The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14
THE TROUSERS WORN BY KOVALEV.
They Were the Ones Found in Weber's
Back Yard.
Identified by Witness Levin, Who
Also Saw Weber's Clothes on
the Prisoner.

Ivan Kovalev, the Russian now on
trial for the murder of T. H L. Weber,
must have forgotten himself yesterday
morning, for he used his eyes intelli-
gently and for once seemed to under
stand everything that was going on in
court Those who observed the change
in his manner believed he had tired Of
shamming and concluded to accept his
fate as philosophically as possible,
whatever it might be. In the afternoon,
however, he complained of pain in his
head, and again assumed condition OF
apparent imbecility.
w r. Louttit, formerly Deputy State
Treasurer, was the first witness called.
He testified that at the time of the muir
der he was rooming at lib l. street,
next to the Weber store on the west on
the night of the tragedy, as witness was
preparing to retire, he saw MIR. Weber
with a lighted candle in his hand pass
through the kitchen where his body was
afterward found. Louttit, after going
to bed, heard a groan. He raised UP
and listened, but heard nothing more
He then lay down and went to sleep
The groan he thought came from one OF
the boys sleeping in the room adjoining
his.
KOVALEV'S COMPANION.
George Petelon, the young man OF
Russian parentage who the prosecu-
tion regards as one of its most import
ant witnesses, testified that on the
morning of the 1st of January last Ko-
valley came to his house in San Fran
cisco and invited him to go out for "a
| time" PetelOn did SO, and on their way
uptown KOvalev asked him to read the
news in the papers. They went into a
saloon, and while there Petelon com
menced to read a newspaper to kova-
! lev He finally came to the news about
| the Weber murder, and after he had
read a few lines about it KovaleV re-
quested him to stop, as he did not want
to hear any more about it.
From there they went down the street
to another saloon. On their way they
met a newsboy from whom the witness
purchased three different newspapers
at Kovalev's request. They went into
the saloon. where Kovalev again re-
quested PetelOn to read the news from
Sacramento. The latter did so, and when
| he again came to the account in one Ct
| the papers about the murder, K0valev
| said he did not want to hear any more
| of it and requested him to stop. 10
valley then asked everybody in the sa-
! loon to have drink. Among those in
| the saloon was United States soldier
named Holland. The barl1eeper told
| Petelon to take some of KovaleV's
money and keep it for him. He took
two 50 gold pieces, one of which slipped
down into his shoe through a hole in
| his pocket. There was some change
coming to Kovalev, and he told the sol
der to take it. There was a disturb
ance in the saloon, and KOvalev, Pete
lon and the soldier were arrested and
taken to the Old City Hall Jail. There
Kovalev charged Petelon with having
robbed him. The case came up the
next morning before Police Judge
Campbell who dismissed it. Kovalev
| gave the name of John Dubroff when
arrested.
! District Attorney Ryan asked Pete
| lon if the man who gave the name Of
Dubroff was in the courtroom, and the
witness said he was. He pointed out
/ Kovalev as the man.
HAD THE WEBER WATCH.
When KOvalev came to Petelon' s
house he had on a watch and chain.
! The chain was a brOad-linked one. a
charm shaped like a coin and with in
! itials on it was attached to the chain.
Petelon took hold of the chain and at
tempted to pull the watch out for the
purpose of looking at it. Kovalev in
stantly put his hand up to the watch
and pushed Petelon away. He would
not permit the witness to look at the
watch or take hold of the chain. After
staying at the house a short time he
went away, but returned about twenty
minutes afterward. He did not then
have the watch and chain on him.
THREW AWAY A WATCH.
| Petelon then told of a conversation
with the defendant at Zakrewsfkis shop
on Eighth street Thelatter and Stevens
the informer, were present Stevens ex-
/ hibited a watch to KovaleV and the
others present, and offered it for sale
KOvaleV said he had thrown away d
| better watch than the one exhibited by
Stevens. During their carOusals PetelOn
| asked Kovalev where he made the
raise" referring to the fact that the
/ defendant had $40 or so on him.
| Kovalev said he obtained the money
while working in the vicinity of Stock
/ ton.
PETELON'S SUSPICION.
| On DISCRIMINATION. Petalon said
/ he is p years of age and a locksmith
| by trade He first became acquainted
with KOvalev in the latter part of 1893.
/ He had met the defendant fifteen or
twenty times before the latter came to
/ kia house. He had a suspicion that Kov-
alev had stolen the chain. During the
/ time they werc together he quizzed
Eovalev about the watch and chain in
an effort to find out how he came by
them.
e c. Hart. one of the Defendants at
| torneys. then read part of the testimony
given by Petalon at the preliminary ex-
animation concerning his identity of the
/ chain. Petalon at that time said: Il am
almost positive that this is the chain
saw on Kovalev when he came to my
house"
Mr.. Hart asked Petelon if that was
what he testified to at the preliminary
examination, and Petelon replied that it
was. and that he is positive that the
chain exhibited in court is the one ne
saw on KOvaleV.
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
When the case was resumed in the
afternoon Petelon said he was first in
formed of KOvalevs arrest for the
! murder in Captaln ,epS' Office on the