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Show MISTAKEN FOR A THE IF. Halloween Prank Results in Doatk of Chicagoan. CHICAGO, Nov. L As the climax, ot a Halloween prank William Scars, S3 years old, was mistaken for a thief early today and was shot in the back and instantly killed by Policeman Nicholas Nich-olas Smith. Sears and Frank McKune, IS years old, were passing through an alley when they were .seen by the policeman. They carried between them a basket. Calling to the men to halt, the policeman says they paid no heed to him. After repeated repeat-ed Calls Smith fired and Sears fell while his companton disappeared down tho alley. al-ley. McKune was arrested shortly afterward. af-terward. He said that he and Sears had been playing Halloween pranks; In the neighborhood, but he failed satisfactorily satisfactor-ily to explain why he ran ufter called upon to halt. |