The Washington times., 1925-03-17
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TYPHOID DEATH
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Of Shepherds visits to the labora-
tory.
Mrs. James d. Davidson and her
sister, Miss Ruby Peel, OF Albuquer.
que, N. NJ, were taken into custody
today when they stepped off q
Santa Fe train here. They had
come to Chicago, they said, in re-
Spouse to a telegram from Shep-
herd. Both were taken to the
State attorneys office and held
incommunicado. Tt was to their
home that Mr.. and Mrs. Shepherd
went for a rest after Billy Nc
Clintock's death.
They were accompanied by an un.
identified elderly man who became
irate when a police sergeant ap-
preached them.
who are you?" he demanded.
'Just a police officer" the de-
tective replied.
well, what do you want with
us?" snapped the, man.
Just to take you to the State
attorneys office" said the detective
S0othingly, "those are my orders"
in a taxicab.
Another corroborative witness who
win be questioned. today is Miss
Catherine Finley, Faiman's secre-
tary at the school at the time Shep.
herd is said to have been a zone
week" student there. She was
found by agents of the States
attorneys office early today.
Four other persons, arrested In a
raid on the John E. Jones De-
tective Agency, were being held by
police in connection with the in
vestigation today. The Jones De-
tective Agency is said to have been
working in Shepherds interests, and
its papers were seized in an effort
to uncover the missing letter In
curing about courses in bacteriology
which Shepherd is said to have
written to the National University
Of Science and which Doctor Faiman
declared he sold back to Shepherd
for $50. Those arrested were Will
liam e. Jones, brother Of the
owner: Frank j. Stevens, Sherman
Beacon, and Lesley Oakley.
Grand Jury Hearing.
The grand jury hearing today was
expected to bring out testimony
from eight persons including Doctor
Faiman. These, it was said. will be
l.. L. Macarthur, of the Northern
Trust Company, who will tell of q
conversation with Shepherd, in
which he is alleged to have said
BILLY thinks he has typhoid fever
but don't worry about him." Judge
Harry Olson, chief investigator of
the probe; Alexander F. Reichmann,
attorney for the Northern Trust
Company and co-guardian with Mrs
Shepherd of Billy McClintock; Louis
kles, Shepherd houseman, and q
Chicago newspaper woman who in
terviewed Shepherd. Also, it vas
said, dispositions by Isabelle Pope.
McClintock's fiancee, and, Mrs. w.
Fl. Grandson, a friend of Mrs. NJ c.
Clintock. from Texas, will be given.
were heard. They were Doctor
George A. Fosberg. who testified
that Shepherd had consulted him
about poisons and the possibility of
their post mortem detection, and
John p. Marchand. former sales
man for the National University of
Science, who said he visited Shep-
herd and discussed the university's
courses with him after he had
written the university letter of
inquiry.
Silence Becomes Heavy.
Finally, just as dawn was send
ing it's first eerie light into the old
criminal court building, both men
were brought into the same room.
Neither was questioned. They and
representatives of the district at
torney's office sat in silence. Shep.
herd smoked countless cigarettes,
lighting one from the end of the
other. Minutes licked away into a
half hour, an hour, and still silence
reigned. 1t became heavy, oppres.
sive. The men moved reAalessly in
their chairs.
Then Doctor Faiman raised his
hand. moistened his lips, and began
his weird story of death.
II gave him the test tubes" he
began, pointing to Shepherd. AT
ter he told me that he was soinE
to innoculate someone and that we
would both be rich IL the deal went
through.
"MiIlion.D Dollar DeaP'
"He first approached me about
germ cultures in 1923, after he had
| visited the National University OF
Science following his letter inQuir.
ing about courses there.
FINALLY, he told me in plain
! words that he wanted germs to
! innoculate somebody with. He said
| to me: This is a million dollar deal
and I'll take care of you-hand.
sonIely-beyond your widest dreams
-'-if you go along and give me
those germs and keep your mouth
| shut"
And then Doctor Faiman, point.
ing an accusing finger at Shepherd
declared:
81 have told the truth. You
can't deny IT,"
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