Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28
M'CL|NT0CK'S WILL /.
CALLED OWN WORK
Shepherd Outlines Associa-
ton With "MiI|ionaire Or
phan," Under Quizzing.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, December 27-Circum-
stances attending the death of VIII
liam Nelson McClintock, millionaire
orphan" as he knew them, were laid
bare tonight by William Shepherd.
into whose care the boy was intrust-
ed by Mrs. Emma Nelson McClintock,
williams mother, before she died in
1908.
Shepherd. Intercepted by George
e. German and Joseph p. Savage, as
sistant district attorneys. denied that
he was aware Of any unnatural cir
oumstances surrounding tho boys
death in the Shepherds Kenilworth
home December 4, declaring emphati-
cally that every possible effort had
been made to save the boy.
Says Boy wiIIed Money.
The will, which gave him and his
wife, legal guardians OF the boy, the
bulk of the 100000 McClintock es-
tate, was drawn entirely upon the in
itiative and suggestion of Billy. Shep-
herd asserted.
He and his wife had only the kind
LEST feelings for Miss Isabelle Pope.
Williams flancee, he declared. in de-
nying the statement attributed TO him,
in which Miss Pope was described as
"mercenary." Under the terms Of the
will Miss Pope was left an annuity
of $4,000, although no provision was
| made for payment OF this sum.
No further report by coroners ply
sicians concerning their autopsy,
| started Christmas eve. when the body
was exhumed, was made public to-
night, although Coroner Oscar Wolf.
through an assistant, denied a report
| which had gained wide circulation
that any trace of solids had been
found in the stomach. Reception of
solid foods by typhoid patients usu-
ally proves fatal. the coroner's Office
had previously announced. The death
| certificate gave typhoid fever as the
| cause of young McClintock's death.
Shepherd went to the Office OF
States Attorney Robert e. Grove late
| today. accompanied by his attorneys
Robert II. Stoll and Edward Hedrick
| Grove, Hedrick and Stoll withdrew
after few perfunctory questions and
Shepherd remained to be questioned
| by German and Savage, who permit
ted him to tell his story in his owr
way.
Worked for Mother.
Shepherd and his wife first came tc
| Chicago in 1907. when he first met Mrs
McClintock. Mrs. Shepherd and Mrs
McClintock had been schoolmates ir
| Kansas, he said. Their social visit
| with the McClintocks ended. Shep.
| herd went to Texas to dispose Of
some land holdings for Mrs. McClin.
| took. for which he received a salary
| Later he built a Winter home for
the McClintocks at Bayview. Tex, &c
| which place Mrs. McClintock came In
| 1908. although she was i'll. She re-
| turned TO Chicago after a month, and
| then autographed the Shepherds &c
| come to her. Mrs. Shepherd arrived
| the day Billy's mother died, and Shep.
| herd an hour after the funeral was
held. Mrs. McClintock left the entire
| estate TO Billy, naming Mrs. Shepherd
as executrix and Mrs. Shepherd and
a. +. Reichman. attorney. as guard.
ans OF the boy. The Shepherds then
| moved TO kenilworth, where their
present home was built by funds from
the NcClintock estate. The hous,
was kept up by funds from the same
| source, court having allotted $1,000
a month for this purpose.
Billy McClintock lived with then
| as their own son, Shepherd declared
and a great affection sprung up be.
|
| him for advice, he said, and at Christ
mas. 1923, he told Shepherd that h.
was thinking of making a will. II,
| asked Shepherd how his estate woulc
be disposed of II he were to die mites
| tate, and when informed that tn,
money and property would go to hi.
| next of kin. he declared that he die
not wish to leave anything 10 hi!
| cousins.
Seven cousins recently engaged al
| attorney with the intention of TAX
Drew Up Document.
Shepherd declared that Billy re
turned to Dartmouth, where he wa!
a student. with the announcement
that he would draw a rough sketch
| or the will. This he did and CAV,
/ two days before his birthday las
April. Tho will was put into Iega
form by Shepherd and its signint
| witnessed by two servants Of tn,
Shepherd household. The will wa.
then returned TO Shepherds once
| where it was kept in an unlocke,
| file. In their discussions of tn
| estate, Shepherd said, Billy asked 4
the VIII would be automatically an
nuiieo IN the event OF his marriage
and was told that 1t would be.
AT the same time Billy decided I,
leave college and take up a bushes
training course here. He said tina
he and Isabella Pope were arranR
ing to be married in February, 1925
| To the best of his information
Shepherd declared, Billy took sicl
at the Dartmouth-Yale game thi
FAN, did not take to his bed until
10 days later. DR.. r. Fl. Stolp, tn
Shepherd family physician, was call
ed. and when he realized the serious
ness of Billy's condition, asked tina
he be permitted to call other physi
clans In consultation. Shepherd an
swered that he should do eyerythin,
| In his power to save the boy. Di
James Herrick, Chicago specials,
was called, and Billy's illness dag
nosed as typhoid fever. The younI
man became delirious shortly afte
this announcement was made an
remained so, except for a few min
| utes. until his death a week later.