Imperial Valley press., 1921-09-06
ROY GARDNER
BANDIT, IS
A G AIN At
LARGE
Notorious Mail Robber
Makes Sensational Escape
From Federal Prison on
McNeiPs Island During
Ball Game. :. sax
(By Associated Pressl

SEATTLE, Wash. Sept. 6.-Roy
Gardner, super-bandit is still at large
either on Mcneil Island or the Olympic
peninsula, just to the west of the
island early today, after the sensa-
tional break for liberty from the Fed
eral penitentiary, during which Ev-
erett Impyn. former soldier, was
killed by the guards and Lawradus
Bogart, also a former soldier, was
seriously wounded in the melee fol-
lowing the dash of these men over the
wall of the prison recreation yard.
Warden Thomas Maloney at $3.50
o'clock this morning said that he be-
lieved Gardner was still on the island
waiting a chance to make his way to
the main land.
The Jail break came during the prog
rcss Of ball game yesterday after
noon, when more than $50 prisoners
were standing around the prison yard
watching the game. Gardner was play
ing on the team. The three prisoners
are said to have made a rush for the
fence.
Impyn was shot and killed almost
instantly by the guards. GardHer got
over the fence.
Roy Gardner, now conceded the most
notorious bandit the West has cSer
known, has thrice succeeded i'll escap-
ing from guards or penitentiaries. In
1919 he was arreste. in connection
with an $4,000 mail robbery at San
Diego. Later. while enroute to the
Federal penitentiary at McNe!'s
Island, he escaped from guards and for
a year and half was vainly sought
by Federal officials.
On May "a, this year, he held up
and, single handed, robbed Southern
Pacific mail train near Newcastle. Cal
The loot equaled that of the San Diego
robbery. For several days Federal
detectives were puzzled by the crime
and then. through suitcase left by
Gardner in a hotel, the identity of the
bandit was established.
A few hours after the finding of
the suitcase Gardner was arrested,
confessed, and after a short trial was
sentenced to McNeil's island for long
term.
Accompanied by deputy rSrshal,
another guard, and Morris H. Pyron,
a long term Federal prisoner. Gardner
was started for the peniteQtiary. An-
parently he was docile and,fesigned to
his fate, but
When the train on which Gardner
and Prom were travelling neared Kelso,
Wash, Gardner managed to get one
of his guards into wash roor~ on a
pretext. AS soon as he was out Of
sight of the other two members of
the party he drew gun from MIS- shit
bosom, ordered the deputy marsnGl to
unlock the handouts and Oregon Do1t
that shackled him and then placed
them on the wrists and legs OF lis
guard.
Going back into the compartment
he ordered Pyron from his upper berth
and, while Gardner stood guard, Pyron
shackled the other guard. They botA
then escaped through a window and
fled toward the hills. ..
Within two hours the greatest man
hunt in the West began. Pyron WAS
captured within So hours, when he
oroke away from Gardner and crept
trembling up to the posse that pur-
sued them.
For days Gardner hid in the vicinity
of Castle Rock, Wash. but hunger
drove him out and when he went into
little restaurant in the Washington
town for breakfast waitress recog-
nized him, noti' - "rnstable
and his capture was effected.