The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-07-05
thing like that am going to denounce

thing like that am going to denounce
you.''
Malich said he Anew nothing about
the taking of any powder from the
Union Pacific
Malich testified that he next saw
Orchard in May. 1906. This time
Orchard told him the smelter COM
pany's store was taking all his trade
away from him. He offered to "do
up William Mcdonald, the proprietor
of the store, for $500. Malich said he
told Orchard. that he had all the trade
he wanted and he would not have
anybody killed on his account. The
next time he saw Orchard was when
the man was writing hail insurance.
He lent Orchard $40, which was sent
back to him from Rockyford. Asked
as to Orchards financial condition the
winter he lived with Steve Adams
Malich said he had to let Orchard
have money five or six times, being
paid back when the latter made a
raise" at gambling. ~
Malioh then told of Orchard accom-
panying him to bathhouse, where the
latter again suggested doing up"
Billy Mcdonald, but Malich declared
he did not want anything like that
done for him. Orchard, he said, then
got to talking about former Governor
Steunenberg and said that If it had
not been for him he would have been
millionaire. Asked if he had ever
talked to Orchard with regard to or
assisted him in making bombs for
Judges Goddard and Gabbert or any
one else Malich caused ripple Of
laughter by replying:
Il never saw boom in my life"
Malich also testified that two un-
successful attempts were made to
blow up or burn his place Of business
while running a store in competition
with the mine company's store. 1t
was finally destroyed by fire June Fl,
1905, while he was absent on his
ranch in another part of the state.
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 time.
McPariand's Brother Testlfies.
The next witness for the defense
aroused unusual interest He was
Edward L. Mcfarland, a brother of
Pinkerton Detective James McPar-
land, who has been in charge of secur-
ing evidence for the state The wit
ness said he was not member Of the
Western Federation Of Miners but &
shoemaker by trade.
He was at work in his shoeshop in
Victor the day Of the riot there fol-
lowing the Independence depot ex-
plosion. After the shooting started
MCFARLAND said five men came to his
shop and said they wanted him. He
was marched between lines of soldiers
to the train and taken to Colorado
Springs, where he and several hun
lred miners were transferred to the
Santa Fe road and taken to within a
short distance of the Kansas line. The
engineer of the train refused to take
the men across the state line.
AFTER we left the train three vol
leys were fired over our heads and we
were told to never come back" said
Mcfarland 1--WE went into the fields
for some time, when along came a
train which slowed down. The engi-
neer asked us if we were the deport-
ed men. He then told us to get
aboard and he took us into Holly,
Colo., where we remained for some
time"
did you ever go back to Victor2"
mo, SIR" =.
The next, occupant Of the witness
chair was Joe Mehliet, native of
Austria and formerly a smelterman.
He said he first met Harry Orchard at
Globeville in January, 1905, but de-
MED that he had ever assisted Orchard
or Adams to steal powder from the
Union Pacific powderhouse or any,
where else.
did you ever have any conversa-
tion with Orchard about blowing up
q hotel?"
Yes, sir. Orchard came to me one
day and asked me If could tell him
how the hotel was situated. 1 had
worked there two years and told him
what knew. He then asked me If I
didn't want to come along and help
him blow it up. told him no; that I
wouldn't stick any finger in it, as I
never intended to kill anybody"
Mehliet said he never talked with
Orchard as to any attempt on Gov
ernor Peabody or anybody else. Meh-
1iet first met Orchard through Detec.
tive Gratias.