The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1909-11-06
VIEWS OF LITTLE
MILLIONAIRE.
Billy McClintock, Aged Six, VINO
Has Big Fortune.
CLAIMED BY TWO GUARDIANS.

CLAIMED By TWO GUARDIANS.
Lad Whose Fortune Is Estimated At
s2.0oo,oco to 100000 Bone of Con-
tention-He Wants to Be an Ens-
neer.
With the maturity that comes from
having lived for six years. Billy Nc
Clintock of Chicago In an interview |
oct forth his views on things as they |
are and ought to be.
Billy Is he boy worth from $1,000
600 to $3.UOu.OOO for the direction Of
whose future two different and differ
ing guardians are lighting. The oppo-
nents In the contest are Attorney A. f.
Reichmann and Mrs. william Shep-
pard
But court fights do not interest the
youthful s;r. McClintock especially.
During the Interview he snt in great
upholstered diyaii. into which he sank
so deeply that II seemed as II we
might not he able to recover him. ana
his legs. instead Of extending down
ward, stuck straight ont like two fat
little pins. The Interview took I'Iaee
In the big. old fashioned house where
he lives with Mr.. and Mrs. Sheppard.
Wants to Be an Engineer.
@When am older. said Billy Il ex-
pect TO be locomotive engineer" He
ran his dlnpled baud through his
brown locks. ''And | shall not have
curly hair. His hair at present Is
very curly.
You will. of course, have charge OF
Twentieth Century train?" the inter-
viewer asked.
II shall take my train over the
mountains" he answered 1.-THE high
mountains, the mountains covered with
snow. Then shall 60 through Texas"
Having delivered himself OF these re-
marks, he suddenly became covered
with confusion and hid his sensitive.
delicate little face III his hands.
i've got bank made like dog,
and put pennies In 1t every week." he
remarked after recovering from his
nonicntary embarrassment. The re-
porter had half expected 70 refer TO
this pnri Of the Interview as his views
on finance. but suddenly BILLY became
an extremely little boy, no less In look
than In speech.
II have lots Of money" he said
quite happily. Il buy but. an engine.
dolly aud some candy. spend some
times % cents week--that Is, with
what put In my bank"
Has His Own Automobile.
II suppose you have an automobile
Of your own!"
yes" he said, his childish features
lighting with pleasure. This fall I'm
going TO start to school, he said, dis
regarding continuity. Yes, you bet /
want to. Why? Well. don't want
70 grow up a know nothing"
-You want to 60 to school where
there are all little girls, | suppose, "
suggested the interviewer.
Il want to 60 where there are all lit
tie girls was the prompt answer.
'.ls there some little girl nicer than
an the other little girls?' was the nat
ural question. After succumbing. for
brief period to flushed confusion he
admitted that there was. Its Marie. :
he said to Mrs. Sheppard.
s'She has beautiful golden curls, has
she? = asked the intery lever.
Eyes" answered BILLY. When Mrs
w al koc
dark hair he answered "She hasn't
and be exhibited a juvenile imperious
ness which had al of the earmarks q
being Of frequent recurrence
Amount Of Estate Unknown.
Nobody knows how great is the
wealth OF little Billy. The trustee Of
the estate b preparing report which
will be made public.
William McClintock. ST., who died il
an automobile accident two years ago
lived SO economically and his wife
dressed SO simply that neighbors wht
lived In the vicinity Of their residence
could not even guess whether the fam
NJ was poor or wealthy.
The little boy himself is In blissfu
ignorance Of 1t all as he plays ab0u
the house built thirty years ago AM
wanders among galleries Of cost.
paintings and statuary collected BY tn
founder Of the fortune.
May BE Worth s3,5oo,ooo.
William Sheppard, husband Of MIR
Sheppard, said that he believed tn
fortune Of Mr.. McClintock's forme
wife was $2,40O,O00 before she die
and left 1t to her husband. Sheppar
expressed the belief that the real 81
tate belonging to the boy was wort
$500, 900.
"But my wife and have no interes