South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-21
TELLS
OF CONFRONTING
HIM IN JANUARY
Relates on Stand Effort to Sc
cure Restitution for
Wrong to Wife.
WILL CONTINUE TODAY
Defense Wins Fight to Limit
Husbands Testimony
Wrangles Frequent.

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Wrangles Frequent.
That Harry Poulin, when con-
fronted with the charge that he
was the father of the babe born
to Mrs. Herman, admitted the
fact, pleaded for forgiveness,
and then hurried away to hire
a lawyer was the evidence given
by Prof. J. p. Herman late We'd
nesdsy at the hearing of the case
brought by his wife against
Poulin.
The one important link IN the
chain of evidence against Poulin
came at the close Of a day spent
In pickering between lawyers,
each question being the subject
of prolonged discussion. The
direct charge that Poulin had
made this admission OF parent
age came at the very close Of the
session.
As Tiernan told the story, he
tried for two days to find Poulin
after his wife had confessed to
him on Sunday, Jan. 8, but
Poulin had avoided him. That
confession, he declared, was
made when his wife returned
from church and broke under
the humiliation Of being scorned
and unnouced by the man she chars
es with being her partner IN guilty
! liaisons.
Interview With Poulin.
He rushed from tho house. Re
said; he tried TO get Pou'In by tele-
! phone and had left his number 20 IL
called hut got no response. on Mon
day getting Poulln by telephone. he
/ had ordered him 20 meet him on tine
/ postonfce steps. PouIn. he says,
obeyed that command.
The scene between them was brief
and 10 the point. said Herman.
Gus has told me everything was
/ he way Tiernan opened his attack.
he swore.
It's al true-out can't we be
friends ," was the reported response
/ OF PoulIn. Then IN celebrating upon
/ the meeting, Herman said that no
( had told PoUiin that his wife had
charged that Poalin was the father
/ OF the child. that POulin had admit
ted It and had asked him Row It
could be settled Then came the
+ talk Of money an agreement 70
meet the next day. a failure on the
part OF Poulin u keep that engage
ment and the entrance Of a lawyer
/ TO arrange for terms Of settlement
Faces Trying Ordeal
/ Prof. Tlernan. faced the most Try
Ing ordeal Of his career yesterday as
be took the witness stand.
Staring directly into the smiling
face Of Harry Poulln. Prof Herman
unninehingly told Of the mpanlon-
ship OF his wife and Poul!n. Through
out the court session. Prof Herman
told OF the darkest hours OF his life
- how he had earned that his wtfs's
last born child was no: has own ard
Of how the great decision &C bring
! Harry Poullu 20 trial was made
when the clothing salesman failed
TO keep his word and make some
sort OF settlement
For the frs. tine since the trail
was opened the vast crowds mani
tested their feelings toward the al
legged paramCur OF the professors
wife. As he entered the court room
today. FOuin was greeted Kissing
and jeerirg by the angry crowd. Toe
+ Kissing and jeering again took place
tiers in perhaps the saddes- Ira <ely
tha, has ever been enacted within
The boundaries OF South Bend. pre-
pared 70 leave the court room Tor
the noon recess.
Legal Wrangle RESUMED
ResUming the perplsxng question
as 90 the husbands competency cs
a witness thai had baked he adj
vance Of the hearing Tuesday even
Ing Opposing attorneys again -Ook
up the question ~ court was opened
wednesday morning All The legal
talent and cunning the harris. rs
could bring into play was brought
20 lear upon tho Judge Pros JelI-
son. although be eventually lost I'D
the great legal debate against -llce
South Bend lawyers voiced an ap-
peal that Prof Tlerua- te perrr---CI
10 answer the question regarding she
relations between 1fr Herman and
his wife during February and March
OF 1921
Atty. Parker. Schwartz and Jones
! counsel for the defense took part 90
the spects cular word i1us- that e.
sued az JeIlson attempted 20 secure
the permission II Judge DuCol-s
for SIr. Herman 20 answer The all
important question OF the husbands
relations with his w-fe-a question
that doub-IessIy would have had
great bearing or final issues in the
case.
/ Pros. Jeuison. ln he contention.
/ claimed that the common laws policy
did not govern tals case as claimed
/ by counsel FOR the defense He saId
| action taken by the state les stature
/ - Indiana had wiped our al refer
| ence 20 the common law policy. lie
/