New Britain herald., 1925-06-23
SHEPHERD CALLED
 ID WITNESS STAND Man Accused as "Yyphoid Mur.
 derer'' Denies All Charges CROSS EXAMINATION ON
Accused Man Makes Detailed Denial in Three Minutes, When Prosecu- ton Takes Charge for Gruelling Questioning,
By The Associated Press

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 By The Associated Press
 Chicago, June 23, - William D. Shepherd took the witness stand al 1t:24 a. m. today to strike the chief blow in his defense of the charges that he used typhoid bacllli 10 slay his millionaire faster son, William N. McClintock.
 A crowded room of spectators who had fought for admission on this day of days of the five weeks Of the trial strained forward tensely as Shepherd was called. A great mass of a man, wide and stocky of build. curly hair, iron gray. and his face chalky white with It's jail parlor.
 Shepherd ambled leisurely to the witness box.
 Denies the Murder
 Did you murder Billy McClin- tock?" asked William S. Stewart, Shepherds chief counsel, after the witness had been sworn.
 T did not,~ Shepherd replied in a firm well modulated voice.
 The defense attorney took Shep- herd through each charge in the in- dictment of P counts covering the death of McClintock "by poison germs" and in a "unknown man. 1 ner." In each instance the defendant asserted q did not" Brands Faiman as Liar
 He denied that he had even seen C. c. Faiman, his chief accuser. un- Ill after he was taken into custody. ever had written a letter to Fai- mans National University of Sciences regarding a course in bac- 1 teriology. or had even seen John P. Marchand. a representative of Fai- mans school.
 He denied that he had seen Dr. Amante Rongetti until after his arrest.
 In three minutes Shepherds gen. i eral denial of each and every accu- sation against him had been formal ly entered and Stewart sat down with a remark: Take the witness, to the prosecution.
 Photographers Busy
 Photographers. officially banned from all Cook couI,iy crimina courts. scooted about the court room shooting" the well-composed man in the witness box from all angles
 Mrs. Shepherd, who has been in the court room every day of the five weeks and two days, of the trial sat with composed countenance as 1 her husband offered his testimo ony She had indicated last night that she did not wish him to testify.
 The tiny court room. crowded to its capacity, hung in breathless silence on every word uttered by the witness.
 Cross examination of the defend ant expected to be one of the most gruelling ever made of a witness was begun in a low voice by Prose. cutor Robert E. Grove. In keeping with 1t. Shepherd dropped his owr voice, and most of the spectators were left to wonder just what was being said.
 Denies Allegations
 You are here charged with the 1 murder of William Nelson McClin- tock, are you?" asked Stewart after five questions of identification.
 T am," replied Shepherd.
 Did you murder McClintock
 "l did not"
 Tn this indictment you are charged in various accounts with administering various forms ot poison," continued Stewart. Did you ever give Billy McClintock any poison?"
 q did not" was the second de- tailed denial.
 You are charged with admins. tering 10 Billy McClintock various death-dealing germs. Did you ever give him any germs?"
 T never did" Shepherd answer, ed.
 You are charged in one Of these counts with murdering Billy Nc ClintoCk in a manner and form un' known to the grand jury. Did yor in any manner and form murder Billy McClintock.
 T did not" and denisls of charge; of the actual murder were Complet, ed.
 Did you ever see the witness John r. Marchand, who says his real name is McMahon, before this inquiry started, and before you were taken into custody" asked Stewart
 Shepherd said he had seen him at the coroner's inquest before be- ing taken into custody, that being the first time.
 Denies Letter Too
 Did you ever write a letter to the National University of Sciences or to any other institution making inquiry concerning a Meteorological eourse, or any course?' asked the defense attorney.
 T never did" Shepherd replied.
 Did you ever write any letter either on stationery in typewritinE or in longhand, to which your name was signed. or any name by you or that subject?"
 "I never did"
 Did Marchand or anyone else ever call upon you in your office con- corning any course at the National University of Sciences or any other institution of that type?"
 Shepherd denied any conversation such as was testified to by Marchand ever taking place or that there vert about his offices any letterheads con. taining the 'Stoll & Shepherd" name upon which 1t was testified the let ter to the National University oi