The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-14

Francisco as WltneS against EeteiOn
when the latter was charged with rob-
| hing Kovalev, told what transpired in
the saloon the night he, Kovalev and
| Petelon were arrested Kovalev was
treating everybody, and threw his purse
| on the counter. He insisted on the wit
| ness taking between 81 and 50. KOVa-
| lev took newspaper out of his pocket
and unfOlded it on the counter before
! Peteion, to whom he said something, but
witness did not know what it was.
CAME HERE IN OCTOBER.
| Arnold Levin, one of the witnesses for
the prosecution, and who has been de-
! tanned as a witness in the case since
KovaleV'S arrest, next took the stand.
He said he had known Kovalev about
| two years. He first got acquainted with
him in the saloon of a Russian named
| WoJeWoda, on Third street, in San
/ francisco. He also met Matthuski
iStcherbakov, Kovalev's friend, IN the
saloon They came to Levin for assist
ance, and he procured employment for
them. Levin kovalev and Stcherba-
| lloy came to Sacramento on the 9th of
October, 1894
On one occasion before they left San
| Francisco, he noticed a new suit of
| clothing on kOvaieV. Levin asked him
where he obtained it, and he replied
| that StcherbakOV gave it to him. They
came TO this city by the way of Stock
| ton, and walked the entire distance
After they reached here they went
| into the Capitol grounds and rested.
They went to Woods Hotel, on Front
street, and took lodgings there. They
remained il this city q few days and
| then went to LOOMS, Placer County
| Before leaving the city Levin and
| Stcherbakov exchanged garments at
the latter's request. After their re-
| turn 20 this city Levin asked Stcher-
| bakOv for the return of his coat, and
| the request was complied with.
PLANS FOR ROBBING.
While they were in Loomis Stcher-
! bakov said he knew how he could get
500 III certain house there. He sug
| gested to Levin and KoValeV that they
remain outside while he went inside
and stole the money. Before they left
| LOOmis StCherbakoV said he knew
where he could get lots of money in
this city He suggested that Levin
need have nothing to do with the man
ner in which he would get the money
He asked Kovalev if it was advisable
to leave Levin out of it entirely Kov-
alev replied that Levin was a friend of
his. and would not say anything about
| it Previous to the time Levin and
StcherbakOv exchanged garments the
latter had made his headquarters in a
freight car After Levin returned from
| LOOMS he went to Folsom. He said
| he was afraid to remain here on ac-
count of Stcherbakov Subsequently
they met in San Francisco. Kovalev
said that in the meantime he had been
in Mexico. Levin asked Kovalev if he
had obtained any money in Loomis.
Kovalev replied that Stcherbakov had
CHOKED A WOMAN
There for the purpose of robbing her,
| and had to leave on account Of it.
| During the conversation Stcherbakov
| joined them, and they went to the lat
| ter's lodgings. He had a new suit on.
He went out to get some beer, and while
he was away Kovalev told Levin that
Stcherbakov might kill him Ievin) be-
| cause he knew too much of what was
going on and might tell about the
LOOMS incident
! On the 9TH of last January KOvalev
asked Levin if he had read anything in
the papers about the Weber murder.
Levin replied that he had.
COSTLY SUSPENDERS.
AT that time Kovalev said he only had
| about IS 10. Witness noticed that KOV-
alev had fine pair of suspenders. The
| latter said they were very dear. They
appeared to be covered with red rib
| ben. After the news of the murder was
read to Kovalev he said he could not
| sleep.
alev changing a number of SO and 81
| gold pieces, although he had told
Levin he had only SIS 10.
| In the month of February Levin and
| Kovalev went toZakrewfski's carpenter
shop, which was then situated on Fol-
| som street. Stevens and George Pete
lon were also there. After they were in
| H.
! Jose came and, exhibiting a photo
! graph of Stcherbakov, taken after he
" as dead, asked if any of them could
| identify it, Kovalev and the others
said they did not know him.
Kovalev afterward told Levin that
| he did know Stcherbakov. The latter
he said had been killed in San Jose
while attempting to rob man there.
! THE DISCARDED CLOTHING.
The clothing and other garments
found in the barrel in the shed back
! of the store where the Weber murder
| occurred were shown to Levin, and he
| was asked if he knew anything about
them
| Hardly a murmur could be heard as
| the witness stepped down from the
| stand and raked over the coats, vests,
| trousers and shirts found in the barrel.
| The audience expected something i'm
! pOrtant and it came in the witness
positive identification of a coat and
vest which he said the accused wore
! before he left San Francisco.
| KOValeV's trousers he also identified.
They were found in the barrel be-
smeared with blood. Levin also iden-
tiled the trousers Kovalev wore after
New Years Day in San Francisco.
and which were taken from Weber's
! house.
KOVALEV WAS SUSPICIOUS.
Recurring to the time they were in
| San Francisco, Levin said that in the
! latter part Of last June Kovalev acted
as though he was suspicious of him.
| The accused asked him if he was a
member of a detective society, and Lee
win told him he was not. Kovalev said
| that Zakrewsfki said Levin was a de-
! tective.
| Witness said he accounted for Kov-
| alev's suspicion in that regard by
| Zakrewsfd having told Kovalev that
| he had heard Stevens tell the witness
| that he would give his head to find the
| murderers of the Webers.
| In speaking about the murder Levin
| told Kovalev he had heard that the
Webers had been killed with an ak.
| Kovalev replied that he thought they
had been shot.
At I 30 o'clock an adjournment was
taken until 10 o'clock this morning.