The Rural Third Degree

Overview

Si marries a guileless country maid, and receives among his wedding presents a bottle of liquor. The bride samples it in Si's absence, and being unaccustomed to drink, is overcome and falls on the table in a stupor. Si discovers her just as a party of neighbors are coming to congratulate the young couple and hides her in the yard, laying her on a bench. An inquisitive visitor finds her and reports to the constables that Si has killed his wife, and he is apprehended.

Top Cast

Fred Mace

Si

Dot Farley

Si's Bride

Nick Cogley

Police Chief

Charles Avery

Cop

Chester M. Franklin

Cop (as Chester Franklin)