The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-07-04
THREE BRAND STORY /
OF ORCHARD AS LIE
MALIcH, MEHELIcH AND AikMAN
ON WITNESS STAND.
WE'RE IMPLICATED BY HIM
FIrst-Named swears His Accuser sug-
gested Dynamite PIot--Denles
knowledge Of "Pettlbone
Dope"

Boise, Idaho, July 3.-Max Malich,
Joe Mehelich and Billy Aikman. vari-
ously implicated in alleged miscon-
duct at Globeville. Denver and Cripple
Creek, on the word Of Harry Orchard.
went on the stand Tuesday as wit
nesses for William d. Haywood and
made denial of Orchards testimony.
Maiich swore that Orchard, and not
he, suggested the inhuman plot Of
dynamiting boarding house full OF
nonunion smeltermen at Globeville,
and that Orchard originated the idea
OF killing William Mcdonald one Of
Malich's business rivals. He said that
he had been burned by some mysteri-
GUS acid thrown into his house by an
unknown hand. but denied that this
acid was really "Pettibone dope" that
had been left in his room by Steve
and Annie Adams. He also de.
MED that "Pettibone dope" had
been used in burning his store
and testified that he was at
his ranch when the fire occurred. He
also swore that Orchard had told him
that but for Gov. Steunenberg he
would be rich and that he intended to
kill Steunenberg
May Be Dealt with In Rehuttal.
Mehelich and Aikman, who followed
Malich, also made positive and circum-
stantlal denials of all the things Or
chard swore they did with him.
The cross-examination Of all three
witnesses showed purpose on the
part of the state to further deal with
their testimony when the case in re-
buttal is reached When Orchard Is
recalled he will be asked to give his
version of the alleged use of Petit
bone dope" in burning Malich's store
at Globeville.
{. L. Mcfarland for Defense.
Another unusual feature was con-
| tributed to this unusual crime with its
background of plots and counter-plots,
criminal, industrial and political, by
! the appearance as a witness for the
defense Of e. L. MCFARLAND. a brother
Of Detective James MCFARLAND, who
worked up the case against Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone and obtained Or
chards confession.
This MCFARLAND is a shoemaker at
Manitou and he. came to tell that
while he was following his peaceful
craft at Victor during the strike he
was unceremoniously taken from his
last by the militia, thrust into the
bull pen" and then deported.
EngIee Tells of Orchards Threat.
Eugene Englee, former attorney
general of Colorado. swore that Or.
chard told him of the loss of rich
share in the Hercules mine and of his
intention to kill Steunenberg. Englee
told at great length how the military
authorities at Cripple Creek defied the
processes of the civil courts, how he
was himself deported from Telluride
where he went as counsel for the fed
Grafton and how he was later deport-
ed from Cripple Creek the day the
mob destroyed the union store at
Goldfield.
The defense also produced Thomas
| c. Foster, now bartender Of Bisbee,
| Ariz., and who as a union miner was
tried and acquitted at Cripple Creek
on the charge that he had attempted
to wreck train on the Florence &
Cripple Creek railroad. Foster told
of his experience in the "bull PEN" an
attempt of Detectives ID, G. Scott and
K G. Sterling to force a confession
from him, which was followed by II
days solitary confinement, and his
final flight from the district when he
walked 80 miles and tasted for over
30 hours.