New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-07
LANGERMAN SET FREE.
GOFFs ACTION IN THE FACE OF HABEAS
CORPUS PROCEEDINGS.
nARBAEA AUB Not CALLED UPON TO PLEAD TO
THE INDICTMENT FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEN ALLOWED TO SEE HER But SHE

BARBARA AtB NOT CALLED Il'fN ~ Hr'AD ~
THE INDICTMENT FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MEN ALLOWED TO SEE HER. BUT SHE
has NOTHING TO SAY.
Walter l.. : Langerman. who was convicted on
the false testimony Of Barbara Aub and then
saved from sentence to a Ions term in prison by
her confession az the eleventh hour, was SGT ire"
yesterday in unexpected manner lie was
taken before Justice Andrews, in the supreme
Court. in the morning. on a writ OF habeas corpus
obtained by his counsel, who asked for his as
charge from the House OF Detention on the ground
that he was held in excessive bail as d witness
against Barbara Aub. and after an argument Jus
tice Andrews tool: time to consider the case BE
fore there was any decision by justice Andrews
however. Recorder Golf Issued an orueT 10 SCI
Langerman at liberty.
In the proceedings before Justice Andrew, Colo
mel Hare. Lanserman's counsel, took the ground
thai q 600 bail to appea. as "A witness was eA-
cessiye and that Langerman was beng unJusuy
con,iucG in the House Of Detention after ne had
been decla,eG to be innocent OF the CRIME 'or
which he was improperly convicted Assistant
District Alton = Unger contcnded that LangermaA
was a necessay vitnes: against Barbara AuD
lie said that Recorder Golf acting as committing
magistrate had hxeG the bal
Justice Andrews said he ia not know what au-
,hority the Cous; Of General Sessions hal 10 ar
res a witness ana hold him in heavy ba... i
think II i Illegal" he continued. TO commit wit
nesses in heavy bail IT, as you say. 1t Is the GUS
tom Of the Dls;r!ct-Attorney TO arrest witnesses
ana have them committed 10 the House OF De
;ention do not care 10 give a nasty OPINION III
this case But do not see now how 1t can be legaII
done without special enactment Of the Legis-
lature There is certainly provision for such
action in the code | DO not wish 10 interfere
with the business OF the Disrict-Attorney onice'
so I think shall commit I.angerman TO the House
OF Detention, in order 10 give MI. Unger an op-
portunity submit his authorities III writing ms
afternoon
Langerman was taken back the House of De
tention and It was supposed that he would nave
TO remain there until to-day while Justice Andrews
was celebrating the case but carly in the AFTER
noon Rec order Golf sent an order releasing LANCER
man from custody. Tne prisoner was az once re-
leased and he went with his counsel to request
Justice Andrews to drop the hapeaS corpus P'
barbara Aub was not called to plead to the in
licmont for perjury yesterday, and District Ator-
neV Fellows said that nothing would be done n
her cas- before Monday Recorder Goff had a talk
win Warden Fa'lon, Of the Tombs as TO permits
f. allow newspaper men to talk with Miss Auh,
an, an. yoing woman was placed on view for fey
minutes in order that she might indicate sHe nH
ana then she was taken back to her CELL Her aunts
j we're al the Tombs with a lawyer again yesterday
Narv NJ Kellard. ono Of the two women at the
Door of Hone Mission who we're with Barbara AnD
when She made heI confession TO heG4 4I G'i
was not he found Yesterday when pmoncl! ~
'ofv.n Il, ber recent history. some years ago VI
Eeuarl received presents OF money. dianonds ana
1ni,ses from William o. Wood. an aged ana wealth.!
man OF Harlem. whose inability to take care, ..
rs fortune at length became so apparent tina
the courts placed the remnant OF MS properly ~
charge of his wife 1t - asser.ed tnat Miss rel
iard received many thousands Of dollars from Mr..
| WOOD and gave away nearly all OF the money 10
! needy and unfortunate persons. she ai'o went -
iavciers dealers in furs and other tr&desmei' ani
purchased costly articles which she sold or paWred
9sdsr to SR1nse 1 rhe1t cq were Delivered
~ her either On credi. or in exchange Tor notes
/ some of which were signed by Mr.. Wood some
! ~ The notes were paid later, and some were not
/ paid. , ,. 1900 -, lace ba,,
! fourteen Judgments against the woman haze beef,
! obtained FOR amounts ranging between s26 ana
/ SSe. In every case she is said to have con,
/ fessed Judgment. The judgments were obtained IN
favor Of the follow NJ James Fizssrads 81 81 20
! Tiiiori So 81: George ana V. H. Muller. S;Si2 gS
/ {; 4 Armstrong. ISL 2s Il. J.. Kennedy, N5j ~
/ Emmanuel Ormstein. $3.50 y; Alfred Hatch, 500 y; NJ
! ! WcKeon S534 u: Emile Nokel. $6l5 81 the River,
sdr Bank g s6l 81. the Riverside Bank, SloO%. and
| jacob Baumann. Nh j. -. NO. at,
Mrs Whittcmore. the other woman VINO was WIN
| barbara Aub at the time when the confession was
| made was in Cleveland. OHIO yesterday, ana u
| was reported that she had made long statement
there as TO the manner in which the confession was
!