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10:20: The night's show let out and the lobby began to fill with customers.

I left Mrs. Brackett and Gernsback with Sgt. Moore and accompanied Ackerman and Olsen to front of theater, where they saw the patrons out the doors.

Observed both closely, neither made an attempt to pass anything to any departing patron.

As the last patrons were leaving, a tall, red haired man who was obviously drunk came up to the manager.

Man complained about the way manager and usher had treated him earlier. It was clear this was the drunk they had trouble with at 8:20 and further corroborated their story.

Ackerman tried to be polite but man continued to shove him.

I separated the two.

The drunk continued to threaten Ackerman over my shoulder.

I pushed the man into a corner and threatened to have him arrested if he didn't leave quietly.

This settled him down. He promised to leave immediately and not bother anyone.

The man started to weave unsteadily out the door.

I detailed uniform officer Ray Cummings to stop the man from driving home in that condition and take him there in a patrolcar instead.

10:40 p.m. Returned to theater office.

Asked Ackerman and Mrs. Brackett if they were prepared to swear money found in Gernsback's locker was part of the missing theater receipts.

Both said they were.

Gernsback continued to maintain his innocence.

I told him that I was sorry, but under the circumstances I had no choice but to place him under arrest.

I read Gernsback his rights.

10:50 p.m. Then I had two uniform officers take him in for booking -- grand theft, the Rialto boxoffice receipts.

I sent Ackerman and Mrs. Brackett to headquarters with Sgt. Moore. Instructed her to have stenographer take their statements.

11:00 p.m. Arrived home of Hazel Held, the woman who assisted Gernsback at the concession stand. (Had uniform officer Tabakow call ahead and confirm that she was up and was willing to be interviewed.)

Held, blond young woman in late teens. Hair in curlers. Wore bathrobe. Lives with mother.

Asked her to describe her movements for evening.

Held replied that she had called her mother for a ride when Gernsback let her go at 8:10. Her mother lived near by and had picked her up at 8:20. They had driven straight home where she had began to perm her hair.