The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-23
Doctor Albert Abrams Enters
"Love Baby" Case.
OF to Chicago to Confer With
Professor Tiernan.
POULIA TO TESTIFY TODAY
)eny Clandestine Romance
With Professors Wife.
Home Bathing Children Night
Alleged "LOve Date"

San Francisco, Sept. 23.-Doctor
Albert Abrams, whose blood tests to
determine the paternity of a child in
San Francisco, recently were accepted
and given official recognition by Su-
perior Judge Thomas F. Graham, will
leave here today for Chicago to con-
fer with Prof. John P. Tiernan, of
Notre Dame university, relative to
blood tests to determine the father
of the love baby whom Mrs. August
Tiernan declares is Harry Poulin,
haberdasher at South Bend, Ind.
Doctor Abrams said Professor Tier
nan had communicated with him, ask
ing if he would make such test.
Witness Has Heart Attack.
South Bend. Ind, Sept. 2S.-The
spectacular hearing to determine the
father of Mrs. Augusta Tiernan's baby
10y in which Harry Poulin is the de-
fendant, was again rocked with a
sensation today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Senrecht, one of the
star witnesses for the defense, and a
sister of Mrs. Mae Pouiin, wife of the
defendant, was seized with heart
attack as she was en- route to the court
to take the stand and tell her story.
From Frisco to New York they
know the scarlet story of the woman
who erred-the story of Mrs. Augusta
Tiernan, wife of Prof. John P. Tier
nan, of Notre Dame university, who
charges Poulin with being the father
of her baby "Billie''-born last Mo-
venber.
VIII Deny Romance.
Today the man accused was to tell
| his story-a vigorous denial of the
tine romance with Mrs. Tiernan and
| that the alleged '1ove baby" should
| grow to manhood and know him as
] his father.
| The court room presented a differ
ent appearance today. The gallery,
packed all week by a noisy crowd OF
| spectators which at times Kissed and
| jeered Poulin as he entered the cham
| Der, was empty. Judge Ducomb has
1 barred spectators. Hundreds gath
| cred outside, however.
| Poulin's testimony was expected to
follow the lire of evidence already
given by his wife, Mrs. Mae Poulir
land other defense relatives in an eff
fort to establish an alibi.
/ He will deny keeping the love trysl
with Mrs. Tiernan on the dates spe-
Gifted in her story in February and
March of last year when her Novem-
Der baby was begotten.
Says He Was Faithful.
On that night of February IS, wher
Mrs. Tiernan testified with tears
streaming down her burning cheeks
THAT she went to the darkened haber'
dashery store with Poulin, keeping
the first of her alleged ''love dates
IPoulin will swear that he was a
home giving one of his children {
bath. He will tell of his faithfulness
mot only to his wife, but to his church
land corroborate his wife's story tina
he went to the Lenten services every
Wednesday and Friday night with her
His Denial Waits.
Harry Poulin's own denial that h
is the father of Mrs. Augusta Tier
mans baby, born last November, a.
she accuses, was not given at the sen
sa tionaI hearing today.
An adjour lut mt was taken shortl.
after noon until Monday. when it i!
expected the defense will close it
case.
Witnesses for the defense took VI
1.-THE entire session of court today II
g;ving testimony to- corroborate tht
Iaiibi that Poulin was not once alon'
with Mrs. Tiernan during the time
Ish. has 81 ecified.