The record-union., 1895-11-18
PROGRESS OF TIE KOVALEV TRIAL.
Captain Lees of San Francisco Gives
His Testimony.
The Prosecution Nearing It's close
The Line of Defense Not
Yet Announced.

For the first tins since her arrival IN
this city Mrs. Olga Gordenko. the Rus
sian woman from Glen Ellen, Sonoma
County, who has taken conslderaple III
terest in the welfare OF Ivan hoVaieV'
now on trial for the murder OF +. u. L.
Weber, appeared in court on oaturuaS
morning. She occupied seat insloe Inc
railing during the entire days proceed
ings and attracted almost as much atten-
ton as the defendant.
In the morning Mrs. Gordenko again
went to the County Jail and had another
talk with Kovalev, the prisoner. she
also had an interview with witness Levin,
in which she scored him for the course he
has pursued.
Levin reported the matter TO District
Attorney Ryan, and the iatter re-
proyed the woman for lntlmidatlng
witness. as that official claimed she had
done. and warned her TO comply with the
rules OF the court.
Mrs, Gordenko apologized and said she
lost control of her temper in talking 10
Levin.
Saturday mornings proceedings began
with Captain Lees of the San FRANCISCO
detective department taking the stand.
first interview with Kovolev he had
heard nothing about a child's bank Delng
missed from the scene OF the murder. II
was during the interview with koValeV
that he was informed by ZakreWsfk1
that Kovalev told him about the bank
being taken to a spot about three miles
from the city and there broken open.
Lawyer Anderson moved to strike the
testimony out because it was hearsay,
Kovalev's statement having been made
through an interpreter. Inc motlon
was denied.
Sol Nathan, clothier, identified the
trousers worn by kovalev at the time OF
his arrest as being the Identical ones he
had sold 10 Weber about three years ago.
The murdered man had been customer
of his for fifteen years. The witness
showed where the trousers had been
shortened for Mr.. Weber. he SAID he
could pick them out among thousand
other garments.
At this point District Attorney Ryan
said he proposed to offer in evidence the
testimony given by kovalev at the pre-
liminary examination.
Mr.. Hart objected to any part OF the tes-
mony being Introduced on the ground
that it was not voluntary and that it was
taken through an alleged interpreter,
and in reality, was not hovalev's state
ment.
1t being necessary to lay proper foun-
dation for the introduction of the testi-
mony, and the witness for that purpose
not being present, the matter was tenn
porarily passed.
Arnold Levin was then recalled. lie
stated that on the 10th of Septemb Der he
was present in the Sherift's Office with
the defendant, Zakrewsfki Under Sheriff
Reese and Jailer Beckley, and there made
statement of his connection with the
excited and angry. He asked for some
writing paper, and requested the witness
TO ask Beckley's permission for him TO
write. Levin did so, and with Beokley' s
consent he wrote what kovalev dictated
TO him.
Mr.. Anderson here objected to Levin
stating what the defendant said on the
ground that the statement made under
such circumstances could not have been
voluntary one. The defendant must
have known that Levin and Zak XII
were the principal witnesses against him,
and in his weak condition of mind at
the time he could not have made vol
untary statement.
District Attorney Ryan arose and some
what terseiy reminded Mr.. Anderson
that the defendants attorneys had raised
the question OF his sanity and that it had
been determined by jury OF twelve
men.
Mr.. Anderson got up to reply, but
Judge Johnson ordered him and the Dis
trict Attorney TO take their seats. An
derson insisted that the court re-
porter take down Ryan's remarks about
the insanity proceedings.
Judge Johnson turned 10 the jury and
instructed them to dismiss from their
minds everything said in connection
with the insanity proceedings. lie also
instructed the court reporter 10 strike out
ali OF Mr.. Ryan's reference TO the iusan-
ity trial. The court then overruIed the
objection TO the introduction of kova-
lev's statement TO Levin.
Levin, continuing, said that Koyalev
requested him to tell Beckley that he
wanted TO make q statement. The wit
ness wrote from o'clock in the after
noon 10 1880 evening. and at that time
Beckley asked him what Kovalev had
said Levin replied that Kovaley had
told him about the trip from San Fran
cisco to Stockton, aud Beckley said that
had nothing To DO with the Weber muir
der. What he wanted TO know was
whether or not hovaiev killed the
Webers. Levin then said that Kovalev
said he was present when the murder
was committed. kovalev also said that
ZakrewsfkPs story. as to what he had
told the latter, was true. kovaley APP
peared 10 be happy while debating 10
Levin. The witness denied Offering any
inducements TO KoYalev TO make state
ment.
Jailer p. r. BecAley corroborated
Levin's testimony about hovalev saying
that be was present when the murder was
committed. The witness was about to
state what Levin had told him. but he
was not permitted TO do SO by the court
sustaining an objection by the attorneys
for the defendant.
Justice of the Peace W. A. Henry, who
held Kovalev 10 answer, testified that
when the prisoner took the stand in his
own behalf at the preliminary exanina-
zion he was advised fully as TO his rights
i. Stevens, ono of the witnesses for the
prosecution, who acted as one OF the IN
terpreters at the preliminary examina-
ton, was called TO the stand and testified
TO that fact. He stated that his interpre-
tations were correct.
George Belayeff, another interpreter
also testified that be translated some o
the testimony at the preliminary exam
ination.
Mr.. Anderson asked the District Attor-
ney on what grounds he intended to in
troduce kovaley's testimony at the pre-
hminary examination.
Mr.. Ryan replied that he would intro
duoe it as Kovalev's declaration as d wit
ness.
An adjournment was here taken unit
1O O'Clock this morning.