Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-27
M'CL|NT0CK'S HEIR
ASKS EXONERAT|ON
Declares He Will Demand
Name Be Cleared of "Accu-
sations" Made Against Him.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. December 27.-WilIiam
D. Shepherd arrived in Chicago to-
day from Albuquerque, n. NJ. to pro-
ject himself into the investigation of
y. McClintock. the millionaire or
phan." He declared he would seek a
public exoneration of the publicity
which has been directed against him.
Il have come voluntarily from AL
buquerque," said Mr.. Shepherd, ito
answer such questions as may be ask
ed me and also to ask some questions
myself | will seek a public exon
Grafton as widespread as the public
ity given the accusations against me-"
States attorneys wished to question
him particularly regarding statements
Of Z. T. Breidigan of Battle Creek,
Mich, formerly in charge of clinical
routine of the Illinois Research Lab
oratories here, who told of visits in
1919 to the laboratory of a Mr.. Shep-
herd, who expressed interest in bac-
terra cultures and discussed typhoid
germs with him.
The autopsy over the exhumed body
of McClintock disclosed the presence
of typhoid germs, but has not deter
mined the cause of death, according
to Coroner Oscar Wolff. Further re-
ports of the examination will be made.
BIameS Probe on Relatives.
En- route to Chicago last night, Shep-
herd, in Kansas City, declared he
never had seen typhoid germ" He
said he had gone to the laboratory
for treatments after an operation. The
entire investigation, he said, resulted
from efforts of distant relatives. be-
cause they had not been included in
the bequests.
Breidigan's statement was made
public by George Z. German, assist
ant States attorney, at the same time
that the prosecutors office announced
it was investigating all possibilities
of the case, not excluding that of
typhoid incubation and improper
feeding of the patient to hasten or
aggravate his illness.
Examination of DR.. Rupert Stolp,
who signed the death certificate Civ
ing typhoid as the cause of McClin-
tock's death, failed to elicit any con-
firmation of those possibilities, Joseph
Savage, assistant States attorney,
said. DR.. Stolp disclosed, however,
the prosecutor said, that when he was
first called, November %, McClintock
seemed to be suffering from an af-
1SClloI VI lHo llOSc anu luIOdl, ana,
while he seemed very i'll, showed no
symptoms of typhoid fever until a
few days Later.
Chemists Continue Study.
Robert II. Stoll, law partner of
Shepherd, yesterday submitted sew
eral letters from young McClintock
to Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd, in which
he addressed them in affectionate
terms. His last words before his
death were an expression of love to
Mrs. Shepherd, whom he called
mother" the attorney said.
The coroner's chemists said it would
take two or three more days to COM
plete the analysis of the necropsy and
determine the exact cause of death.
Harry Olson. chief justice of the
Municipal Court and friend of the
McClintock family, who instigated the
inquiry said he did not expect that
anything else except an indication
that McClintock died of typhoid fever
would develop from the autopsy.
Much remained to be cleared up, how
ever, he said.