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Show GRAND JURY TO PROBE DEATH OF TOTSJTil Six Trampled to Death at Cry of Fire in Crowded Film Theatre N E W Y'KK. Nov. la. A grand Jurj will Investigate yesterday's panic1 In an east side motion picture house In which six children were trampled to death and a dozen injured. This announcement was made toda ii District Attorney Swgnn who as-1 Sorted he had learned certain thea- ires employed "professional guardians ' 1 to get around a city ordinance which prohibit.; children under age attending) performances aluiie. Mr. Swann said , li- had learned these ' guardians'' bought tickets for children and eseot-, eseot-, er them to their seats reporting again outside the theatres for further duty Max Schwartx and Barnc-tt Wcln-berg, Wcln-berg, iroprletors of the theatres In Which the panic occurred after smoke sifting up from a furnace had led to j a false alarm of fire, and Joseph Po- , lani. the Janitor, were arraigned today. In Tombs court it was charged that they caused several sev-eral deaths through culpable neglect I In ha ing an exit door leading from the theatre looked and In failing to take proper precautions to safeguard their 1 patrons. |