South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-10-08
PROFESSOR SUED
FOR DIVORCE BY
WIFE SATURDAY
Accuser of Harry PouIin
Charges Cruelty and In
human Treatment.
LEAVES FOR MICHIGAN
Asks Custody of Three Chill
dren- Suit Against Poulin
to Be Pressed.

The second episode OF ,he Tier
nan case developed yesterday AFTER
noon when Mrs Augusta Herman.
through her attorney II rs. Slick.
fled suit for absolute divorce from
her husband John 2 TIe-aan. pro
fessor Of law az the University OF
Notre Dame
As soon as .he sut had been
fled IN 'he circuit court. ,Irs. Tier
nan went 10 her home in Bronson.
Mich. Prof Herman accompanie
her. and with Airs. Tiernan's three
children. they made The journey by
motor
Creul and nhumau treatment Is
charged, and he specific allegations
lodged by the woman who charged
Harry Poulin with being the father
OF her 10 months old son include
threat by Prof Herman 20 take
their two children away and place
them ir an institution. and further
charge that. her husband told her
their ideals We're different. and on
account thereof &c would never be
possible for Mrs Herman and her
husband 10 live together In happy
Congenial marriage relation"
No Contest Expected
out OF the paternity proceeding
filed last month 10y Mrs. Herman has
developed the dissolution Of nuptial
ties Of one household Quite likely
no contest VIII be offered. and the
usual procedure in uncontested d.
vorce actions viii be followed
Prof. Herman declared before he
left that despite the iling OF the d.
vorcc application by Mrs. Herman
he would lend her his assistance In
the second trial of the paternity
charges against Poui!n, which are
now pending I'm the circuit court.
The case las appealed Immediately
after judge DuComb gave his de-
cision, which declared that the Tier
mans had not presented sufficient
evidence TO overcome the presump-
ton Of legitimacy.
Pros Jellison. who had beer act
ing for Prof. and Mrs Herman in
the charge against Poulin. may be
called upon 10 represent the state.
acting f. the interest Of Prof Tier
nan should the latter permit the
divorce application 10 go 10y default
Such procedure is specified under
the Indiana law where TO contest
develops
Mrs. Tiern2n's application sets out
that they We're married April 10.
1915 and that their separation oc-
cured yesterday. due 20 the alleged
cruelty of her husband The petit
ton further SEES forth that the cou-
pie has not lived together since the
date of their separation. Mrs. Tier
mans residence is given a. 1888 Dla-
mond av
An interesting feature Of Mrs.
Tiernau's petition is thar whereas
she asks for custody OF her three
children, she does IN fact allege
that prof Tiernau's cruelty con-
sisted in threatening TO place their
TWO children in an Institution.
The filing Of the divorce applica-
ton diseipated all rumors OF
reconciliat ion Prof. Herman said
during the trial that he and Mrs
Herman had united in common
bound 20 bring about the ultimate
conviction Of the South Bend cloth
ing salesman. other than that. how
ever. he declined 20 state what
would be the outcome o. their do
nestle differences.
In view Of the absence OF news
relative 20 the Herman case. the
filing Of the divorce application late
yesterday afternoon came as some
what OF surprise. Throughout
the trial Prof Herman remained
loyal 20 his wife. % the mother OF
his two children that she had borne
20 him.
Prof Tiernan during the past two
weeks had apparently taken up the
old order Of events He was con
Quoting classes at the university
and his activity was directed towards
his profession Of teaching rather
than the successful culmln-tion Of
his wife's charges against Poulin.
Mrs Herman. u is said VIII make
her home with her mother in Bron-
son, Mich. until her presence IN
South Bend becomes necessary with
the TRYING OF the divorce action and