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fl i€. RINGS FIRE BELL S0 HE CAN GET INTO VILLAGE JAIL Constable Brune, Finding Fox Lake Deserted Finds Way To Wake Up Populace. If you can't find a village marshal'; when you have a prisoner to put in jail the thing to do is ring the fire bell, summon the whole populace and take a chance at the police marshal being in the crowd that responds. At least such was the conclusion of Constable Brune of Prosecutor Smith's Sponge Squad. Saturday night when he reach-- ed Fox Lake after having made an ar-- rest in the lake region. Brune brought his prisoner to Fox Lake and because he had another er-- rand in that section he did not want to bother to hurry bim to Waukegan. So he figured he would lock him up in the Fox Lake jail until ready to go to the county seat. | «t d w dillh oftradeiniiheni ne m Now, at Fox Lake they have a big fire bell located over the village hall. When there is a fire in town the first one discovering it rings the bell vigor-- ously and thereby summons the volun-- teer fire department and the populace. So Brune, requiring a key to get into the jail, and not wishing to stand there all night waiting for the marshal to accidentally appear, seized the rope, pulled the fire bell with all his might and soon had everybody running pell-- mell toward the village hall. The vil-- lage movie was in progress but people watching the picture preferred to see m real scene of action and therefore there was a scramble from the movie house and people from all parts of the village rushed to the hall in response to the fire alarm. | 114 o 3 4 3 _A M Actccdead He went to the village lock--up and found nobody there. He made inquiry about fown for the marshal but could get no trace of him. CC W too-- m cosc c i lage officials, recalled how recently Brune, while acting on the dry squad, arrested a number of prominent men and insisted on taking them to Wauke gan without allowing them to furnish However, after a short deliberation it was decided not to keep Brune un-- der arrest and he was released. The prisoner was locked up as per Brune's request and the incident thus cloged. Marshal Riggs admitted that he was plaged in a delicate position and did nthowwhlchvaytoq:n.boam under the law he is supposed t.oamtf mbwhommlnamummnd the constable admitted that there was no fire. Brune took the stand that if he marshal had been on he job he ;;v;'tlt-rt;fiev;lim. The situation looked rather serious for a while be-- cause the villagers, some of them vil-- Read the ads in this weeks Iinde-- pendent; many bargains offered. . Artived there they found Constable Brune calmly leaning against the cala-- boose door. He quickly informed.those who inquired where the fire was that there was none that he knew of. He then explained that he was looking for the marshal because he wanted to lock up a prisoner. The marshel, Joe Riggs, suddenly appeared on the scene and instead of quickly responding to his request, placed the constable under arrest himself on the charge of send-- would not have had to resort fire bell procedure. BOOKS Books for Children 25¢, 50c¢c, 75¢ Attractive cover designs that will please the children. ARLINGTON || w# HOTEL + | List Your Property With Us Milwaukee ©Avenue at North Shore Line Choice Restricted Homesites ©$500.00 UP TELEPHONES Office 469 R« SUNNYSIDE PARK > TRACT 'OFFICE Amusing, Instructive and Entertaining . B. Godfrey The Quality Store avalake. Hlinois We Also Write Insurance Meals 50c Ch t of Res. 186--M The Ray Furniture and Paint Store Telephone No. WAGONS, SLEDS, AUTOMOBILES TABLES and CHAIRS, DISHES, WHEELBARROWS, _ ALUMINUM BAKING SETS, BEDS, CHAIRS, TOY BANKS, CEDAR CHESTS. SCOOTERS, LLOYD DOLL BUG-- GIES, VELOCIPEDES, SWINGS, DOLL DRESSERS, TELEPHONES, PIANOS, KIDDIE CARS, STROLL-- Open Erenings Until Christmas DECEMBER 4, 1924 $1.95 $2.70 $2.85 In Mahogany and Other Finishes, LIVING ROOM SUITES Mohair and Velour, in two and three piece sets $117 "° $270 Libertyville, IIl. NUT SETS