The Cross of Crime (1914) Online

The Cross of Crime (1914) Online

Ernest Halstead, his wife, and their baby, Emily, are almost destitute in an eastern city. The man tries in vain to find work. Desperate at the thought of his starving wife and child, Halstead steals a sealed package of banknotes from an express office. He eludes the pursuit of the police for a few minutes and hides the money. Later, however, he is captured and taken to the police station. He manages to slip a note to Leo Croft, a friend, telling Croft to find the hidden money and give it to Halstead's wife and also to tell her that he has hurriedly left for Alaska. Halstead gives the police the name of John Jones, determined that his wife and child shall never know of his crime. Croft, false, keeps the greater part of the money himself and also saves Halstead's note. Halstead is sent up and serves five years of a ten-year sentence in the penitentiary. The convicts revolt. Halstead saves the warden's life and as a result he is pardoned. Returning to his cottage. Halstead finds his ...