Driven to desperation by a series of misfortunes a poor man adds further to his troubles by attempting to appropriate another's property. The act is discovered but the only witness is a Sister of Charity acting in the capacity of a nurse. ...See moreDriven to desperation by a series of misfortunes a poor man adds further to his troubles by attempting to appropriate another's property. The act is discovered but the only witness is a Sister of Charity acting in the capacity of a nurse. After an exciting chase the guilty man is caught but not until he has had an opportunity to discard the article stolen and thus divert suspicion. But the article is found and the man with his child, a picture of abject misery, are brought before the victim. The nurse, moved to compassion, stifles her conscience and declares that he is not the guilty person, thus securing the man's pardon. Written by
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