The Washington herald., 1909-10-28

In the quiet OF Glenwood Cemetery
yesterday afternoon. the body Of William
H. Short, who killed himself on Sunday,
at the age Of thirty-four years, was
laid TO rest
1t was 3 o'clock when tho body was
lowered into its grave. and the skies
were overcast with threatening clouds.
Three men, one an undertaker's employe
and the other two laborers. stood about
the open grave. looking down at the
black oblong box. which contained the
body Of the man whose death IS IN
mourned.
The birds In the trees, which did not
know of the shame Short had brought up
on himself, ohirped unheedful Of the pres
ence Of the undertaker's employee, the
two laborers. and the long black box.
Each of the three men had read in
newspapers the reasons why Short was
unloved, and, perhaps. they were moved
90 pity.
Leaned on Their ShOveIs.
Everything was IN readiness for the
grave TO be filed, but the laborers stood
leaning on their long-handled shovels.
William T. Digney, the undertaker's en-
ploye. was silent.
Pretty tough when a fellow Is put
away like this" said one OF the laborers
and his colleague muttered assent
mot soul 20 shed a tear or put a
posey on the grave" said the other lab
orer. and had person OF close obser-
walton been present, he would have seen
a tear on tho cheek Of the man who
earns his bread by burying bodies.
SAY. men," spoke Digney 20 the Ia
borers. there's no minister here, but II
seems a shame 20 put the fellow away
with only dirt and stone" and the la
borers bowed their heads
Then one OF the men removed his hat.
and his lips moved in prayer.
Then the undertaker's employee, a man
used 20 the sorrowful things In life, re-
moved his hat. and repeating the words
OF Christian burial as well as he remem-
bered. said a prayer over the BODY Of
the eX-cOnvict. the fOrger. and thief
the would-be murderer OF the wife who
loved him and the suicide.
Several moments passed as the men
stood with barred heads and then they
BEGAN the work Of filing the opening
with soil and stones In few minutes
the work was completed and the men
went away. The burial Of William
Short was complete
Ii was through the kindness OF man
IN Denver. who remembered he had
gone to school with Short, that the body
OF the suicide was inferred in Glen
wood Cemetery instead OF the potter
heid. This man, who refused 20 mako
known his identity. telegraphed TO Tn
dertaker J. William Lee 20 take charge
OF the body and bury IT, He sent only
enough money 70 purchase a lot IN the
cemetery. and Lee donated a coffin
Digney drove in a wagon 20 the morgue
about o'clock In the afternoon and
asked for the body.
1t was clad in the clothes Short wore
when he shot his wife and killed himself
at Union station The suit was dark
blue with a fine white line, made OF
light material and cut fashionably. The
collar was winged and the tie Of brilliant
colOrs. The hose were loud" and the
shoes were tan. In this garb the body
was removed from the morgue for burial
Mrs. short Improving.
Physicians say the condition OF Mrs
Short, who was seriously wounded By
her husband. is improved. The young
woman suffers much pain from the three
bullet wounds in her back, but she IS
growing stronger each day, it is asserted
Her recovery is only matter Of weeks
unless complications set in, according "a
physicians.
Mrs. Mary Lewis, mother OF the girl
has obtained lodging near Casualty Hos
pital, and visits her daughter every day
A special nurse has been engaged to
care for the patient, and Mrs. Lewis
assists in the work. The mother sits
by the bedside for hours, talking with
her daughter, cheering and comforting
her.
Marion Blake and Clara Stevens. Wash