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Show i the charge of disturbing the peace. Pedestrians on Twenty-fourth street were startled shortly before midnight i by the heavy report of a revolver shot, J apparently coming from a room on j the third floor of the Colonial house. The police arrlvej soon afterward, and going to the room designated, found Haines in bed. He denied having hav-ing tired the shot, but a big Colt's six-shooter with a freshly discharged shell, together with a bullet hole ' through the window screen, was evl- j dence to the contrary, and Haines 1 was ordered tu dre6s himself for a trip to the station. While performing his toilet, Halne became involved In an nrgoment with the policemen on the subject of American Amer-ican liberty and kindred topics, resulting re-sulting In his having his face slapped. A huge dirk was found on the floor of his room and the furniture, books, etc , had the appearance of having been visited ly a Nebraska cyclone, i The reolver had been reloaded, but j the empty shell was found close by. i Men who room In the building said J that Haines was drunk and that they j heard him warn someone on the street j fjelow to "keep quiet" on pain of be j Ing shot. Evidently the demand was not complied with, as tho shot soon j followed. FIRES REVOLVER THROUGHJIDOf "Shorty" E. C. Haines, grocery clerk, 3f.l Twenty-fourth street, wan arrested last night at the Colonial rooming house by Detective Pincock, I'atrolm.-n I'eiereou and Jensen on , |