Show OV I f DROVE ME It TO STEAL r r. r DECLARES MRS ruis wo S BY MRS DORESA WORK Worry over poverty and Illness Ulness was tho the ol only oily Y reason that I stole Both my husband and myself have havo bc been bean n ill ill for somo time we wo have been in want of food we have debts to me meet money money that we ve had promised was not at hand band to to meet the bills which people were urging us to pay The temptation came and I stole I never did anything thing like that before in III my life I have lived a different kind of f life I am oh so sorry for having stolen but I did it and there is no use useIn usein usein in trying to deny my guilt My husband and m myself j self are missionaries and started on a lecture tour from the East some time ago When we started w we e had considerable mone money enough nough to supply supply sup sup- ply our wants for a time We Ve had no Idea but that we would get along all right My ly husband took sick and we had to se seg secure secure se se- cure e medical 1 aid which ate up a part of J g tet fr our moneys 0 Later te I was a taken e ill iii and more more money went We Vo continued our Journey West Vest and Mr 11 Work became ill again and had to be bo sent to the hospital hospital- When he recovered we came to Salt Lake City This was about two months ago One night a few tew days after we arrived in this city my roy husband fainted In a res rca A do doctor dotor tor was wag summoned and lie he worked Corked over oyer him for more than four hours bours before Mif Mi Work Vork recovered con con- For several days das he hc was ill and and andI I had to nurse him Just as he lie was as getting better I was taken ill By the time that I recovered our money was exhausted Mr Work Vork secured a job but in his weakened condition he was unable to do dothe dothe dothe the work required and had to quit He lie was taken ill again and had only been able to be at work again a few days wh when n I took the diamond stud The people people peo pee pIe to to whom w we wore were owing money the doctor ti the land landlady lad proprietor of the place where we had been securing our meals meals- wanted their money I was so worried that I was wall almost crazy I went Into the jewelry jewelry- store last Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- morning I hardly know why I went In The opportunity to steal presented presented pre pre- Itself and I took it I pawned the diamond for 30 No one knows how I regret my act Oh if it I could settle the matter In some in-some some way I The money that I r got for the diamond is downstairs in the police station I wish that th there re was some way that thai the money and diamond could be returned returnee to the parties to whom they belong and the matter settled without my having to togo togo go to ja jail 11 Mrs Doresa vo Work was as taken into Po Po- lice court this morning where she en entered entered entered en- en a plea of guilty to the charge of grand larceny The complaint alleged that she stole a diamond stud from the Jewelry store of C. C AV V E. E Bowers South Main street last Saturday Mrs Work Vork was accompanied In coun court by her husband Judge DIehl informed the tile woman of her rights telling her that thai inasmuch u as s she ha had l entered a plea of if fles eil eP guilty to the charge ar It would be better tt for tor her to go direct to the District court Mrs Work Vork chose this couse Ball was fixed at in default of which the defendant defendant defendant de de- de- de was remanded to the custody of officers As she took her seat Mrs Work broke into a flood of tears and her husband husband hus uris- band had a hard time to comfort her The penalty for grand larceny Is from ono one to ten years In the State prison Mrs Work Is about 35 years old She is about five feet six Inches in height and Is rath rather r stout Her hair Is coal black Her Her- eyes are brown and she he looks you straight In the face when she Is talking to you Her manner is pleasant and she readily showed that she Is a woman of more than ordinary intelligence Mrs Work said that she Is IB a spiritualistic spiritualistic medium a and that l her husband b is a f ya hf lecturer e They y were r married c in Pennsylvania Pennsyl I Ivania vania last January |