The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-03

 called him vile names and said if 1t had not been for him he would have been, millionaire. He said he had to sell his interest in the Hercules Mine for $500 and get out of the country. ! told him 1t did not make any differ ence how much money ne had, he would lose 1t all at Faro anyway.7
 Malich said his store and saloon at Globeville was burned down June 2i, 1905. He was on his ranch in Montrose county, 434 miles from Denver. at this time. Asked if he had ever talked to Orchard with regard to or assist him in making bombs for Judges Goddard and Gabbert or anyone else. Malich caused a ripple of laughter by replying:
 T never saw e boom in my life"
 The witness was cross examined by Senator Borah. He was required to trace his movements from the time of his arrival in this country in the early eighties down to the present. He first met Pettibone when PettiboneSwas sell ing clothes wringers and rugs. He de- nied ever having given Pettibone his proxy to the 1904 convention of the Western Federation of Miners.
 sHow long was 1t after you went to your ranch before your saloon and the business burned downf" asked Senator Borah.
 "pid you have a talk with Orchard just before ieaving?"
 "No, sir"
 "How much insurance did you have on the placer
 About s5.soo."
 Had you taken out some insurance recently?"
 Hadn't some goods been taken from your plant just before the fire and ta- ken to Pettibone's store?
 "No. sir"
 .sThere was fire in your place the day after the saloon and business part burned?"
 .sYes. sir: they told me so." Malich next was questioned as to the accident.
 tDidnlt you go to Pettibone's store with your burned hands bandaged ur and din't he laugh at you and didn't you say it's not so d. funnyT I don't remember anything of the conversation with Pettibone about my hand"
 'Didn't Pethbone say to you. 'Yor don't want to monkey with my dopsr .sNo. sir" Left Bottles in Room. "When Steven Adams and his wife
 
 they bring some bottles over to youl place and leave them in your bed room, and wasn't 1t one of these bot | ties you got hold of and thought 1t hat come through the window?" '.Say, do you think I would have any | thing like that in my room after th' | doctor told me what 1t was?" asked l Malich in reply and in an tndignan 1 tone.
 .srhen go ahead" remarked the wit ness.
 He declared that Adams had neve ] left anything at his place so far as n
 .Did you believe Orchard was il earnest when he proposed blowing ul
 "Yss. until he told me he was joix ing-
 sUp to that time you thought he wal | Q bad ran7" "Yes. did" N "When Orchard proposed killing vii | liam Mcdonald, did you believe h. l would really kill himf" I "Yes. I thought he would either d. | 1t or beat me out of the $loo and no | do it."
 ] "And after this didn't you agree t' back Orchard in the saloon business?'
 T said I would stand good for hin for $500 or $4oO but I would not gt over that"
 Didn't Orchard come to you tn, ] night Lyte Gregory was killed and sa. | to you: Max, if am arrested for thii | you are to remember I was about you | place playing cards?" No. sir. Lyte Gregory was killed il 1 1904 and I never saw Orchard unti | 1s05."
 On redirect examination Attorne, | Richardson said to-the witness: l "You told Senator Rorah you first me Pettibone in 1887. You meant 1891 didn't you?"
 "Yss. sir" replied Maiich. q mean 1Ss7."
 l When the laughter had finally sub sided the date was fixed at 1897 ant Malich left the stand. The next occu l pant of the witness chair was Jo Meliet, who is also @ native of Aus | tria and former smelter man. Nellie | Is now a miner and a member of tn
 Western Federation. He said he frs met Harry Orchard aA Globeville, Jan
 uary. 1905. but denied that he had eve assisted Orchard or Adams to stea
 powder from the Union Pacific powde
 house or anywhere else.
 Did you ever have any converse
 tion with Orchard about blowing up
 hotel?"
 eyes, sir. Orchard came to me on
 day and asked me If I could tell hir | how the hotel was situated. told hir
 what I knew. He then asked me if
 didn't want to come along and help hir
 blow 1t up. told him no; that
 wouldn't stick any finger in 1t as
 never intended to kill anybody"
 Mehliet said he never talked wit