South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-28
PROF. HERMAN TO
RESUME DUTIES AT
UNIVERSITY TODAY
Professor and Wife Return
From Chicago-to Appeal
if Case Is Lost.

Absent from his duties for two
weeks because OF the hearing OF the
paternity case in which his wife.
Mrs. Augustus Herman. charges
Harry Poulin with being the father
OF her child. Prof. John P. Herman
Will conduct his law classes az No
ire Dame university today for the
first time this year. beginning at 8
o'clock this morning
This announcement was made by
the professor last night. shortly at
ter his arrival at o'clock from
Chicago. where his efforts to have
DR.. Albert Abrams, California blood
expert, take a private test OF his
blood TO determine definitely that he
was not the father Of the child, had
been unsuccessful.
Prof. Herman said that, beginning
today. he would be entirely occupied
with his law classes and would have
no further statements TO make con-
corning the case until after the de-
cision is rendered by Judge DuComb
saturday morning at o'clock. Meth
er Mrs. Herman nor himself will be
present in court at the time the de-
cision Is announced. Herman said.
Both Physically Exhausted.
With Mrs. Herman, The professor
had held lengthy consultation with
the California specialist in Chicago
Tuesday night and yesterday, DIR.
Abrams stating that he would will
ingly appear in court for a public
analysis Of both Tiernan's and Poul-
ms blood but refusing TO submit the
professor to a private test.
Both Herman and his wife, who
had stood up firmly throughout the
long ordeal of the trial, are physi-
cally exhausted because CT the long
strain and 1t was this reason that
was given for their plans TO be abb
sent themselves from the court
room Saturday morning. However,
Herman vehemently denied publish
ed reports that he is willing TO abide
by tho decision of the court and not
appeal the case TO a higher court
If the decision is returned IN favor
OF Poulin.
Il most certainly Will appeal the
case If Poulin is declared innocent
Saturday" he said last night
while both Mrs. Tiernan and my
self are physically exhausted from
long strain, we are going to see this
thing through to the finish and win
surely take immediate action to ap-
peal the case # the verdict is not in !
our favor"
Comments on Blood Test.
While the professor was disap-
pointed at the result Of his attempt.
as he said, Ito establish once for all
that he was not the father of little
Billy" he declared that from a le-
gal standpoint he agreed with he
specialist, as the test would not es-
tablish Poulin's guilt even IL he did
succeed in having il shown definite
~ that he, the husband. was not the
father of the child. Mrs. Herman al
so expressed disappointment at the
failure of their mission.
'if there was any doubt of my sin
cerity and honesty in the suit against
Harry Poulin. it is very certain Il
would not submit TO such a test,
Mrs. Herman declared. If 1 had
a guilty knowledge Of the falsity Of
my charges would be the iast one
70 seek such a test"
Prof. Tierr&n approved his wifes
opinion.
This phase OF the case merely in
dicates our determination to fight to
a finish" he said. While the home
Harry Pculin tr1ed>t wreck is now
more OF a home than ever. that fact
does not alter our firm determination |
70 go through with It to the end
Revelation Certain.
u know l have been criticised in
some quarters for not taking the law /
into my own, hands in this cass-for |
not resorting 10 the tactics OF the
stone age. These critics have not
understood our attitude.
We really had no alternative IN
this matter. Suppose I had sho; this
man; or suppose Mrs Herman had
shot him7 What then?
Would there have been a trial.
And would not the whole story then
have come out just the same as til
has now2
This has been the experience OF
other people who have taken the law
into their own hands
LAS il Is, believe We have already
punished this man 20 a far greater
extent than he could have been pun.