New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-05
FELLOWS DENOUNCED, TOO.
r,,r DISTRICT OFFICE AND
THE LANGERMAN CASE.
- COMES IN FOR a SHARE OF PUBLIC CoNDEMNA-
TON WITH THE RECORDER AND THE
u-RY THAT BELIEVED BARBARA
AIRS PREPOSTERoCS AND TT

TERIY IMPROBABLE STORY.
The amazing and startling developments N the
rarhara Aub case were still the subjects of much
,rnss, and excited discussion all through the city
yesterday. The general sentiment of New-lorkers'
&C gathered from the comments made in all parts
:, he town. was that Recorder Golf had seriously
,rt,rei himself IN tho opinion OF the community py
his extraordinary proceedings. Among those VINO
exchanged views on this topic the feeling mat the
Recorder had shown unjustiabe bias and preJu-
dice AGAINST the defendant from the start OF the
trial was widespread. The criticism was freely ex-
rosseI that he had taken the side OF the piainti'i
and in every way endeavored to weaken the case
f,~ the defendant throughout the trial 1t was
remarked that intelligent persons had holCeu anu
observed and commented upon his peculiar course
az the trial went Everybody who made hmseH
familiar with the transactions in the courtroom
realized that The case of the plaintiff was extremely
weak: in fact. that II had no strength ""ae'Vi'
and that her evidence was Of the most lmprooaoi'
a,1 fantastic sort. Persons who are talking over
The matter say frankly that no Just and fair judge
ough, 70 have attached so much weight 10 the ao-
sur1 and sro;esoue evidence which Miss Aub gave
Of the trial as the Recorder d.d. Moreover
the astonishing ut;erances Of the Recorder Oh
he behch when he denounced Langerinan IN
the mos; ferocious language AZ his command before
making pubic the fact that Miss Aub mad confessed
ina, she hal committed perjury. was cenSu'eu III 'e
ssyeres. terms al sides
The sentiment 10 almost unanimous in every part
Of this city that the Recorder has lowered MS uls~
nifty and provoked general dsirust and alarm py
his conduct in using such violent language to"a'"
he prisoner when he knew that Langermnn was
not p1liltv OF the crime charged against him NO
one could be found anywhere in Newly ork Hes'er-
CAY who had word of excuse or apology 10Y the
surprising ami bewidering course adopted by 'he
Recorder in using such vehement language to the
prisoner Who he knew was gu!ltless OF the Pd''io"
lar charge made against him
no ONE DEFENDS LANGERMAN.
I, - ;rue that every ono desp.ses LaugeIman most
heartily and that no one has good word FOR hm'
HIS career has been abomnable and detestaele' ana
he is looked upon not only with dislike Dut Win
positive contempt. But NEWCOMERS can discover
n, justification for the extraordinary action OF he
Recorder in hcaping abuse upon a prisoner VINO
was wholly In his power and who could not answer
or dsprove his accusations
New-Yorkers whom Tribune reporters have talked
with since the disclosures in the Aub case are
nm, N saving tina; the jurors who found LANCER
man guilty on the flmsy and ridiculous evidence
Of Mss Aub when the evidence Of several reou;Hbe
and trustworthy Witnesses was such as 10 ie4Ne no
ground for any and sensible person 10 accept
Miss Aub's silly and mendacious narrative were
among the most stupid sets Of men ever assembled
N a Jury box and the people Of this ciiy as rule
are Of one mind in This matter. They tAliH 'hdl
such Incapable and incompetent persons shOu'u
never be allowed 10 sit in a jury box again ENerN
one Of those jurors stands condemned by his TEL
,ow.c,tizens for lack of discretion. Citizens VINO
,,ora discussing this whole subject freely that
ne actions ana utterances of the Recordc: ana
the senseless stupidity Of this jury hove done more
10 in1ure the reputation of the criminal courts OF
this town and to impair public confidence in the
Jury system than anything which has occurred IN
New-York for many years.
The prevailing sentiment. as gathered from con-
versations on the subject obtained by Tribune re-
porters Is also that Miss Smed.ey showed pent.-
full lack OF wisdom. intelligence sagacity ana COM
mon sense IN her connection with the affair IL was
evidently due to her prompting and proddHg ana
unremittng urgency that Miss Aub was preValIod
upon to bring the charge against LangermGa Many
people think that the policeman whose zeal Was
commended by Recorder Golf from the bench, ana
who made such tremendous efforts to gather I'M
trustworthy testimony in the effort 10 send LANCER
man to State Prison for twenty years sNou'l Le
dismissed from the force. Many New-Yorkers say
that he is wholly unfit for a position on the podce
force.
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE CRITICISED
Criticism and censure and fault finding with the
Attorneys office. II Is mismanaged by
John r. Fellows. also plentiful ANA empHauc
from the Battery TO Yonkers. and from the East
River the Hudson. No one ventures 10 dispute
the obvious fact that Colonel Robert Townsend, the
Assistant District-AttorLey who conducted th-
prosecution has too small mind and too measre
and scanty an intellect take charge OF prosecu-
ton in any such case. He is too simple. too credu-
lous too foolish. obtuse. No person OF average
intellect. many NEWCOMERS say would have bean
SO easily fooled. duped and deiuied by Miss Aubs
preposterous story as Colonel Townsend was. Every
one in New-York knows how the District Attorney
and that man Of his assistants are incompetent
and unworthy OF the positions which they hold. II
is matter Of common knowedge that several Ct
hese assistants were appointed simply on aSconn;
Of politica! considerations and have not me brains
the experience or the sagactE necessary ior Puo"c
prosecutors o.,,...o -. o,,,ono, rr,,.ns,,d.s #.
forts to send an innocent man to STATE Prison iot
long term of Years tas p1t c20ne n@W n,e
n the ofce h1d been pr9PerY
'nvnSflgated and so ihorongllv examined that this
outrageous effort TO send innocent man to state
prison for twenty years would never have come
the opinion that there can be no more star
Fellowss assistants ami Of the general ms:nan-
ageent end 81 o 5ne ssH out
rSgsolls Aub case. They say that while Langerman
ions with women. and foul nuisance generaliy:
l., was plain and clear from N s. Auos own s1qny
crime charged againsi him and thai no inieIisenuy
inanaeed Dstrci-Attorney's ofhce Would ever nave
taken up trc prosecution on 50 nmsy evidence
nc that which was concocted by Mss Aub, when
her friend MS snedley, was constantly pushing
her on instgating her ard urging her 70 go to the
police and 10 send Ianger'nan 10 the STATE prison
fSr .ong term. New-YorKers say II Is not OF on.y
Recorder Con and the jury ana the police QifGers
mat are diecreG.ted by mis- AFFAIR bui MAJ the Dis
irjrt-Atrorney's office Is disSraced by Il 10 most
jeporable extent
TIE JURORS WHO CONVICTED ZIMMERMAN.
The Jurors who found Langerman guilty on the
testimony of Barbara Aub are Thomas A. Fulton
OF No 221 West Ninety-nnth-st. who is a dealer
in drygoods at No. 50 Waiker-st; Waiter II. Nor
,il a clerk OF No. 2.O23 Sevenh-ave; william car
90, nublic accountant OF No. 16 Exchange Place
George ~ Rogers clerk. OF No 46i West IHrty-
fnurth st. William Cameron, carpenter, oi No
sta y ,st Fiftyfrstst Francis A. GoeiZ. JeWel!ef
Of No 81 Thrdaye; Gilbert g. %oC1 Gnorge
= (;raef a clerk, Of No 2S6 Lenox.aVe., Johh A.
Link dealer in produce OF No. ~ Chsissoph or
~ Clarence f Vanderbilt CLERK OF no SSS
Eigbth-ave; John Atkinson. patents OF No 20
Nest Thirty-ninth-s. and l'enJamin lyons, NAM NAM
tsct,,rer az suits a; No. 80 Grecne-st, ana living
Al No l2i East Eighty-ffth-si .,, ILL.,,
tn. Princess Viroqua and Miss Smedley called
a, Police HEADQUARTERS yesterday afternoon ana
we're closeted with Police commi.sioner paIKer
60 a long time II was said that their visit was
made IN behalf Of Policeman Emanuel Meyer. VINO
was so oficious in gathering the alleged evidence
an