Arizona republican., 1921-11-17
MAIL CAR BANDIT CAPTURED
 IN PHOENIX TUESDAY NIGHT
 IS NOTORIOUS ROY GARDNER
Long Search For Escaped Convict
 Has Ending Here


 especially from the federal peni- tentiary at McNeils island, Puget Sound, have made his name fla miliar throughout the United States, was arrested here Tuesday night aft CT having attempted to rob the mail car at the Santa Fe station. Giving his name az R P. Nelson, he re- mained unrecognized in the city jail yesterday morning when an investi- gation disclosed beyond the shadow of doubt, according to the police and federal authorities, that he is Roy Gardner and that the adventurous career of the best known fugitive from justice in the United States has come to an end in Phoenix
 The discovery of his identity, which was made through compari- sons of his finger prints with those of the known Roy Gardner and with the scars. tattoo marks and phys ical peculiarities of the prisoner, was immediately strengthened by Gard ner's admission that he was the man for whom search has been conduct ed in every corner of the West since last September. When an agent of the department of justice began to look for marks on the prisoners body at the city jail yesterday morn ing and asked him to rollo up his sleeve, Gardner said:
 T know what you're looking for;' here 1t is,r and turning back the sleeve on his right arm he showed a tatooed shield which was one of the distinguishing marks on his body.
 Mrs. Gardner Coming
 Any question of his identity is re- moved, according to federal officials, 1c1, Ho Gardner, who has been living in San Francisco, completed arrangements to leave for Phoenix yesterday and notified officials that she will arrive here as soon as possible
 Seemingly unconcerned at his ar rest and thoroughly composed dur ing the public transactions which re- volved about him yesterday, Gard ner went through the ordeal of a preliminary hearing at the federal court yesterday afternoon jauntily after having been interviewed ex- haustively during the morning, and even last night showed himself wiIl- | ing to discuss his adventures and to talk to anyone who wished to speak with him.
 Any opportunity to try him in Phoenix, however, on the charge which lies against him for his at tempted robbery of the Santa Fe mail car Tuesday evening was wiped away by Attorney General Daugherty late yesterday afternoon when Thomas A. Flynn, United States dis trict attorney here, and J. P Dillon. United States marshal, were ordered to send Gardner to the federal pen itentiary at Leavenworth, Kan. where he will again begin to serve inc bl rrI frl, Sz ing over him because Of two former mail robberies. Gardner, according to Marshal Dillon, will be taken to Leavenworth as soon as arrange ments can be completed, which win perhaps be the first of next week. In the meantime Gardner will re bafn in the county jail where he is confined in the lower tank under | the special custody of a represent ative of the marshal's office. This order from Washington came after Gardner had been bound over 1 by J. B. Henke, United States com missioner, to the federal court under | a bond Of $100,000 at the conclusion | of a hearing which crowded the fed eral courtroom to suffocation. When the bond was announced by Com missioner Henke he asked Gardner | If he could raise a bond of that size. 1 whereupon the prisoner raised a gen. eral laugh when he said with a twin kle In his eyes that showed his ap- preciation of the coming pleasantly: | T think so''
 | Gardner was brought into the court room by Marshal Dillon to whom he was handcuffed Word of the identt- fication Of the prisoner had been scat | tered throughout the city and Der- haps the largest crowd that ever at- tended preliminary hearing here was on hand to look at the well known prisoner and to hear the story Of the attempted robbery which had l led to his capture by Herman F, h. derlied, railway mail clerk.
 Gardner was dressed in 6 blue suit with khaki colored woolen shirt
 His 196 pounds of bone and muscle were apparent in his broad shoulders and fine physical condition; and his face. ruddv and healthy in appear ance' wore genial smile during the entire proceedings.
 When the handcuffs had been re- moved he took his seat with Marsha
 Dillon, and Commissioner Henke
 called the court to order. The com
 plalnt was then read to him by John
 H. Langston, assistant United States
 district attorney. In this complaint
 Gardner was charged with an assault
 on railway mail clerk with intent
 to rob him of mail and also of puttins
 the clerks life in danger bv the US,
 of Q deadly weapon, a .3S-calibr,
 smith and Wesson revolver. When the complaint had been read Commissioner Henke asked Gardner
 if he wished the assistance of coun-
 sel. The prisoner replied that if ht could read the section of the pena code under which he was being hear(
 he would waive counsel. The pena
 code, open at Section 1a7-the sec ton under which he was being helt
 was then handed him, and after h. had read the paragraph he announced that he was ready to proceed. Thomas A. Flynn, United State: attorney, then called the first wit r ness for the government. Herman F Inderlied, the clerk who captureS Gardner. After giving his name an, address, and declaring that he haS
 been in the railway mail service fo, 1S years, he began the story of thu , capture of Gardner. or. as he caIleC him during his examination, ''th'
 party in the mask. % The examina,
 ton was conducted by Attornel
 Flynn, while Gardner cross examined Q the witness at length when the gov ernment had finished.