In a Hempen Bag

A woman decides to drown the family cat which has become a nuisance. She ties it in a hempen bag and gives it to the deaf gardener to throw in the river. However, the children discover the cat and set if free. Meanwhile a maid who has been fired decides to take revenge and hides the baby in the same sack. The deaf gardener takes the sack, but doesn't notice the change in contents and is unable to hear the baby. The mother discovers her baby missing and, suspecting what has happened, rushes to the river to stop the gardener.

Direction

D.W. Griffith

Screenplay

D.W. Griffith