The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-16

| made no attempt to use the weapon.
 He threw Up his hands and surrender 1 ed. The men. however, took no chances, but kept Short covered with their Winchesters. He was relieved of his pistol and made prisoner It was decided to bring Short imme diately to this city. Deputy Sheriff F. A. Bradfield was notified, as Sheriff Tom Bledsoe had gone with others after the two other members of the party. Deputy Bradfield and George Nichols left to meet the
 party bringing Short into the city.
 The offirer and Nilhols intercepted Short and his guards a short dis tance beyond Mountain Valley and took charge of the young man.
 That those who made Short prison CT did not intend he should get away
 was evident from the manner in whin they had seduced him. A heavy trace chain was wrapped about Shorts legs, permitting him to walk,
 and this war further secured to the axel of the conveyance being driven
 to this city.
 Short appeared glad the chase so far as he was concerned, was at an end. last night he was asked if he would give a statement to a reporter for the Sentinel-Record and stepped 1 immediately from his cell.
 The young prisoner is not without a good appearance. He has long. dark brown hair and brown eyes and is almost six feet in heighth and built in proportion. He readily gave his name and the name of his two companions, and the story he told
 in answer to questions put to him. revealed a human interest note that was not lost on those who stood by
 while the interview was on Con. l densed, Shorts statement was as fol- lows:
 My name Is Cave Short am IS years of age. I came from Mississip- pi. My mother died when I was six months old and when I was a baby my father gave me away I do not believe have any relatives living. do not know what part of Missis. sippi l was born in, for Mississippi is all know.
 '1 came to this section of the country about the first Of last Au- gust. I worked at the Gibbs-Austin mill and other places in Cedar Glades and that vicinity l first met Bailey on the streets in Hot Springs al d Sparks I met in Lonsdale.
 Bailey hired me to look after his stock. Sparks also told me that Bailey hired him. Bailey had three horses Sometimes he and SYarks would go away for a couple days at time and | was left behind to look after the place. asked Baiey where he got the three orses that he had and he always told me he managed for them
 ''I tried to get away from Bailey tn three different times and he caught me and threatened to shoot me if left and he caught me again. We left our place in Saline county Sun day morning. Bailey told me he Lad bought some cattle and was going aft. CT them. l did not know we were go- ing to steal any cattle.
 The pony Bailey was riding was shot as we passed Cornelius Ritter's place. Bailey managed to ride about three miles further on, when he drew up his pony and ordered me to give him the horse I was riding. He pointed his pistol at me and told me 10 get of the horse had to give him my horse. Then he again pointed the pistol at me and told me to go it alone. He left me there and he and Sparks rode on.
 'l headed into the mountains and walked over the mountains most all of last night I wanted to stop at the Ritter place when we were com ing towards that house, and Bailey told me if l did he would shoot me When learned Bailey was really stealing the cattle I wanted to sur render but did not dare do so for fear Bailey would kill me l. was my intention to surrender today. saw the men that caught me just as soon as they saw me, in fact, think l saw them first. had a pistol with me, but l threw up my hands before they pulled their guns on me They treated me fine, too. In fact, l have never been treated better than those fellows treated me"
 Short has the appearance of leng more of country boy than a des. perate cattle theft. He was asked if he kre@ that Bailey and Sparks had been killed and stated he had heard so today although he was many miles from the scene of the shooting when taken prisoner. If Short felt any regret over the death of his former companions he did not give any evidence of grief when seen