The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-14
PLEADED NOT GUILTY
BARBARA u ARRAIGNED IN COURT
AND HELD FOR TRIAL.
h Refterates that Her First State
ment, Langerman with
Criminal Assault, Was True.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1S.-Barbara Aub. in
dicted for perjury on her accusation of
criminal assault against Walter S. L.
Langerman, was arraigned before Judge
Cowing in Part l of the Court of General
Sessions to-day and pleaded not guilty.
Mr.. House, counsel for Miss Aub, suggest
to inquire into the mental condition of the
girl. He had, he said, arrived SO far at no
definite conclusion in the case. He had
some private facts about the girls case
which he would submit to the court. Mr..
House also asked that no one be allowed
to see the prisoner in the Tombs. Colonel
Fellows said that he had intended to move
that the girl be discharged on her own
recognizance had not the new phase caused
by her recent recantation appeared. He
asked that bail be fixed at $1,000. Barbara.
he said, was the victim of fool friends.
Judge Cowing paid no attention TO the re-
quest for a commission in lunacy or about
her not seeing her friends in the Tombs.
After being returned to the Tombs Miss
Aub sent notes to her counsel and Assist
ant District Attorney Townsend asking
them to come to her. She also said that
she wanted to see reporters some time dur
ing the day, but not while the Rev. Mr..
Lewis was with her. She sent word from
ner cell requesting the newspapers 10 deny
for her the statement OF Colonel Hare.
Iangerman's lawyer, to the effect that she
was a professional blackmailer and a lewd
woman.
Barbara Aub said to a reporter tonight:
A true as there is a God in heaven, / can
positively say that the first statement / made
about Langerman is true. Anything else ]
might have said Is untrue"
Miss Smedley asked her If she was inf1u-
enced In her confession by. any one from
the Door. OF Hope. Barbara hesitated a mo-
ment and then said. yes
Barbara was then asked: What promise
was made to you to confess? Do you know
obtain your confession She replied: 81
don't know that Miss Kellard was promised
anything, but she said to me that I would
never want for anything In the world IL !
would stick to my confession. Miss Kellard
made me this promise here in this room
| where / am incarcerated. She also promised
me a house on Madison avenue, near Fifty
seventh street"
Miss Aub then said that some one whom
she believed was connected with the Door
of Hope had given her a drug in a glass of
| milk. She said it tasted bitter. and that
after drinking 1t she lost her senses, and
NO Recollection of having made a Confession
but believed that she must have made IT be-
cause 1t was on record, although she cid
not remember il.
Miss Marie Leslie, who was a prisoner In
the same room with Barbara, told a re-
porter to-day that Miss Aub had told her
that she had given a check for 80 to Miss
| Kellard TO have cashed for her, and that
she had not seen Miss Kellard since. After
Barbara had refused to see Mrs. White
more, on Tuesday, the latter sent her a let
ter I'm which she was sorry Barbara had
not stuck TO her and to God, for no one but
God could help her. After reading this let
ter Barbara said: The next time / get In
trouble / will see a lawyer first and God
next Barbara said that Miss Kellard had
sent her a note during the afternoon, and
asked that Barbara send her an answer to
the Door of Hope. The letter chided Bar
bara for the stories appearing in the pa
pers. This letter stated that Miss Kellard
had made an addition to her Sunday school
class and hoped Barbara would soon join
them. With this letter Miss Kellard sent a
basket of fruit, composed OF oranges
| Miss Smedley, who was present at the time
the fruit was received, advised Barbara
| not to eat il. Miss Aub said that she knew
| personally that Miss Kellard was a close
friend OF Langerman's.