Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-27
'T|ERNANS TOSTART
HOME LIFE ANEW
Professor Wants All Court Ac-
tions Dismissed After
Second Marriage
HIS DIVORCE ANNULLED

South Bend. Ind. Nov. 21.--Dismis.
sal Of court actions now pending were
sought today by John L. Ticrnan. for.
mer law professor of the University OF
Notre Dame. following his return to
his wife. Mrs. Augusta Tiernan. at
their home here yesterday. with the
suits dismissed. it was thought tl"
couple with the three children. include
ing the infant son whose paternity
had been charged to Harry F?nlin, ,i
south Bend haherdnSh by Mrs. Tier
nan, would hide away in New York
State and begin life anew.
Prof. and Mrs. Ticrnan left their
home early today and were said to be
closeted with attorneys in IN effort to
obtain the dismissal Of the two suits
pending the appeal from the decision III
the city court in the paternity case ana
suit for divorce which was rr"pen'd
by the revoking of the decree granted
last week To- Mr.. Ticrnan.
While heretofore both Mr.. and Mis-
Tiernan seemingly had courted pub =
licity in carrying on their cases ~
court. today they were silent. aud
il was snid n high court official had
warned them TO make no further state'
ments for publication.
Mrs. blanche Brimm"r. - whom
Prof. Ticrnan was married III Crown
Point, Ind. Saturday, returned :" the
home of her parents III Iowa. from
Chicago, according to statement 10y
Mr.. Tiernan last night.
Prof. TiernGn said he and Mrs, Tier.
nan had agreed 20 patch UP their dIt .
ferences. He also said he had agreed
to recognize BABY Billy over whose
paternity the recent action arose. as his
Mr. Tiernar said his Crown Point
Ind, marriage Saturday was the re-
suit of mental 'intoxcation. Hs
said he and Mrs. Tiernan would drol
all actions looking 10 reopen!ng tht
Maternity case against Harry Poulin.
Mrs. Augusta Tiernan did not re-
ceive the professor with open arms when
he came home in the morning. Her AZ
titude, she said, was of lons-l lost love,
and last night she said II her husband
entertained any love for Mrs: E!anchc
Brimuer Tiernan. OF Hanscll. Ia. he
could 60 to her. Far be It from me &c
stop them If they love each other she
declared.
Prof. Tie,nan said he and Mrs
Brimmer had come TO an amicable un'
derstanding regarding the a.a!r
Before I left Chicago. Blanche under
stood that all was over between US,
he said.
CHICAGO, Nov. %. Prof John 7
Tiernan returned Yesterday 70 hi- hom
in South Bend. Ind, and Mrs. Blanch
Brimmer, whom Herman married a
Crown Point. Ind. Saturday. after
short mail courtshir. went back to he
parents in Iowa and her two youn
children By two former marriages. Sh
said she wouid seek 10 remove an
81 Of in
divorce from her second husband. y. II
Rrimmer, construction gang fore
man.
The second Mrs. Ti"rnan is twenty
four years old. and she said sh
met Tiernan for the first time at tn
trial Of his first Wifas suit agains
Harry Poulin. South BEND haberrashe!
who. Mrs. Ternan charged, was h
fnthcr of her third child. Later sh
carried on a correspondence with I'll
law instructor. their mGrriage taktn
place on their second meeting, Nv
DAYS after Tiernan had obtained a di
vorce.
When told Of his first wife's charge
that he had persuaded her 70 l"t hlt
get divorce. and hal promiSed 20 70
marry her, Prof. Ti"rnan said he ha
told his first wife about his remnrria 2
plans. that she fully understood II wa
impossible for them over 10 live n
gether again. and that she had ex
pressed herself TO him HS being recon
ciled 70 the separation.
The professor told of his second mar
riage. Of the bond nj sympathy e>rab
lished between himself and his s"con
wife by the letters that flow back an
forth between Indiana and Iowa.
Some day | am coming after you,
Tiernan said he wrote her.
"And when you DO III bc waiting,
he said she replied
When she was sixteen years oi,
eight years ago. Mrs. Brimmer eiope
with Floyd l.. Rash, Marshallrow
baker. from the home of her parent
the Rev and Mrs. Charles r. Hawr
then Of Aredale. Ia, Four days aft,
receiving n NOTICE that Rash had suc
for divorce. she said shr marri,
Arthur H. Brimmer. at Oskaloosa. 10
only TO learn still later thar Rash ha
not obtained final dnCre" when :,
married Brimmer.
Nothing was dono about the matte
she said buy she and Trimmer can
TO Chicago, wh"rr sNr hecnrne che
girl in n Chinese restaurant. Win
here she learned Brlmmer then W,
being sued for divorce by an CARL
wife, whprnupUu she returned home. b
rojoined Brimmrr la-rr az Kansas Cir
Mo. He disappeared there, she sal
and his brother iNfurmcl her Hriu
mer was dead.
lis that all tho proof Of treedc
You had when You married mo" I'rC
Herman was said to hay" exclaimed.