, 1921-11-16


Roy Gardner, escaped pris-
oncr from the federal peni-
Tertiary at McNeiPs Island,
WASH, where he was serving
a sentence for Pacific coast
mail robberies. WINS captured here last
night by Herman rndariied when he
attempted to rob the mail car on an
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railway
train. Inderlied was the mail clerk
IN charge OF the car.
When the local police photographer
was taking Gardner's pictures this
morning no noticed n likeness be-
tween the prisoner n pictures OF
Gardner. A description OF Gardner.
which was broadcasted when he es-
cared from tho p~enitentiary, was So
cured and was found to ht the prls-
oner exactly, even to the finger
prints. The prisoner then admitted
that he was Gardner.
Police this morning said that while
there was nothing OF unusual value In
h mail on board the car attacked
last night. n local bank planned to
ship $4,000 from here today and they
believe the would-bo robber had beer
tipped OFF, to the shipment but got
the wrong TRAM.
Tho mall car attacked last night was
in Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe train
No. Ito. The robber boarded tho car
10 minutes before tho train was due
to leave for Los Angeles and It is II,
theory of local officials that no intend
ed to ride 20 a nearby station where
they believed he had accompl,ces
waiting for him.
| Hartman Tnfarfin1 80 Dho~u "
In charge of the car. said he was not
looking when the would-be robber got
in the a ana that the first he knew
OF h others presence was when ho
felt a gun pressed against his body
nnd turned around to find a masked
man holding n revolver against him,
lnderlied. who is G feet 2 inchos tall
and weighs about 215 pounds, struci,
his assailant. took his gun away from
him and h sat on him while he
waited for officers to respond to hi1
calls. Then the bandit was taken to
the county Jail. where he said he was
r. p. Nelson of Chicago"
Inderiied went out with his car last
night.
! While Inderlied was holding hi,
prisoner. the latter said:
Well. you've earned your IS, 900 to-
night" referring to a standing reward
offered to mail clerks for the capture
of mail bandits.
Another Santa Fe train was stand
ing on a track ut the local station Just
a few feet from No. 40 and a South
ern Pacific train with two marine
guards in the mail car was at the
Southern Pacific station. a quarter OF
n block away when Inderiied was at
tackled.
Inderiied, who returned to Phoenix
today. was called to the police station
to Identify the prisoner formally as
his assaiiant. As he approached the
prisoner. the latter held out his hand
and said.
you haven't got any hard feelings
have your
"rve got a wife and child at homes
Inderlied replied.
so have l." responded Gardner.
and IL you lat had n gun last night.
your wife would have been a widow
today. I never hurt an unarmed man.
But next time a gun is stuck against
you, you put up you hands-it might
not be Roy Gardner behind the gum"
Gardner refused to talk about his
escape from McNeil's Island. He adj
mitted his identity but when ques-
toned about his escape. he said:
I'm not going to tell n more
thnn 1 AVE to. What do you think
1 am. q d. fool?"
Gardner told police officers that he
had lived here for three weeks. STAY
ing at n hotel n driving about the
streets OF the city In his automobile.
He blamed the failure of his attack
last night on the fact that Iaderlied.
a white man. was in charge Of the
car instead of the negro mail clerk
that Gardner thought would be in
charge. He said he was confident the
negro would have obeyed the SOM
mand to put up his hands.
Gardner confirmed the police the
DRY that he intended to try to get the
SIS 900 he believed was to be shipped
but he denied that he had any accom-
plices.
Don't you know I always work
a~lone." he said when asked about &C.
completes.
He told officers that he had watched
the registry window closely during the
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