The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
STILL CALLING ORCHARD LIAR
HAYWOOD WITNESSES Ar SING
EVIDENCE TO ONE TINE.

dSne Man Proves an AIlbi by Reing Drunk.
and Many Heard Orchard Roaming
About Roaring Threats Against steun-
cnberg-was nOwn TO the Barkeeps.
GorsE. July 2.-Hsywood's lawyers di-
vided their time to-day between efforts to
rove Orchard a liar and attempts TO show
t,Dt in Cripple Creek and Telluride the mine
owners and the Citizens Alliance members
were the aggressors in the days OF trouble
end not the miners.
First they worked on several Witnesses
whom Orcherd had accused of p%articiF ating
in his unlawful doings. or course all 0f
them swore that Orchard il entitled to the
heavyweight Ananias title and that the
things hs said about them are fifty to be
described only 10y thlt shorter and uglier
word" but they all admitted knowing
Orchard pretty intimately, and their ac-
counts Of the scenes and times of these
scquaintanceships agreed lretty well with
Orchards.
The days Witnesses included three bar
tenders. and of cours, nearly every wit
ness that testified had heard Orchard
threaten the life Of ex-Uov. Steunenberg.
Max Malich. the Austrian. mentioned 50
many times 10y Harry Orchard as his as
III itbhN v Ail' aiFS' "'
first this morning to shy: Never done IT,"
Malich il was. according TO Orchard,
who helped procure and hide a good deal
of the powder that was used 10 make bombs.
lialich is not a miner. but ran a general
provision store and a saloon in Globeville.
a suburb of Denver. where he was a power
among the Austrinns who worked in the
big smelter. Malich. however. was a
member of the Western Federation of
Miners.
He testified that early IN 1876 he was in
troduced to Orchard, then know n az Thomas
Hogan, by A. W. Gratias. who though
q union man and "A leader among Fedora
ton men, was also n Pinkerton detective.
Orchard was then living with Steve Adams
and his wife. Orchard doing most Of the
trading for the whole family and hanging
about Malich's saloon a good deal.
Malich said Orchard once said to him
that they ought TO blow that damned
Globe Hotel of the earth and get rid of
them scabs." That referred to a building
owned by the owners Of the smelters and
used n house the non-union men in. Malich
declared that he wouldn't stand for il and
would denounce Orchard if he did ii.
Orchard had testified that il was Malich
who proposed blowing up the "scabs" and
that Haywood vetoed the scheme. He also
said that Malich helped steal some dynamite
with him. OF course Mslich denied that
too.
In May. 1905, Malich said Orchard came
to him and offered 10 fix Billy Mcdonald.
of the Globe Mercantile Company.
whose stores we're favored by the smelter
people in preference to Malich's. -Ill put
him out OF the way. il won't cost you much.
only $780,. is what Mslich said Orchard told
him. OF course the witness spurned this
very attractive offer.
The Austrian said that he loaned Orchard
money four or five times hat 1905 winter
and he didn't think Orchard and Adams
had much money then, because they always
bought the cheapest stun.
or course Malich didn't leave the stand
without telling about Orchard threatening
to kill Gov. Steunenberg According TO the
witnesses for the defence Orchard must
nave gone about breathing fire and slaughter
against Steunenberg a good part OF his time
Cross-examination revealed that Malich
has been connected with the saloon busi-
ness since 1883, part of the time working
where gambling rooms were also maintained
with the saloon He has known Pettibone
since 1880 and often went to his store and
his house. He has known Meyer well, too,
and used to talk with him often about fed.
GRAFTON business, just as he did with Hay
wood.
Senator Borah asked the witness il he
did not send proxies to the 1908 convention
OF the federation in Salt Lake City by
George A. Pettibone. but the Austrian could
not remainder much about it,.
He admitted that his saloon in Globe
was burned down about a month after he
retired to his ranch in 1905. IL was insured
for %. 800. He never heard anything Of some
Of the goods being transferred TO Petit
>-. 49,. AhA Has, hAfAra H. a..
Malich told OF somebody throwing a
bottle OF -acid" in at his window and OF
getting his hands burned with il. The Sena-
tor asked him IL he did not go 10 see Petit
bone while his burned hands were still
wrapped. The witness said he did.
Y. And did not Pettibone laugh AZ YOU; and
did not you object TO that and then did not he
say. We'll. you don't want to fool with my
dope"7 A. Never said any such thing.
O.. Did not Adams and his wife bring some
thing over to your house in bottles and leave
Il there when they were leaving? \. No, sir:
never left nothing in my place as ! know OF.
Melich told Senator Borah that it was only
four or five days after he met Orchard that
Orchard proposed To blow up the non-union
hotel.
q. And you told him it was not necessary to
blow up McDonali's because You had all the
business you needed? A.. Yes. sir.
q. Did he make any other propositions Of
murder' A. Yes. Gov. SteunenberG
Q. But you did not break OF friendship on |
account Of those murdcrous talks. but on ar- '
count Of a business matter? \. Yes. sir: he ,
wanted ne TO put him M in the saloon bust
ness and l offered TO II II only cost n few hum .
dred dollars. but IL cost more and ! wouldmt I
DO 1t. ,
Q. This was after the Steunenberg threat?
A.. Yes.
Q. The non-uniOn hotel murder plan, too"
A. Yes.
q. And the proposal 10 kill Billy Mcdonald
for 500? Yes. sir, it was.
Joe Melich. Austrian No. 2. who used to |,
tend bar for Austrian No. ! and il now a
union miner. followed his former boss on
the witness stand. He knew Orchard in
Globeville as we'll as Steve Adams. He de.
MED STEALING any powder with Orchard and