The Washington times., 1922-09-22
POUL|N HOPES
TOPR0vE AL|b| .
IN CHILD CASE
Will Attempt to Show That He
Was Never Alone With
Mrs. Tiernan.
By International News Service.

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. a.
Harry Paulin. according TO the de-
tense, was to take the witness stand
today and tell his own story In the
hearing brought against him by Mrs.
Augusta Tiernan, who accuses him
of being the father Of her bar-sinis.
tered child, born last November.
His testimony will be offered in an
attempt to prove that between Feb
ruary 2S and March 2S, 1921, he was
not and could not have Seen alone
at any time wi.h nrs TiernNn. II Is
admitted tat the b4by was Gegotten
some tiEie betwern there two dates.
II Harry Poulin can prCve hiN con-
tentioIl he will '.avI won y lesl vic.
tory.
Through. ~, Testimony OF Mrs
Mae Peuli1, the defense already has
fSIced tte evidence Of Mrs. Tiernan
and ter husband, Prof. John p.
Tie.nan, OF Notre Dane University,
With an alibi. ME-. Poulin has sworn
chat on the Wednesday and Friday
nights, when hsrs. Tierpan said she
Kept the cblndet tine love dates"
with P0ulir. tho defendant was at.
lending Lsnte,t services with his
wife.
-oulln to Face Woman.
Poulin himself will now face the
woman who brands him. whether
rightly or wrongly as a man who
loved and then ran away, with
facts and dates in an effort to
prove that he was not keeping the
love tryst with her at the various
times she has specified.
Four of five defense witnesses
were in court today ready to take
the stand and give evidence tend.
ing to substantiate the alibi Of the
defense. Some were relatives and
some were friends, but all we're
to tell Of Harry Poulin's actions
during the month In question, trac-
ing his every move, in an effort to
make the alibi contention complete
and establish before. the court the
fact that Pou1in was never once
alone with Mrs. Tiernan at the
times she has specified.
1t was reported around the court
room that the Tierpans have become
reconciled. On the day that his wife
told her story Of clandestins love on
the witness stand. Herman sent q.
huge bouquet OF roses to her in the
court room.
And It was these last few days Of
cructfixion In the court room, II
10 said, that have caused the resur.
rection Of love.
According. TO reports they will
face the future together. Both are
standing firm, fully determined to
make Harry Poulin pay In full what
they charge % Is his moral obIisssion;
declared ahe and her husband had
attended services at the parish
church every Wednesday and Friday
evening during Lent, except one.
"Did Mr.. Poulin fall To attend
those Wednesday and Friday night
services during that Lspten seasoh7"
Attorney Samuel Schwartx for the
defense asked.
"only one night" Mrs. Poulln
answered tneekfy. HE stayed
home because OF a headache. Bat
Mrs. Tiernan was at church. with
me that night. We want home to,
gether.
Mrs. Tisrnan came early during
the service, and sat In the nest
seat to me. After church she
walked home with. pe and stsySd
until about 10 o'clock. she called
her husband twice on the telephone,
the first time TO tell him who're
she was, the second, what car she
planned to take.
MY husband took her 10 the car.
but was within my sight all tho
time"