The Glenwood post., 1907-07-06
WHO THREW ACID.
MAX MALlCH GIVES DAMAGING
TESTIMONY.
CAPTAIN MCFARLAND TALKS
Defense Claims the Railroad Officials
Knew Independence Depot Was
to Be Blown Up.

Knew independence Depot Was
to Be Blown Up.
Boise. Idaho.-Max Malich was called
10 the stand in the Haywood trial Ma
Itch is a carpenter and miner. He
vas smelterman at Globe, Colorado.
al the time of the strike in 1908. Ma
Itch said he was an Austrian, as were
most of the men in the Globeville
smelters
Did you know a man named Harry
Orchard. alias Thomas Hogan?" asked
Attorney Richardson, who conducted
the examination.
II was introduced to him as Tom
Hogan by Pinkerton detective named
A. w. Gratias."
Malich said he did not know that
Gratias was "A detective at this time.
| for he was working secretly and was
acting as president of the local smclter
| union. The witness said 1t was in Feb
ruary. 1905, that he met Orchard. who
was then living win Steve Adams and
his wife, Malich was the proprietor
of small hotel and bar at this time.
Orchard testified, it will be remem-
bcrcd, that Malich had suggested 10
him the blowing up of a hotel where
$50 nonuniOn miners We're living and
had helped him steal 100 pounds OF
dynamite from the Union Pacific pow
der house
Malich declared that the testimony
vas all false. He said Orchard or Ho-
ran 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
On hotel off the earth?"
He said he replied: Tom, | wouldn't
stand for it under any circumstances.
If you do anything like that am going
4 to denounce you"
After this the witness said Orchard
told him he was just joking.
Malich said he knew nothing abou;
the taking of any powder from the
Union Pacific.
The witness was once member of
the city council of Globeville. He l".
| clared two attempts had been made
to burn his place of business. the last
on April 81, 1905. after Orchard hal
left Giobeville.
There had been card party IN the
hall of the hotel the night of the 9th,
Malich said, given by the ladies' auXil-
larry IN charge of strike relief
| ndU SDnS 10 my DeuIppDl W W.
tire" said the witness. when some
body threw a bottle of acid through
the window. The bottle burst about
three feet in front of me and some o.
tho fluid splashed on my wrist, burn
ing through 20 the bone. | grabbed IN
my thrce-year-old boy, who was asleep,
and ran out of the room with him.
When we went back the room was
| f11pI with Snnl{p from the Garnet
which was smoldering."
Malch declared he was never able
TO find out who attempted the out age.
He saw Orchard in the month follow
ing. This time Orchard told him the
smelter compary's store was taking all
his trade away from him.
He offered to do up" William Nc.
Donald. the proprietor of the store,
for 800 Malich said he told Orchard
he had all the trade he wanted, and
he wouldn't have anybody killed on
his account The next time he gaw
Orchard was when the man was writ,
ing hail insurance. He lent Orchard
$50. which was sent back to him from
Rocky Ford
Asked as to Orchards financial con
diton the winter he lived witt. Steve
Adams, Malich said he had to let Or
chard have money five or six tines
being paid back when the latter made
a raise" at gambling.
Malich said his store and saloon at
Glcbeville were burned down June q,
1905. He was on his ranch n Mont.
rose county, 434 miles from Denver
at this time.
Asked if he had ever talked to Or
chard with regard to or assisted him
in making bombs for Judges Goddard
and Gabbert or anything else. Malich
called out ripple of laughter by re-
plying:
81 never saw boom in my life
yet"
The witness was cross-examined by
Senator Borah. He was required to
trace his ovements from the time
of his arrival in this country in the
early sos down to the present time
! He first net George A. Pettibonc
when Pettibone was selling clothes
ringers and rugs. He denied ever hav.
ing given Petti"one his proxy to the
1903 convention of the Western Fed.
Grafton of Miners.
The next occupant of the witness
chair WIS Joe Meheliet. who also is a
native of Austria and former smelter,