Following a bad scare with a burglar, Jones installs his burglar trap, which is controlled by switch in his bedroom. When the switch is pulled a trap on the stairs opens and precipitates the standee in the cellar, where he is locked in. ...See moreFollowing a bad scare with a burglar, Jones installs his burglar trap, which is controlled by switch in his bedroom. When the switch is pulled a trap on the stairs opens and precipitates the standee in the cellar, where he is locked in. That night two burglars enter the house and Mrs. Jones pulls the switch. Down they go. A neighbor, observing the front door open, goes in to investigate and he falls in. Mr. Jones and a friend return home late and while the contraption is being explained, Mrs. Jones pulls the switch and they go down. Convinced that she has them all safely locked up, Mrs. Jones goes down to investigate. She stands on the trap listening to the altercations, when her infant son pulls the switch. In turn a policeman is thrown into the trap. It is the infant son who finally straightens out the trouble and then gets spanked for it. Written by
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