The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-06-06

pardons where she Mrs, Cobb had OBJ
tanned one, she did not see why she
should be selected for arrest while Mrs.
Washington and others were allowed to
be unmolested, adding the remark.
Your action in arresting me will cost
You your commission; l shall see the
Pre- esident to o-morrow, aud have You mas
tered out of service" l replied to her,
The President win probably require
some other reason for my dismissal from
service than the statement of = vile crca-
ture like YOU" .s.-..e, ..-,.
To satisfy me of her intimacy with
the President and with the attaches at
the White House, she entered into q
long and minute statement Of conversa-
tons she he'd had with him, assuring me
that l was to be mustered out Of service
on the 18th of November, and that Mr..
Stanton would not be retained in the
Cabinet beyond the lst of January that
many of the Black Republican and Abo-
litionist offlceholders were to be remoy-
ed, and She knew who they were; that
the President had informed her, on one
occasion, that the Detective Bureau was
to be broken un, and that Stanton's
friend, Baker, would retire into private
life. After listening for more than an
hour to conversation OF this character,
decided Immediately to see the Presi-
dent took the pardon, as delivered
by Mrs. Cobb to Capt. Hinc. Mrs. Cobb's
written contract with Cap.. Hine for pro
curing the same, the marked $50 notes
paid by Hine to Mrs. Cobb and by her
returned to me, and. leaving Mrs. Cobb
in charge of one of my officers, went
10 the Executive mansion about s Q clock
| found the President alone in his room.
and after the usual salutntion, l said, Mr.
Pre- sident l have some papers here that
/ desire to show YOU" He said, Lake
seat. Sir Immediately untolded
the pardon and laid it on the table be-
fore him. He put on his spectacles,
looked at it. and said. Sir, where did
you get this?' Il got it from Mrs Cobb.
then handed to him Mrs. Cobb's writ
ten contract for procuring said pardon
He read it. when / exhibited to him the
marked money, and began detailed
statement of all the facts and evidence
connected with the case. He interrupt
ell me in moment, and said, where
did You get this pardon 2 replied,
From Mrs. Cobb and was proceed
ing to narra.c the circumstances. when
he again interrupted me. and added,
a third time to relate the circumstances,
when he in. crrupted me with rising pas
sion THIS is detective job, isn't it?'
I answered, Yes Sir; and if you will
listen to me a moment 1 will explain It.
He raised the pardon from the table and
sIid But what business have You with
this parlon?' When / again attempted
to make An explanation, he broke in by
saying. We'll, this is a very strange af-
fair. This pardon has not been record
IL You have no business with it, Sir.
There is no oath of amnesty attached to
it, l then politely requested the Presi
dent to listen to me, stating that would
explain the whole matter l had not
proceeded far, however, when he became
very much excited, rose from his chair,
ana said, Sir. what business have you
to interfere here? What business has
this woman to use my name in conncc-
tion with this matter? How did this
pardon get out of the Attorney Gener
al 5 Office without being recorded? Look
ing at the pardon, he remarked this is
my signature. l did not sign this par
don until very late this afternoon, and
here | find it, returned. as you say. thro, !
a pardon broker lie called his son
Robert, and inquired, Robert, do you
know anything about this pardon?'-
Robert answered, Yes father; that is
the pardon you signed for Mrs. Cobb
this afternoon He took the pardon
from his drawer, unfolded it. and re-
This is pretty business
Where is Mrs. Cobb? replied, AT my
headquarters Did you arrest her.
Sir:' replied. no. Sir; I simply asked
her to 20 to my headquarters 70 make
an explanation Again he'becan,e very
IN uch excited, walked the room to and
fro, and suddenly turned ferociously up
or IN and exclaimed, Who employs You
to interfere with the duties of the Prcsi
dent or the Attorney General? My an
swer was, certainly intended no wrong;
did not conceive it 10 be possible that
he could know the real character Of this
my only desire was to exhibit
to him the character Of the persons en-
gagged in procuring pardons and thea
means employed and If / had, done
wrong l was very sorry. He became
who this Mrs Cobb was / stated to
him, as far as possible. who she was. He
tEten asked nae If wonid request Mrs.
Cobb to come and see him the following
evening at 6 O'Clock. replied, Ger
tainly.' He also requested me to come
the next evening. which | promised to
do. and, leaving the pardon and Mrs.
Cobb's contract with Captain Howell in
his possession, returned @5=sN2 7SH 81
On arriving at my headquarters in
formed her that she was at liberty to go
home, and Immediately furnished her
self and husband with convey ance
Before leaving, she reiterated her deter
mination to lay the whole matter before
the President, and have me summariIy
dismissed the service She told me that
she had very influential friends IN W ash !.
ington, and she would go before the
Grand Jury and haves me indicted for
false Imprisonment, dc. .eaeg1
!. In compliance with the Presidsntslre-
quest, I went to his mansion the, ,psxt
evening. and found him in state of
great excitement He denounced s.my.
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