Arizona republican., 1917-02-17
SHOTGUN MOTIVE
 SHOWN BY CASE
 AIRED IN NORTH
Doe" Pardee Arrested and
 Accusation Indicates the Reason Marshal Used
 Care in Moving Prisoner

c. w. (Doc) Pardee of Prescott was arrested yesterday by Deputy United States Marshall Weage at Prescott, charged with attempting to aid Hoe Davis to escape from the Yavapai county jail while he was being held there awaiting trial at Tucson, charged with holding up a Southern Pacific passenger train at Apache on Septem- Der 6.
 Pardee is one of the best known cow punchers in the state He has been a resident of Yavapai county for several years, and has built up a reputation as one of the best broncho riders and ropers in the country. He has held the worlds broncho riding championship on several occasions and has been in charge of the cowboy sports at the state fair and at the Northern Arizona fair for several years past.
 According to advices reaching Phoe nix from Prescott last night, Pardee and Davis were schoolmateS and part ners in Oklahoma when both were rid ing the ranges of that territory. Davis was captured in Oklahoma some time ago by United States deputy marshals and so great was their respect for his ability as a gunman that he was brought to Arizona under constant armed guard.
 Fearing that an attempt would be made to liberate him if he was brought to Phoenix or taken to Tucson prior to the time of his trial before the United States district court he was held in the county jail at Prescott. While in jail there, according to the charges made against Pardee. Davis sent mes sage by a trusty to his old time friend to smuggle in supply of drills and saws, with which Davis planned his escape. Pardee, it is said, sent back word that there was nothing doing; that under no circumstances would he be party to q jail delivery. Davis persisted, though, and at last sent a written message to Pardee, which it is said was found among his effects by United States officers Investigating the case.
 The whole matter has been kept under cover at Prescott. Last night it was hardly known in the Mile High City that the popular cowpuncher had been arrested
 Pardee was taken before United States Commissioner F. L. Haworth and arraigned. Haworth set Pardee's bail at S2,000, which was promptly furnished.
 In a telephone conversation with Prescott last night it was said that there was more behind the arrest than had come to the surface. Pardee has hundreds of friends there who will swear by his integrity. and it is ex- pected that as soon as the news of his arrest leaks out that feeling will run ! high. It was hinted that perhaps Par dee's political activities had led some of his opponents to dig up an entirely ] fnnGrnnf n cqC Cf Tla, .1 furnish evidence of a technical crime on the part of Pardee.
 Davis is at the present time in Tue son, where he will face trial before the federal court. He is said to be one of the quickest men in the country on the draw and one of the most dangerous men ever brought to trial in the state. Elaborate precautions were taken every i time he was moved from jail, and on the trip from Prescott to Phoenix he was accompanied by United States Marshal Dillon, Sheriff Wilkey and i Deputy Sheriff Warren all armed with sawed off shotguns.
 l The hold-up of the Southern Pacific i passenger train at Apache on Septem- ! Der 5, was cleverly planned and admir- ! ably executed. but the robbers obtained 1 only small amount of loot to pay 1 them for their trouble. United States
 mail was opened giving the federal | officers an opportunity to take the i case in hand
 Pardee is rather well-to-do, and was 1 m Phoenix few days ago. when he ] entered an agreement to run his horse Vanity Fair, against the Queen ot
 Hearts for a s1.0O9 purse The tracl
 was muddy on Wednesday when tht event was to come off and was post 1 poned until February 22.