South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-03
OF POULIN
FOLLOWS CHARGES
BY LAW PROFESSOR
Herman Alleges Local Man Is
Father of His Infant Son
Hot Denial Made.

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conduct ia proceeding this way was
entirely proper since every appeal
90 Sir. Poulan's sense OF moral oDli-
CATION failed to find an answer.
Il negotiated with Mr.. Pouin and
every effort 20 secure the favorable
Interference u friends. because OF
the serious character Of charges filed.
Mr. P0u.in repudiated everything.
1T j. quite likely that a separation
between myself and Mrs. TIernan IN
accordance. with the laws Of the
church will be agreed upon in a short
time with the custody OF the chill
drcn reserved for the present.
The university knows the facts
Thoroughly and mas expressed 90 me
it- fullest sympathy and while IL
abhous the. disgraceful publicity that
~ arising lt has taken no part
either way or the other but Will re-
main l0yag 20 me throughout
4 havet been teaching for eight
years and during that time I be-
llcve I have established a record as
a good teacher I have written sew
c9al books on legal subjects. ] am
81 years old. have been married &C.
ven years. andt have TWO children.
Irene and Mary
Makes Strong Denial.
When seen last might al the cOun-
" jail. where he Was awaiting the
signing of a bond for $4,000 TO
effect his release, P'oulin vehement
Is denied having had any Illicit rela-
.
charging that Prof. Tiernan's action
vac the direct result OF the failure
OF a "slanderous attempt to black
mail him."
PouIin also charged that his ar
rest was due to the "dis0rdere6
state OF the legal instructors mind
citing the fact that Herman con-
tinued living with his wife after ne
kenw OF the ALLEGED misdeed.
'9Fhbs affair has been, brewing
since January" said POulin, "and
several r1mses TBernan approached
me Offering 20 drop all charges # 1
would meet cash demand. The
last offer was TO drop the case en-
tirelv. with no admission OF guilt
having been made. by me, II would
nav Tlernau $3.50. The whole thing
- a. bIackulaH plot from beginning
10 end and IL had best be settled
right now.
There il no law court in the
country which would sustain Tier
mans action nor are there any fair
minded persons who viii fail TO
perceive the absurdity of his charges
Two or three weeks ago Herman,
= $40
nature of his wife, then almost
historical through his continued
efforts to make her admit guilt. TO
an afFdavit charging me with be-
ing the father OF her boy, born last
November. This affidavit was taken
10 both Pros. JeUisOn and Dep.
Pros Donahue. both OF whom re-
fused 10 act because they knew the
law would not sustain such charge.
Forerunner tc Blackman.
'For several months Herman mas
repeatedly visited and telephones
me. an the while living with the
wife he accused. at first seekinS
20 have me pay half of the mater
r.ty fees and the sUstenance of the
child. ignored him because
knew his charges were absurd AID
would not carry water Then
came the offer 10 settle secretly for
cash consideration which / view
ed as the forerunner of continued
p biackmaiL
Il will fight this case 20 finish
and prove my innocence and Tier
mans motives 20 the pubic OF
south Bend.
Pcuun also declared that Herman
had been able 20 effect his arrest
on q warrant signed by Justice Of
the Peace AL Hosinsld after his pre-
vious efforts had failed lie said
that Mrs. Herman admitted that
she did not know wrat she was sign
ing when she placed her name upon
the affidavit admitting the rela-
tons with Poun and naming him
as the father OF her boy.
He also said that Herman had
made his accusations 10 NAM OF
his friends. none of whom placed
any Credeuce in 10.
Denuunces Professor.
Accordingto iPoulin. his friendship
with the Tiermans dates several
years back but he maintains that
the Two families had moved in the
same set and AT no time had he ever
been particularly friendly with the
professors wife He denounced che
professor for having made such
charges against Mrs Herman and a.
the same time living with her
Poulm declared that both he
and has wife have known Of TieI-
mans attitude for some time and
hr--s haar rra17qrod for IL Accord
inc 90 Puuhn. AIRS. Poul.n is stand
ing staunchly behind him placing
no crcaenCe at all in the charges.
They are parents Of two small emil
dren. Pfulin's attorney "a Nitus 9.
Jones.