The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-10-20
VIEWS Of LITTLE
MILLIONAIRE.
Billy McClintock, Aged Six, Who
Has Big Fortune.
CLAIMED BY TWO GUARDIANS.
Lad Whose Fortune Is Estimated at
100000 to $3,ooo, 600 Bone of Con-
tention--He Wants to Be an Enei-
neer.

$1,000 900 to $3,OOO,0uc Bone OF Con-
tention-He Wants to Be an Enei-
neer.
With the maturity that comes from
having lived for six years, Billy Nc
Clintock of Chicago in an interview
set forth his views on things as they
are and ought to be.
Billy is the boy worth from $1,000
900 to $3,OO0,O00 for the direction of
whose future two different and differ
ing guardians are fighting. The oppo-
nents in the contest are Attorney A. f.
Reichmann and Mrs. William Shep-
pard.
But court fights do not interest the
youthful Mr.. McClintock especially.
During the interview he sat in a great
upholstered divan, into which he sank
so deeply that it seemed as If we
might not be able TO recover him, and
his legs, instead of extending down
ward, stuck straight out like two fat
little pins. The interview took place
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 dimpled hand through his
brown locks. And j shall not have
curly hair His hair at present is
very curly.
"You will of course, have charge of
a 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 go through Texas" "
Having delivered himself of these re-
marks, he suddenly became covered
with confusion and hid his sensitive,
delicate little face in his hands.
I've got a bank made like a dog,
and put pennies In it every week." he
remarked after recovering from his
momentary embarrassment. The re
porter had half expected to refer to
this part of the interview as his views
on finance. but suddenly Billy became
an extremely little boy, no less in look
than in speech.
Il have lots Of money" he said
quite happily II buy bat. an engine
dolly and some candy. / spend some
times % cents a week-that is, witt
what ! put in my bank"
Has His Own Automobile.
81 suppose you have an automobile
of your own|
Eyes" he said, his childish features
lighting with pleasure. This fall In
going to start to school," he said, dis
regarding continuity. "Yes, you bet
want to. Why? Well, | don't wan
to grow up know nothing"
You want to go TO school where
there are all little girls, l suppose,
suggested the interviewer.
Il want to go where there are all lit
| tie girls" was the prompt answer.
rs there some little girl nicer thar
all the other little girls?" was the nat
| ural question. After succumbing TO
| brief period to flushed confusion h
admitted that there was. Its Marie,
he said to Mrs. Sheppard.
| "She has beautiful golden curls, ha
| she?' asked the interN lever.
| EYES," answered Billy. When Mrs
Sheppard said, why, Billy, she ha
dark hair" he answered ''She hasn't,
and he exhibited juvenile imperious
ness which had all Of the earmarks o
being of frequent recurrence.
| Amount of Estate Unknown.
Nobody knows how great is th
wealth Of little Billy. The trustee o
the estate is preparing a report whic
will be made public.
| William McClintock, Sr., who died i
an automobile accident two years ago
| lived so economically and his wifi
dressed so simply that neighbors VIII
lived in the vicinity of their residenc
could not even guess whether the fan
lily was poor or wealthy.
The little boy himself is in blissfr
ignorance of 1t all as he plays abou
the house built thirty years ago an
wanders among galleries of cost
paintings and statuary collected by tn
| founder of the fortune.
May Be Worth $3,5oo,ooo.
William Sheppard, husband Of Mr.
Sheppard, said that he believed th
fortune of Mr.. McClintock's forme
wife was $2.4OO.O0O before she die
and left 1t to her husband. Sheppar
expressed the belief that the real e
tate belonging to the boy was wort
$3,5O0.OOO
But my wife and | have no intere'
whatever In the estate" he said. "Mr
Sheppard's guardianship is merely {
the child, and she has nothing wha
ever to do with the fortune"
"Jusr before Mrs. McClintock Gle
she took both of my hands In hers
said Mrs. Sheppard. land told me 81
wanted me to care for little Billy.
had known her all my life, and love
the boy. That Is the reason am figh