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- KLAMATH FALLS
"An Empire Awakening" ,
Associated Press Leased Wire
Seventeenth Year No. G471
KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1925
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Uncensored
Observations
"Sliura a Uttlo lilt of lleuvun"
linns "Ptiddy" Duffy of the l.lllle
llrlck Cufo till morning in li Is
'bright Shamrock green shirt, ns ho
elung a in do iv pan c-uko lurnur In
honor of HI. Patrick's Day! And
"I'mlily" wouldn't lot ihu rest of lliu
fwco bo lq Ills cufu without obser
vance of hla putron saint. "Dlnty"
MnoMantu wan wearing a bit of green
around hit hat and tha two girls
wora gaily (rocked In apron, green
est of tho groan. If Ihoro' Is any
doubt is to tho Rationality of h
Lltllo llrlck, let them speak up now
or forever hell their pence. And
they aro all going to bo present at
tho ball of tho Culinary Alliance
too, onmniuo, 100 percent, anything
Just to bo Ihoro. "When Irtah Eyo
Aro Bmllln'."
Sunday waa a glorlui day, ar.
tomo of tho Tired luminous Men,
residents of tho Whllo I'ulknn hotel,
took It seriously and armed with
camoraa and golf sot-ks, they cut a
moan flguro trotting . down main
Btroot toward tho olj dam. Dili
murdor will out, and tholr namu
wora learned, no other that tho f. 'i
oua Wirt Drown of matrimonial
fnme, Rollln ttudolpb, F. A. Ueciou
and C. A. Kupfer., They walked
nnd walked and In yoathful manner
took pictures In. contjjrtloiilstlo ponl
tlom. Thoy wora enjoying them
aolvea, when they came, nil a' sml
den, upon a grluloy ludlvldual
armed with bowlo knives and fcrnc
lua sot ot atom teeth. Whether ho
wna guarding hla liquid Irouauro,
for ho had douhla barrel ahot gun.
or whether ha wai at play like the
rot ot tha boya -thoy didn't atop
running to oo! In good spirits, do
plt' llttf nllcgod 'bootlegger; they
raturnod to tholr abodo aid sport
tho remnlnder of tho duy In peace.
At utght tlrownle went to li'a room,
to' got a good nlght'a Bleep fur hla
hard day on Monday. Something
uncanny wna In the air and glancing
up akull upon akull, alrung In fan
taatlo mlon, hung from tho chnndol
lor. Trophies of their gathering
during tho day. Skulls of cowa, of
coyotea and poaa!bly the romantic
akull of o perron. Jaw bonos of
everything! llrownlo couldn't aloep.
And commotion waa great! Brownie
aya ho la aavlng tho exhibit for n
cvhanca to gain life membership to
tho Smithsonian Institute, ilolgh
hoi for tho oxplorors and nrcholog
lata who apnnt tholr Sunday In play
ing lil-Jnckars aivd runr.nngors ot
bono yards.
Who fa In a tin mo T
It you want to tako the word of
Mllll II. Brown, thoro'a a lot of grlot
In owning n n:imn Ilka Drown In
Klamath Falls At tho present limn.
Thoru nppenrs to bo u , prohl
slouth named Drown who Is quite
nctlvo thcao days. Sumo ot the
frlnnda of Will II,- Brown are be
ginning to cast auspicious glaucus
In his direction.
"TougliT Buy, It'a gutting ao bnd
thnt my own boolloggcr Is gutting
scored of mo," ho romnrked mourn
fully this morning. "I want him
nnd tho rest ut my friends tu know
thnt I novor was a polloeiiinii, n de
puty sheriff, a prohl slutilh or any
othor kind of an offlcor, nnd novor
ox-poet to bo one. , If thin follow
MrowMV Is trying to slop liquor
drinking, ho certainly Isn't nny ro
lntlvo of mlno."
Homo hu-mun In Klamath FiiIIh la
minus an llonont-to-Ooodnens stat
son according to- tho 1ntot report b
from onstorn points. There Is soiua
thlng mysterious In Iho wholn thing,
n alight ot luuul bnggnge man or one
who hna tho powers of presto'-
chnngo. A local furnishing store
wont two Btvtsuns to Plillndolphln to
bo donned nnd hlockod for a pat
ron, whoso prldo nnd Joy worp lils
bonnols. Tho hat didn't como buck,
and time want on; no niipo.irnnco of
tho two chnpeaus. Then n lottor
from tho Homo of Stetson Clannern,
with tho following words dealing n
crushing blow 'to tho mcrchnnt nnd
tho Hnt Ownor. only ono hnd nrrlv-
art; tho box was not tnmperod with
nnd' produced tho solo hond oovor
Ing. Whoro or whi'.ro has his bonnet
gon67 whoro Is thnt allglit-of-hnnil
to n g g n g o nmnali'erT Tho Ho-Miin
wnnta hla lint and ho snys lie's go
Jug to got It! i , i " .
1 " ." "f '-y ';T',l'l"-"i
NEW -REGIME IN
ENFORCEMENT
WILL START
Frequent Conferences Will
Be Held by Klamath
County Officials
A new reglmo of law enforcement
In Klumath county, one li which
coopuriiiloii and hImjIimiuss of pur
pou will lie tUv watch word; will
bo Initiated, Acting lihirh t At
torney V. I'. MycF4 snlil today.
Thn now era wilt bo bnuxhl nbou!
be a semi-monthly I iiiniillu'4 cf all
law enforcement ugcnclca In t'lo
cunt In which problems of central
of crime will bo discussed.
Cy tho round labia dlscusiilon
method, It Is hoped, Mr. Myers said,
to build up a feeling of camaraderie
between Iho different law enforce
ment departments df tho couuty.
and through cooperation to bo.it
down tho fortifications of vlco In
Klamath Kails.
ICvldcnco of friendly spirit bo-
iwucn tho uher'ff's office nnd tho
police department hut boon mani
fest on a number of different oc-
cislont during tho past few weeks,
notably the successful raid ui.iJo
on tho Glenn hotel fiuturdar night.
In the it admliihtrutlon then-
has been a distinct luck of cj?per.i
t'.ou between different law enfor.-a-nii'iu
nKeiu'les. Tho prohibition of
ficers wero usually scrapping with
iho sheriff's office and tho pjllcc
department but wore closo to tho
(I lil r let attorney. Tho po'.lco de
partment nnd tho sherlff'4 office
were at sword's points over the
quo lion ot Julllng prlasne.-s In the
count jail. T.io district attorno'e
offlro freely crlllctied tho ihorlffa
office, tho circuit c:urt aad the
Justlco court, , !
;lt : Is llttt ambition xX..ii.Myorit
to draw all thcao different agencies
together In order thai open dis
cussion of mutual , problems wl',1
chockmalo any- III feeling or mi
iinduntandlng. SUDDEN DEATH
LOS ANG1CLK3, Murch 17.
County nutopiy aurgoons reported
to tho coroner ut noon todiy thnt
Sum Drobcn. internationally f.imous
soldier cf tortuno and hero ot the
World war, who died suddenly last
Saturday, came to his death througo.
".accidental poisoning," Iho, Inquest
wll bo hold tomorrow.
According to tho surgeon's report
Ihoro was no organic ailment to
cnuso doilh, but poisons wcro lu
cnlod, "porluiM from rpgulnrty ac
cepted medicinal sources.'1
Tho f.imoui adventurer and war
rior collnnsod In tho offlco cf Dr.
Walter V. Urcm, his physician, arid
died iti a hopltnl.
BOND DEALS OF
T
CHEYENNE, ' Wyo., March 17.
Convorsnlloni lending up to tho
rocolvlng by Colonel J. W. Zovoty,
counsel for Harry V. Sinclair, of
12G,OI)0 In liberty builds, which the
government . chnrgos ultimately
found thnlr way into tho hnnda ot
Albert II. Fall, former socrotary of
tho Interior, wero related In tho do
poiltlon nt Q., n. Wahlborg, former
prlvalo secretary to t'lo oil m in
nate, roud Into tho' records of the
Teapot Doiiio suit today.
Sinclair on thn cvo ot his do
parturo to Europo In Juno, 1923,
told Wahlborg tliat "Zovely might
need soma money" nnd tn let him
hnvo It In' liberty bonds, tho deposi
tion stated. '.,,',
Later ho gavo Zovely $85,000 In
first 3V4 por uont llborty bonds,
WlilllbnrK tostlfleil, i "
,.Ah;i.".v,i ..,..,.. .
POISON
FALL SHOWN
SHEVLIN-HIXON
MEETING NOT TO
BE HELD FRIDAY
Hhovlln-Ulxoii officials will bo do
luyed .until iiomo tlmo next weok in
tholr projected Kjamtilh KuIIh con
ference, nccording to word received
hero today by Ihoio in closo touch
with tho KUmnth lu':i:her slluatlon.
They aro achcijnlod to meet Friday
ut the Whlto Tollcan hotel but have
been delayed, It la understood, bo
ruuue aomo of tho Minneapolis of
ficial i of tho company wcro unuble
to arrlva by that tlmo.
The Klnnialh Kails ccnfercnco
will bo for tho purposo of outlining
doflnlta plans for their lumber nnd
logging operations In th's county.
Boy! Tell Diogenes
to Stop His Search;
Honest Man Found
SALEM. Oro., March 17. The
stale ot Oregon now has the bo
j'nnlug of a conscience fund. Yos
lurday Hocrotary of Stato Koxor ro
celved a check from Charles 1.
Shellon, who was a representative
in tho recent legislature from Baker
county, for 118.80, Shellon ex
plaining that the amount lepro
sonted an overpayment frcm thi
stato at 'tho end of tho session. Ho
said the aocrotary of stato had
computed, his tnllcago from Sulcn
tn Ilaifwiy, Oro., when it should
have been computed only to Dak .
TWO COMPANIONS OF
SLAIN MAN SOUGHT
BY SEATTLE POLICE
SEATTLE. March 17. Police
waro Marching for tvo compinlots
ot John Russell, GO, a Spanish w.ir
eoleran. - who waa found U'tad,
fully cleaned, In bla room In x hotel
hern today. .r
Frank burns, occupant ' of the
ttloI. tiiia nuthorltles thnt tWa hnl
boen A wild party in Russnlb' room
and that shortly after midnight tbe
noise suddenly qulotcl. IK-pnty
Johnton said that RukhcII had ap
parently boon struck on tha brad
with such force as to causo a uknll
fracture.
WARREN TO DECLINE
Michigan Mnn W.ll Net ActVj ltc-
cesa Apnolntnirnt Tor Attorney
Grnrrnlnlilp
WA8iriNOTON, March 17. Some
cf th:se in the confidence of Presi
ded Cool Id bo galled the distinct
impression todny thnt Chnrlos B.
Whrron had !e:llnod to bo consider
ed tor a recess appointment as At
torney General nnd that another
aelcct'on f;r the plnco would bo sent
lo tho senate todny. Whlto Hou?o
officials ' and Mr. Wnrros himself
howorer, declined to make any state
ment. WASHINGTON. Mirch 17. Oral
nrr.umont wns resumed In tho su
nreino court In tho Jiupoali brought
by Oregon tn li.nvo sustalnod Its law
which would rcqutro chlldron be
tween the tiges of 8 nnd 10 to at
tend schools conducted by the stato
Counsel for too stnto again cm
pha;li!od tho contention advanced
jvstorday.
Il'ollco of tho suto wore oqually
as potent In mnttors of education
ns those of morula nnd health, nnd
luslstod thnt private nnd parochial
sclioolB could bo conductod under
tho now law In loachlng children
beforo or ttor thoy had complotod
the Rrndsd nubile aehools. High ot-
tlelency of tho public, schools of
tho stato wua nssortod, nnd the
court wtis told that It should ro
apost the tlceltlon of tho pooplo nl
tho polU In adopting tho now hr.v.
Counsol for tho society of slstors
of the Holy Nnnioa ot Jesus ami
Mury aihI of tho Hill military Acad
emy bused tholr arguments largely
upon the grounds that tho new Inw
would bo confiscatory 'and would
deprlvo tltoso who nro conducting
prlvnto and parochial schools na
woll a,n pttronti within, tho stato of
tho liberties rind rights gunranteod
by (ho Constitution, . . i
ORAL
ARGUMENT
CONTINUES
HIGH
COURT
CONFESSION OF
HAROLD WILLIS
IS REPUDIATED
Boy Who Said He Killed
Man to Save Mother Now
Now Admits Story False
LOS ANGELES. March 17. A
boy who tried hard to make folks be-
llava Is waa he who committed tho j
murder for which his .mother waa
sentonced to life lmprlHonme.it, to- j
day waa Just A boy agalh having ad-
mlttcd to tno nairiirt aaornoy mai
h! "confession" was a lie forged to
free his parent from the conse
quences of her crlmoV Ila was Har
old "Sonny" Willis, i yar old son
of Mra. Margaret wlllla. convicted
slayer of Dr. DcnJadSin D. Baldwin.
"Sonny" announced about too
days ago that he k"Jnd Dr. Baldwin
last April when tbo'doutor attacked
hla mother and on jtbe strength ot
his "confesalon" hla imotlier's attor
ney wen tor her A stay of cxecul'on
postponing her removal to San Queo
tln penitentiary. Tha samo attorney
r.ftor district attorney Asa Keyea
scoffed nt tho lad's story, swore out
A complaint charging the boy with
mupJer. and Hnrold was held for
trial. :-.'.;
VeUierduy, after a two hour grill
ing, Harold broke down nnd sobbed:
"I waa in school vhen. Dr. Baldwin
was killed. I knew noth'ng about
it until later. I said I killed him to
help my mother."
Mrs. Willis, who ten day's ago
corroborated her son's coiitcsskni,
declined yesterday to d'scuss his re
pudiation of tho confession.
Tho Klamath County Federal
Building Comlmttae has received
the unquallfloj endorsement and
support of OroRL-n's senators namely
McNary and Stanfleld acd todny ro-
ce'ved a formal endorsement from
Congressman N. J. Slnnott of this
district to the proposed plan for a
Federal building fcr Klamath coun
ty to bo located in Kin-math Falls,
nn-d which will particularly serve
tho counties of Klamath, Lnko, Jef
ferson. Deschutes, Crook, Grant,
Hn'rnoy and Mulheur. Congressman
Slnnott has furnished tho committee
with valuable Information. Sena
tors McNary and Stanfleld will
handlo tho nppropr'ntlon bill to the
Senate end Mr. SinnoU will spon
sor It in tho House.
Mr. Sinnott says In port: "I feel
reasonably suro that tho approprin
tion b'll for public buildings will
becomo n law at tho next session ot
congress . which convenes next Doc
embor. and ns tho prosont session is
about to adjourn it would not bo
possible to sccuro tho pnssago ot tho
bill nt this tlmo."
, Tho work of preparing plans, es
timates, specifications, and award
ing of coatrncts, ns woll as tho sup
ervision of tho work authorliod will
bo portormed by tho office ot tho
supervising Architect under tho
Treasury Department, tho committee
stated, and tho sccrotary ot the
Treasury is nlso authorized to pro
euro ndvlsory nsslstnnco whon deem
ed advantageous in special ensca In-
vollng uleslgn or engineering fen
luroa for tho construction of utility
rather than monumental buildings.
PROBE LIQUOR THEFT
Robberies I'xtendlnit Over Jinny
Montlm And Amounting; To Dig
Sum Are Vncnrtvhd
' FRANKFORT, Ky.. Mnrch 17. A
liquor robbery extending over A
porlod of aovornl months and Involv
ing whiskey worth approximately
$100,000 nt bootleg prices, came to
light todny.' Sixteen mon nvo under
stood lo hnvo been Indlctod by n
fedornl grand Jury nnd nine are snW
to hnvo been arrested.
AXOTHKll l'ltOHK L'HGKl)
WASHINGTON, Mnrch 17. A
resolution calling upon the federal
trado commission to Investigate al
leged Intorforonco nnd obstructions
In tho deVelopment of cooperative
marketing associations, was adopted
todny by thn sonntni '
SllOm OFFERS
BUILDING
ARDII
SLAPS VETO ON i
tiiifiniii
Council Retaliates By Pass
ing: Ordinance Over
Mayor's Protest
Interests of tho city would be bet
ter served If the two bids for the
city printing contract were rejected
and new bids called for, Mayor
Gsddard told the city council last
night when he again vetoed the or
dtoance granting to the Klamath
News tho c'ty printing for tho year
1923. The council after A tew brief
comments the substance ot which
was It would bo unfair to follow
tho mayor's advice unanimously
repudiated the mayor's veto and
passed tbe ordinance unanimously.
"In Addition lo the reams set;
forth In my first veto of this or
dinance, I will state that It Is my
opinion that it wonld be to the beat
Interests of the city If new bids were
called for. because In the first place,
the city would bo assured of lower
b'ds ar.l because It would preclude
nny litigation , arising cut ot the
Krant'Tg of the printing contract at
this time."
Wei Gives Reply
Councilman M. S. West, chairman
ot the finance cclnmlttee, represent
ed tho council In- Its reply to the
mayor. Mr. West called attention to
tho Investigations of the finance
ccmmlttee ATd stated that there was
no quest.'on In bis mind but what
the Klamath News bid was lower
than that cf The Evening Herald.
The council sup-ported Mr. West by
passing the ordinance by unin'mous
vote.
Paving Held Vp
No sewer system being I-stalloJ,
the proposed pavngfTe"rB, JOfferson
to McKlnley on Second street was
held . t3 be Impractical by several
councllmen. " City Ergineer Henry
suggested that the sewer be la'd out
and he pipes plugged up, this ob
vlat'ng the necessity of tearing up
tha pavemest In tho future.
Councilman . Roberts wanted to
know whero the money was to come
from. "The city iwould have to pay
nd the ciU hasn't got tho money."
E. H. Balslger, stated that the
street coxmittee would be glad to
meet with property holders of thsi
diK'r'ct to come to ome agreement
-i" tio Improvement.
Th'rteen proprtv holders signed
edition for tho Improvement of
MVo street from Spring street east
" tho government canal. Dr. A. A.
Soulo representing tho property
holders stated thnt there was 'prac
tically no. fire protection In that
section during the winter months be
reuso the 1 street was Impassable
Th Ptreet committee Indicated Its
willingness to meet with. tha prop
erty holder and discuss tho feasibil
ity of tho Improvement for this year.
: Has raving rinns
. City Engineer Henry submitted
plans and specifications on tho 3Cth
paving unit Includ'ng 24 blocks
bounded by Second and Eleventh
streets and Klamath Avenue.' and
Plum streets. Property holder of
tho district urged Immediate action
on tho Improvement.
Properly on tho north half ot tho
block bounded by Payno Alloy, Pine
street, First street nn.I Main street,
was declared out ot the fire limits
by ark ordlnanco passed unanimous
ly by tho council last night. Tho
new law allows tho construction ot
resldo'.:cos in this soction. Since
being in tho tiro limits tho property
has been dead, ns far ns any build
ing nctlv'ty was corirnod.
,1'otltions by the Brandon npavt
ments, The Pastime pool hall nnd
tho W'hlto Policnn hotel for license
to oporate this year were roforrod
to the. pollco committee. A pctltlca
by tho Standard Oil company to Im
prove tho approach to the fllDng sta
tion on the corner ot Sixth nnd
Klamnth avenue wns roterrod to the
street commlttoe.
' FrnjiclilNO Held Vp
Presumably duo to tho illness and
subsequent doath of Mrs. Robert K.
Strahornj the matter of the grant, to
cross Sixth stroot to the O- C.' & E.
railroad was not brought up.
Despite tho fact thnt early action
on tho bus Una franchise wna urged
Inst woek by W. K. Young, repres
enting ,ono of the companies who
nrd seeking ,the line, tho franchise
miiVnnl, lientloned, r , " .
Former Supreme Court
Jurist Acquitted of
Portland Booze Charge
PORTLAND, Ore., March 17
Csnrad Olson, ex-Justice ot the Ore
gon supreme court, waa acquitted in
police court late yesterday of a
charge cf receiving llqiror which had
been ludsed Acalnst him after he !
was arrested In a raid on Park
street. Olson, sa id ho bad gono to
tho place to obtain the name ot a
witness needed In a law suit. He j
testified that he bad received no
liquor, and tbe police had no cvl- j
dence Against him.
Sayana Vassar, In whose place be
was caught, was fined 1250, and
Ray WIKIams was fined J25.-' -
I , ,
Sargent Nominated
by President for
Attorney General
'
WASHINGTON, D. C. Starch 17.
j Sargent was confirmed by the
j senate late this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, March 17.
John G. Sargent of ' Vermont waa
nominated today by President Cool
Idge to be attorney general.
Tbe name ot Mr. Sargent waa
sent to the capltol atter'Cbarles B
Warren, twice 'rejected by the sen
ate, had declined to take A recess
appointment to the attorney gen-
j eralshlp and after eenite lesdera
bad assured the WJlte mine the'e
was a fair prospect of quick ap
proval of the new nominee.
TO VISIT AT
I Several communications trim N.
, J. Sinnott in Washington, D. C, and
t J. H. Fuller of the Ashljnd chamber
of commerce were read and took np
a major portion ot the noon hour
devoted to business at the meeting
of the chamber of commerce board
of director j.
. Fuller, In regard ' to ' the star
! route between Bend and Klamath
Falls, aaid that action would eoon
; be taken by ths postmaster general
' In tae Interests ot delivering the
(mail.
j Tio annual meeting ot tho Ash
iland chamber of commerce will be
observed on March 31 and through
Fuller tho Klamath county cham
i ber ot commerce waa Invited l at
tend in a body or to send delegates
as thoy 8a w fit. No action was takn
at the luncheon although it is
thought thnt a largo number from
tae Klamath chambor will attend.
It was decided to put two p!c-
,turej cf Klamath county, probably
i tho upper lako and Crater like, In
tho Southern Pacific ferry "Klam
ath," following a" communication
rend from F. C. Lathrop, an official
ot tho S. P. Bert Hall, chairman or
the roads and highway committee,
reported on tho toll road question
which was brought up Saturday
with tho county court, and ho ulso
reported on the meeting . hold re
cently nt Sacramento in regard to
putting tho highway through from
Susan vlllo to .Mai In. R. H. Bunnell,
now in Sacramento, la a doiogato
from tho chambor looking Into tbe
Interests of Klamath county.
PORTLAND BANDIT
GIVEN HARD JOLT
IN STATE PRISON
PORTLAND, March 17. Ten
yours In tho penitentiary was the
sentonce impoacd today by Circuit
Judge Tucker upon Joseph B. Fer
raro, who was convicted of attack
ing J. A. Johnson, manager ot the
Pantnges theater, hero recently In
an attempt to rob him ot 0000 ot
the theatre's money. Ferrar.o claimed
to be a San Francisco pugilist, vet
eran ot 250 ring battles. In n plea
tor clemency Ferrara produced let
ters to show thnt he had uever
boen In trouble beforo ami that h
had aided San Francisco officers In
enforcing the luw.
(JI.Oltl.Y COMING 1IOMK
PARIS,, March 17. Gloria Swan
son, film etar, nnd hor . husband,
Marquis Henri do 1.1 Falalso, are
booked to sail on the liner Paris
tot 7w "Tork, tomorrow,;-' p ;
KLAMATH
URGED
ASHLAND
T
RELATES
ALL FACTS OF
DEATH PLOT-
Chicago Physician Says
Shepherd Told Him of
' Plan to Kill Youth
. CHTCAGO, March 17. Typhoid
fever germs which ,k!llad William
Nelson McC'.intock, "mllllonilro
orphan,", wore given William Dar
ling Shep'herd, tenter father and
chief heir, upon his promise to
pay (100,000 after settlement ot
the estate, C. C. Falman, head ot
the school of bacteriology, told
Robert E. Crowa, state's Attorney,
today. '.
The amount was decided upon,
Falmin said, after be first had de
manded a quarter of a million dol
lars, reduced the amount to $200,
000 and finally compromised upon
a promise of $100,000, after numer
ous Arguments with Shepherd. -
' Falman, after three days of qucs-.
cloning last night shook his flngor la.
Shepherd's face and said: "I gave
those typhoid germs to Shepherd. 1
He told me in .plain words that he
wanted them to Inoculate somebody
with And that It was a million dol
lar deal. He told me he woukt pijy
me plenty when- he got the million."
"You're, a liar," Shepherd retort
ed. He maintained to Robert E.
Crowe, state's attorney, that be had
never seen Falman before. - ;
Falman declared he had told the
truth, v&nd you can't. deny It" he
told Shepherd. .
Shepherd's Statement
Coincident with Far-man's declara
tions last tight Shepherd Issued a
formal statement In which he assert
ed that he saw only one possible rea
son for the Investigation to break
the will In which McClintock loft
me bis, estate,..,;, ,, ..,, .
l';"A.ajlnnocent -man does not need
a defense," be declared.
' An indictment containing fifteen
counts was drawn, up by Ass'stant
Prosecutor Marshall for submission
for a vote of the grand Jury today.
- If a true bill la voted Falman will
be the state's star witness, Mr. Crowe
said and would probably gain the
minimum penalty If not complete
immunity tor his part in the case.
Falman. who yesterday admitted
Shepherd had offered him. $20,000
"to keep his mouth shut," amplified
last night the details of the relations
he said he bad had" with Shepherd.
Details Given . ; '
He said that after Shepherd had
taken a vo weeks' course In his
school and obtained the germs In
November, , 1923, ho showed h.'m
how td care for them And keep them
alive In a hermltlcally sealed bottle.
They frequently mot In downtown
botols, he asserted, and he would
explain to Shepherd how a body
might be inoculated with the germs.
"About a year ago," said Faiman,
according to state's attorneys, "Shep
herd nnd myself met sovoral times.
We planned how McClintock might
be inoculated with tho typhoM
germs, which I had givon to Shep
herd in. tho fall of 1923. I didn't
know Shepherd was going to givo
tho germs to McClintock. .'
"It was the understanding that
Shepherd was to wait until young
McClintock had signed a will leav
ing the money to Shepherd and then
at tho first favorable opportunity he
was to bo given the gertas. From
time to tlmo 1 met Shepherd In
hotels tn the loop. We talked over
our plans, finally the momont ar
rived. The boy had made his will,
leaving the money to Shepherd.
First Dose Given
"The first dose of gormn was
given McClintock In a glass of cold
water. After thnt , tho dosos wero
reponted and his condition aggravat
ed. ', ' '. ...
"A week after McClintock boenmo
111 Shepherd nnd myself met and hu
asked mo what to do. I told htm
to administer a cathartio to tho
youth when tho hater's stomach was
dmpty. I explained that It wouM
penetrate the Intestines nnd cause
almost Certain death. At tha tlmo
Shepherd asked mo for udvlce as to
how ho could make the fever more
deadly. McClintock iwns very. III.
"Sbephord told me he was nfter
the McClintock fortune nml was go
ing to get It by getting the boy. f
yielded to his plea utter he nssuro'l
mo that whoa he got the fortune In
his hands, he would shnro with mo."
In Shepherd's Htntoment lie pictur
ed ''himself na standing "lit tlio side
lines ' waicning men uiiti women
' ', ' (Continued on Pg Kljtht)