In the corridor the
 woman went into mysteries, and the orderIies
 had all they could do to get her down stairs. She made the building ring with her shr1eks, and had to be forclbly held down, because sue wanted to get out of the elevator and return to the Governors room. Her husband was also n uch exc ted; and just as soon as the elevator
 reached the lower floor he took her out, and,
 aided by some gentlemen, took her to physl- cian near by.
 Monday morning Governor Cleveland left the Executive Mansion little before o'clock. Proceeding through Eagle street alone, whan within few feet of Lancaster street, Boone rushed toward him from around the corner. This individual immediately put himself in | fighting attitude and with clenched fists struck savagtly at Governor Cleveland, hitting him
 on the left side of his head near the ear. As
 the man delivered the blow he shouted: You
 have killed my wife"
 Then he attempted again to strike tho | Governor, who, naturally much aston | ished at this furious and unexpected l attack, put up hls arm and warded | of the blow. The assailant WAS foiled in his additional attempts to reach the Governors face, at which he struck three times savagely. He then ran toward a pile of cobblestones | which lay near by, with the evident in.
 tention of using one as 8 missile or a weapon. At this iuncture Dr. Houghton ran out of his office, which IS In the vicinity and intercepted the man, who then returned to renew his assault on the Gov ernor He was seized. however, by Dr. | Houghton, who ran after him Meanwhile
 the Governor had passed on up Eagle street, in the direction of the Capitol. When the Governor had gone some distance, Dr. Tough | ton released his prisoner. Boone was ar | rested. Gov. Cleveland was not hurt