Arizona republican., 1921-11-22
Governme ent Case Against Gardner
 In Mar;copa Job
 Told Day By Day

he office of the United States district attorney declares that it has established the truth of the follow ing with regard to the implication of Roy G. Gardner in the robbery of Arizona Eastern mail car No. 203 at MarieoPs on the morning of Nov. 3, 1921:
 "oct. 22. Gardner registered at Bachelors Inn, IA East Adams street, and was given room g. He remained at Bachelors Inn that night only.
 "Oct. 28. Gardner was on an east bound Southern Pacific train at Casa Crsnde.
 "oct. 31. Gardner went 10 the shop of letis R. Templin, locksmith, at 146 East Adams street, and ordered a key for Pullman lock. TempIin told hin, that he could not make the key with out the lock. Gardner left and re- turned in half an hour with the lock, for which Templin thereupon made a key, charging Gardner S1, which was paid. Gardner left with both lock and key.
 "Nov. i. Gardner re-registered at the Bachelors Inn. He was given room ii and remained there one night only.
 "Nov. g.. Between 3:45 o'clock and s o'clock in the morning Arizona Eastern mail car No. 203 was robbed at Maricopa. The car was entered through the end door on the mail end of the car, which is divided for mail and express.
 "Nov. 4. Gardner re-reqistered at Bachelors Inn, being given room g, any paying S2.50 in advance. He lodged at Bachelors Inn continuously until Nov IS, when he tangled with Herman F. Inuderiied at the Santa Fe station here. On Nov. s, however, he was changed from room g to room 3.
 "Nov. 10. Gardner exhibited to Mrs. Gillespie, housekeeper at Bachelors Inn, certain iady's wrist watch and l expressed desire to obtain loan Of S10 on it. We will be able to show that this identical watch came from registered package in one of the mail pouches stolen from mail ear No. 203 on the morning of Nov. 3. ss4 Nov. ii. Gardner gave this watch to Mrs. Collins, proprietor of Bach eiors' Inn and keily's Waffle Kitchen, First street, near the Coliseum the ater, as security for meals ard lodging.
 "Nov. IS. Gardner met his Water loo in Santa Fe mail car Mo- 11e at the hands of Herman F. fWeIIincton)
 
 "Nov. 17. Watch was recovered by officers from Mrs. Collins.
 "Nov. 1S. The lock on Arizona Eastern mail car No. 203-the car robbed at Marocopa-was identified by locksn1ith Letis R. TempIi7 as the same lock that Gardner had brought to him on the morning of Oct. 31.
 @Ncv. 1e. A certain key was found on the top of s joist in room g of Bachelors Inn (the room occupied by Gardner on the night of Nov. 4, the night following the Marieopa iobl The key was thereafter identified by loeksmith TemPiin as the key made for Gardner on the morning of Oct. 3f."
 Statement by United States Dis trict Attorney Thomas A. Flynn:
 "With the facts we had, on the night of Nov. 17 we called Gardner to our office and questioned him con 1 eerning them. We do not care to divulae at this time what he had tc say, but in view of the belief on the part of some that we are attempting to fasten all local crimes of this character on Gardner and for the in- formation Of those who have taken ii upon themselves to send eondem- natory teiegrams to the attorney gen | eral of the United States criticizine our action, the foregoing is given publicity.
 "The foregoing was dictated to a representative of The Arizona Repub- Iiean by Thomas A. Flynn, United States district attorney for the dis trict of Arizona, in the presence of Fred A. Wease. United States dep | uty marshal; E. D. Chance, United States Postoffice inspector, and J. B. Kelley, special agent of the Southern Pacific company, who are witnesses to the accuracy thereof"