The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1867-06-06

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virlaoas lady, aud | had no right 10 in.
tsrlere with her oecupoliou.' had
sincerely believed / could nHder the
Praidsni great service by exposing
the Chorsesetand business Of this woT
fmah. When, however. | found that he
wasdelermintd to pula wrong construc-
tion}0pon my motive aud sustain Mrs.
Cobb, felt mortified and indignant
Mover was there . greater conirasl be-
tween anlicipations and the result. II
was coming down from the summit Of
human glory, when the unworthy ruler
Ola great people was conquered and led
captive APPARENTLY by the vile portege of
hisaucy. The Grand Jury Of the Die
triol Of Columbia then being in session,
on.tbs following day very much to my
surprise, | learned tia, four indictments
had been found against me-ona for
falss llhpIiaonpitat 81 Ms Cob eue
lfotfaise imprisonment Of Mr., G5bb,
one for robbery in taking from her the
5000 | had marked and given to Captain
Howell, and one for eElortion. II
would be difficult 10 imagine how a
grand jury could ever 6ud evidence in
this case on which to base these indict'
mens; but when it iSr' collected that
nearly every member Of this grand jury
was o secessionist; that many OF them, if
not all, had at some time during the
previous four years, fallen under my of.
fetal notice, these facts will, perhaps,
furnish an explanation. When it be-
came kuotsn that these Indictments had
been Iound against me, the disloyOl
press throughout the country hailed the
event Os one likely 10 terminate my off
cia connection with the government,
and declared that President Johnson
would never permit himselftc DO com,
promised by permitting the continuance
of tho Detective Bureau. Especially
were pains taken by the Associated
Press to send the news broadcast every
where, that Colonel Baker had been ia.
dicicd for robbery, without giving any
Of tho circumstances in cOnneclion with
the case. TO those reports made no
reply, determined TO wait patiently, Sat-
isfed that, il an impartial Investigation
could ba had, tshould stand not only
honorably acquitted before the commu-
nifty, out that my oclion 10 the case
would DO commended rather than cen
surod.
On the evening Of November 10, 1865,
in conversation with the President, he:
affirmed that il was net possible that he
| could know the character orlhe females
visiting his honse; he desired to give all
!, ahiatsfyiewi;. Ms. Cobb and Mrs. Wash.
d al. N q D
llsEh Wlhs iiass we'll; 6elisysil he bad,
% ne DRIVE ,oecasio6 ree1mhiepded
M Cobb TO Chr Secretary. 81; lbs Trea-7
Es1 for . situstioh. bull Beyond .thgis
bc knew nothing Of her ar Mira Wagil
iHslou, apd,if no could bosohsi5ced thar
no cbSractsrs'ofIbSse. WON en- we're bad
IbecerlainIY would Hots,toltfate lthelf
presence at the Executive SiIanaion
moment. He then Ssked frefo sfaeke b
I-oat a wfittenreportFss briefly % pd II
ibis. on whicRshe could base som etier
hditecling his subordinatOs % txclhdt
bai characters from ihesWhitp H tae6.
After what bod said ITO the Presi.
dshl res pecliog Mrs. Cobb and her op;
erAtlohs at The White House, and after
foinshing, him aitb,ap oaieist report, ~
his oWnEsquest, 4 cerAplyslbeagit lp.
would eiye:orlefs 70 lldgsthef seF out
Of The Executive mansion. 0p lho coz
lrary, heard lhaE sGe sas,a MOI Gre.
| qdens visitor ibep ttsh egsrs Sand ,Njls
Blasting among her ttiendsEth5t IL spite
Of General Bakers iniorEsFshde sks was
siilt welcome guest oFthe ,President,yr
| | could -nottbink this poWibls. SOain
order to bring the Controversy betYeea
.ihs PresidSnt aud myself loaa Issue 4
detected Sd officer 70 -ssceusii whelhef
It5is was fthe, apdSaAprosd that SID was
la aonslai. visitor: s1lI Ihioging the
Psssideul could MOI 81 aware u her Wis
lis, On taesi5;H,ol NossmbersI station.
cd a deie6riye Police officer al the front
entrance, With. lkaraOlions to prevent
Mrs Cobb'G entering, about eleven
O'Clock, as usual, she presented herself,
and was told that sle could notgo %.
She asked the officer by whose order he
wSa acting, end he replied: 'Bg; order Of
Gen. Baker, She Lsphed; Well Twill
see 4hoPresident intsh minatcs.'S She
ventrouna lO.thc rear psrlor the house
entered lbe Kitchen went pp TO the
President rs private room, apd, told him
that Geretaf Baker bad stationed a de-,
ctivsatahefdooEtO prevent her seeing
him. ThelPresiasnl seobiSr tho detect
iva and sala, Sir bywhose order do
you assupia,to guard my doorl The
detective fsplied: i Sm not guarding
tho door. was sent here by General
Rata. ia nraVAnt MIRA nohh from enter