The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-17

Standing erect within the small 'dead room" of the Gross undertak- < ing establishment, with the dead body of George Bailey at his right, and the dead body of Hamp Sparks i'm mediately at his left, Dave Short. the { only living one of the three Saline county bandits, yesterday afternoon stared without blinking according to < instructions of a photographer while group photograph was being made to be sent out in a move 10 ascertain more of who these three strange bandits are.
 Dave Short standing beside the supported corpse of the dead Hamp Sparks, was slightly taller even than this tall young man had been in life Both were taller than Bailey who twas the elder of the three and looked upon as the leader
 The story that Short had told about his connection with the other two bandits looked somewhat plaus- fble at first When he rected how he was only an employe of Bay. and that he was not in with the gen. eral scheme of thefts, there was a reasonable doubt considered largely in his favor-but yesterday morning when Sheriff BledsOe and Detectives Sullivan and Young went to the ial and made a careful and close exami. nation Of the young rlan's clothing. they found sewed up in his belt two small steel saw blades the kind that are used in jail breaking
 That find led the officers to further inquiry as to Dawes story. and the story was shattered to a large degree when that probe had finished.
 These officers, together with few others, were within the dead room" of the morgue when Dave Short was brought there 10 De photographed with his former comrades. The thoughts that were surging through the mind of the young country boy, the emotions he felt, were all con. cealed behind an expressionless face The last time he saw Bailey. accord ing to the story he told. Bailey's horse had been shot and Bailey tried to force Dave Short to give him the good horse Short was riding. and from that incident feeling was aroused that, according to Short. caused him 10 drop behind and quit the flight for freedom that later ended in the death Of the other men. That was Shorts story That was the story that was part of recital of Shorts innocence, even in com pany and part of the cattle thievery But the young man showed no resentment at being centered be tween the stiff bodies of Bailey and Sparks for the purpose of photo. graphing all
 Short looked the bullet.ridden bodies over as they were being lifted from the elabs and stood up against the wall He did not examine them closely. but he seemed 10 see all there was to he seen. He looked Sparks over more than Bailey, but that was perhaps because Srarks
 
 rifles and shotguns
 The photographer explained that taking an inside photo such as the officers wanted would take full minutes exposure. Dave was told he would have to stand still for a min. ute at least. Of course the stiff bodies on either side of him made no other word of caution necessary ex- cept as to Dave
 Sheriff Bledsoe held the watch. and when he announced that the full minute had elapsed, the photograph. CT asked for little more time for the eXrosure before Short moved. and Short did not move until the cap was put on the machine and the process finished
 Dave Young questioned Short closely yesterday. but did not get any information worth while Short re- iterated that he oa.y was in IL employ of Bailey, nI said that te