The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-09
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made and he spoke OF sending for
tho plates to prove that the injury
was tho cause OF his downfall.
''one day while he WAS at the
hospital to set treatment for an
aching tooth. he asked me about the
technique OF such an operation ms
he spoke Of having performed on
hts head. showed him how u
was done. lie thought about II
awhile and then said; I guess I'll
try something else. II die Il
won't, be on an operating table
TAKE CLOTHES AWAY.
But ItE KEEPS MONEY
Gardner was one OF tho clevercst
mon ! ever knew. Why. when he
was brought 10 the prison his clothes
were taken away from him and he
was given a bath. Within an hour
he had given another prisoner from
$40 10 SIS and the prisoner had got
ten into trouble with H. How did
Gardner keep the money out on the
guards when they searched himY l
don't know. but he did Il
lie could have had money sent
TO him while he was In. II might
have been arranged thru ono OF tho
guards. lie might have had one OF
the guards mail letter for him and
receive the answer with the money
wouldn't blame a guard for doing
Il. either. for they only set SO a
month and they have families TO
support
Gardner never talked Of max
ing a break. lie was too smart
for that lie acted as II he wvrc
perfectly satisfied When no
first came 10 tho prison he made
the guards like him by hand
shaking his way like u gentle
man The other prisoners didn't
like that nj first but Gardner
was playing q game, and u looks
As II he got away with u. for thr
time being nj. least
lie used 10 like to talk about his
days In the boxing ring. You know.
he fought ia Hagen. the former Sc
attic policeman. who IL now doing
time for bootlegwing. Hagen Is over
st Mcneil. too. but he'll stay there
lie isn't like Gardner at all.
II believe that Garner pulled this
break just because he loves pub
liclty. As soon as the noise auists
down. he'll do something else 10
stir up more publicity. lie likes Il.
lie rrjolces In ".
WE'RE CARELESS
ABOUT GARDNER
"Just 20 show you how careless
they were In guarding Roy. they ie,
him 60 down and put on a baseball
uniform tho day after he arrived at
the prison. There was only one
guard for IS mon. Why. II he had
known the lay OF the land then. he
could have faded without anybody
knowing abou, II fer an hour. And
there wouldn't have been any shoot.
ing. But Gardner wasn't ready 20
go then. | guess. when he got
ready. he went He's gone. too. III
bet my last cent that Maioney Will
never catch him.
Gardner isn't a cruel man. lie
isn't murderer in any sense Of
the word. He never has hurt any.
body and he never will. He isn't
that kind lie Is JUS; n daring man
gone wrong. He Ia big and
stronx--powrrfuiiy built no IL tho
athletic type OF a man.
why did he pick fmpyn and
Bogart TO make the break with himf
Because he was smart. that's all.
II Just shows how bright he wax
He picked tho only two men In tho
prison that tho guards wouldn't
hesitate TO kill The guards liked
10 shoot those two fellows
They were degcnerafes. Neither
one had the mentality OF a boy Of Il.
Nobody had any use for them. The
story that the other prisoners beat
them up Isn't true. however.
PLAYED TRICKY
GAME on GUARDS
IF Gardner had II framed with
the guards. be played a tricky game
by taking along tho two fellows the
guards would shoot down.
what would you do N you met
Gardner on the street," Number
1854 was asked He grinned and re-
fused to answer.
I'm say that n n wasn't for
Deputy Warden Jensen. there
wouldn't he prisoner on the Isl.
and. They'd all get away from
Maloney. He doesn't know tho
first thing about his job. He has
TO 20 to Jensen for everything.
Jensen Is . good. straight man. who