Show J. J 5 S. S S S S t L er it 1 f J in Holdup of N. N t Theatre T Audi Audience nce Locked Inside and Searched for Gunman Gunman Gun Gun- man by ihy Officers Offic NEW YORK Dec 29 United Press The Press Tho Paramount motion notIon picture theatre in the hc heart rt of Times square was hold hod up up e early riy to today today today to- to day by a bandit who escaped u with at least and c caused the audio ence at a a. a midnight performance tobe to tobe tobe be hold held inside the theatre while a search search- was carried 0 on The Tho- holdup in all its Us aspects was dramatic Tho The treasurer of or lh the theatre was seated scaled at his desk in Jn his office on the tho mezzanine floor Ioor of ot tho the hugo hus- building when llen thi tho youthful youthful youth youth- ful lul gunman gunman entered catered The midnight show featuring the the- p picture turo Tom Sawyer was well wen under way the pox ox office had hat been closed and tho nights night's receipts were vero on the tho treasurer treasurers treasurer's treas treas- desk Tho The office Is s accessible only by bo ono elevator and its location loca loca- tion was thought to bo ho secret s cret cx cx- I Continued o on page vase 1 7 S S S DARING Nt BANDIT GETS IN THEATRE HOLDUP Continued from Plo paso 1 1 c pt to a a. few es of oC the the thc atre Tho bandit ordered the thio treasurer treasures to cm em up and swiftly scooped up tho tilO he heap p ot of bills bUls and ana silver on tho desk rho The moment he had left Jell the tho tr treasurer telephoned tho tIm alarm to tho tito ground ul floor or and all the tho doors ot of the theatre t were wert closed cloned and guarded ed Before police arrived with Uh sirens and whistles ln the thc obb lobb and corridors were were filled With m men n and women who wished to leave heave but w were ro h held ld by Ushers At the thc spectacular p arrival of oC police a a. large larg crowd gathered In th tho square All available uniformed men and anti I detectives from front the tho West Vest Fort Forty Forty- seventh street station anti and two emergency squads clattered up to tc th the theatre In police pollee car can emer erner- gency gency- trucks and commandeered ered taxicabs tho the news of or the tho hol holdup lup soon eoon reached the tho midtown night clubs and resorts and anti sOon oon more police were needed t td keep the crowd on tho side Ide of ot Broadway Inside the theatre tho the search for tor or tho the bandit was wab begun besun system system- SInco Since It was believed he ho had not had time tImo to escape before tho tile doors door were closed the tho audience was at ono one door and passed o out t In file II while the treasurer flood by and looked for his assailant Squads of oC policemen went from floor to floor ot of C the skyscraper skyscraper sky sky- scraper building and guards were posted on roofs roots nearby I In spite of ot the precautions the bandit was not Hot found Tho search continued until well into tho the morn morn- ing A short time before the tile Paramount Paramount Para Para- mount robbery two bandits with a n submachine gun sun held up tho the San Jose theatre on Fifth av avenUe at One OM Hundred and Tenth street and escaped escaped es es- es with 2500 The holdups were not believed tc to have havo any connection I. I I e I |