The record-union., 1895-07-03
FORGING CHAINS ABOUT KOBOLEV.
The Russian Convict and the Weber
Murders.
Strong Evidence Against Him at the
Preliminary Examination Now
In Progress.

In Progress.
Long before the hour set for the exam
tnation of Ivan Kobolev for the murder
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. 81. L. Weber q large
crowd thronged the courtroom Of Justice
of the Peace Henry yesterday morning.
Considerable time was spent in an effort
TO find a place large enough to accommo-
date the witnesses and spectators. ltwas
impossible to obtain one of the Superior
Court rooms, and finally the examine
ton was begun in Justice Henry's court
room.
The defendant was without counsel. and
appeared to be entirely at sea as to what
was going on. A young man was sworn
as interpreter, and the examination be-
gan after Justice Henry announced that
unless perfect order and quiet was MAIN
tanned he would clear the courtroom.
Captain Lees of the San Francisco Po-
lice Department sat beside District Attor-
ney Ryan and assisted him through
out the examination.
Luther L. Weber, son of the murdered
couple was the first witness for the pros
ecurion. He testified to having found the
remains of his murdered 1ather and
mother In the rear of she upper portion of
the building. The manner in which they
were lying, and what the witness did
after having made the awful discovery,
has been published heretofore in detail in
the RECORD UNION. He identified the
clothes found in q barrel in the rear of the
building, but they did not belong to his
father.
The clothes and an ak and Jimmy"
the latter two instruments being covered
with blood, were offered in evidence.
The ak was one Of the weapons used in
killing Mr.. and Mrs. Weber. The wit
ness also identi1ied a hatchet which was
found in the yard back of the store. 1t
was marked IS. P. Co.," and did not be-
long On the premises. The butcher
knife, covered with blood, and with
which the murderer or murderers
stabbed the Webers. WIS identified as be-
longing to the household. A pair of
trousers belonging to Mr.. Weber were
identified them. He had seen them in
Captain Lees office in San Francisco.
The suspenders found on the defendant
were identified by the witness as q pair
similar to those which his father had
worn. and which were embroidered by
witness sister.
Kobolev was then asked through an
any questions. He replied that he did
not
w. T. Hamilton testified to having
found lot of clothes in barrel in the
rear of the store. The clothes did not be-
long to Mr.. Weber, and il Is presumed
they were discarded by the murderer
after he had completed his bloody work.
A pair Of trousers found in the barrel
were spotted with blood. All the clothes
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he fully identified them.
Kovolev had no questions to ask Ham
ilton.
THE SAN JOSE AFFAIR.
George L. Pickering. police officer of
San Jose, was the next witness. He
knew Martin Stcherbakov, who was
killed in San Jose while attempting to
rob a merchant there named William
Dowdigan. He saw Stcherbakov and
one Of the other Russians detained as a
witness in San Jose on the 9th of last
March and they had lot of tools, con-
sisting of chisels, hammers and other
articles. which they disposed of in
pawnshop. On Stcherbakov's body was
found note on which was written the
address Of place on Folsom street In
San Francisco.
X. A. Anderson, another San j Jose pO-
lice officer, testified that Stcherbakov was
on when killed. When the remains were
exhumed they were attired in the same
garments. Witness identified them in
court as being the same ones in which
Stcher bakov was buried,
The coat and vest have been matched
with a pair of trousers which belonged
to Mr.. Weber, and were found to be of
the same quality and make.
A recess was then taken until I:30 p
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in the courtroom of Department One of
the Superior Court.
KoBoLEv's FIRST ARREST IN SAN FRAN
CISCO.
Thomas III. Bowlen testified that in De-
cember, 1894, ana January, 1885, he was
keeper of the City Prison in the old City
Hail in San Francisco. He exhibited
record OF arrests from o'clock on the
night of January 1st and to the same
hour on the night of the I'd. On the
record was entered the arrest of John
Dubroff, native of Russia; occupation,
shoemaker; cause of arrest, being drunk
The arrest was made by Officer John Me-
Gee at 1920 o'clock on the afternoon of
January 1st. George Petelon, an Ameri-
can, was arrested by the same officer ten
minutes before the arrest of Dubroff
Officer John McGee of San Francisco.
who arrested Dubroff, testified that he
was in the police station shortly before
IL o'clock, January lst, when a man
came to the station and reported that
man was being robbed in a saloon on
Sacramento street. Witness went to the
saloon and there found the defendant aud
three or four other persons. Witness
was told that kobolev had some money
on him and was being robbed. Witness
took them all to the station. One of the
mon arrested was searched and two So
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other had some money also. kobolev
accused the man who had the gold pieces
with having robbed him. He was George
Petelon, who was arrested by Officer
McGee. The case was dismissed in court,
kobolev saying that Petelon was friend
of his, and that he did not rob him.
MRS. wEBER'S WATCH.
Police officer j. NJ. Brodt of San Fran
cisco testified that he found Mrs. Weber's
watch in a closet in the City Prison. The
watch was covered with chloride of lime
and sawdust.
Officer o. II. knight testified to having
been informed by officer Brodt of the lat
ters discovery of the watch. Witness had
read cf the murder in newspaper and
remembered having seen the initials
which were engraved on the watch in the
paper.
KoBoLEv HAD MONEY.
Leonard Holland. soldier in the
United States army, testified that on JAM
uary lst he was in the Old Plaza Saloon
on Kearny street. kobolev and Petelon
came In together. kobolsv invited every
body to drink and threw some money on
the counter. Pstelon picked up some of
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