Pinched (1917)

Harolds checked cap blown from his head by a freakish wind gets him into trouble First he comes into conflict with the police as a highwayman then the cap serves to identify him as a housebreaker and lands him in jail while the innocent cause of his trouble becomes his cellmate for another reason Eventually a distracted wife rescues both her husband and Harold from the clutches of the law the cap this time aiding him to regain his freedom