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- Our picture relates to a crime committed by a Gorilla who escapes from his cage and through circumstantial evidence a young man, whom we will call in our story Jim, is accused and is just about to be convicted when, through the aid of our hero, Sherlock Holmes, he is freed just in time. Our picture opens with a girl and sweetheart, who are sitting in her room discussing plans for their marriage. The message is brought for Jim, compelling him to leave at once. Shipyard Scene. The Gorilla escapes from his cage from a vessel with his master, the captain, in hot pursuit. The frightened animal climbs a porch of this girl's house and into the window of her sitting room, and after a terrific struggle between her and the beast he kills her, before the captain can prevent him, The captain immediately returns to his vessel with the Gorilla and stays in hiding, fearing the consequences should anyone detect him. Discovery of Crime. The butler, who returns to the dining room is horrified to discover the room in great disorder and his mistress murdered. He immediately notifies the police, Police arrive and, after questioning the butler, they learn of her sweetheart's visit, and accuse Jim of the crime. Railroad Station. Jim, who is unaware of what happened, is about to board a train, when the police rush upon the scene and arrest him. Sherlock Holmes's Study. Holmes is reading a book when his old friend and college chum Watson arrives, who has read of the crime in the paper, showing same to Holmes. Holmes, after reading and by constant pleading of Watson, decides to lend his aid in unraveling the crime. Holmes at Work. Arrival at girl's residence. Herein are shown methods employed by Holmes to secure evidence or clue to discover the culprit. In His Study. Holmes returns to his study in deep thought, with his mind concentrated upon the crime. He is trying to unravel the mystery when he takes his old violin down from its peg and begins to play fantastic music which puts him in a trance to solve the problem. Herein are shown remarkable visions of the different clues and theories in Holmes's brain. The first vision is of Jim committing this awful crime, but vision fades away before the crime is committed. Second vision is of a burglar: that also fades same as the first. Holmes, who has learned of the Gorilla being in port, lends his thought to this and the vision appears of the Gorilla escaping from the ship, climbing the porch of the house and into the window and committing the crime that Jim is accused of. Holmes immediately jumps up with a start, and after numerous failures, discovers the ship, Gorilla and master, accusing same of the tragedy. He begs him to go to the courthouse with him. Court Room. Poor Jim is convicted to be hanged, when our hero Holmes rushes in with sufficient evidence that frees Jim. This picture is beautifully and elaborately toned throughout. Photography and scenery unexcelled.
- Our story opens in a neat but humble home of orphaned children, in poor circumstances. The eldest, but 14 years of age, is a newsgirl, taking this strenuous occupation to support herself and two younger sisters. She is about kissing her sisters good-bye for her daily duties, when she is intercepted by her drunken brother, who is a brutal, good-for-nothing tough. He at once demands her money from her, which she refuses to give him. She pushes him from her and leaves the house. Street corner. The little mother is seen selling her papers, when a well-dressed, feeble old banker approaches, and seeing the pathetic condition of the newsgirl, he questions her and learns her sad story. He is about to present her some money, when the tough (her brother) appears upon the scene, and before he can be prevented, in his desire to secure money, he fells the feeble old banker with a sandbag, and is about to rifle his pockets, when his sister springs upon him. Herein is shown a fight most fierce and fast between brother and sister, the one to rob the banker, the other to prevent him from doing so. The brutal tough strikes his sister and fells her to the ground unconscious, just as police rush upon the scene and give chase after the brutal tough. The unconscious man and girl are taken to the home of the banker. The chase of tough by police is hair-raising and exciting, numerous shots being fired in the attempt to capture him. One scene especially of this chase is most beautiful and exciting. The tough is seen crawling over a limb of a tree in order to reach the other side of a stream of water. The police are close behind. When he is about to be captured he shoots down the foremost policeman, who drops from the limb of the tree into the water and sinks. Tough returns to his home and barricades the door to elude capture. The police, after breaking down door, rush in, and after a fierce struggle capture tough and drag him to prison. Prison scene, showing tough behind bars. At a critical moment when jail-keeper's attention is attracted elsewhere, the tough, realizing his opportunity, fells him with a prison stool and makes his escape just as two wardens appear upon the scene. They immediately give chase. Over the prison wall, through a stream of water and down amongst rocks at a mad pace. The foremost warden is very close behind tough, fires a shot at him. Tough loses his balance and crashes down the incline. He is seen at the bottom of incline, badly hurt and unable to rise. Wardens are seen climbing down amongst the rocks to capture prisoner. Prisoner tries to stagger to his feet, but death which is overtaking the criminal is fast stealing upon him. He expires in one of the warden's arms. Beautiful scenery, exceptional photography, and elaborately toned throughout.
- Jim's home, Jim out of work. Child crying for something to eat. Milkman refuses to give Jim any more milk without paying for same. Jim decides to steal a bottle of milk for his child's sake. After meeting with success, he decides to burglarize a residence, and with the proceeds keep himself and child from starving. Interior of fashionable residence, dining room. Jim is seen taking silverware from sideboard and packing same into dress suit case which he has found there. A three-year-old baby of owner of house discovers Jim at work and hides behind a chair to see what he is going to do. Jim pries open a door which leads into another room to get more plunder, when child sneaks forward and empties the silverware from the dress suit case into drawer of sideboard, and as Jim is about to return the baby substitutes himself in the dress suit case and closes the lid, just as Jim picks up same and makes his departure. Jim returns home and opens suit ease, when he is astonished to see baby with revolver pointed at him. Jim is a nonprofessional burglar, and immediately cowers down and starts to retreat. An idea strikes him. He gives baby a toy in exchange for the revolver. When Jim realizes his mistake, he immediately returns the baby to its proper home. The father of the stolen child is looking all over for his child and has almost given up hope and is heartbroken when Jim returns with the baby. The father at first is very angry with Jim, but the baby explains to him the pathetic condition of Jim's home. The father is touched to his heart at the sad story and offers Jim a position, which he is glad to accept. The finish of the picture shows baby's arms around Jim's neck, kissing one another with great affection.