New-York tribune., 1895-12-12
CHANGES HER STORY AGAIN.
BARBARA AUB NOW SAYS HER TESTI-
MONY WAS TRUE.

MONY WAS TRUE.
SIZE DECLARES TO AN AUNT IN THE ToMBs THAT
FALsE-UNDUE INFLUENCE. SHE IS SAID
TO HAVE ALLEGED. WAS USED AT
THE DOOR OF HOPE MISSION.
Barbara Aub, the Young woman who caused
the conviction Of Walter L. S Langerman by
her direct and positive testimony; who afterward
saved him from being sentenced to prison for
long term by confessing to Recorder Goff that
her testimony on his trial false who was
indicted for perjury and locked up in the Tomps
on account Of that confesson; and who wanted
to plead guilty to the indictment on Monday
before Judge Cowing in the Court Of General
Sessions retracted her confession yesterday IN
a talk with ore of her relatives. The announce
ment of her retraction was made by Assistant
District-Attorney Townsend, who prosecuted
Iangerman. and who has expressed doubts OF
the truthfulness of Barbara's confession to the
Recorder
It was declared that the young woman had
reiterated her first charge against Langer'nah'
and had sought to explain her confession 20 the
Recorder by accusing Mary NJ. Keilard OF using
undue influence over her at the Door Of Hope
women who were present with Barbara when
she made her confession to the Recorder
PEOPLE WILL NOT BELIEVE HER AGAIN
No matter what further confessions or re-
fractions are made by Barbara Aub hereafter
she will not be believed by the public and l.
would be impossible to convict Langerman or
any other person Oh her testimony again. She
will be regarded as a person who T. either in
-,g,,1 to tlph
she Is willing to perjure herself on the slightest
provocation She adhered to her accusations
OF Iangerman wi hcut ninchirg throughout
long and severe cross-examnation. After sh"
made her confession she cung to il persistenty
to the point Of apparently being willing to ae-
cept punishment for perjury. Her motive Tor
making a retract.or YESTERDAY was not known 10
any one.
There was excitement at the Court Of General
Sessions yesterday when the report that Bar
bara Aub had retracte1 her confession was
made by Assistant Dstrict-Attorney Robert
Townsend He was in Part l conducting the
prosecution Of some cases. He said that Mrs.
Mitchell. one Of the aunts of Barbara. had come
to him and had informed him that the retrac-
ton was made to her in the Tombs. Mrs.
Mitchell had had an Interview with Barbara,
he said and in I period Of weeping the girl had
that her testimony given at the trial Of LANCER
man was true. Barbara said she had been
pressed to make the confession by people at tine
Door OF HOPE. where she was staying after the
trial. She said she had been forced into making
the confession by Miss kellard. one of the
women in charge there.
MRS MITCHELL GREATLY AFFECTED.
While telling Colonel Townsend this Mrs
Mitchell was very nervous and agitated. She
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told by her niece.
Colonel Townsend communicated the intelli-
gence to District-Attorney Fellows and to Judge
Cow * s-flO w3s sitting In Part /.
Frederick Il. House, the lawyer who had been
assigned as counsel to Barbara Aub by Judge
Cowing, also talked with District-Attorney Eel
lows and Judge Cowing.
MR. HOUSES STATEMENT.
Mr. House went t. the Tombs Prison at 3 p.
M with Mrs Mitchell Another aunt. Mrs Kauf
fer who has not appeared before because Of her
Illness, was found In conversation with Barbara
Aub Mr. House was then informed that his eli
ent had retractcd her confession and insisted 10
Mrs. Kauffer that her testimony at the trial was
true. Mr.. House then rushed over 20 the Criminal
Courts Building and had a conference in Judge
CoWings chambers This conference was attend
ed by Colonel Fellows and Assistant District
Attorney Townsend. Then Mr; House returned
to the prison and talked with Barbara and her
three aunts Mrs. Kaufer Mrs. Dean and Mrs
Mitchell until $50 O'Clock.
Mr.. House said later: You can take my word
for IT, there has been q retraction made. 1t was
no, made to me nor i'm my presence but TO the
last aunt who has Interested herself in the case
tMrs. Kauffer)'
Asked whether Barbara mentally un-
balanced I've replied: she is now suffering
under great mental excitement
Further inquiries Oh the same line induced
him to say: Il am not aenist and there
fore not able to determine as to her mental con-
dition She has habit Of rubbing her head ana
her gaze is not steady. Her speech Is discor-
nected but / would hardly call II incoherent'
Mr. House refused to tell what happened dur
ing the time he was with barbara, except that
ne did not get a confession from her, because
she was too agtated To do much talking to any
body. Whatever retractiOn sne did make was
not taken down in writing. Mr. House said he
had made an engagement TO see his client as
near $50 O'Clock this morning as he could get
downtown at which time he expected 10 obtain
a statement from her which he would put into
writing.