The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-25
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THE PRESIDENT5AHD mrs. COBB.
Detective Gen. I, Q, Bakers story of
,S{6d YtheIrlIntilnaey. eat To
GeneralL. c. Baker, whose name and
exploits as a detective are SO well
known to the country; has written a
book, which is Just out IN which he
gives the world an insight into the his
tory Of the Vsecret Service. ~ The chap
ter that will be read with the most in
terest by the country issthat, in which
he details the mysteries Of The Pardon
Brokerage" business as lately carried
on by the famous Mrs. Cobb at the
White House. Already the public are
more 81 less familiar With the ptoSecu-
tion Instituted by Mrs. Cobb against
General iaker for false arrest, and, Tor
having taken away from hers certain
sum of money. He explains in his
book al, about that arrest how and
why It was made, what was his iintet-
tion. and how. much he was, stibse-
quently surprised and dtsappeintedia ct
the action Of the President when fully
informed of the nefarious business be-
ing carried on by the brazen Brokeress.
1t seems, in laying his plans to entrap
Mrs. Cobb, General Baker had recourse
to an expedient quite common among
detectives. He procured a person to
represent a rebel wishing her services /;
that person was introduced to her by
one of General Bakers assistants, and
then followed the incide dents and denoue-
ment detailed below.
Captain Howell stated his case to
Mrs. Cobb, and she agreed TO produce a
"full, complete, and unconditional par
don. .tpr all his past OffencesTI as the
hundred dollars, 1t is proper, here to
remark that the lusualIrOntne gat the
Executive M Mansion and the Attorney
Generals 6ftice in procuring pardons
requires from two to five weeks, fee-
ORD goE the names5of the applicants be-
ing placed on the books of the Attorney
Generals Officer whichenalnes are taken
up in their order and dispose,Eof For
an extraordinary consideration, how
ever, Mrs. Cobb agreed to procure the
pardon in question in twelve hours, ,yas
appears from the following contract:
WAsH1NaToN, d. c., Nov. 5, 1865.
For and in consideration of the sum
of $500 paid to me by Captain Clarence
T pnCrnll al nc E1v1dyUS1
to-wit TO take from Captain How
ell his statementin regard to his case,
and procure for him the full and COM
plete pardon for his past offenSes. The
money to be paid as follows q 500 in
hand, and the etremaining$ 5000 on the
delivery of his pardon on Monday eVe-
ming at 8 O'Clock. Ifurther agree that
in case 1 do not succeed In getting the
pardon as agreed, will return to him
the 800 received of him.7u .yeit5va+T +
r'l-,J Mrs. Il. L. COBB.
The above contained tie following
receipt on the back;
2. 8 WAsHiNeroN, b. dSNo7! {. .is65.
Received on the within, 800.
tif tf-'oi n9zifH Dhf Eaa-MRS. L.iLs Conn
This occurred. on. the 18th OF Eoyem-
Der, To o'secure positive and fpdisputa-
BILE ncelagRinst Mrs. CObb.s took
slx $50 Treasury notes andz marked
them in the, presence of i've persons,
that they might be identified as the bil lis
paid for the-paFdons-On the evening of
the 7th, when, Howell was to have it,
accompanied by a detective officer,
went with him to the Avenue House,
where he was to receive the document,
determined, as soon as the money was
paid by him to Mrs. Cobb, and he had
the pardon In his hands, to demand of
her the money. As shown by Mrs.
Cobb's testimony, the pardon was not
procured on the 7th, she alleging thai
the. President was sick, that Mr.. Sew
ard was out in the city; and that q
friend of hers in the Treasury Depart
ment, who assisted her, was also absent
rom the. city, in New York, but
on the following evening she would
certainly have the pardon ready. Ac.
cordingly, on the evening of the Sth, I
again visited the Avenue House with q
detective, and the moment How
ell paid the money to Mrs. Cobb
and received his papers, i entered
the room and demanded from Mrs.
Cobb the 500, She at once recognized
me, and remarked she had met ME be-
fore.' 1 informed her / had been watch
was posted as to-her- -doinRs at the
White )Hpuse5a and said, You shall not
impose upon the President by your
presence. BE, doubtless, regards you
as an honest woman Z and when he is
made aware of your real character, and
the business in which you are engaged,
think you Will not be permitted again
to visit the White House, She refused
to return the money. HWhen IL asked
her to go with me to the Office, she
consented, end asked me, II 1 had any
objection to her husband accompany
ing us. I replied, Certainly not and
Mrs. Cobb, went to my headquarters.
IL took Mrs. G6bbinto my sprivatel6ftlce
and requested her to return to me the
money paid her by Howell, stating to
her distinctly 4hHE iii nEaS my money;
had marked it for the purpose of en-
| trapping her; the person. for whom she
| obtained the patdon was not Captain
Howell, but Captain Hine; l had de-
vised this .pl4nHn9 AReertain how and
| through what means she obtained par
d0ns; she Bh6um not! impose pp0n the
\ President any longer should lay all
the facts before him at once, aRafting
his decision. in the matter. She became
\ very much excited and extremelY abu-
sive, declaring that She had obtained a
! great many pardonS from the Presidents
i and she should continue to Obtainthem
as IOng5as Ssba could lind customers;
shecand the5P PEesia a perfect nm!
Outstanding, and ,hsldare not refuse to
| aign any paper she presented to him,
f5sksa Ihes how M PSfd She had
[ [procqre9. She said she could not ten
1 but q Eftee9 many !. shs had got three Il
Il aSaingIs day. and SEeEy 4pdl gnantiJ
Iclaimed that she had rs much Fig6tf tc
| do SO as otheno bIokeFss nj asked hei
wha-t among her, aeouafnfanceS WerF
ed the name of Mrs. Ella B. Washing.
Epp; she, and one ofthe rebel Eoluneli
and Others, she said Mrs. washington
1hRd Obtained 4entpardoh dohs9sMhere 1sht
4 MRS Cobb had obtained ohei she did
mot sek Why she Should be selected foi
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