Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-07-02
MAX MAL|CH DENIES,
ORCHARDS STATEMENT
He Never Saw A Bomb Nor Did He
Ever Handle PettibOne Dope
Though Burned By 1T

BOISE, July Max Malich was
called to the stand Immediately after
the opening Of court today. He 10 n
carpenter and miner and was smelteR~
man at Globeville, Colo, during the
strike of 1903. He was introduced to
Harry Orchard as Thomas Hogan by
A. w. Gratias. the Pinkerton desective-
who was then secretary and acting
president of the local Smeltsrmen'D~
union. Hogan was theA living with
Steve Adams.
Orchard testified that Malich hacaa
suggested to him the blowing up on a.
hotel where $50 non union miners were
living. and had helped him to steal 10os
pounds of dynamite from the Union
Pacific power house.
Malich declared on the stand that
this testimony was false. He said that
Orchard or Hogan said to him;
What is the matter with you folks
out here. the scabs are getting the best
of you. Why don't. you blow thar
damn hotel off the earth" Malich SAID
he replied: tom wouldn't stand for
t under no circumstances. If you do
anything like that / am going to de-
nounce you"
After this witness said Orochard said
he was just joking. Malich knew
nothing of the taking of the powder
from the Union Pacific powder house.
The witness was once a member OK
the city council at Globeville and de-
clared two attempts were made to burn.
his place of business then hotel ana
saloon, once when the ladies auxiliary
held card party for the strike reflex
and the other time when bottle
of acid was thrown through his VIM
dow as he was about to retire.
Some of the acid burned his wrist TOT
the bone and he ran from the room
and with his little SON returned to the
place. which was then full of smoke
and the carpet smouldering. He di6
not discover who made the attempt
Malich swore that Orchard proposes
the blowing UP of the non-union hotes
and the killing of Mcdonald, but ne
refused to have anything to do Win
either of the crimes. He also denie@
anv knowledge of the Pettibone dope
or its use in his store and swore Or
chard told him that but for Steunen-
bers he would be rich man and thau
he would kill him.,
Malich testified that his store was
burned while he was on his ranch ND
Montrose county, 434 miles away
When asked If he ever talked to Or
chard about assisting him in making
bombs for Judges Goddard ana CAD
bert or anyone else, Malich created q
ripple of laughter by replying:
"I never saw a bomb in my life
senator Borah cross examined Ma
Itch. The witness was required 70
trace his movements in this country
since his arrival in the early eighties
down to the resent time. He met Pet
tibone when the latter was seiiinG
| clothes wringers and rugs. He never
gave his proxy to the miners conven-
ton in 1908. He said his saloon anG
place of business was burned up three
days after he went to the ranch. He
did not talk to Orchard just before
leaving.
! He said he carried $500 insurance
and Qenleu IHdI any BOouS hoN DSSA~
removed from the store and taken to-
Pettibone's establishment just before
the fire. He said he was told the ire
in the store occurred the day after
the saloon was burned.
i Regarding the acid incident Borah'
asked if he did not go to Petitioners
store with his band bandaged up, anc'
If Pettibone did not laugh at him anU
If he did not reply its not so -
funny" but the witness was unable to
remember any such conversation Win
, Pettibone.
An interesting witness called be1oTS
{ adjournment was Edward L. McPar--
4 land, brother of Detective Mcfarland
: who gave a graphic description OF his
: deportation from Victor, where he was
e a shoemaker at the time OF the riots
: He swore he was subjected to many
2 ind gnities and was sent away from
T town with the other men.