The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-06-06

In Mrs COBB boasts OF influence and, in
case he found she was procuring pardons
aud selling them, to expose her. He did
not doubt but if such we're the fact the Pres
ldent would desire to know it, and would
decline to permit such transac-
tons to be repeated Accordingly, Gen
BAKER manufactured an application for par
don, and placed it in the hands of sub
ordinate, who represented himself to Mrs.
COBB as one CLARENCE J. HOWELL, late of
the rebel army Not suspeetiug the trap,
the gracious COBB undertook to secure the
desired pardon upon the terms set forth in
the following contract:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 5, 1865.
For and in consideration of the sum of $780, |
paid to me by Capt. Clarence J. Howell, / |
hereby agree as follows, to wit To take from !
Capt. Howell his statement in 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 800 in hand, and the
remaining $500 on the delivery of his pardon |
on Monday evening, at O'Clock further
agree that IN case do not succeed in getting
the pardon as agreed, l will return the 500
received Of him.
(Signed) Mrs. L. L. COBB.
The above contained the following receipt
on the back:
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 1865.
Received on the within, s10O
(Signed) Mrs. L. L. COBB.
The unsuspecting female never ''smeit a
mice until, the pardon received, delivered
and paid for, Detective BAKER made his ap.
pearance and demanded the money, telling
her, by way Of explanation, how nicely she
had been caught Nothing daunted the
charming brokeress blandly gave up the
money after BAKER had said to her:
''You shall not impose upon the President
by your presence. he, doubtless, regards you
as an honest woman, 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."
This did not seem to seriously alarm her,
for she cooIly told General BAKER that she
had the same right to be broker that 9th
er men and women had, and that he had
found out nothing about the business which
the President did not already know. To
put on the finishing touches she added :
''Your action in arresting me will cost you
your commission | shall see the President
tomorrow, and have you mustered out Of
service. To satisfy him that she had a right
to speak as one having authority, she eX-
patiated at great length upon the course
Mr. JOHNSON would shortly pursue with
''black Republican, of1ice-holders, General
BAKER among the rest. We should infer
from the narrative that he was slightly
puzzled by her GOODNESS and sang
fro5d He at once left his fair charge
in the keeping of the lately pardoned
"Howelp' and sought the President, whom
he found alone
He explained the object of his visit, where
upon His Exceleucy became very much
excited, and in language more earnest than
polite, inquired This is detective Job,
isn't it p and ''Who employs you to in
tertere with the duties of the President or
the Attorney General ?" He finally COM
posed himself, and at parting requested that
Mrs. COBB be invited to come and see him
the following evening, and that BAKER him
self would call on him the uext evening
after that. When he next saw the Presi-
dent, General BAKER found him in state
OF great excitement, and the only thanks
he received for his labors was a dismissal
from the executive chamber, with sharp
rebuke for his interference with matters
al the White House." Mrs COBB is,
MIR, Johnson added, "a virtuous lady, and
you had no right to interfere with her oc-
cupation." This was a very different Sc
quel from that he had expected, but bad as
| it was the worst was vet to come That
MIS- COBB might be fully exonerated, and an
etfectuaI stop put to interference with her
occupation, General BAKER was on the
following day arrested for the false iInprs-
onmeut OF Mrs. G., her only incarceration
being the brief closeting of herself and hus-
band with Detective BAKER aud aforesaid
| ''HoWELL.' He was also sued for the money
the latter had paid Mrs. COBB for his bo-
gus pardon, and which BAKER had ire
sumed." After due course of law, a YER
dict was given for the plaintiff, and Mrs
CoBB's vindication was complete.
We subjoin Gen. BAKERS account of his
final interview with President JOHNSON. 1t
affords fine illustration of the dignity and
decorum Of the present occupant of the
White House
'After what had said to the President
respecting Mrs. Cobb and her operations at
the White House, and after furnishing him
with an official report, at his own request,
| certainly thought he would give orders
to have her kept out of the Executive man
Ision. On the contrary, [ heard that she
was a more frequent visitor there than ever,
and was boastiug among her friends that
IN spite OF Gen. Bakers interference she
was still a welcome guest of the President.
| could not think this possible. So in or
der to bring the controversy between the
President and myself to an issue, | directed
an officer to ascertain whether this was
true, and learned that she 30nS a constant
visitor. Still thinking the President could
not be aware of her visits on the 10Th of
November | stationed dectve police officer
at the front entrance, with Instructions 20
prevent Mrs. Cobb's entering About IL
O'Clock, as usual, she presented herself, aud
was told that she could not go in. She
asked the officer by whose order he was
acting, and he replied: by order of Geu
Baker" Mrs. Cobb replied 'Wel, will
see the President in ten minutes She
went round to the rear part Of the house,
entered the kitchen, went up to the Presi-
dents private room, and told him that Gen.
Is had IA detective at the door to prevent
her seeing him. The President sent for thezI
detective, and said: Sir by whose order
do you presume to guard my door p The
detective replied: 81 am not guarding the
door. was sent here by Gen Baker to
prevent Mrs Cobb from entering the house "
The President said 'ErelI Gen Baker | |
want to see hIm Immediately" According
ly he started for my office, but i'll the mean
time the President had sent bis private mes
senger, who arrived first, and in very ex-
cited manner informed me the President
wished to see me GaemedaGtety; aud must
drop all business and come at once | went.
and entered the Presidents private room
found him alone pacing the room very
excitedly Furiously he said to me 'How
dare you place detectives at my door p J
told him that | supposed he desired Mrs
Cobb and other females of like character to
be kept from the house. He answered
when | want you, services will send for
you Mrs Cobb has just much right to
come here as you or any other person This
s not the first time Sir that vnu ba 0a in.