The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1884-10-24
GOVERNOR CLEVELAND ASSAULTED.
A Crank Who Wanted Brother-in-Law
Pardoned.
A Matter Of No Significance Except Involving
q Prominent Man.

ALBANY, Oct. 20.-The city was thrown
into excitement this morning by the report
that Governor Cleveland had been assaulted
while on his way FROM the executive man
sion TO the capitol. Some reports had 1t that
he bad been assassinated and others that he
had been fatally wounded. The reports
spread with maryelous rapidity aud soon
hundreds thronged the capitol and sought
the Governors room to inquire as to the
foundation Of the rumor upon which the
superstructure of fiction had been built in
passing from mouth to mouth. Stripped Of
all embellishments the facts are substantial
ly as follows:
As Governor Cleveland was going from
the executive mansion to the capitol about
o'clock this morning he was assaulted in
front of the Medical College by Samuel
Boone, Of Elmira, who struck at the Govern
or with his right hand. The blow was
warded of and the man repeated the blows
several times without hitting the Governors
face. He then darted toward a pile of cobble
stones, but was intercepted by DR.. Hough-
ton before he obtained missile. Boone re-
turned to the attack on the Governor, when
Houghton seized and held him and the Gov
ernor deliberately resumed his walk.
Boone was released and went quickly to
his boarding house, on Lancaster street,
where he was arrested shortly afterward.
DR.. Houghton overlook the Governor and
convsrsed briefly with him about the assault.
The Governor proceeded to the capitol and
went to work, alluding only casually to the
matter TO attaches of the office. In the po-
lice court Boone pleaded not guilty and
asked two days to prepare his case, as he
wanted to telegraph for Judge Boardman
Smith, of the Supreme Couit, to defend him.
The case was put down for Wednesday after
noon. Boone has been seeking pardon for
his brother-in.law, Byron B. Fairbanks, SEN
fenced to two years. Imprisonment at Au-
burn for shooting into q crowd assembled
near his house on Halloween and seriously
woundipg boy. Boone and wife called on
the Governor at Elmira during recent visit
TO the State fair, and asked for the pardon Of
Fairbanks. The Governor said he would
look 1t over. When he returned to Albany
he mentioned the matter to District Attorney
Stanchfeld, who expressed himself as strong
ly opposed TO granting a pardon, as he did
not think there were any grounds for Glenn
ency. About week or ten days after the
Governors return, Boone turned up. The
Governor said he had not reached the case
yet. Boone made some threatening remarks
and retired. Boone followed the Governor
back and forth to the executive mansion that
day and declared he would not leave until he
got pardon. Finally he disappeared. Last
Monday Boone reappesred with bis wife.
Mrs. Boone went into the executive cham
Der while her husband remained In the ante
room. She became violent In her language,
and, the Governors attendants say, suddenly
struck at Cleveland, who seized her arm be-
fore the blow came, and requested the wo-
man to be be seated and be calm. He rose
and she sat down, and then screaming, fell
TO the floor in violent Mysteries. Two order
lies then 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 bis wife scream he
rushed into the executive chamber and found
the Governor just letting go Of her. He was
put aside by the orderlies, who removed the
He claims the treatment of his |
wife was SO severe that she Is in dying con.
iition, and overcome by his feelings he at
lacked the Governor.
A reporter Of the Albany Journal, who |
called at the house where Mrs. Boone is, I
law her, and the bruises on her, where 1t is
alleged the Governor seized her, were shown |
him. The attendants said she was in q COM
ltose condition and apparently dying.
ALBANY, Oct. 20.-This evening the ex-
element over the assault on Governor Cleve.
and had largely abated. The condition of
Mrs. Boone, suffering from hysteria since her
Interview with the Governor, a week ago to-
lay, Is not dangerous. The statement that
he was injured by the Governor during the
interview Is untrue. When he told her he
ould not pardon her brother without inves-
igstion, and that the case must take its turn,
he few at him and attempted to scratch his
ace. He seized her by the wrist and said:
Why, you poor, foolish woman, why don't
'ou behave yourself?" Mrs. Boone was then
ed into the ante-room, where she fell upon
he floor In fit. She is not injured further
han sustaining some bruises during her
truggles. Fairbanks, for whom Boone
ought pardon, appears also to be crank.
he Governor to-day received a dispatch
rom the warden Of the Auburn prison stat.
ng Fairbanks had been pronounced insane
y medical experts and transferred to the in
ane department.