The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-03

ccniesses to Having Falsely Sworn
Against Langerman.
UE IS THEREFORE, RELEASED
While the Woman Is Held on
Perjury Charge.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.--Waltcr >. LANCER
man, the law clerk who on Tuesday last
was convicted of having crimInally as
snulted Miss Barbara Aub, was released
yesterday, and the girl, Miss Aub, con-
Tossed 10 having perjured herself at the
trial; that her relations with Langcrman
were voluntary, and that his story of the
alleged assault was true.
Iangernlan was TO have been sentenced
on Friday. He was brought into court,
but, 20 tho surprised Of all concerned, he
was remandcd until yesterday. The sur
mise WAS that Recorder Goif was anxious
a. learn more OF the law clerks past, in
order 10 gauge the sentence To be imposed
upon him.
IL was II O'Clock yesterday when the
young man. haggard of face, was led
scr'Ss the T0inbs TO part III OF general
sessions in the Criminal Courts buildlug
IA receive his sentence. Colonel Haire,
Laagcrman's counsel moved for new
trial District Attorney Fellows asked
that the motion be denied. Denied 10
WIS and then the recorder began, as
everybody thought. to pass sentences upon
I.nycrnlan, who stood trembling at the
Lar.
The recorder, however, had not pro-
ccrticd far VIXEN Ii was evident that some
slsing very sensational WAS about 10 be
disclosed. The recorder began by giving
Langerman terrible excoriation, descrb-
ing him as u man OF evil reputation.
Suddenly the recorder said that after the
verdict was found by the jury. he, himself,
had madc n personal investigation OF the
case. aud then he made known the astound-
ing fact that Barbara Aub had made n
confession To him cxonerating LANCER
mnn and saying she had done him great
wrong. She admitted that her relations
with him had been voluntary.
The Recorders Bombsheii.
Tho recorder made n very detailed adj
crcss. occupying nearly an hour He
wound up by dlsmissing the indictment
against Langcrman, but committed him
10 tho house Of detention as witness,
presumably Ia any proceedings that may
be taken against Miss Aub.
Immediately after Langerman had been
committed, Miss Aub was brought invo
court and arraigned before the recorder n
a charge OF perjury. The recorder told
Miss Aub he was sorry for her. but that
she had done more harm TO justice in
general than she had TO Langerman per-
sonally.
I'm days coming" he said, "when men
arc convicted on apparently good evidence,
lawyers will point TO the Aub case rs n
precedent. The recorder then committed
Miss Aub to the city prison."
Instead OF being taken to the house OF
detention. Langorman was released, rs
friends appeared and qualified as his
boudsmeu.
District Attorney Fellows refused posi-.
lively TO allow Miss Aub's confession to
be seen. The recorder, in the afternoon,
sent for the document and kept II in his
own custody. 1t was stated that no one
but the recorder, the district attorney and
one other man knew just what the con-
fcssfon contained, Or what first prompted
Barbara TO mike it.
1t is known that in one particular. at
least, Barbara swore falsely during the
trial She testified while being cross-ex-
amined by Attorney TIaire for the de-
fcnse that she was not expelled from the
convent ut Flushing, l.. i. Colonel Kaire
tried hard 10 get her TO admit that she
had been caught stealing from her school,
mates, and had been expelled for that rea-
son. She denied this saying that she had
been accused OF stealing, but that she had
been exoneratcd.
No one in the district attorneys Office
will talk OF the case, but there is a belief
that the extremely Influential and wealthy
friends and rclauves of Langerman have
exerted themsclve To secure the confession
made by Barbara, and that the recorder is
having the whole matter most thoroughly
lpyestiyatcd