Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-09-29
.T|ERNAN'S DECIDE.
TO SEPARATE FOR.
A TIME, AT LEAST.
WIFE WHO ACCUSED HAHER.
DAsHeR or BEING HER RAsY'S
FATHER, PACKS. UP TO LEAVE
FoR "PARTs UNKNOWN" avs

South Bend, Ind. Sept. 29.--Mrs.
Augusta Herman today gathered to
gether her wardrobe and the clothing
ofsher children. And as she prepared
to ga away and forget, for u time
at least, the scene OF her self-alleged
clandestine love meetings and the
home OF her husband. she searched
from attic to basement for the play
things of Baby Billy" and the two
Tiernan children whom she is deter
mined to take with her.
There is no sign OF reconciliation
in th Tiernan household. Mrs.
Tiernan and baby Billy will leave
Sonth Bend as soon as possible after
the court determines the extent of
Harry Poulin's guilt, she says. She is
undecided as to where she will CO.
or just when she will leave.
III the court finds Harry Ponlin in
nocent of being the father of my baby
boy fear that shall never be able
to stand it," she said. "They don't
want me to go to the courtroom Sat
urday morning. But shall be there
and IL the verdict is against me,
fear that shall collapse. ] know who
is the father of my last born baby.
Harry Poulin must pay and ii they
tell me that he is not Billy's father,
shall prove it in higher court
that he is.
az don't know where / am going,
but shall leave. Prof. Tiernan wants
to place our two children In school
In Chicago shall fight to take them
with me. | couldn't live with single
one of them away from me.
John has stood by ME wonderfully
and perhaps the trial has brought us
more closely together. but he has rec
ognized that only for the purpose of
proving Harry guilty. He has not Of
fered to forget our past and start life
anew, and i am in no position to ask
him to.
"Yes, there is a chance that some
thing may happen that would again
united us in that happiness that was
ours on our wedding day. But whether
or not we separate, ! shall go away
and take my babies to rest from the
strain of this ordeal. j shall remain
away at least until the second trial.
Then ] shall return. Prof. Tiernan
has pledged TO stand by me to right.
so far as possible the wrong that Har
ry Poulin has placed upon us. Poulin
has paid, through the notoriety and
publicity-but not enough. He must
pay to the very limit, and | shall
lght to the highest court to prove him
the father of my boy
Mrs. Herman may go to the home
of her mother in Bronson, Mich. Al
though she met French woman in
Chicago yesterday who invited her to
visit her indefinitely, she hesitates TO
20.
+ Chicago is so big and noisy. I'd
rather go into the country to rest,
lshe said.
! "It's great to get back In the har
ness. The boys at the university
Treat me fine, wonderful" said Prof. |
Tiernan today after his first day in
the classroom eff we lose the case
Saturday it will go to higher court. |
We have united to fight it to a finish /
that however is the extent of the re-
ported reconciliation. We haven't dis |
cussed our domestic plans. But with |
the breathing spell we will do So
Harry Poulin was not behind the
collar counter in the Adler store day. |
How do / feel? AS well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
This trial has been a terrible shock to
me. hope the world will not be too
hasty TO draw conclusions" Mrs Pou-
lin said.