New-York tribune., 1922-11-27
/ ierrlan 5 First
Wife Forgives
AS He Returns
L&
Mother Of 'sEahy Billy, :.
Who SAID F'oulin Was Its
Father, Storms afHusband.
bat Family Is Reconciled
0ne-Day Bride Is Missing
Dranaa of MARRIAGE. Divorce,
Paternity, Romance AMI
Near : Bigamy Is Ended
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goUTH BEND. Ind. Nov. 2s.--Pro-
ssssor John r. Tlernan to-day recog-
sscd Baby Billy Tiernan aa his own
%a He recognized Aueusta H. Tier
Ma as his only lawful wife. He fell
asek into the rola that he had led as
ABsbsnd and father before last June,
xken Mrs. Tiernan told him that baby
8ily wss the child of Harry Paulin,
Sseai haberdasher's agent.
Harry Pouiin passed out Of the life
af the Tiernans to-day. with happy
dinner at noon the Tiernans close 4
sheir life book and started anew. A
rseoncilistion was effected.
The sseond Mrs. Tiernan-why,
fsaere isn't any now" he said this even
ing. 81 left her in Chicago last night.
y don't know where she is nor what she
is doing. She is in other hands now.
eNo; there was no scene when we
parted after we had read In the news
pApers Of the court decision setting
aside my divorce. She only said that
she was sorry Then we parted and
went our ways.
VIII Live In Chicago
sI came 20 South Bend to find out
what IL was all about. / thought that
sthe court might just have reopened the
case and issued an order for me to ap-
4pear before him on December II to
.sshow cause why ! should have di-
syoree. IL was information that | came
nhere after. Now l have it. l should
The successful In Strengthening cut my
;idomestic troubles with Augusta and we
slRill close the house this week and go
Ssto Chicago TO live.
"0h, yes, I'll take all three children
land Gus. From to-day recognize
baby Billy as my own son, and will
clothe and feed him and love him as |
lcye my two daughters, Mary and
s Irene"
And Professor Tiernan was happy as
hsa spoke, happy tat the legal battle
Nsf months was on the verge of settle
7 sent. He said tonight that he would
Instruct his attorney, George Sands, to
ID before Judge Chester r. Montgom-
sssg in the Superio Court Monday
morning and ask dismissal of his
tross-complaint, on which he origi-
.aily secured the divorce and obtained
HE custody Of the two girls This de-
agwes set aside Saturday evening by
sgudge Montgomery when he called his
Eourt in extra session. Tiernan had
been unable locate Sands this after
lncon.
There WAS no reception for Tiernan
las he stepped from the New York Cen
iTral train here this morning. He
lwalked from the Pullman coach to q
ikfnev raA 81
ffhe Diamond Avenue home. Few in
Hthe crowd that awaited trains recog-
tnized him. They paid him little atten-
&ion. he hesitated only long enough
Ito talk with newspaper men who ques-
'lttored him. and tonight made good
dfffis promise 10 give them "his plans
for tie future" He had asked that he
itne given the day alone with his family
EWhen seen ut the house tonight he
Fold the story of reborn love.
She Changes Her Mind
But there was no apparent love at
iahe Tiernan home when Augusta Tier
gnan ;nsweied the rap at the door tn!
,ine ming He had felt that he would
hale happy reception, the result o,
ia long-distanee telephone conversation.
iHut what he got was a real shock and
iahe w man who yesterday won a court
fFictory to set aside the divorce told
Rim In her own way his estimation ii
her mind.
Ia "Yor 'N'''' '"'l m nv knees and bes
and I wouldn't forgive you," sht
Ascfe meu. ~. IN u. later 1t was .
= thome Of happiness. Around the famil
itable sat Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Tiernar
and their three children. The Tiernal
home has been placed in the hands o
ian agent. The furniture, too, was be
hng sold But Profess Tielnan TO
aight intimated that he would chang
1the uians relative to the sale of hi
bersonal property. They make take ;
to Chicago with them
4 just what his plans will be ther
are undecided, he said to night.
Reports from Chicago say investi