Show fl 1 t iT fl Empty Pistol ristol Causes Panic Near When Disch Discharged ged at Police Station The Tho arr arrest t of Pedro Peo on a charge of carrying a a. concealed l d weapon this morning nearly caused caused- a fatality at police headquarters and gave several persons a fright from which whick they have o hardly recovered Patrolman F. F M M. M Frantz had taken th the can into the tho captains captain's office and an automatic pistol was handed to Captain En Emil l V. V Johnson who took thema the ma magazine ne out and removed the shells Ho Ire then slid the tho barrel back and forth several times to make mako sure that there thero were no shells loft laft in the barrel Captain Johnson then thon handed the pis pistol pie pis tol tel to Patrolman 1 Frantz rant and told him liim to take tako tho prisoner acre across tho the hall ball and book him Patrolman Frantz Franta did so and placed the gun on the sergeants sergeant's desk while ho searched While Whilo he was thus thua engaged a well wail Known lawyer camo came in and aud picking up the tho gun asked if i it wore loaded informed that it was WM not he talked for a minute or more moreon on the tho effectiveness of this particular kind of weapon and tho the accuracy with which it shoots and as if to illustrate h o he pointed the tho gun t toward ward tho the bottom of ot the office wall in front of tho the desk ser sergeant ant and pulled the thc tr trigger Dang Baug went wont the gun n and a steel bullet crashed through the flooring Bunjo th the tho fox terrier mascot at nt police hoad headquarters Jl who goes s with the wagon on every cry emergency y call and a n ponce police ro reporter broko broke all records going out through tho the door and as thoy neared tho the y Y M M. M C. C A A. A corner the tho reporter yelled at nt the dog dOt It Get Oct out of the way wal and let some one ono run that knows how bow The do dog has not returned Tho The attorney stood holding tho the Y gun trembling and aud pale palo for fear ho bo had shot shot someone while the prisoner and the tho at at- of tho the paled a little as they realized what n might have havo hap pon d. d |