The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-05-28

openly boosted of her signal ability Ia
that line She declared that she had
the President in her power, and that
for a sufficient consideration she
could obtain the pardon of any rebel.
In order to test the full truth of her
open declaration, and to bring the
natter before the President, General
BAKER posted detective at the door
of the White House, where she was a
constant visitor We give the subse-
quent. disgraceful scene in the words
of General BAKER:
| Thinking the President could not be
aware of her visits, on the 18th of Novem-
Der, I stationed detective lolice officer at
the front entrance, with instructions to
prevent Mrs Cobb's entering. About IL
| O'CLOCK, as usual she presented herself, and
was told that she could not go in. S e
| asked the officer by whose order he was
acting, and he replied, By order of Gem
eral Baker, Mrs. Cobb replied: 80 Well, 1
will see the Presidentin ten minutes" She
went round to the rear part of the house,
entered the kitchen, went up to the Presi-
| dents private room, and told him that
/
| the door, to prevent her seeing him. The
President sent for the detective and said
ffSir, by whose order do you presume to
guard my door?v. The detective replied: 81
am not guarding the door. was sent here
| by Gen.<Baker, to prevent Mrs. Cobb from;
entering the house, The President said:
Ff Tell General BakerI want to see him inn
| nediately." Accordingly, he started for
my office, but in the meantime, the Presi-s
dentlhad sent his private m essenger, who
arrived first, and in a very excited man
ner, informed nae that the President
wished to see me Immediately; L must
drop all business and come at
once. went and entered the Pres
ident's private room. found him alone.
pacing the room very excitedIy. Furious
ly he said to me SHOW dare you place de-
tectives at my door," L told him that
supposed he desired Mrs. Cobb'a and other
females of like character to be kept from
the house. He answered "When 1 want
your services L will send for you. Mrs.
Cobb has just as much right. to come here
as you or any other person. This is not
the first time. Sir, that you have int erfered
at the White House. Now 1 want it stop
ped" Vt SL1
Still pacing the room, he repeated several
Mrs. Cobb-that she had as much right to
visit the White House as any other res
pectable person. Walking up to me like
pugilist, he shgok his fistin my face and
said again: How dare you presume to
exercise any. control overTthe management
of the White House," L then said: Mr..
President, when such vile characters as
Mrs. Cobb can visit the White House at all
times of night and day; when She can
procure pardons as she has done In the
case of Captain Howell and deliver them
in person incomplete, or without being
recorded; when she boasts publicly IN the
Streets hotels, and saloons = of this /
city that she is "A @pardoil- broker
and the President dare not refuse |
any of her applications, but she has the |
President of the United States in her pow
err, L think it is high time that somebody |
interfered." The President replied +:
How dare you talk to me in that |
way sir? Now, sir. tell you, once |
for all, you must not interfere I
with my. business; neither must you
interfere With any person who has business
at the Executive MaIision.y L started to |
leave the room, when he followed me to |
the dooByand with his fist clenched,E said: 1
Nov recoilect what have told you. You |
can go and tell, your friend Stanton all L
have said. 1 say, you can go now and tell |
your Administration all haye said" WILT
this left the Presidential Mansion and |
have never entered it since.
In one of my conversations with the |
President, he repeatedly accused me of be- |
ing tool of the Radicals. He said he had |
been informed thatI was in the employ of
the Radicals, and had heard that had de-
tailed detectives to watch the Presidential |
Mansion, with a view to ascertain and fur |
nish list of the prominent Copperheads |
and rebels who were visiting the White |
House. 49, Say
The new law in Ohio, permitting |