The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-26
so THE GOVERNOR DECIDES.
Can See No Excuse for Granting
Clemency.
A REPORT MADE ON THE TUMOR.
The Woman Is a Dangerous Grim.
inal and San Quentin Is
Her Proper Place.

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 25.-Mrs. Martin,
who was convicted in Oakland of swim
ding Miss Leonard out of $4,000 and sen
fenced to ten years imprisO1 ment in San
Quentin. is making strenuous efforts to
secure a pardon.
Recently Governor Markham received a
letter from Mrs. Martin in which she
referred to her physical condition and
begged him to restore her to liberty. Mrs.
l.. +. Drake, who resides in Oakland, also
wrote to the Governor and requested him
not to pass on Mrs. Martins application
fok pardon until he had interviewed the
resident physician at San Quentin.
Several DAYS ago the Governor visited
San Quentin and had an extended conver-
satiOn with Mrs. Martin. She vigorously
declared her limo and claimed that
she was slowly dying from tuHor in her
stomach. The Governor Immediately
sought DR.. Mansfield, the resident physi-
clan, and ordered him to make thorough
examination of Mrs. Martins physical
condition. Yesterday the doctor sent the
following report:
Governor n. Markham: 1 have made care.
full investigation into the condition of Mrs Mar
TIN. and find a large tumor in her stomach. An
examination of the tumor reveals some tiucl ua-
tion which indicates the presencetof fluid. The
pressure upon The stomach is so great as TO
make it impossible for her to retain anything
therein. During her Imprisonment in San
Quentin she has taken no solid food. Milk ana
beef tea are the only nOurishment her
stomach will retain, and that for only a short
time. The erowding or pressure of the tumor
is affecting the action OF the heart and unless
removed will, In my opinion, cause death,
she refuses to have the necessary operation
performed here, and 1t cannot be done with
out her consent.
DIR. q. r. MANSFIELD,
Resident physician.
To The CALL correspondent tonight
the Governor said that if Mrs. Martin de-
sired to have an operation performed on
her 1T would have TO be done inside the
prison walls.
Il have carefully considered her appli-
| cation for a pardon" he continued, land
find absolutely nothing to her credit.
Everything points to the fact that the
woman is guilty OF the crime charged
against her.
District Attorney Shook of Alameda
County, who presented the case of Mrs.
Martin in a lengthy communication,
unhesitatingly states that she is dan
gerous woman. He carefully reviews the
evidence in the case and asserts that she
has been feigning sickness purposely to
avoid being sent to San Quentin.
"He further stated that the prisoner is
one of the most dangerous criminals that
the auth horities of Alameda County ever
dealt with, and concluded by saying that
the punishment meted out to her was none
too severe. From his statement | believe
that Mrs. Martin should serve out her
sentence. According to The N ost relab BILE
information she is cunning woman. who
stopped to take advantage of simple
minded women. The authorities of Oak
land are convinced of her guilt, and even
assert that she has no equal as a confidence
operator.
For these reasons l have determined to
deny her application for pardon"