New Britain herald., 1925-01-02
NOTHING ABNORMAL CORONER DECLARES
Shepherd Claims EXonerati0n in McClint0Ck Case
 - TYPHOID CAUSED DEATH
Foster Father of Dead Young Mill lionaire Now Insists He Will Bring Criminal Charges Against Those Who Suspected Him.

Chicago, Jan. 2. -- A coroner's chemist has found that William N. McClintock. millionaire orphan" died of typhoid fever, Coroner Os- car Wolff announced today.
 The finding corroborated that of the pathologist employed by William T.. Shepherd. foster father of the young man. who was left the bulk of the si,500,000 estate by AtcClin- tock's will.
 To Start Prosecution "We consider the coroners state ment 8 complete exoneration of MT. Shepherd" his law partner, Ralph Stoll, said when informed of the coroner's announcement.
 Shepherd has declared he would take prompt legal action against his persons he considers responsible for the Investigation and which he de- clared had been directed against him.
 The result of the chemical andy sis of the stomach was declared by l.alph Stoll. law partner of Mir. Shepherd, who is an attorney, to be complete exoneration of Mir. shep- herd, who has declared he would take legal action against persons re- l sponsible for the investigation. Findings Check Up The report of Dr. W. D. McNally, INnFnnnrfl ict of Dr. J. P. Simonds of Northwestern university, who was employed by Mr. Shepherd to participate in the autopsy.
 The death of McClintock, Dr. Me- Nally found, twas due to typhoid fever complicated by a profound secondary terminal intestinal hemor- rhage."
 Tha chemists report was regard ed by MT. Shepherd and his asso- ciates as the end of the official in- vestigation in view of the statement of the states attorneys assistants that their inquiry had developed nothing on which to base further investigation.
 Coroner Wolff. after a brief yer bal announcement that nothing ab- normal has been found" issued this statement: F. Coroner'sStatemen T have received the official re- ports from Dr. William D. McNaIly and Dr. William Fl. Burmeister In the William Nelson McClintock case, and it is evident from their signed reports that outside of formaldehyde. due to the embalming fluid, phenol | and acotone, which are decomposi- l ton products. there was nothing ab- normal found except the changes caused by typhoid fever, and in their opinion death was due to typhoid fe- yer, complicated by a profound sec ondary' terminal intestine hemor- rhage"
 "We consider this full exonera- ton of Mir. Shepherd and the end of the investigation just as we have expected" MT. Stoll added. Preparing Statement.
 Mr. Shepherd, who was preparing a statement, has asserted from the 1 beginning that the investigation had been aimed at him by persons, who, he intimated, had personal motives. | He cut short holiday visit at Albu- 1 querque, N. M., where he had gone with his wife, to hurry back to de- fend himself and participate in the investigation.
 Mr. Shepherd and his wife reared "EiIly" McClintock from childhood after the death of his mother. Me Clintock's mother anl Mrs. Shep- herd were close friends. McClintock attended Dartmouth college for a time and then left to take up busi- ness administration in preparation for handling his fortune, Of which he obtained control when he be- came 21 years of age less than g year ago,