The record-union., 1895-07-04
CONVICT KOBOLBV HELD FOR TRIAL.
A Wonderful Chain of CircumstantiaI
Evidence.
Witnesses Repeat the Confessions He
Had Made-The Prisoners RAM
bling Statement.

hobolev, the Russian convict, for the
murder of T. H. L. Weber, was resumed
before Justice OF the Peace W. A. Henry.
Interest in the proceedings was un-
abated, and every word that dropped
from the mouths of the witnesses was
keenly listened to by everybody In the
room. AS on the first days proceedings,
there were q number of ladies present,
and they were as much interested in what
was going on as were the men.
J. j. Cody, police officer in San Fran
CISCO, was the first witness. He first
met Kobolev June 20th at 1880 o'clock in
the night Levin was with him. Wit
ness arrested both OF them. Captain
Lees had detailed him to look for hob-
oiev and arrest him. Kobolev had on a
black suit OF clothes. Witness ldentlhed
q pair of trousers exhibited In court as
the one Kobolev had on whom he was ar
rested
Witness also identified the suspenders
as having been attached to the trousers at
the time the defendant was arrested.
Both the trousers and the suspenders
have been identified by Luther Weber
as having belonged to his father and
which were taken away from +. ID. l.. 4
Weber, store after he was murdered.
Office when the defendant and a number
OF others were present kobOev there
said that in October. November and De-
Gem Der, 1894, he had been working for
q man named Davis, shoemaker, on
Third street. in San Francisco. Kobolev
said that previous to that time he was IN
the country picking cherries and grapes.
Witness asked Davis if the defendant
was working for him in December. Davis
replied that kObolev had not worked for
him st that time.
wEBER's CLOTHING IDENTIFIED.
Mrs. l.. L. Beesley, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Weber, next took the stand.
Mrs. Beesley identified her fathers coat
and vest as part OF suit Of which the
trousers were taken away after the muir
der and which were found on Kobolev
when he was arrested. Witness also
identified the trousers. The suspenders
she also identified. She made them for
her father She first saw the suspenders
in Captain Lees office and gave correct
description OF them before being per-
mitted TO see them. She identified them
Immediately upon being shown them
by Captain Lees. Witness identified her
mothers watch and chain, which were
found in the old City Hall Prison.
THE EYEGLASSES.
District Attorney Ryan here announced
that testimony regarding pair of eye
glasses had been given. The glasses, he
said, were shown TO Mrs. Beesley, and
she said they belonged TO her mother.
MIR. Ryan said Captain Lees thinks it
possible that the glasses did not belong to
Mrs. Weber. The carpenter, Zakrews-
kie. said he and Kobolev had purchased
a pair of glasses in San Francisco, and
for that reason Captain Lees desired more
time to make further Investigation con-
corning them.
c. J. \ oack, jeweler OF this city. Mr..
Ryan said, sold Mrs. Weber a pair of
glasses, and they were taken from the
house alter the murder. MIR. Noack was
not satisfied that the glasses shown III
court are the ones he sold to Mrs. Weber.
lie Is under the impression the ones he
sold bore his sale mark. The prosecu-
ton reserved the right to introduce the
glasses IN evidence.
KoBOLEV SEEN ABOUT wEBER's STORE
BEFORE THE MURDER.
George II. JOst testified that he lives
about block from where the murder Oc-
CURED. AT about o'clock on the even
ing prior TO the murder he saw a strange
man near W ebers store. He looked at
the man and the man looked at him.
Witness identified the defendant as being
the stranger he saw on the premises.
II have been looking for the same man
ever since," said Mr.. Jost. When wit
ness saw Kobolev's cut in San Fran
cisco newspaper he thought the picture
was that OF the defendant.
CAPTAIN LEES STORY.
Captain l. w. Lees of San Francisco
then took the stand. His attention was
first called 10 kobolev and the other Rus
SLAMS by Ii man named Bennett. Witness
then sent Cody after Stevens, the pho
tographer, 10 whom the carpenter said
kobolev had intimated completely in the
Weber murder. The arrest of kobolev
followed. When Kobolev was arrested
samples of tue goods taken from Weber's
house were sent to witness. The trous-
ers which kobolev wore were nearly two
sizes too large for him.
koboiev said he was picking cherries
in January. lie denied having been in
Sacramento, but admitted having been
close by. Defendant said a week subse-
quent thereto he worked for Davis,
which the iattor denies. Stoherbokov's
picture was shown defendant, but the
latter said he did not know herbokov,
who was killed in San Jose while at
tempting to rob a merchant there.
Witness identified the trousers found
on kobolev when he was arrested as be-
ing the ones which it is claimed were
Mr. Weber's and which match the coat
and vest, which were not taken.
Zakrewskie, the carpenter, told witness
that koboley made partial confession
to him OF the murder of the Webers.
Zakrewskie said he was willing to con-
front kobolev and reiterate what he had
said. Zakrewskie's statement was taken
down in shorthand by witness steno-
grapher.
THE SAN JOSE CORPSE
Edward l.. Gibson, detective in the
San Francisco Police Department, testi-
fed that Oh June 10th he went TO San
Jose to Investigate concerning Stcherbo
kov. The body was taken up and the
coat and part of the vest were removed.
They corresponded with pair of trou-
sers found in the lower part of the store.
Witness was given the address found on
the dead man of place on Folsom street.
The place was occupied by Russians.
KoBoLEv'S CONFESSION To ZAKREwsKIE.
WIadislaw Zakrewskei, who says kobo-
lev confessed 10 him that he had hand
in the murder OF the Webers, next took
the stand. Witness says he is a car
penter and lives in the Potrero, in San
Francisco. He has lived in that city ten
months He knew the defendant six
months. de first met him IN saloon on
Third street, in san francisco. Also
knew Stcherbakov, the man VINO was
killed in san Jose. Defendant brought
Stcher oakoy TO witness lodgings about
six months ago.
When witness first met Kobolev the
latter was with Stcherbakov. Witness
had not seen defendant for three months
after Christmas, 1894. When defendant
returned he remained with witness two
months. Stevens was present with wit
ness and kobolev when witness said
Stevens offered to sell him watch. The
watch was shown to the defendant, who
said he had thrown away better watch
than stevens into a closet After that
Kobolev appeared to be afraid to meet a
policeman.