The Sham Sword Swallower
Two questionable looking individuals are loafing outside a theatrical costumer's watching hampers of clothes being placed on the curb ready to be put on a van. They quietly pocket their opportunity and make off with a hamper each. Reaching a quiet spot they examine their "find." One is a policeman's uniform and the other the doublet and hose of the sword swallower variety. One of them is struck with a brilliant idea. They don the clothes and the sword swallower proceeds to collect a crowd. He makes a collection before commencing his performance and intimates that he must have so much before giving his show. Whilst he is endeavoring to obtain this, his policeman friend enters and orders him off. Both then leave the crowd, who appeal to a real policeman; the fraud is discovered and the whole mob give chase. The miscreants are finally captured, doused under a pump and then handed over to the arm of the law.
