Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 April 1914 — Life's Hardships. [ARTICLE]

Life's Hardships.

A tragic case occurred recently In a court of law at Amberg, Germany. A young girl who was called as a witness begged to be spared the ordeal of having to answer the usual questions with regard to her past. She had, she said, a position as cashier and had just become engaged, and she feared that she would be utterly disgraced if she was obliged to state publicly the fact that she hr< when very young been punished M a smgll theft The court neverth>« less Insisted on hdr answering th» question, and the girl thereupon opened a vein in court She now lies in danger of death.