Keep your hands up, all of you.

The man who lowers his hands will be instantly regarded as a desperado and may get a bullet in his body for his folly.

The innocent must suffer with the guilty.

Mr.Crow, shall we proceed with the search ?" "Yes, sir; go right ahead, and be quick," replied Anderson Crow.
"Very well, then, in the name of the law, my men will begin the search.
They will pass among you, ladies and gentlemen, and any effort to retard their progress will be met with instant--well, you know." Before the petrified audience could fully realise what was taking place, three of the detectives were swiftly passing from person to person, stripping the women of their jewels, the men of their money and their watches.

A half-hearted protest went up to Anderson Crow, but it was checked summarily by the "searching party." It was well for the poor marshal that he never knew what the audience thought of him at that ghastly moment.
It was all over in five minutes.