Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-02
SAYS ORCHARD LED
TALK TOWARD CRIME
Union Miner Contradicts Muir
derer's Story at Boise.
TESTIMONY OF MAX MALICH
Knew Orchard in Denver as Thomas
Hogan.
WANTED TO BLOW UP "sCABS"
Ex-Pinkerton Man on the Stand Yes.
terday Finished His Story Of
the Stolen Letters.
Knew Orchard in Denver as Thomas
Hogan.
TO BLOW UP "SCABS"

| More testimony was produced in
the Haywood trial at Boise, Idaho,
today tending to discredit the story
of Harry Orchard. One of the union
men who knew him under the name
of Hogan in Denver swore that he
had threatened Orchard with ex'
posure if he molested the non-union
miners boarding house. This was
man that Orchard had said sug-
gested to him to dynamite the home
of the "scabs." Morris Friedman,
the ex-Pinkerton employe, con-
cluded his story yesterday afternoon.
BOISE. Idaho, July MAX Malich was
called to the stand Immediately after the
opening of court today. Malich is car
penter and MINER He was a smelter man
at Globevilie, Col. at the time Of the strike
in 1903 Malich said he was an Austrian.
as were most Of the men in the Globeville
smelters
did you know a man named Harry Or
chard, alias Thomas Hogan" asked At
tOrney RlcnarCson, WHO Conducted TIE GA
animation.
II was introduced to him Tom Hogan
by Pinkerton detective named A. w.
Gratias.'
Malich said he did not know that Gra-
tias was detective at this time, for he
was working secretly and was acting as
president of the local smelter union. The
witness said 1t was in February, 1903, that
he met Orchard. who was then living with
Steve Adams and his wife. Malieh had be-
come proprietor of a small hotel and bar
at this time.
Orchard testified, it will be remembered,
that Malich had suggested to him the blow
ing up Of a hotel where $50 non-union min
ers were living, and had helped him steal
100 pounds of dynamite from the Union
Pacific powder house. Malich declared to-
day that the testimony was all false. He
said that Orchard, or Hogan, came to him
one day and said: What is the matter with
you folks out here: the scabs are getting
the best of you. Why don't you blow that
d-n hotel off the earth?'
He said he replied: tom, I wouldn't
stand for 1t under the circumstances. If
denounce you
Orchard Suggested Crimes.
After this the witness said Orchard told
him he was Joking.
Malch said he knew nothing about taking
any powder from the Union Pacific. The
witness once a member of the city
council of Globeville. He declared two at
tempts had been made to burn his place of
business, the last On the 9th of April 1905,
after Orchard had left Globeville.
There had been card party in the hall
of the hotel the night of the 2Ith, Malich
said, given by the ladies' auxiliary in
charge of strike relief.
Il had gone to my bedroom to retire.
said the witness, Wv hen somebody threw a
bottle of acid something through the
window. The bottle burst about three feet
in front of me, and some of the fluid
splashed my wrist. burning through to
the bone. / grabbed up my tnree-year-old
room with him. When we went back the
room was filled with smoke from the car
pet, which was smoldering."
Malich declared he was never able to
find out who attempted the outrage. He
saw Orchard in the month following.
This time Orchard told him the smelter
company's store was taking all has trade
William Mcdonald, the proprietor of the
store. for 500. Malich said he told Or
chard that he had all the trade ne want
ed and he would not have anybody killed
his account. The next time he saw
Orchard was when the man WAS writing
hail insurance He lent Orchard $50,
which was sent back to him from Rocky
ford.
Asked as to Orchards financial condi-
ton the winter he lived with Steve
Adams. Malich said he had to let Orchard
have money five or six times being paid
han yhan a la for ''r1g do iS.4' Mt
gambling. Orchard and Adams bought
the cheapest foodstuff in the store.
Orchard as Mephisto.
Malich next related a conversation he
had with Orchard in Turkish bath es-
Enlistment.
II was taking baths for rheumatism"
said the witness Tom met me one daJ
when was going to take bath and said
he would not mind having a clean wash
himself, so Il took him along. lie again
told me / easy to let the Globe Mer.
camille Company continue to do business
when l might have the trade in my gro-
Gerry department"
He said all l would have to do was to
leave Billy Mcdonald to him. l told him
again l did not want anything like that.
He then got TO talking to me about Gov.
Steunenberg, and called him vile names,
and said If ii had not been for him he
would have been millionaire. He said he
had to sell his interest in the Hercules mine
1or S5cO ana get our OF the country. L told
him it did not make any. difference how
much money he had, he would lose it all at
faro anyway
Malich said his store and saloon at Globe
vile burned down June n, 1908. He
on his ranch in Montrose county, 434
miles from Denver, at this time. Asked IL
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
His Store Was Burned.
The witness was cross-examined by Sena-
tor Borah. He was required to trace his
movements from the time OF his arrival In