HE WAS LOCKED IN A THEATER.
Charles Passantino, Boy, Went to
Sleep and Was Overlooked.
Charles Passantino, a 10-year-old boy who lives at 217 East Sixth street, woke up at 10 o'clock last night in a cheap theater near Seventh and Main streets and found that the show was over and that everyone had gone home. The lights were all out and the doors were locked.
Charles yelled. He received no answer and finally got up nerve enough to grope his way into the vestibule, from where he could look out on the street.
He attracted the attention of a passerby, who sent word to police headquarters of the boy's plight.
When Patrolman J. W. Welch arrived he found J. C. Welleford, and inspector for the Missouri District Telegraph company, tugging at a large sign reading, "Matinee today, 2:30 and 3:30 p. m." When the sign was removed a good size ticket window was exposed to view. Charles got into the ticket office by smashing the glass door and turning a lock. He stepped onto a chair in front of the ticket window and was pulled out.
