, 1866-01-29

them that the money IVES furnished by Baker. At
On Tie authority q IN afdavit ho etated that the
conduct Of the prosecuting witness w1s such be
hatd1y knew how to describe that she INSIDE an IN
thst she % Is Enown ii ,hroneboat Ksshiasten ~
WOman OF notorious bad character.
TESTIMONY OF ALrRED b. sPIER.
Alfred +. Spec. .ses sworn tos the detsneo. VT
emp1cy oi Cen lake. Wines " vas S hese a aboai 81,
Of The s,h Of November, Baler and hiulseu went to
as Ae1as He;S .s % If Gsp Mew Th9 %rfd s
ss ssa *et M t1Rs baSer Sas iS Se dee sas
y eS1 3 o ana a 9 b n.Esf e
quired for Mrt. Cobb, when the lady answered
that anS fhat II hsr R.Es; s2a h. 1 ~
ae of ths dooe Wh euneh Il tsg. IL b.
hand, and he broke whatever held them tosethe1,
and they sCattesed- Witness sat down Ia chair,
and SONG Little time Wa fpens tn looking np The
Lest, and he Informed him tbat he had come fnt
s900 Of hls money, which had been pald to her for
pardon by .Captain, Howell she did not deny
notes were marked; Wines @ marked hem. b safer M
En- lema1ted Led III b nH bad sen % tse e.
foFe MEs Cobb heard i, and tsd she wae lady, 10
which Baker replied he knew nothing to the con
ae ieq 10 Tsn s ySq 70 Es e. ps@2 e
business" hi. Cobb aaked. ..Afe We 10 con
slider ourselves under arratf' General Baker
M hs Msn 'SSs e g e on
on long enou2h. This obtaining pardons has gone
on enough and I'm going to stop It," closing BY
4 % Suppose ri ba1e to, md asked II ;befe was
any objection TO her husband going, to which Baker
.sgsd ,s n M tse nsEsvs g9e5 taFRss down @ he 3: M
think there was = wort spoken until they reached
Dakcr+s Office. when the General directed him to
show Mrs. Cobb to his private office. Witness did
so M1. Cobb remaining down stairs. Baker went
up Immediately. When witness came down Cobb
WAS sitting On lonsge, and heasked Cobb II be had
he pardon, sayng De hat curiosity to see +.
Cobb replied he bad never seen II. Subsequently
witness went 10 Bakers room and asked HIM II be
bad the pstdun. Baker asked Mrs, Cobb where 1t
was, and lie stated that het husband kne" where
where he got the pardon, and they returned. Coob
being chilled. and be with Ni!nets went ont and took
drink; A naa named Collins was In The room,
Collins told him to 70 ont or keep still Ihere
no tlnfut on Cobb; be nor no other man be knew
q haT,o ap p an e{e On Cobb Mhsn
good night and Cobb got mad. liaker and Witness
went 10 the Asenue House before On Monday
and Tuesday evening. There was signal agreed
hand, they went up 10 the room. Witness only
knocked 1t the door Of the room, nothing WIS said
t. him apd he fs!d nothing t. sSyood. cfspt TO-
money belonged to him.
Mr. Brudley, Jr., objected 10 this evidence there
was nothing to chow that the money WAS Bakes't
3ir. Stanton raid they had already shown that he
had given this money 10 fnd ont pardon brokers,
and they proposed to show that baker did effort his
Owl money
Mr. bradley, Sr.. sa1d that from the testimony
Baker had forged paper and paid money for, 1t he
says, good purpose. He asked, Where Is the lasE
10 prevent Woman from receiving money for het
se1ricese Tie asked II The President did not Know,
when AIfs. Cobb cane TO him, II she was not PROSE-
cutlnp legitimate buslncss. II any man placed
this money IN the hands OF party for spec.tc
puIpoae, he could not recover BY common law,
much less had he right 10 take It under durcts.
Whatever motive be had in paying 1t over he had
no right What Is the oNes 70 prove that the notes
were put into Ulnc't hands that be might pay Mrs.
Cobbl 1t was put into the hands Of Hfns 10 eject
IN inccihma1e pn1pose-to palm oil forged papers
on the Executive. she had earned the money, and
1t belonged TO her.