The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-20
CMbmdn Denies
Paternity of Boy
Born to E't- Wife

ST. LOUIS oct. t0.--A blood tes,
TO determine the paternity OF "a son
horn ~ the divorced wlfo uf Herman
Horny ltumoir. wealthy local club
man aud real estate DEALER viii ho
sought, Randolph L1ughlln. counsel
f8r I1umcir stated today Tho blood
tcst hns never been employed here
IaumCir yesterday afternoon nlcd
a motion, asking the circuit court
to ascertain tho paternity OF tho
child declaring the boy was born
23 months after his separation from
his former wife.
i'nfit. lie Charges.
Tho petition asserted that Lau.
moir was served with summous on
September 30, 1929, TO appear IN
the supreme court of New York and
answer charges brought by Miss
Shoemaker for the non-upport OF
their child. Herman It Laumeir IT,,
born December rs, 1919,
II is added In the petition that
Lnumalr considers his wife an unfit
aud improper person TO have the
ct 'ody of a legitimate child and re-
quests tho court 70 appoint n guar
dian Tor the child. II the court de.
tormlnes thr child II not his. Lau-
meir asks that the child be forever
CnJOiucd from asserting any claim
ON his estate. II it IL found tho child
belongs TO him, then Laumeir asks
that tho custody OF tho child he
awarded TO him
Laumoir IL ~ years old and Miss
Schumacher 20. She formerly resided
In Memphis. Tenn, and now IN said
TO bo living in New York.
Il Stratcgicnl Move.
The eager rush to push the case
IN court I'm ST. Louis is taken as
a stratcglcal move to defeat the sur
filed by the former Mrs. Iaumelr
have tho wealthy real estate dealer
contribute to tho support ana odu-
cation of the child, whose Legitimacy
Laumeir In questioning.
The ground on which the case Ia
fought IN hold az important nnd
race between attorneys here and in
New York CITY In under way TO gain
the advantage OF location In which
tho court battle will DO staged.
Establishment by the court. It was
pointed out today, OF tho date when
relations aA man and wife CenHed 10
exist between Laumeir and HIS for
mor wife, VIII be the main point to
decide IN tho paternity suit. Lnu-
meir declares his belief that he IL
not the fnther of n son born 20 his
divorced wife. Mrs Byrd Laumeir.
who has filed suit In tho New York
supremo court demanding that Lau-
meir pay for the support and edu.
cation of "Ilerman Henry Lau-
moir tr."
Married After Party"
Tho couple were married. accord
ing 10 Laumo!r'a petition, on January
10, l8IgiRt Salem, H.. after an all
night drinking party ana that their
martial relations Ceusad tho day
aftorward. Ills suit decle res that the
child was born In December, 1919,
23 months later. and calls attention
to the divorce proceedings earlier IN
that year In which he says Mrs L''-S,
meir testified there were no children
born Of their marriage.
Local attorneys for Mrs. I.numeir
declare they will attempt to prove
that tho club man and his former
wife held meetings following their
separation and up and until the d.
yurce was granted In June, 1913.
NEW YORK, oct. 1g.--Denial OF
the charges by Herman II. Laumeir.
wealthy ST. Louis clubman, that he
IN not the father OF the child born
20 his wife, Mrs. BYRD Laumelr. was
made today by Caruthers Ewing, at
tornoy for Mrs. Laumeir.
Ewing said he could not cay what
line OF defense Mrs. IAumeir would
set forth IN combating the charges
OF her husband az he had not had
an opportunity 20 di6cuss tho suit
with her.