The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-11-17
WAS ATTEMPTING
TO ROB MAIL CAR
ON THE SANTA FE
Had Escaped From Federal Peni-
tentiary at Mcneil Island,
Washington.
WAS SERVING SENTENCE
FOR COAST ROBBERIES
Roy Gardner Is Held to the Fed
eral Grand Jury in
Bonds of 100000.
tBy The Associates Pressl

/
PHOENIZ, Ariz. Nov. 16.-Roy
Gardner, mail bandit, who escaped un-
der the fi-Ss Of a score Of guards from
the federal penitentiary at Mcneil Is
land, Washington, where he was serv-
ing a sentence for Pacific Coast rob
berries, was captured single handed
here last night by Herman Inderlied
when he attempted to rob the mail
car on an Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe railway train at Santa Fe station
Inderlied was unarmed and was the
mail clerk in charge of the car.
Late today Gardner was arraigned
before United States Commissioners
John B. Henke and was held to the
federal grand jury in bonds Of s1Oo,
1000 He viii not be tried here, how
ever, but will be sent to Leavenworth,
Kansas, TO finish serving sentences
which were hanging over him when
he escaped last September, according
to Thomas Flynn. United States dis
trict attorney.
Mr.. Flynn said he has asked the de-
partment of justice at Washington
whether to prosecute Gardner for last
nights affair and had been instructed
to have the prisoner transferred to
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth
Immediately after establishing his
identity Gardner VAS sesrned over to
the federal authorities. The prisoners s
first words to Sheriff Montgomery
when taken into the county jail, were
a warning that he intended to escape
il the opportunity arose.
Edward G. McGrath, superintendent
Of railway mail service in the west,
declared tonight that Inderlied would
receive the reward of $1,000 offered
for the capture of any person who at
tampted to rob the mails and also the
50, 600 which was a special reward Of
fered for the capture of Gardner.
At the hearing Inderlied told of go
ing to the car to prepare for his run.
He said he changed his clothes, lay
ing his revolver on a table while he
did SO. Afterwards he got out to get
the mail from a drop box at the sta
tion. leaving his revolver on the table.
When he returned, he said, he was
confronted by a masked man who
pointed a revolver towards his head
and ordered him to hold up his hands
and to back into the corner.
II started backing but didn't hold
up my hands" he said.
When he got into the corner, he said,
the bandit ordered him to lie down on
his stomach and he started TO do so.
Then he said, he started to straighten
UP but only got high enough to see
-, ,4E, 80
Il made a grab for it and got his
wrist, Inderlaid testified. Then we
started scuffling and wrestling.
At last, he said, both fell down and
he got on top Of the bandit and got
possession of the gun. About that
time, he testified. help arrived in re-
sponse to his calls.
In reply to questions, Inderlaid, who
is over six feet and weighs 215 pounds.
admitted that the bandit had numerous
chances to shoot him both before and
during the scuffling.
Inderlaid identified five bullets as
those he had later taken from Gard
nar's gun. Two of the bullets had
wooden noses and were SO arranged
in the gun that the wooden nosed oses
would be fired first. Gardner ex-
planned that the wooden nosed bullets
contained small shot that probably
would stop a man without killing him.
II never shoot at an unarmed man" I"
Gardner said IN explaining why he had
not used his gun during the struggle
with Inderlaid.
Gardner blamed his failure on the
fact that Inderlaid was In the car in
stead of a negro clerk that Gardner
thought would be in charge. The ban
dit said he was after $4,000 which he
believed was ready for shipment
through the local postoffice
Other mail cars with two marine
guards aboard were IN the vicinity Of
the station at the time. officials said.
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