Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-04
Max Malich Brands Story Of
Haywood Accuser Con-
Meeting Him With Dy-
Mantle Theft as a
False rood
HAYWOOD ATTORNEYS
ATTACK Pl'NkERTONS
Confidential R ep orts Pre-.
sented to Jury Show De-
tectives Were is Close
Touch With Colo
RADIO Crimes


Boise. Idaho, July 2.-The Haywood
trial was resumed at 9:35 when Max
Malich was called to the stand by the
defense.
When Harry Orchard was on the
stand it will be remembered he testi-
lied that Malich had suggested to him
The blowing up Of hotel wheer $50
non-union miners were living and had
helped him to steal 100 pounds OF
dynamite from the Union Pacific Pow
der House.
Malich declared today the testimony
was all false
MalIch Denies Everything.
Orchard has testified that Malich
offered him 500 to blow up the store
Of William Mcdonald business RI
val, and privately informed the pros
ecution that Malich hand burned
himself with "Pettibone dope" while
preparing to burn his own store; had
later burned his store with Petit
hone dope" and that Malich had agreed
to help him with an alibi when he
killed Detective Gregory.
Malich declared all these statements
false and said he refused to have any
thing to do with any crime proposed
by Orchard
Threat to XIII Steunenberg.
He denied all knowledge of Petit
lone dope" or'its use in his store He
said Orchard told him but for Steun-
euberg he would be a rich man and
Tat he would kill him.
An interesting witness just before
court adjourned was Edward MOZART
land, brother of Captain James Nc
Partland, head OF. the western division
of the Pinkerton agenr. Mcfarland
gave graphic description of his de-
portation from Victor, There he was
shoemaker at the time Of the riots.
He swore he was subjected to many
indignities and was sent away from
the town with the other men.
Charges Misuse Of Militia.
Another interesting witness was Jas.
l. Wallace, an attorney Of Cripple
Creek. who served with the militia
first as a private and then as lieu
tenant during the strike of 10000. He
lrelated several instances as tending to
show the misuse of the power of the
Nlllillle Wy Tie lIlllle OWlSISp gave liAS
criminal records Of some Of the gun
fighters imported by the mine owners;
told of the working Of the card sys-
tenn; recited the circumstances con-
nected with the footing Of the union
stores and a newspaper office, and
swore that he saw K G. Sterling, chief
detective for the mine owners, fire the
first shot in the Victor riot the day OF
the Independence station incident.
Detectives as opiea on Union.
The object of the defense In placing
the Friedman documents in evidence
was to corroborate the testimony OF
Friedman given last Saturday to the
effect that the Pinkertons placed spies
in the different locals Of the Western
Federation of Miners with instructions
to report daily.
"Told to Kill Union Men,"
Mr.. Darrow read two lengthy reports
from Pinkerton Operative J, N. Lon
doner, now assistant superintendent In
the Denver office. The reports were
from Victor Colo. at the time of tho
1904. Londoner told graphically of the
intense excitement prevailing in the
Cripple Creek district at this time. anC
the threats made against the union.
II was made deputy as soon as
showed my face" wrote Londoner
land was told to kill any union mar
or sympathizer who spoke to me-"
The operative added that at the tins
of his writing there was strong tall
of taking the leaders of the union from
the bull PEN and hanging them Tn,
citizens demanded the resignation o.
Sheriff Robertson. He declined. The,
got a rope and put moose about hi
neck. He was given five minutes il
which to decide. Robertson looked a