The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-05-08
PERJURY CLAIM
IN SHEPHERD
TRIAL
Mystery" Doctor Will Deny
Poison Germ Charges
Made by Falman
Nv International News Service.

CHICAGO, May 8.--Both State
and defense today concentrated their
efforts on preparations for the muir
der trial Of William d. Shepherd,
now only ten days away.
The State today maintained Its
silence about the methods to be
used in prosecution OF the case but
the defense made known a partial
list of witnesses.
Among these was a new "myS-
terry" witness, a doctor, who, Shep-
herds counsel claims, will tell OF
an alleged attempt Of Charles G.
Faiman, Shepherds co-defendant, to
bride him to declare that he had
seen Shepherd at Faiman's National
Institute of Science.
It was there that Faiman in his
confession claimed Shepherd had
applied for course in bacteriology,
and there that he said the typhoid
germs used to innoculate young Nc
Clintock were given Shepherd.
Fairnan said he couldn't trust
Marchand, former salesman at his
school, and that he wasn't sure of
White, his bodyguard, the witness
is said to have told Attorney Will
liam Stewart.
HE said he was forcing White
to identify Shepherd" the wit
nesses said because he had some
thing on White but he was afraid
White wouldn't go through with it.
HE said 1t was very important
that someone else besides himself
should have seen Shepherd at the
school and he urged me to testify
to that effect / was at the school
during the entire period that Shep-
herd was supposed to have visited
there and never saw him.
know too, that there were no live
germ cultures there"
The identity Of the doctor was not
revealed.
Four other witnesses, also un-
named. will come from Minneapolis
to testify as to Faiman's character.
Among the witnesses named by
the defense are: Peter ]. Balmes
friend of Shepherds, who will tell
of Billy's life with his foster par
ents; Amelia J. Hall and Mabel Nc
Clinahan, nurses in attendance at
Billy's fatal illness; Marie Gaertner.
Evanston, and Sig Gustofson, former
employees in the McClintock-S hep'
herd household. Doctor j. B. 81.
WIN a. dLANS
examination of the vital organs of
Billy McClintock; Doctor Herman
Bundesen, commissioner Of health
and employed in his department
where Faiman claims he secured
the germs he gave Shepherd.
William Vile, local newspaperman,
is another specialist. At present
however, attention of the local re-
serve headquarters Is taken up with
the procurement work Of the citi-
zens military training camps, and
until additional space Is secured
with more officers as instructors
and enlisted men for the clerical
work, it Is very improbable that the
local reserve headquarters will have
the opportunity to initiate any new
unit.
Second Lieutenants William w
Ford and George D. Vanture have
been made first lieutenants, leaving
Pastor Martelino, as the senior
second lieutenant 1t Is stated that
there are 233 vacancies in the regu'
lar army for second lieutenants.
Among the new reserve officers
in Washington Is Major John Gran
Vile Sims, field artillery reserve
Maryville, Tennessee, who has just
been transferred from the 4th to
the 3rd Corps Area. Major Sims is
the secretary to the new senator
from Tennessee. He has served as