The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-06-04

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TO strike COW. Yes, that is true.
was the reply, while the Punishment
continued with unabated yigor, "that
is true; but did j say any thing about
kicking them? Striking does no good,
but kicking seems to curl en- right up.
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Mrs. Cobb, the Pardon BrOkcr,and
FriCnl of tlie President.
General L. G. Baker, the Chief Of the
Bureau of National Detective Police
during the rebellion, has written book
in which he gives narrative OF a great
variety Of experiences during the war.
In this book Ganeral Baker gives de
tailed account of his experience with
Mrs. Cobb, the noted pardon broker
He believed she was obtaining pardons
by imposing upon the President, and
he went to work to expose her. A per-
son pretending to be a rebel visited
Mrs. Cobb, to employ her to procure for
him pardon. What followed is thus
told by General Baker
Capt. Howell stated his case to Mrs
Cobb, and she agreed to produce a
full, complete, and unconditional par
don for all bis past ofonses, as the
contract reads, for the sum Of three
hundred dollars II is proper here TO
remark, that the usual routine at the
Executive mansion and the Attorney
Generals office, in procuring pardons
requires from two TO five weeks, a re-
cord of the names of the applicants be-
ing placed on the books of the Attor-
ney Generals Office, which names are
taken up in their order and disposed
of. For an extraordinary consideration,
however Mrs Cobb agreed to procure
the pardon in question in twelve hours,
as appears from the following contract
WAsmxoroN, b G.. NOV. 5, 1865.
For and in consideration Of the surl ol $500 paid
| to me BY Captain Clarence ], Howell, hereby
agree a. follows, to Wit. To take from Captain Hos
well his statement ~ regard 10 his case and procure
for him the fun and complete pardon or bis past
ofenses. The money to be paid as follows SloO
in hand and the remaining $500 on the delivery Of
his pardon on Monday evening al o'clock p ~.
further agree that 10 case do not succeed in get'
tug the pardon as agfeed, will return to HIM the
Sl00 received Of him.
isgncd) Mus. L. l.. CoBB.
The above contained The following
receipt on the back.
WAsuISGToN, d. c., Nov 3, 1865.
Received on the within, 500
lsigncd) Mns l.. /. Copu.
This occurred on the 7th cf Noyem-
Der. To secure positive and indisputa
BILE evidence against Mrs Cobb, ! took
six $50 Treasury notes and marked
them in the presence of five persons,
that they might be identified as the
bills paid for the pardon. On the eve
ming Of the 7th, when Howell was to
have it, accompanied by detective
officer j went with him to the Avenue
House, where he was to receive the doc
ument, determined, as soon as the
money was paid by him to Mrs. Cobb,
and be had the pardon in his hands, to.
demand Of her the money As shown
by Mrs. Cobbs testimony, the pardon
was not procured on the 7th, sic alleg
ing that the President was sick, that
Mr. Seward was not in the city, and
that friend Of hers in the Treasury
Department, who assisted her, was also
absent from the city, IN New York, but
on the following evening she would GER
tainly have the pardon ready Accord
inely on the evening of the 6th, ] again
visited the Avenue House with a de-
tectiye. and the moment Howell paid
the money TO Mrs. Cobb and received
his papers, entered the room and de-
manded from Mrs Cobb the $500. She
at once recognized me, and remarked
she had met me before ] informed
her had been watching her for several
days, / believed ] was posted as to her
doings at the White House, and said
" You shall not impose upon the Presi- !
dent by your presence. He, doubtless,
regards you as an honest woman, and
when be il made aware Of your real
character, aud the business IN which |
you are engaged, / think you will not
be permitted again to visit the White /
House" She refused 10 return the
money, when / asked her to 60 with me
b. my Office; she consented. and asked
me if bad any objection to her hus-
band accompanying rs; replied, Ger
tainly not and, entering the carriage
with Mr.. and Mrs Cobb, went TO my
headquarters. / took Mrs. Cobb into
my private office, and requested her to
return 70 me tho money paid her by
Howell, Stating to ller distinctly that Il
was my money, ] bad marked Il for the
purpose Of cntrappiDg her, The person
Tor whom she bad obtained the pardon
was not Captain Howell but Capt Hine;
/ had devised this plan 70 ascertain
how and through what means she OBJ
tanned pardons; she should not impose
upon TIC President any longer, and 4
should lay al tie facts before him At I
once, awaiting his decision 10 the mat
ter. She became very much excited |
and extremely abusive, declaring that
she had obtained a great many pardons !
from the President and she should con