The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-07
1ANeERMAN SET FREE.
Recorder Golf Dec.des in the Famous Auh
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 New York, Dec. 6.-Recorder Golf this afternoon in the court of general ses- man from custody. Langerman was convicted of felonlous assault on Bar bara Aub in the general sessions court November 26, but before sentence had been passed on him the Aub woman confessed that she had perjured her. self, and Recorder Golf sent Langer- man to the house of detention as wit ness against her.
 Langerman was discharged upon the recommendation of the district attor- ney. The action of the district attor- ney was due to the remarks of Justice Andrews in the supreme court this morn ing when argul~Ants were heard on a writ of habeas corpus obtained by Lang erman's lawyer for his release. Justice Andrews then intimated that Recorder Golf had overstepped his authority in committing Langerman in 1000 bail.
 After Recorder Golf had signed the ordsr for Langerman's release Assist ant District Attorney Unger and the Fl S COuliSSl dPPSclASQ p6lOlG uS- tice Andrews and he granted permission to have the action before this morning discontinued. During the proceedings before Justice Andrews this morning Colonel Haire, Langerman's counsel, claimed Langerman was being unlaw- fully held as witness against Bar bara Aub and that his bail of $1, GOO was excessive. He said that the commit ment of Langerman by Recorder Golf was illegal and irrs gular. He read the law upon the subject and stated that his client could not be committed to the hous@of detention unless there was req son,based upon affidavits to believe that Langerman was an accomplice of Bar bara Aub's crime of perjury, and fur ther unless there was a belief that the witness wanted was about to leave the city. Justice Andrews asked MT Un- ger what authority the recorder had to hold the witness. MT. Unger said that it was the custom of the district at torney to arrest witnesses and have their bail fixed in large amounts.
 'Tf there is such power vested in the district attorney" said Justice An drews, T do not know it. l think it is illegal to commit witnesses in heavy bail. There is certainly no provision for such action in the code. "
 T do not wish to interfere with the business of the district attorneys office, so l think I shall commit Lang srman to the house of intention in order to give MT Unger an opportunity to sub- init his authorities in writing this after noon" As the case was dtseontiued this afternoon Mir. Unger had no oc- casion to submit his authorities.
 Recorder Golf was at his chambers this morning and it was supposed that Barbara Aub would be arraigned before him to plead to the indictment against her for perjury. District Attorney Eel lows, who conferred with the recorder, however, said she would not be ar raigned to-day. While waiting for Colonel Haire to address the court Lam german said to reporter:
 T am thoroughly vindicated now and am very glad I shall certainly re- spond to a subpoena if it is served upon me in the Barbara Aub perjury trial. I'm not going to run away. If I had not been innocent l would never had stood trial. After I have had a rest may have something to say"
 After Justice Andrews had discon- tinued the case Colonel Haire and Lan- german quietly left the court room. The latter was shaken by the hand by number of friends assembled in the corridor.
 An evening paper says: "The mys- tery caused by the confession of Bar bara Aub seems to have about reached the climax to-day. It is learned that Mary M. Kellard, to whom Barbara Aub first confessed, formerly wielded a remarkable in1lence over William G, Wood, an aged and wealthy resident of Harlem who fairly showered her with money, diamonds and houses. When his family saw penury staring them in the face they appealed to the courts and the remnant of Woods one million inheritance was turned over to Mrs. Wood Since that time Wood has been limited to a mere pittance doled out by his wife. Jewellers, lawyers, merchants, the clergy, are clamorous IOT CuG IecONtly Ol uSDlS odlu tO lidN e been incurred while Miss Kellard sway ed the old gentleman. Miss Kellard, it Is said, is an indefaugable mission worker and has dispensed much money in charity"
 A number of reporters were allowed to see Barbara Aub at the jail to-day. In reply to questions she denied that she was under any judicial restraint with regard to anything she might care to say but she declined to make any statement concerning the case
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