The sun., 1895-05-10
LANGEMAN IS LOCKED UP.
BARBARhhUR SERIOUSLY ACCUSES
THE LAWYER.

She Charges Him with ArsauitinE Her
when she Went TO His Room MT the
Suggestion OF Her Friend 90 Sell = Book.
Lawyer W. l.. S. Langermsn. business manager
of the law firm OF Campbell & Crawford. at Ia
Nassau street, was charged with assault In tho
Yorkvllle Court yesterday. Police Justice
Deuel. committed him without bail for further
examination to-day.
The complainant was Barbara Aub. % years
OF age. the daughter OF Philip u. Aub, manu-
facturcr OF shirt waists at POS Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn.
Langerman pleaded innocence, md asked for
time to procure counsel. This was accorded him.
and on going down to prison he sent for ex-As-
sistaut District Attorney Wellman to defend
him.
Miss Aub says that at the suggestion OF Mrs.
Emily Roselle Of 80 West Sixtieth street,
former schoolmate with whom she was then
staying, she went on Monday evening to Lam
germans rooms at 119 West Sixty-sccond street
to get him to subscribe for religious work pub
lished by a Chicago house for which she had
become cnnvasser. Mrs. Rosele gave her
scaled letter for Langcrman. He was not in
when she called. and his valet told her to come
again at o'clock the next morning.
When she returned In the morning the valet
told her that Langerman was at his bath. but
that he would cali him. In few minutes
IanRcrman entered the room where she was IN
his bath robe. She presented the letter Mrs.
Rosclle had given her, and after reading u he
wrote his name on her subscription list. Then.
before she could prevent him. he kissed her; In
her Indignation she struck him In the FACE.
After that, she says. he assaulted her:
Sho found her way to Mrs. Rosclles house.
where, on realizing what had happened, she deter
mined to drown herself. On reaching the street
she concluded to go to Langermen and tell him
he would be- responsible for her death.
She found him in his sitting room, and an
nonnced her intention. at which he laughed de-
rsively. Seeing the letter which she had given
him from Mrs. Roselle open on the table. she
read 1t. This is said to be what she reads
Ny DEAR FRIEND: This Is the young lady was tell.
Ing you about and I'm going to ask you 20 help her by
subscribing for work she has taken the agency for
When see you | viii tell you why ask this favor.
Ne very careful what you say to this young lady.
she is She 10 not careless and silly
like me. Yours. In haste EMILY H.
When she rend this. Miss Aub, according to
the story, said:
Had | known the contents Of that letter
would have died sooner than bring It to YOU
!angerman, she says, ngain laughed. and made
derisive reply
Miss Aub went to her fathers house in Brook
lyn for tho night. hut did not tell him anything.
She returned on Wednesday morning to this
city and, going to Kings Daughter whom she
knew, Miss Clementina Smedley Of Ia West
Thirty-fourh street, told her the story. On her
advice she wrote il to her father. On getting her
letter he came from Brooklyn and went with
her to the West Sixty-eghth street station.
where on Wednesday night he repeated
her story to Capt. Gallagher who had LANCER
was recognized by Aub as man he used to
know in San francisco. Aub flew at his throat.
and had to be pulled away by the police.
Langerman was locked up.