South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-24
Other Relatives of PouLin
Take Stand In His Behalf
Sister. Mrs. Joseph McCaffery,
and Her Husband Testify
at Hearing.

took the stand in Judge DuComo
court Saturday TO lift the shadow
~ guilt. cast bv Mrs. Augusta Tier
nan. from his shoulders. Still others
will take the stand Monday morn
ing when the internationally famous
baby case enters lts second week.
they 90 be followed by Poul-n him
SELF
AIRS Elizabeth sendrIch. Of In
dianapoIis. sister or Mrs. Poulin-
who tainted ~ she entered the city
hall Saturday morning vas report
al improved at the Poulin home IN
the afternoon and the defense holds
hopes that she may be able 90 90 on
the witness stand Monday and sub
sIantiate part OF the evidence given
fF Mrs. POulin Mrs. Seudr.ch the
defense contends overheard from
the kitchen the conversation said 20
have taken place between Mrs Pou-
lin and Mrs Herman. AIRS. POuin
testified that Mrs Tiernan told her
of intimate relationship with her
husband. This point the defense
hopes TO prove beyond doubt be-
lEevinz .hat - viii clear Pouiin-
Anderson on stand
Mr. and Mrs Joseph McCaffery.
relatives OF the POulins, took the
stand Saturday morning. John An
Iderson also testified for Pouiin and
told OF certain times when Poulin
and Mrs. Herman were together He.
with Leah Hankey, were other mem
bers OF a motor party one night, he
swore
When the court adjourned at
noon Saturday until $3.50 o'clock
Monday morning. the principals and
iothers interested in the case de-
iclared a holiday. PoUlin viii not
lresume els position as salesman un-
ttl after the trial ends.
Mrs McCaffery's testimony dealt
with August 1921. when she came
from Chicago TO srend vacation
with her mother. Mrs Poulin. sum-
imoned 10 Chicago by the illness Of
q sister, left about the day that the
witness came 10 South Bend she
said. The night Of the day that Mrs.
lPoulin went to Chicago. Harry POu-
hin ate at the family residence. the
witness testified He remained
There during the evening. playing
tthe monograph. and slept there
THAT night. occupying bed that his
brother. who was then in Chicago.
usually had.
Stare Closed
This was on a Tuesday. on Wed
tnesday afternoon the store at which
Poulin worked was closed. and her
tbrother went fishing.
The testimony. after the prelim-
frarv ruagffOns follows.
You are a full sister to Harry
3Rouiin?"
Eyes sir"
Directing your attention to Aug.
1921. will ask you n you came TO
south Bend to spend a vacation? p
Yes I spent the first -wo weeks
az my mothers home"
II viii ask YOU what is the pres
ent state OF your parents health?'
Here a legal argument ensued
bar the witness was inally permit
ted to say that her father and moth
er could not be present at the hear
ing because OF impaired health.
sRecalling that frs. Tuesday in
I August. do YOU remember II Mrs.
Poulin was called 10 Chicago be-
( cause Of her sisters illness?"
Yes"
Il will ask YOU who was at your
4 parents home that evening""
My father and mother myself,
my husband. Harry and think
ore other person"
Did you eat the evening meal at
me house2"
II did,"
what time did you have your
meaI?"
About $3.50"
Did Harry PouIin come TO the
house2"
he did. between Sis and $50"
Did he remain there that eve
( ring?"
HE did. Spent the evening play
irg the VictroIa."
what was said. II anything.
about Harry's remaining there for
the night7"
MY mother told him that he
might as well az another brother
had gone 20 Chicago and that Harry
4 could occupy his Old room"
Then after dinner that evening
/ Harry stayed at the family home"
He did"
When did you see Harry. the next
night7"
Il did not see him until evening.
The store closed at noon and Harry
went fishing"
What time was that"
About s:se"
what did he DO when he re-
turned2"
He asked me to call ND Norman
Adler and learn as to the condition
CO his uncle
Did you do that"
i did ! told Harry that. Norman
said his uncle was very low and
might not survive the night"
-pid ne stay home that nighte"
He did"
II will call your attention 10
THURSDAY. Do YOU remember any
Incident that marks that dav in your
& mlne2"
II do that was the tov that Mr..
Adler died and the store was closed 90
What did Harry do?"
wy husband and Harry went
tnShinE~
"D.d YOU see your husband or
Harry that evening?
"AIy husband returned about 9 or
fs.f5"
Where were YOU ."
II was out 20 Miss Hankey's for
tdInner and waited there until my
husband came after me"
Where was Harry
Ny husband sad ne had dropped
th.m az our house. that Harry was
coins TO change h.s clothes. and