The morning call., 1893-10-25
MUST MEET DEATH
No CIemency for Murderer
Vincent.
HIS LAST. HOPE NOW GONE.
Governor Markham Refuses tt
Interfere.
READY FOR THE EXECUTION.
The Doctor Cruelty Killed His Wife
and He Must Pay the Laws
Penalty.

SACRAMENTO, Oct. Ex-Governor Mark
ham rendered an opinion to-day in which
he refused to extend clemency to DR.. +. o.
Vincent convicted of the murder of his
wife at Fresno In December, 1890, and SEN
fenced to be hanged. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mrs. Vincent sued her husband
for divorce and because she refused to
abandon the proceedings he shot her in a
most cowardly manner. After reviewing
all the circumstances of the case and of the
affirmation Of the proceedings IN the Su-
perior Court by the Supreme Court, the
Governor says: "Had the presiding Judge,
the jury or the District Attorney expressed
an opinion in favor of executive clemency
it would have had great weight. Evidently
mono Of them have felt warranted in so do
ing. / have inquired into the standing of
each mem ber of the jury. They certainly
stand we'll in the community in which they
live. In fact. all concede it to have been
good jury. Not one of them has expressed
to me the belief that the verdict rendered
was an unjust one. Thus 1t will be seen
that the Judge, the jury and the District
Attorney. constituting the court that tried
the case, still believe that the verdict was
just. and although it has been almost three
years since the trial of this case it is evil
dent that they have not changed their
minds Can l. in view OF all of these facts
and under my official oath, set their best
judgment aside?
"It is urged by many friends Of the con-
demned that, owing to the numerous hon.
icides in Fresno County. public sentiment
demanded a victim, and that poor DIR.
Vincent must serve as sucb-that the
court. the jury and the county officials were
so intimidated on account of public clamor
that they dare not act according to their
convictions. OF this l do not know, but
do know that the record discloses nothing
of the kind. DR.. Vincent took the life of
an innocent, defens seless woman. his wife
and the M other of his only child, and, to
all appearances. in most cruel and heart
less manner. He is either entirely inno-
cent or Is guilty of the highest crime known
| TO the law. Did l belive him innocent it
would be my duty to grant him complete
pardon. | do not believe him innocent,
and ind little or nothing outside of the
facts presented to the jury to raise even q
reasonable doubt of his guilt. While my
sympathies naturally go out to him in his
unfortunate condition l must decline to
interfere with the verdict OF the jury and
the Judgment of the court"
FRESNO. Oct. 24.-Vincent refuses to
believe that the Governor will not extend
him clemency. He still processes to have
hope that his sentence will be commuted,
but adds that if 1t comes to the worst he
will die like man. The condemned man
bears himself very well and shows no
signs of weakening. Arrangements for
the execution are all completed. the
scaffold is erected and the affair will take
place in the rear of the Jail. About 600 in
vitations have been issued. which number
of pie the inclosure will comfortably
hold. The desire that he be punished IS
universal and no persons of influence here
have protested against it to the Governor.
Many prominent people, however, have
asked Markham that the decree of law be
carried out. The report that he had re-
fused TO interfere was received with salts
foa