The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-12-14
BARBARA AUB'S CASE
Assumes n suII More Sensational Phase.
Tho Girl Either Crazy or Very Slip
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Assumes n guIl More Sensational Phase.
Tho Girl Either Crazy or u Very Slip
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NEW YORK. Dec. 13,-Barbarn Aub,
indicted for perjury on her accusation
of criminal assault against Walter S.
l., Langerman, was arralgued before
Judge cowIng In part OF the court OF
general sessions to-day and pleaded not
guilty.
MIR. House, counsel for Miss Aub,
suggested that the court appoint q
commission to inquire into the mental
condition Of the girl, He had, he said,
arrived 80 far ut no definite conclu-
sion in the case. He had some private
facts about the girls case which no
would submit to the court. Mr. House
also nsked that no one be allowed to
see the prisoner In the Tombs.
Col. Fellows said that he had intend.
cd to move that the girl be discharged
on her own recognl2ance had not tho
new phase. caused by her recent re.
cantatlOn, appeared. He asked that bail
be fixed nt $1,000. Barbara, he SAID,
was the victim Of fool friends.
Judge Cowlng paid no attention IN
the request for commission In lunncy
or about her not seelng her friends In
the Tombs. He fixed bail at $1,000.
After being returned to the Tombs
Miss Aub sent notes 10 her counsel ana
Assistant District Attorney Townsend,
asking them to come 10 her. She also
said thnt she wanted 10 see reporters
some time during the day, but not while
Rev. Mr. Lewis was with her. She
sent word from her cell requesting the
newspapers TO deny for her the state
ment OF Col. Hnlre, Langerinan's law
yer, 10 the effect that she was a pro-
fcssional blRcRInoller and. h-lewd wo-
man.
Barbarn Aub said to n reporter to-
night: AS true as there Is u God In
heaven can positively say that the
first statement ! made about LanEer.
man ls true. Anything else might
have said Is untrue"
Miss smedley asked her II she wns In
Huenced in her confession by any one
from the Door OF Hope, Barbara hest.
tated u moment and then said: Yes"
Bnrbarn was then asked; What
promise was made to you TO confess?
DO you know whnt promise was made
to Miss Kellard TO obtain your confess
barbara replied: ~ don't know that
Miss Kellard was promised anything
but she Raid 10 me that ] would never
want for anything In the world "
stuck to my confession. She also prom
lscd me q house on Madison avenue.
near Flfty-seventh street"
Miss Aub then said that some one
whom she believed was connected with
the Door OF Hope had given htF drug
in a glass OF milk.
Miss Marie Leslie, who was n pris-
oner In the same room with barbara
told a reporter to-day that MISS AUD
hnd told her that she had given check
FOR f5 10 Miss Kellard to have caehed
for her, and that she had not seen Miss
Kellard since.
After barbara had refused to SEQ
Mrs. whittemore on Thursday, the lat
ter sent u letter in which she was sorry
Barbara had not stuck TO her and to
God, for no one but God could help
After reading this letter Barbara
said: "The next time get In trouble
Will sec n lawyer first and God next"
barbara said that Miss Kellnrd had
sent her n note during the afternoon
and nsked that Barbara send her an
answer to the Door OF Hope.
The letter chidcd Barbara for the
stories appearing IN the papers. TINS
letter stutcd that Miss Kellnrd had
made an addition to her Sunday school
class and hoped Barbara would soon
joIn them. With this letter, Miss Kel.
lard senta basket of fruit composed OF
oranges, grapes, apples, bananas ana
SO forth.
ItissaiL that Miss smodcy, who was
present nj the time the fruit was re-
ccivcd, advised Barbara not to eat Il,
Miss Aub said that she knew persons
nlly that Miss Kellard was n close
friend of I.nngCrmun's.