The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-10
Babes Ears
May Decide
Identification Expert Called
in Harper Divorce Suit
10 Compare Husband
and Infant
Asked $4,000 Alimony

pnplllion Seb Oct 2 Especial D.
Tho question ~ The paternity u
Denrts Mary ilnrpVt il9erksold
daughtof of Mrs Charles n Harper
nmo bs u climax this afternoon b.
foro Dlailct Judge Jhmes J lieRlcy
when tho Harper divorce case wa
resumed
Mr and Mrs. harper stood before
the judRa with The infant in The armf
~ its maternal grandmother, Mra
10. llorrRan, 2li South Twenty ffih
street, Omnha a. g. Anderson, super.
intondont ~ tho butuu ~ identifica
ton u tho Omahn police department,
cAllcd by counsel for Mrs Harper
testified TINT tho cars of tho beby
and tho auficuiaf organs ~ Mr. Hnr'
per showed similar characteristics.
Mr Anderson compared the bsby's
oms first with y photograph ~ Mr..
Harper and then With Mr., Harper
himself
There arc striking resonblanceB
between the cars, mouth, brow mud
ilros Of hair on tho temple " tho
baby and Mr., Ilarper," said Mr. An,
Jernop, whose testimony wps glGen
~ on expert 10 slresscd The sub.
joct Of the eafs, explaining that aside
from finger prlnts the grs nro tho
most important features of identifi.
cntlon. Mr., Anderson admitted TINT
he WIS not qualified ~ testify M 10
pdiofnlty, but he knew that the baby
"had Mr.. IIarperg ears"
Gene O'Hulliy0u, counsel for Mr..
lIGrper, did not specifically enter n
denial Of pareutaRe on behalf Of his
client, but inforentlally he raised n
large question mark IN his cross ex
animation of Mr., Anderson.
VIII You examine tho left ear ~
Mrs Harper and The left esr Of tho
b6by md seo II there is any rosem.
blanco," Mr.. Osulllvan asked.
Mothers Ear DissimiIar.
There n no similarity between tho
left ear of the mother and the baby
Witness replied.
You would not sny thnt your evi.
iepce establishes 10 n certainty tho
father Of tho baby?p counsel for Mr..
Harper asked. .s...
y am not testifying 10 that was
The reply.
Would you say that Nj. Harper ie
tho father"
Il would not say; that IL for tho
court 10 say"
The case will pe resumed next SAT.
Jrday morning at 3. Mr.. Harper has
not been on the stand.
Married in Omaha.
The Harpers were married in
Omaha on August rs, 1921, when
Mrs. Harper was 10. She Was Mary
Wenonah Horrlgan before her mar.
-iage md Was n dancer Of consider.
ible ability, according to her tcsti'
nony. At the time of this marriage
Mr.. Harper had -four daughters by
'ormer marriage. on October ~
Mrs. Harper brought an action for
ilVoree here, but that caso was dis.
missed last December for want Of
In the latest petition, on which the
present case IN being heard. Mrs.
Harper asks for decree OF divorce
md for S25 900 alimony, alleging that
dr Harper, who is farmer near
bellevue, IL worth 100000. Mr.. Iar.
,er filed an answer and cross petition
nd IL contesting his wfe's case bit,
erly. Mr.. Harper was formerly ass
ociated with his brother, H. r. Har.
'er, In the real estate business IN
rnaha.
says Wife Left Him.
Mr. Harper alleges that his wife
Ell him on October IS, 1871 The |
,aby was born on July ~ OF this
ear.
Mrs. Harper and hor mother Mrs
iorfigan, testified yesterday 10 var
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