Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-03-07 | Page 1 | Artist Earle is Witness Defends Kidnaping Son

ARTIST EARLE IS WITNESS tijft 4K DEFENDS KIDNAPING SON MISS CHARLOTTE HERMAN, who abducted the child awarded by the court to Earle's first wife. 1 - Court Crow3e3 With Prominent Promi-nent Citizens; Eminent Advocates From Paris. ROMOItANTIN, Prance, March C. Ferdinand Pinncy Earle, the American artist, took tho witness wit-ness stand in his own defense today when lie and Miss Char-lotto Char-lotto Herman were brought to trial for kidnaping Earle 'b son by his first wife. Earle declined tho services of an interpreter, in-terpreter, remarking that his knowledge knowl-edge of French was adequate. Both. Earle antf Miss Herman displayed dis-played a cheerful demeanor. Earle told the court that his principal grief in this affair was that he might lose some of the affection of his sou. Tho court was crowded with prominent promi-nent residents of tho city, iucluding many womT5n. Both sides wcro represented repre-sented by distinguished lawyers from Paris. Tho principal of the school attended by tho boy related tho circumstances undor which his pupil had been taken away. Ho spoke in tho most cordial terms of Miss Herman, who ho said had inspired him with complete confidence. confi-dence. Madame Marie Emilic Fischbacher, fist wife of Earle. and other members of her family, testified concerning Earlc's marriages and divorces. Miss Herman testified that Earlo always al-ways had treated his sou woll. In taking tak-ing tho boy away from tho Bchool, she said, who merely desired to roudor u service to Earle, who was distressed at ! not having his son with him. Mmo. Fischbacher 's lawyers said the court must respect the decision of the tribunal of the Seine awarding the boy to her custody. The lawyer read numerous letters from Earlo expressing a dosiro to see his son. 1 The caso was adjourned until lomor- l row.