The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-02

Boise, Idaho, July Max Malich
was called to the stand Immediately
after the opening of court today. He
was smelterman at Globeville, Col,
at the time of the strike in 1903 He
was introduced to Orchard as Tom
Hogan by a Pilkerton detective nam
ed A. w. Gratias in February, 1905.
Malich said he did not know Ora
tias was a detective at the time, for
ne was acting as president of the To-
cal Smeltermen's union Orchard was
then living with Steve Adams and
his wife. Malici had become proprie
tor of a small hotel and bar. Orchard
testified that Malich had suggested
to him the blowing up of hotel
wnere $50 1on-union miners were liv
ing, and had helped him steal 100
pounds of dynamite from the Union
Pacific powder house. Malich declar-
ed today that this testimony was
false. He said Orchard or Hogan
came to him one day and said What
is the matter with you folks out here?
The scabs are getting the best of
you. Why don't you blow that d
MOTEL off the earth?" He replied, tom
cumstances. If you do anything like
that l am going to denounce you
After tiis he says Orchard told
him he was just joking. Malich said
he knew nothing about the ticking of
the powder. He declared that two at
tempts were made to burn his place
of business, the last one April 27,
1905, after Orchard had left Globe
Vile 81 had gone to my bedroom"
said the witness, when somebody
threw a bottle of acid or something
through the window. The bottle burst
some of the fluid splashed on my
wrist, burning through to the bone
I grabbed up my three year old boy,
VINO was asleep. and ran out of the
room with him"
He saw Orchard the month follow
ing. This time Orchard told MIN the
Smelter Company's store was taking
all his trade away from him. He OF
fered to 'tdo up" William Mcdonald,
the proprietor of the store, for 800.
Mafich said he told Orchard he had
all the trade he wanted and that he
would not have anybody killed on mis-
account. Malich next related a conver
sation he had with Orchard in Tur-
kish bath establishment when Orch
ard remembered his proposition about
Mcdonald HE then got to talking
to me about Governor Steunenberg,
called him vile names, and said if it
had not been for him ne would be
millionaire"
Malich said his store and saloon at
Globeville burned down June 81, 1905.
He was ON his ranch in Montrose
county 434 miles from Denver at the
time.
Being asked if he ever talked with
Orchard in regard to or assisted him
il making bombs for Judges Goddard
any Gabbert or anyone else, Malich
called out a ripple of laughter by re-
plying. 81 never saw a boom in my
life YETI
Malich denied on cross eXamina-
ton that ne burned himself with Pet
tibone dope" while preparing to burn
his own store, and later burned it
with Pettiboae dope and that he
agreed to help Orchard with an alibi
when he killed Detective Lyte Greg
ory.
The next witness was Joe Meheliet.
member of the Western Federation.
He said that he first met Orchard at
GlobeviIle in January, 1905, but de-
MED that he ever assisted Orchard
or Adams to steal powder from the
Union Pacific powder house or any
where else. He said that he refused
to go with Orchard and help blow up
the hotel which he proposed. Niche
liet said he never talked with Orch
ard as to any attempt on Governor
Peabody or anybody else.
The next witness was Edward l.
McPharland. brother of the Pink
erton detective, James McPharIand.
VINO has been IN charge OF securing