South Bend news-times., 1922-11-25
FORMER Wife TO
KEEP CHILDREN
AT ANY "C0ST"
Threatens Life Of Former Pro-
fessor if He Attempt, 10
Demand Custody.
CHARGES DOUBLE CROSS
Declares TX Husband Broke
Agreement to Remarry Her
Within a Short Time.

Firmly believing iu the truth O.
reports widely circulated last night.
that John p. Ticrnln mad been re-
married or had attempted TO re-
marry, yesterday in Chicago or some
city near Chicago. Mrs. Augusta
Herman, from whom the former
Notre Dame professor secured d.
.vorce Thursday afternoon. last
night declared :hat she had been a
victim OF double crossing and
trickery." and that she would so
into the Superior court today and
endeavor 10 have the divorce decree
set aside or at least modified 10 SUCH
an extent as TO allow her 20 have
the custody Of the two children.
Irene and Mary. who Were awarded
by the court 10 her former hus-
band
Paramount among Mrs. Tiernan's
reasons for believing she had been
double crossed" j." she declared. was
the fact that the professor and she
had planned the divorce. at his i'm
stance, Ito satisfy the public" y
being agreed between them thar
they We're to be remarked ar "a later
date and settle down together in
new community. Instead. she said.
he had surrcptitiously left her
without leaving cent 90 buy food
or clothing for herself or the chill
dren-and had gone 10 Chicago %
marry anothe.. woman.
Would Hill To Keep Babes
In a highly hysterical state. Mrs.
Tiernan vehemently denounced the
professors action and declared that
if he returned 10 claim the two
children which the courts decision
had awarded TO him. she would kill
him before she would give them up.
Whether Mr TieHan has been re-
married has not been able 20 hs
confirmed. Several reports from diff
ferent sources Were received in the
city yesterday and AIRS Ticrn3n
stated last night she believed the re-
Eorts were unquestion1biy true The
only conirmatOry piece OF evidence
so far discovered is that Mr. Tier
nan yesterday went 30 Waukesan.
Ill, accompanied by an un-deEtincd
LHr II
r. j. Pearsau. announcing his in
tention Of securing "a marriage li-
cense. According 10 the Waukegan
story. Mr.. Tiernan told Justice Pear
SAIL ne had received d divorce decree
in South Bend THURSDAY and on
learning this the justice refused 10
issue the license on thc ground that
the Illinois law forbids remarriage
Of a divorced person within one
year after divorce.
First reports thar Mr. Ticruan had
attempted to remarIy reached Mrs.
Tiernan yesterday afternoon about
$50 O'Clock. and she Immediately
collapsed. The first report came in
a telephone call from Chicago. and
following that. several other similar
reports reached South Bend
In commenting ON her husbands
reported action. Mrs. Ticruau lass
night declared that she now be-
lieves that She has been tu-cked
throughout the proceedings leading
up to and eliminating in the divorces
suit she was caus-.c iu ienouucing
the steps taken by Ticrnau iu proc
vic Eng her with an attorney y--w hom.
she claims failed TO defend her
against the charges upon which ho
professor based his divorce action
and the feeling of bitterness. created
against Herman because % the re-
ports ~ his marriage. was eU-
h8uced. She -l-d by rh, MANNER n
which he 'eft without funds fcI
tho necessities .f 'ir.