South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-19
Wife of Professor Relates
PouIin'S Alleged Misdeeds
Accusing Clothing Salesman of Being Father of Her Child
She Sobs Out Account of Her Shame While
Crowded Court Room Listens

transgre sion. for which she IS seek
ing 90 force Harry Pcuin 20 accept
"a Joint cspousi5llty by placing a
degrec o. guilt upon his head as the
father OF her 10 months old infant
son Billy
AIRS Herman through nor hus-
band. previously haze told OF her SIM
bat yesterday recital under oath -n
the cts council chambers marked
the second step % fasten the mantle
o. guilt upon Polar.
Tn her narrative. Mrs. Herman
barred in detail those iutmlcles ont
~ which grew tIe charges against
Poulin. Al times unable 20 check
the Hood Of tears sine could answer
only those questions which Pros.
JellisOu asked. unable to- relate tho
sordld details without prompting.
Her story was that Of love gained. a
love scorued. with vengeance sought
Cd the law
Hearing Continued.
The hearing Will Doc continued
again th4e morning AIRS Herman
was being cross examined when
court adjourned 10 resume at 10
o'clock This morning defense
lawyers WIFI attempt 70 break down
her straight forward story and de-
stroy the damaging evidence.
Mrs. Herman made mo effort 90
shield herself OF her home iu lead
ing up to that part OF her testimony
which dealt with violation of mar
rage laws.
Their .uumacies she said. con-
Unued from the night OF Feb. rs,
1921, until the following September.
two months before the baby was
born. The campus store at NOtre
Dame. OF which P0uiu was the man
agcr. was the scene of their frs. in-
discretion. she said Poulin's own
home at 225 s. ST. Louis blvd. AIRS.
Herman said was meeting place for
The furtive lovers. The bedroom ol
the P0uIiu children was the scene of
their guilty love. Mrs Herman add
cd. while Mrs PoulIn was absent
from the city.
Kept Meetings secret
80 sooner had PouGn's wife left
South Bend than Harry called by
telephono 10 inform her of that fact.
She said. Her claudestine meetings
with PouIiu occurred mainly while
her husband was engrOsscd i'm
WRITING legal treatise. AIRS Herman
testified
Great care was employed by the
professor wife and the defendant bon
eTVcting these Iiaisons the witness
said. an illustration OF which she
gave. causing an outbreak of laugh
ter in the court room.
Mrs Herman related on one coca
sion she had obtained dollar bill
from her husband telling him that
she was going 90 the Blackstone
theatcr Instead. Mrs. Herman said
she met PouUn and both agreed that
10 would be best 90 have the dollar
bin changed so she could have the
exact change ON her person should
there be any unforeseen questionins.
The outburstS of laughter came
when the witness told how after Civ
ing the bill TO PouNn 90 have 4
changed. ne placed it en- his pocket
and save her back no change at all
Attorneys WranElc.
The pathos of her story was re-
lieved by comments between attor-
neys In several wrauglos as to the
competency OF testimony. sharp rep
artee followed. and the entire court
room laughed
Mrs Herman frs- met PouIin. she
said ON the stand. al "a dance Thel
meetiuE was throush an iutrodUc-
lion. not casual and occurred .n
1890 prof Herman and she met the
PouIius quite frequently after that
NJ least once month at various
social functions. Tho two families
became friends. entertained a. each
others homes. and saw much os each
other. she said
y was early in Febru1r-. 1921,
that Poulin called her by telephone
at her home and asked her 20 come
down to the store 90 see him. eft
wss ON e. Thursday. Fob. t." she
te1lhed
did YOU drop in 20 see him 90 she
was questioned
'T did-"
Where aid YOU wret him9"
AT rho entrance 90 the store. lie
was wai-,us lor me-
"Whlt then happened.
Meet an store
"TTe told me 90 pretend that
wanted 90 BUS pair OF ovcrals for
enc children and 90 so 90 the second
floor % the store
What happened there
1--WE talked for a while and nc
kissed me-"
WAS thero anyone else a, the
store?
no one
was this store cas-v accessible
TO customers
It was not except by an eieva-
tor"
"V hat else occurred
He asked me where vls Eo-
I-S old him -o the oliver ;he-
alter to see 'Klsmet. He said Do
would frame an excuse 90 go 10 the
dentist and meet me-
Then what happened
I'll went 90 rhe Diana and called
I'D my home 90 tell theu where
vas going Z looked ~ and IIar-
pouUn was -ard'r9 beside me'
-D.i yor e. go Inc show
we did occupying Che real
seats downstairs.
"Wa- The treater crowded 3'
at was mott
And This was on Thursday
"Yes."
"How close ala ho sit 20 YOU o."
I'm the next seat
Asks for Meeting
did you folk pay close atten-
ton 20 tho show
eve did not"
"wha, vas the nature or your