South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-23

Q Are you a member Of st.
Joseph's church?
A. Yes
Q Acquainted with Harry Pouiin {?
A. Yes
O. Did you attend Wednesday and
Friday services during the Lenten
season. 1921?
A Yes.
O. Did you see Mr.. and Mrs
Poulin there?
A Yes
Q. Did you take advantage OF the
opportunity TO speak TO them?
A No. but / saw them at the serv-
ices.
Q. How many times7
a. 7 couldn't say exactly. but
about n dozen times.
Q Was your seat near the Poulin
seat?
A Yes
@ Did you ever see Mrs. Tiernan
before?
A. Yes. with Mrs. Pouln.
Q. Was that the evening Mrs.
Poulin was going TO Mrs. Michael's
because the latter's mother had died +?
A Yes
Q. Under what circumstances did
you meet Mrs. Herman?
A. Mrs. POulin introduced me TO
her. Mrs. Herman said. oh. didn't
know that you had a sister here in
town Mrs. Herman and Mrs.
Poulin went on together.
Cross Examination.
Under cross examination by Pros.
Jellison, Mrs. Joseph Pouin testified
as follows:
Q. How does this incident connect
up In your mind with church?
a. I don't know I just remember
Q. Where were you introduced?
A. On LaSalle St
@. The church isn't on LaSalle st.
is II?
a. No. the church is on Hill st
Q. What time was il?
A About $3.50
Q. How do you recall that it was
on a church night?
a. Because I was at church
Q. How do you remember that
Mrs. Poulin was on her way to the
McMichaels that night?
A. Because I remember that I was
coming from church.
Q. What happened to refresh
your memory OF this evenings con-
ference which happened about q year
and a half ago?
Objection was made 10 this state
ment and was sustained.
How di on happen to meet these
people on LaSaile st. when the
church is on Hill st? Sometimes
you were on Hill street when you
were coming from downtown,
weren'. you?
A. I don't know.
O. Were you alone that nigh?
A. Yes.
O. Don't you go downtown
alone?
a. No, not at that time OF night
Q. Did you remember Mrs. Tier
nan so that you would recognize
her on the street?
a. No. il was dark and I didn'.
see her face
Q. It might have been someone
else, mightn't il?
A. No. she was introduced to me
a. Mrs. Herman
Q. Did you stop an talk to
them?
\. No, they were walking in
back Of me.
Q. Then weren't they going in
the wrong direction to get to Mrs.
NcMicheI's?
\. 1 don't know.
@. Was Poulin there?
a. 1 don't know. Yes. think
he was there.
Joseph POulin Testifes.
The next witness was Joseph
Poulin. brother OF Harry Poulin.
He testified he attended the same
church
A Yes
@. Do you occupy the POulin
pew?
A. Yes. we share It with Harry.
Q. Do you recall attending Len
ten services, in 1921?
a. Yes.
Q. And do you remember that
when you wen: to church. YOU left
your wife with the baby
A Yes.
O. Then how many times did
you attend services?
A About six or seven times.
@ Did you see Harry Poulin or
Mrs Poulin there?
A. Yes.
Q. Do you recall that in 1921,
when Mrs Mary Mullin visited
your family. Il was on Monday
night, August Is, and she came
with her husband and two children?
A. They were visiting from
Colorado.
q Who else was there?
A. My mother. Miss Hankey, and
Harry Poulin.
Q. Where was hts wife?
A. Mrs. Poulin was in Chicago.
O. Did you all sit down 10 the
table for dinner together?
A Yes
Q. what time did YOU se,
through?
a. About 1880
Q. What did you do then?
\. We wen. in the parlor and
had some music
O. At $40. what happened?
a. Mr.. Anderson called for him
and they left together.
. Did he return2
A. Yes. at about 10 O'Clock
Q. What did he do them
4. He took my mother and Miss
Hankey home IN the machine. Mr.
Anderson's machine.
Joseph Poulin was then cross ex-
amined by Pros Jellison.
O. What did YOU do the follow
ing evening?
A. I don't remember.
Q. Did YOU see Harry the fol-