The record-union., 1895-11-15


ferent class of goods from the coat and
vest.
Detective L. Gibson of San Francisco
testified that he had occasion to go to
! San Jose in June on official business.
| Stcherbakov's body was exhumed and
the coat and vest removed from 1T. He
said the garments were of the same
goods as the trousers found in the bar
rel back of the murdered mans store.
THE FIRST REAL CLUE.
| Pickering was recalled and said slip
of paper on which We're written the
words, ''1155 Folsom street. was found
on Stcherbakov. He and the Chief of
Police subsequently went to the place
in San Francisco designated on the slip
OF paper. There were three men there,
and he exhibited the dead mans pho
togFaph to them. They all denied
knowing who it Tesembled.
| Detective Charles j. Cody of san
Francisco testified that he arrested 10
valley at 115 Howard street in that city.
! He also arrested Levin. They were
taken to the old City Hall and their
names entered on the small slate. he
identified the clothing worn by hovaleV
at the time OF his arrest. Captain Lees
asked Kovalev where he had worked in
the latter part of December, and 10
valley replied that he had worked for
Davis the shoemaker, on Third street.
Cody took KOValeV to Davis to ascertain
| il he was telling the truth.
Mr. Anderson objected to the witness
stating what vas said at Davis place,
and the District Attorney withdrew the
question.
ANOTHER RUSSIAN TESTIFIES.
| Vladislaw Zakrewsflli, who has been
detained in the County Jail as a witness,
and who is another important witness
| fTi. o TrcCaC1t ion then called TO
! the stand ZakreWsfki cannot talk Eng
| liSn, and it was necessary to swear an
| Interpreter 20 translate his testimony
He is ship carpenter, but had lived in
I san Francisco about ten months before
he wGs subpeaaed as a witness. He
knew kOValeV six or seven months be-
fore the lattcrs arrest. He saw Stcher-
| bakOV but once. He first met koValeV
in a saloon on Third street in San Fran
cisco.
During the witness examination Mr.
| Anderson objected to Levin, one of the
Witnesses for the prosecution, sitting
next to the District Attorney and facing
| 10 kreWski.
Mr Ryan said he had instructed Le-
yin to sit near him. as he wanted to be
informed if the interpreter did not make
2 correct translation of the testimony.
Nj. Anderson contended that Le-
wins presence would have an influence
or witness ZakreWsfki.
Judge Johnson suggested that Levin
leave the room. This was done, and
! Stevens, the informer, took his place.
When Kovalev, Petelon, Stevens
and the witness. were in the latter'S
shop one day Stevens offered TO sell
his watch KoValev said he threw
away better watch. Petelon said
EoValev would not wear the watch be-
cause there were initials on it.
KOVALEV DESCRIBES THE MUIR
DER.
Kovalev told Zakrewsfki that when
he and Stcherbakov came to this city
they watched a certain store for three
days for the purpose of stealing some
thing.
subsequently Kovalev went into the
store and picked up an ak and eX-
planned TO the witness how the Weber
murder was done When Weber ap-
peared on the porch with candle in
his hand Kovalev struck him with the
ak. Weber fell at the first blow and
uttered a cry. He cried out to his wife,
Il am being killed
Kovalev said something in a loud
tone. and StcherbaKov came upstairs.
Kovalev told Stcherbakov that Mrs.
Weber was frightened very much, but
he did not say whether or not he
killed Mrs. Weber. He said he OBJ
tained about eight or ten pounds of
silver and a small box. The box he
opened with the ak. 1t contained $50.
Kovalev said he did not know Weber s
nationality He said Weber was an
old man and had gray hair, and he
thought he was baldheaded.
An adjournment was then taken I'M
til 10 o'clock this morning.