Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-26
LOCAL A f e A II -
The Trial OF Lafay cite @. BAKER on the
Indictment for Robbery-The De-
fence Demur to the Indictment,
Pleading n Former Conviction.


The trial OF Lafayette G. Bake, late chief de-
tectivs NJ the War Department for robbIpy H.
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Der last, WAS taken up In heCrimtna Court this
morning before Judge Fisher. Edward G. Car
rington, District Attorney, Joseph II. Bradley,
j., and Jadge Hughes, for the prosecution.
fence. Baker occupied a seat bstweea MessrS
Stanton aud Riddle, and wore q military over
coat
Judge Fisher asked II the parties were ready
to proceed with the trial. Both the prosecution
| aud defence replied, they were.
After q few mi utes, Mr.. Darlington said Mr..
Stanton had Just handed him a paper, which was
| intended as plea in the case. He had no notice
| Of 1t until this morning.
Judge Fisher asked II the party had been ar
| raigned.
| Mr. Middleton, the clerk, replied, he had not
Judge Fisher then directed the c.erk to arrsign
the accused.
| Baker stood mp, and the Indictment was read
| TO him by Mr.. Middleton, and he was asked II he
was guilty or not suilty
| Baker replied that he fled q special plea in
writ ng, which Mr.. s, anton here read, as follows:
| Supreme Court Of the District OF Columbia Dis
| trict Of Columbia, county Of Washington: The
United States Us. Lafayette c. Baker. Plea to
| indictment for robbery.
| And the said l.. c. Baker, in his own proper
| person, cometh into court here and, having
| heard the said Indictment read, saith that the
United States ought not further to prosecute the
|
he saith that heretofore, to wit: at the Juns,erm
OF this court in the year 1865, II was presented
that the said Lafayette G. Baker, Chen aud there
and thereby described as Lafayette c. Baker. late
Of The county Aforesaid. yeom.u, \ on the stb dSy
Of November, ). D. ls6j, tn force and arms, at
| the county aforesaid in and upon Lucy l.. Cobb,
In the peace VI God and Of the said United
| States, then and there being, did make au us.
sault, and her, the said Lucy l.. Cobb, then aud
there, injuriOusly and uulawfully, aud against
| the will Of thu said Lucy L. Cobb, aud without
the consent of the said Lucy l.. Cobb, aud also
against the laws OF the said United States, with
| out any legal warrant, authority or justi1able
| cause whateyer, did i'm prison aud deiain, for a
long time, 10 wit for tho space OF fye hours then
| next following. and until she, the said Lucy L.
Cobb, had paid to him, the said Lafayette G.
Baker, four United States Treasury notes, each Of
The denomin ton Of any dalsrs, and Of the value
OF hfy dollars OF the goods, chatiels, moneys nd
for her enlargement and other WRONGS, sc. ,&o
| And 1t WGs also at the same Il ne prese nted
| that the said Lafayette G. Baker afterwards 10
wit: on the sth day Of Noveabsr, ls6j, with
force and arms, al The county aforesaid, in
and upon one Lucy L. Cobb, in the peace Of q cd
and Of the United States then nd there being, di
make an assault, and her, the said Lucy l. Cobb,
| then and there uuiawfulIy aud iuIurlousIy and
ngaiust The viii and without the consent * the
said Lucy L. Cobb, aud also against the laws OF
the said United states without any legal ARA u
authority or Unsuitable cause whatever, did In. .
prison and delaln for A long time 10 vii, for the
space Of ave hours then next following, and
other wrongs, 30.
| And Afterwards, to wit at the January term Of
this court 1856, the said l. G. Baker, being ar
raigned upon the said Indictment, plead thereto
| not guilty, and put hitnself upon the country,
and the District Attorney did the like, and thpto-
| upsn same jury Of good aud lawful men Of the
| District of Columbia, who being sworn to try the
| Issue Joined, did say that the defendant was
| guilty Of the false imprisonment OF which he
stood charged, and was not guilty Of the extor-
tion as charged.
And afterwards, to wit: At the said January
term Of the court, as by the record thereof moe
| fully and at Argv appears, which said verdict
and Judgment still remain In full force and eff
feet, and not In the leAst reversed or made void.
Aud the said lafayette O. Baker, In fact, saith
that he, the said Lafayette O. Baker, and the sa
Lafayette q. Baker so addicted and convicted as
last AFORESAID, are one aud the same person, and
not other and different persons, and that the as
sault and false imprisonment Of which he the
said l.. q. Baker, was so Indicted and convicted,
as aforesaid, and the felony aud robbery OF which
| he ~ now indicted are one and the same offence,
and not other and different Offences And this
| he the said Lafayette q. haker, 10 ready to
| verify wherefore he prays Judgment, and that
| bY me court mere ne may be dismissed aud dis.
| charged from the said pTemi es In the present
| Indictment specihed'
| ksRlsuD LAFAYETTE Y. BAKER
hlpnLR and STANTON, Atcfneys
Mr. Darlington sad the points SIT forth In tho
paper presented q mixed question q law aud Of
iact me defendant ~ the misplace committed
an assault ana nauery by laying violent hands
| on lhe prosecuting Wltnebs Mlthout authority Of