South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-27

hand. deprecated the idea that Mrs.
Herman had brought her charges as
a matter OF revenge. other than re-
venge for the wrongs that she had
suffered from the defendant.
She told her story neither for
revenge nor for money" the prose
cutOr declared. but because II is
the truth and Harry Poulin has 10
face the truth"
Await Decision.
As the last witness left the stand
at $40 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and silence fell on the courtroom,
Mrs. Herman leaned over in her
chair, put her arms around her hus-
bands neck and kissed him on the
cheek They had done all they
could. both OF them All the two
OF them could do was sit and listen
20 the arguments on each side and
then Lwait the decision OF the Judge
Pros. Jellison opened the argU-
ment.
IF this court has ever heard a
woman take the stand" he began.
and tell in her own sobs, in her
very attitude, a true story, IL has
1T Is easy 10 make a blank de-
NAL OF the story. II IS easy TO say
no 20 every incident. TO every con-
versation testified TO. Mrs. Herman
gave every date as far as she could
remember. She acknowledges that
she couldn't be exact as 20 the days
that she met Poulin at his home
when his wife was IN Chicago. But
II IL not dates which are impressed
on her mind. II Is the incidents
themselves. And they are indelibly
impressed on her mind. She will
never forget them.
ct was on February 8 that she
submitted 20 a lapse OF morals on
the part Of the defendant. l am
making no apologies for her. feel
hat there are none due The de-
fendant took advantage OF an over
affectionate and perhaps resenuul
woman-she admits that she and
her husband were estransed-to en-
ter another mans home and take
advantage OF his wife
Story OF Downfall.
How many hundreds of intact
wives In the city OF South Bend are
there, who perhaps would not have
suocumbed 10 this man, who knows
the art OF approach, who Is
dancer. a salesman. a handy man,
They too, might have fallen
This Is her story
II will pass BY the years OF their
acduaintance. ] viii begin on the
night OF Feb. 16. 1921. the night OF
the GIee club concert Up TO that
time. Mrs. Herman admits that she
was afraid hat she was falling IN
love with Harry Poulin on that
night she went to the concert with
her husband. and saw him there
not with his wife. but with another
woman. Her jealousy was aroused.
She suddenly knew that she dld
love this man who had been so
sedulouslv and insidiOusly paying
her court for so long.
Ole had danced with her and
VII lspered in her ear that he wanted
IN Kiss her. Once he attempted
10 Kiss her by force and she told
her husband about him Another
time he told her that he was go
ING TO get her. And all the while,
sbe felt his influence on her grow
ing She resisted him. She told
him that she would never have any
things 70 do with him. But he Kept
at her.
aInflamed With Jealousy"
The next day. Feb. II, II was the
dav after the cOncert-he called her
nm AZ her home and asked her Why
she had not thanked him for the
nroSram that he had brought 10
her the night before. And he ask
"a her II she would not meet him
that afternoon down at the store.
He told her TO come down at l
o'clock when they would talk.
eSbe was infamed with jealousy
She had suddenly realized that she
lov.s him SO she went down 10 the
store to talk 20 him there he asked
her 10 come upstairs 70 the tnlro
noo- with him where there was no
one around. where they could talk
thines over quietly And he asked
1er II she would not meet him the
next night al the campus store. 70
which he had the keys She told
him no: that she could not meet him,
He kept at her. Later that same
,f,arnoon he met her at the moving
Dfcfure theater and eat with her there
IN the darkened house and pleaded
yVi,b her. Meet me tomorrow night
he kent whispering. and she felt her
resolution weakening
The next day he called her up
ia was tireIess IN his persistence.
she refused him again. and again
=. said. that he had 10 see her Just
a that they could talk together.
Ana that night. saying she was go
gnq n church-and she meant 70 60
- church she left the house and
met Poulin-
..--bat she did intend 20 go 10
church and not keep the designation
which he was pressing upon her Is
shown by the fact that she says sne
wrote letter 20 him before she
started out. confessing her love per
hans but teuinE him that she coulo
not break her vows. She went u
TO her room. and maybe she wept as
she wrote Perhaps she prayed bu'
having written the letter. she set out
for church. leaving her husband q
take care OF the children. and mel
Harry Pouun on her way there.
Succumbcd 90 Pleadings
Again he brought his persuasive
nd ~ l.