The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-27
GERMS INTEREST
 W. D. SHEPHERD,
 OFFICIALS HEAR
Foster Father Of McClin- tock Called Frequent
 Visitor To Laboratory

CHICAGO. Dee. 26.-An autopsy over the body of William Nelson Me Clintock, millionaire orphan" who died three weeks ago at the home of Mir. and Mrs. William D. Shepherd, his foster parents. while Miss Isabelle Pope. his fiance. waited to marry him. has disclosed the presence of typhold germs, but has not determined the cause of death. Coroner Oscar Wolff announced today.
 The death certificate showed young McClintock. who left his fortune, under the terms of will. to Mrs. Shepherd, except for an SS,000 annuity for Miss Pope, had died of typhoid fever. It will take two or three more days to complete the chemical analysis and de- termine exactly what caused death, the coroner was informed by his chemists.
 Was Laboratory Visitor
 An indication of the thoroughness of the investigation came tonight when George E. German, assistant states attorney, made public statement made by F. T. Breidigan of Battle Creek, Mich., formerly in charge of clinical routine of the Illinois research labora- tories here.
 In 1919, Bredigan, Dr. Olson, now dead and brother of Judge Harry Ol- son, chief justice Of tre municipal court and friend of the McClintock family, who asked that the investigation be launched, brought two men to the lab oratory.
 They were introduced to him, he said as civilian McClintock and Mir. Shepherd" The man known as Shep- herd, Breidigan said, came to the labor
 
 later made three or four trips alone.
 During visits to the laboratory, Breidigan said. the man known to him as Shepherd watched his work and ex- pressed particular interest in bacteria cultures. also discussing typhoid germs with Breidigan, explaining that he was chemist and druggist and was inter- ested in clinical routine.
 Accompanied By Woman
 On three occasions he said, woman introduced to him as Mrs. Shepherd" accompanied the man, but, she did not enter the laboratory. The last time he saw the couple, the statement said, was at the funeral of Dr. Olson, but he added that he did not talk with them then and did not know '7here they lived.
 William D. Shepherd is now on his way back to Chicago from Albuquerque, N. M.. where he and Mrs. Shepherd went to rest after young McClintock's death. He is expected to arrive here to- morrow morning and Robert D. Grove, states attorney. has indicated that Mr. Shepherd, who was druggist and chemist, will be questioned at once about young McClintock's death.
 Joseph Savage, assitant states attor- ney, said that his office had not deter mined as yet what significance might be attached to Mir. Bredigan's state ment which came to the office from Judge Olson. Commenting on the in- yestigation, he said:
 Physician Examined
 Our investigation is including all possibilities of the case, not excluding that of typhoid inoculation and the pos sibility of improper treatment of the patient, such as the feeding of solid foods. Our examination of Dr. Rupert Stolp, attending physician, today failed to elicit any confirmation of the possl- bility that McClintock's death had been hastened or his illness intentionally az gravated.
 ..Dr. Stolp told us that he was called in November 23, ard that from then un- til his death, December 4, the patient was constantly under his observation and under the care of nurses assigned to the case by himself. Two of the nurses, we shall examine tomorrow.
 "Dr. Stolp said that the reported re- quest that visitors not come to the resi- dence was made at his instance in the interest of the patients health, and to keep the servants. He said the serv- ants had complained that there was too much company, and that they had to get too many meals for guests"
 Dr. Stolp also sad that when he was first called McClintock seemed to be suffering from an affection of the nose and throat, and while he seemed "very ill'' showed no symptoms of typhoid fever until few days later.