The record-union., 1895-11-15

welfare, and provided them with en-
ployment\
Levin was asked why he was such a
friend of Kovalev when they differed
SO in their governmental ideas.
NOT ON SPEAKING TERMS.
The witness did not understand the
question, and Mr.. Anderson asked him
if he was friend of the Car of Russia
Levin caused a roar of laughter by
replying that he was not acquainted
with the Car.
Levin said that when he and Kova-
lev arrived in this city from Stockton
they stopped in the Capitol grounds to
rest. He was asked by Major Ander-
son if Kovalev wore any such clothing
as was described by George H. Jost as
being worn by the strange man who
loitered about Weber's store on the
night before the discovery of the muir
der.
Levin replied that Kovalev was not
attired in clothing such as was de-
scribed by Jost. The witness took out
his first citizenship papers in San Fran
cisco in 1893. He had no particular re-
lsion, and joined the Greek Church
from mere force of habit.
Here the noon recess was taken.
AFTERNOON PROCEEDINGS.
Levin, resuming his testimony, said
he joined the church because he felt
like it. He did not know any other
reason for doing SO. He did not join
the church because he believed in the
Russian Government and was in SYM
pathy with it. He was afraid of
| StcherbakOv, because he thought him
to be a bad man. StcherbakoY threat
ened to kill him because he refused TO
assist in the robbery of the woman in
Loomis. The witness said he never
reported the movements of certain
| Russians in San Francisco to the Rus
| sian Consulate there, and he denied be-
| ing a Russian spy.
| He declared he was Kovalev's friend,
and is still his friend, notwithstand-
/ ing the fact that he was willing to tes-
/ tify to what Kovalev had told him con-
| cerning the movements of StcherbakoV
| and himself after they lett san Fran
! cisco. Kovalev had told witness that
! he had had some trouble with Stcher-
| bakov on account Of what koValeV
/ had said to witness about the Loomis
/ incident.
/ KOVALEV'S FORMER EMPLOYER.
Albert Davis, a shoemaker of San
Francisco, testified that he had known
! Kovalev and Stcherbakov about two
years Both had been in his employ.
! Kovalev Quit in the latter part of April
and went away. After he returned he
/ asked for employment again, Whlcd
was given him. KOvalev said he had
| been in San Jose. Stcherbakov also re-
! turned
! One night in October he came to wit
ness store and he and Kovalev went
away together Stcherbakov afterWard
| came back and asked for a dollar. He
said he wanted to buy a suit of clothing
| from man.
THE BLOODY TROUSERS.
The witness was shown a pair Of
trousers and asked if he had ever seen
| them before. He replied that Kovalev
! had worn them when in his employ.
! He next saw them after Kovalev went
| away, when a police officer in San
/ Francisco showed them to him.
! CThe trousers were the ones found
1 in the barrel back of Weber's store after
| the murder)
Kovalev had not worked for the wit
ness in December, 1894 He returned
to work in the latter part of February
! He worked there until his arrest. He
said while away he had travelled in the
country and had picked cherries and
| grapes for a living.
Davis was shown another pair OF
! trousers. These he said were worn by
! Kovalev when he was arrested. They
were too wide for him, and did not look
as though they were made to order.
J CThese trousers We're worn by KoVa-
lev at the time Of his arrest. and are
I claimed to have been taken from We
! ber's house on the night of the nurder.)