The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-03
Alkman Declares He Did Not Take
Any Part Whatever In the vlndl.
Gator Mine Explosion

bomb anywhere.
lie declared he know nothing ~ the
yindlcator explosion until after II oc-
CURED. Aikman was Ia the Cripple
Greek "bull pen for ten days or two
weeks. lie said he once worked for n
short time In the Nindicator mine. Fol
lowing his release from the bull pen
AIkman said he was held In the conn
u Jail for three months. lie was never
tried for anything.
GLOW did YOU manage 90 get outf'
asked Attorney barrow.
well. I don't know" replied AK
man. They took me a. the sheriff. 81
Zee one day aud charged me q bits aud
lct me go"
"Did you pay the q bitsT'
Eyes. cir: I borrowed a."
Ahman maintained that he knew nb-
solutely nothing about an attempt on
the life ~ Governor Peabody.
"Did you ever ~ out In a ~ 18th
Harry Orchard aud Joe Mehllet 10 MI
Governor Peabody
"No. sir: did not" declared Alkman
positively. Il did not even know Joe
Mehlict at that time"
lie asserted that he had never had
any connection with Orchard or any
one else In any criminal act
Altman said on cross examination
that be- aud Steve Adams were always
good friends. lie was also friendly
with Owncy Tarncs. Tie denied that
he knew whene Governor Peabody.
Justice Goddard. Justice Gahbcrt and
General sherman Hell lived IN Denver.
lie knew Pcttll,one quite well and
went 10 his store quite often. tie got
relief from the federation. but doubted
that he received Il through rettlbonc.
Max Malich was called 20 the stand
aud said he was n carpenter aud min
er. lie was n smclter man at Globe
vllle Colo. NJ the time 81 the strike In
1910.
"nid you know n man named Harry
Orchard. alias Thomas ilugnnf asked
Attorney Richardson. who conducted
the examination.
Il was introduced o. him NJ Tom Ito
gan by n Pinkerton detective named
A. W. Gratias"
Orchard testified that Malich had
suggested to him the blowing up ~
hotel where i5O nonunlon miners were
living and had helped him steal loo
pounds ~ dynamite from the Union
Pacific powder house. Malich declared
that the testimony was all false.
lie said that Orchard. or Hogan.
came 20 him one day aud said: what
Il the matter with you folks out here
Tho seals arr getting the best u you
why don't you blow that - hotel on
tho earthT'
lie sild h. replied. TON. wouldn't
stand for II under the circumstances.
n you do anything like that am go.
Ing to dcnounce you"
After this the witness said Orchard
told him he was joking.
Mnlich said be- knew nothing about
taking any powder from the Union
Pacific. lie declared two attempts had
been made a. burn his place ~ busi-
ness. the last ON April -. 1895. after
Orchard had left Giobcville.
There had been n card party In the
hall Of the hotel the night Of the 9th.
Malich said. given 10y the women's
auxiliary In charge of strike relief.
II had gone 10 my bedroom 10 re-
tire" said the witness. 'whcn some
body threw n bottle 81 acld or some
thing through the window. The bottle
burst about three feet In front Of me
and some ~ the fluid splashed on my
wrist. burning through Co the bone.
n grabbed up my thrcc-ycar.old hoy
who was asleep. aud ran out ~ IN,
room with him. When we went bach
the room was filled with smoke from
the carpet which was smolderlng"
lie saw Orchard In the month fol
lowing. This time Orchard told hin
the smeltcr companies store was tax
Ing all his trade away from him.
lie offered TO do up" William Nc
Donald. the proprietor OF the store fo
500.
Mallch said he told Orchard that h,
had all the trade he wanted. and h
would not have anybody killed on hi
account. The next time he saw or
chnrd was when the man was writlnl
Insurance. lie lent Orchard $50. which
was sent back from Rocky Ford
3 Meyer and Haywood Reelected.
DENVER, July 3.-Chnrles IT. Moy,