The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-22

that she was n moic frequcnt visitor tboro t1ov
~ ~, ~ ahu was vas Doasung among her friends that,
III III 5Pl'e Oi beneral Bakers In erfercuce she WIS
SUI q welcome guest OF the President / couiI
not mink this possible. So, IN order 10 bring
Ine ,, controversy between the President and my
ss ~ an ISSUE directed an officer to ascertain
Mne'neI TINS was true and learned that she
was constant visitor. Still thinking the
PRESIDENT could not be aware of her visits
ON tne 10th OF November 1 stationed
0eiective police officer at the front entrance
win instructions 10 prevent Mrs Cobb,s
entering. About III O'Clock, as usual, she pre-
sented herself, and was told that she could not
90 In. She asked the officer by whose order he
was acting, and he replied, "By order of Gene
raj Baker," MIS-. Cobb replied: WELL 1 will
see the President IN ten mnutes.r She went
round 10 the rear part OF the house, entered the
Kitchen, went up to the Presidents private
room, and told HIM tLat General Baker had
stationed a detective al the door TO prevent her
seeing HIM. The Precedent sent for the detec-
tive, and said; Sir by whose order do you
presume TO guard my door ?r The detective
replied: II am not guarding the door. / was
sent here by General Baker to prevent Mrs.
Cobb rom entering the hOuse.n The Presi-
dent said: "Ten General Baker / want to
see him Immediately Accordingly, he
started for my Office, but in the meantime the
President had sent his private messenger, who
arrived hrst, and in very excited manner i'm
formed me the President wished TO see me inln1e.
di0tety; must drop all business and come at
once. went, and entered the Presidents pri-
Vate room. found him alone, pacing the room
very excitedly. Furiously he said to me, "How
dare you place detectives at my door ?p / told
him that supposed he desired Mrs. Cobb and
other females OF like character to be kept from
the house. He answered, when want your
services Will send for you. Mrs. Cobb has lust
as much rlght to come here you or any other
person. This is not the drst time sir that Won
have lnterlered at the White House, Now I
want IL stopped.r
Still pacing the room, he repeated several
times what he had before said concerning Mrs.
Cobb-lhat she had as much right to visit the
White House as any other respectable person.
walking up to me like pugillst, he shook his
INST IN my face, and said again: "How dare you
presume 10 exercise any control over the man
agement of the White House ?p 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
puollcly In the Streets hotels, and saloons of
THIS city that she Is a pardon-broker, and the
President dare not refuse any of her applica-
tions, but she has the President of the United
States in her power, think it is high time that
The President replied ;-"How dare you to
talk to me in that way, sir Now, sir, tell
you once for all, you must not interfere with
my business; neither must you interfere with
any person who has business at the Executive
mansion l started to leave the room, when
he followed me to the door, and, with his fist
clenched, said:-"Now, recollect what l have
told you. You can go ana tell your friend,
Stanton, all have said / say, you can 90 now
and tell your friend Stanton all have sald.n
With this left the Presidential mansion, and
have never entered 1t since.
a.,
In one of my conversations with the Presi-
dent, he repeatedly accused me of being tool
OF the radicals He said he had been informed
that was in the employ OF the radicals and
had heard that / had detailed detectives to
watch the Presidential mansion, with view to
ascertain and furnish list of the prominent
Copperheads and Rebels who were visiting the