Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
COUNTS ARE DIFFERENT
Smolianinoff Had a Gun and Bottle Of
Whisky. .,,
He Was Not Held, However. AlthouRh
He Talked of Dynamfte-A
Notorious Russian.

Dynamite and family disturbances dis
crssed by a man under the influence of
liquor, with a loaded revolver and a bottle
OF whisky. were the circumstances which
confronted Policemen Kinnamon and
Hughes at an early hour yesterday morning.
Ihe man who presented this condition of
anairs was Sergius Smolianinofr, who is
perhaps better known as Count Smolianin-
on. only few weeks ago the counts use
OF pistol In his house. near l4th and
Stoughton streets. alarmed his neixhbors
since then. 1t is said, his wife, who is a
daughter OF Assistant United States Treas
Irer Meline, has left her husband, and that
was why he wanted to discuss his domestic
din1cuities. He is interested in the mahufac-
ture OF dynamite. and his interest in this
business was the reason why he took I'D the
anarchist part of the case
Since the domestic troubles of the count
the latter moved his furniture to the house
.. an oid sea captain. an intimate friend
d. NO. 3il iith street southwest. and IL was
at the door Of this house that he was ar
rested about 12;30 o'clock yesterday morn
ing.
The policemen mentioned were on duty a.
the time. and lady in the neighborhood
called their attention to the count who hs6
been moving about on the street az thouSh
something other than whisky was working
In his mind.
When the officers went to him he was
scared on the doorsteps Of the house In
when ne resides, and he was perfectly
willing to enter into conversation with
them. He was apparently anxious TO vent
MS Feelings concerning his domestic itr,1i-
bles, and his conversation about dynamite
led the officers to the belief that he was
probably interested In bomb throwing Bun
afterward they changed their minds about
this upon learning that he was interested
In the manufacture of the explosive He
M fbAr
in which were five bullets, ard his bottle
Of 'fre-water" was also taken from him
The pistol was in his coat pocket where
the officers saw II while engaged in con-
vcrsation with him. -E
When the case was heard In Judge Mil
Hursh. Oregon; Norman E. Ives Iowa;
Geary and Lawyer Pelham appeared n his
counsel. e. ss.
The case for the government was stated
by the policemen. who described the cir
cumstances of the arrest as stated above.
Counsel and the court examined the off,
GERS and the dynamite and domestic trou-
BILE questions of the count were thoroughly
discussed. -.-..--.
Tie defense called the sea captain, and
proved by him that the count lived at the
house mentioned. 1t was also stated tthat
he told his friend that he had been IN
Maryland shooting rabbits. The defendant
was not sworn In his own behalf.
Counsel then argued the case, Mr.. Armes.
for the prosecution. contending that he had
made out a case and that the defendant
ought to be held.
During the argument the count seemed
greatly affected, evidently anticipating a
possible jail sentence. He wore a pink out
ing shirt. dark clothes and a long tie. and
his hair stood out straight, the same as
bristles
But when Congressman Geary made his
argument, and a few encouraging remarks
fell from the judges lips the dynamite
manufacturers cclntenance completely
changed.
Judge Miller said that the matter involved
in the case was q serious one. and ought
to be further investigated for he thought
no man should be found with q bottle of
whisky and a loaded pistol. whether he
works in dynamite or not. But the count
was arrested on his own steps, and Mr.
Armes had been unable to convince the
court that he had the weapon elsewhere
The court could not hold the defendant un-
der the circumstances. and dismissed the