Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-24

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that II ~. none Of his business; that n hsw.
trying me, or held ne under apy criminal Of
| fepce, " proccsd With his questions. He then
showed nc receipt written by one Clarence J.
Bowel and signed ~ me for ssco He asked me
thsp told me hat should siys him thai $500. /
| told him would not Heasked me: Dol IN :
derstsnd you 70 refused told him he did He
Isesfch you for II. Upon which handed him the
money, and told him that II did not end here
Inc then rang his bell, ssutfor MT Spear, told
Mr.. Spear to take Mr.. Cobb, go 70 tho Avenue
| Hotel, and get that pardon. w .IDf
Mr.. Darlington said he would call on the gem
| tleman 10 produce the pardon.
Mr.. Riddle stated the pardon had been re-
burned BY Gen. Baker to the President The 70.
esipt was also with the President We havs q
| certified copy Of the receipt
The witness then resumed. He sat there until
the messenger returned with the pardon. He
put q man u watch me and went. When he
came back he said should not go to the white
House any more, nor TO the Treasury
and more, and Furthermore that l should
should not i've ia the United States. i'll aid he
| would make trouble for me. told him that
when the President did not wish me TO visit the
White House he would not make villain like
him tHakerl his messenger.
He then asked me II I ever heard anything bad
about him told him there was not book large
| enough, nor ono could not be printed large
.SSus nei S pns ny arI no.e inside sss %S
| House; III did, he would arrest me, for he bad
his orders from the President In his pocket 10 do
so. He then abused me In other language l
would not like to repeat In the courtroom here;
and after keeping me until about twenty minutes
before twelve o'clock at night, he sent me homo.
| I went 10 the white House the next morning;
/ did not see the President that morning.
Mr.. Riddle: I object 70 anything that trans
| pired at the White Honss next morning.
Mr.. Carrington: We expect T. show By this
witness that she had an interyiew With the Pres'
ident, and that he told her he did not give orders
70 tho accused to arrest her. The accused told
hsr be had orders for her arrest
Mr.. Stanton understand tho witness to say
that Gen, Baker told her she must not go to the
President's house again; II she did he would
arrest her, aud that he had the orders in his
| pocket. There IL no evidence here that he did
arrest her 10 pursuance OF those orders.
| Mr.. Darlington. I understand he undertakes TO
make this arrest by the express authority Of the
| President Of the United States. .. -.
Witness. Did not see the President that mora
ing. Returned to the hotel that evening. About
9 o clock. q note came to the hotel addressed to
me, brought there BY q strange messenger. The
snvelope was from Willard's Hotel. The note
aM.. Corn The President viii !, soc z. you this 4.
Nc. Stanton. We would like to have that paper
| produced.
Mr. Bradley. Have you that paper, madam
1
after the note was left card was sent up. did
not know tho gentieman's name on the card
Ny husband took the card and went down stairs.
Mr.: Riddle; We'll. 1.-THE court please, what is
the object Of this testimony.
Mr.. Bradley: We propose TO show messenger
came from Baker to this lady to compromise for
tho treatment Baker had given her.
Witness resumed did go TO see the President
Mr.-RiddIe. The Private Secretary Of the
President will produce all papers required
The court here took = recess for ave minutes.
On reassembling, witness resumed: Had seen
the President frequently since then.
| Mr.. Bradley stated that he wished to show the
| witness had seen the President many times sioce
her. He desired to put the falsehood where It
ought 10 be, on the defendant II the Jury eau
mud that the defendant told a deliberate false-
hood, 1t will enable them TO decide upon the
Question. BY MI. Bradley: Mrs Cobb, what
other conversation passed between you at his
headquartersf A. Up stairs, before he sent me
was standing At the end Of Il. He said he had
| better give me q commission, and told me not to
say anything about this affair. told him
would not accept any commission from him in
| any way, shape, or form I told him | once
heard that Il was reported was one Of his de-
teetiyes. He said the man that said Il had been
stealing or else he would never have sid It, I
told him that never would act as Q detective
| for him unless It was to ruin him. o. r
cross-examinsd BY Mr.. Stanton: Came here In
November, 1851.
Q. Were you married when you hrst came
here
objected to by Mr.. Bradley.
Mr.. Stanton. Our purpose Is TO know the
eredibillty q this witnsss and her character, as
| far as possible.
Judge Fisher. II you seek to show that this
lady Is not tied to her husband by wedlock, the
| question IL relevant.
Mr.. Stanton. Iwant to inquire OF this witness
II dpring the time from 1851 nut now she has
| not passed under several different names.
Mr. Stanton. Well, I will alter the question.
pas. oder the name Of mary Livingston :
| Objected to as irrelevant.
Mr.. Carrington. II your honor please, ] ask
for what purpose is the question askedH Sup
that give Baker q right to arrest and imprison
hort Is II aimed At her purify Then, sir, It Ia
not competento fthey want to attack her purity
or integrity, We are prepared to meetit: win
your honor listen to any such question? Is 1t re-
| sponsiye to the examination In chief What can
arouse the indignation Of any one, especially
woman, for, q man protesting to act under law to
her from her husband, threaten 10 put ha fs on
herr She hadba right to demand by what au-
| thority she was arrested.
Whom the purity Of a woman is assaulted, I ask
| your honor to enforce strictly the law. II they
arc TO question her purity. we ask for time TO get
witnesses here to contradict such charge. ., ..
Mr.. Stanton 'aid We propose to show that she
names, and in excuse for so doing II Is q question
/ for the Jury. We shall endeavor to show the
character Of this witaess In every respect. We
will show she is not worthy Of belief This Is
| giuntng. .. ....,.E ..
Mr. Riddle read from the arst volume Of Green.
leaf on Evidence, See. $3.50. # r..
| Judge Fisher decided the counsel could eonhus
their questions to the examination In chief, with
q view Of questioning her credibility. They may
examine into her business within reasonable