The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-16
.UNARMED POSTAL
CAPTURES
NOTED B ANDIT.
Roy Gardner, Who Has Had
Dozen Robberies and
Escapes to Credit Fails
on Santa Fe Train.
MAIL MAN THREW HIS
ASSAILANT ON FLOOR
Robber Boasts of Never Harm
ing Persons That Have No
Guns on Person.

PHOENIX Ariz.. Nov. ia ban
dit captured here last night at the
Santa Fee station, following an at
tempt to rob mail car. was iden.
titled by finger prints today as Roy
Gardner, who recently escaped from
the federal pentitentiary at McNeil's
Island. According TO the police.
Gardner admitted his identity.
The mail car attacked last night
was an Atchison. Topeka and Santa
Fe train No. l7O. The robber board
ed the ear ten minutes before the train
was due to leave for Los Angeles and
It is the theory of local officers that
he intended 10 ride to u nearby sta
tion where they believe he had ac-
completes waiting for him.
Clerk Sat on Prisoner
Herman Inderled OF Phoenix, clerk
in charge of the ear, said he was
not looking when the man got into
the car and that the first he knew
4 the others presence was when he
felt a gun pressed against his body
and turned around to find a masked
man holding q revolver against him.
Inderlied, who is six feet, two inches
tall and weighs about 2l5 pounds
struck his assailant, took his gun
away from him and then sat on him
while he waited for officers TO respond
to his calls. Then the bandit was TAX
en- to the county Jail where he said
he was "R. p. Nelson OF Chicago"
Inderlled went out with the cal
last night.
While lnderlied was holding his pris
oner, the latter said: well you earn
ed your 5000 tonight" referring t'
standing reward offered to mai
clerks for the capture of mail bandits
Another Santa Fe train was stand
! ing on the track At the local station
/ Just few feet from No. 40 ans
/ Southern Pacific train with two ma
/ rinc guards in the mail car, was a
/ the Southern Pacific station a quartz
/ of block away when lnderlied wa
/ attacked.
Bandit Is Identified
lndcrled, who returned to Phot
| nix today. was called to the polio
station 10 identify the prisoner formal
! IS a. his aSsailant. AS he approach
ed the prisoner. the latter held OH
his hand and said:
You haven't got any hard feelings
have you?"
"Ive got wife and child at home
lnderlied replied.
well" responded Gardner. 'if yo
had had gun last night, your vii
would have been widow today.
have never hurt an unarmed man, bu
next time a gun Is stuck against yol
put up your hands. II might not b
Roy Gardner behind the gun"
Gardner refused 10 talk about hi
escape from McNeil Island. but sale
I'm not going to tell any more tina
| have to. what do YOU think I am
rocl?'
Gardner told police officers that h
had lived here for three weeks, sta,
ing at hotel and driving about III
streets Of the city In an automobll
, He blamed the failure of Ms attac
last night on the fact that lnderete,
white man, was In charge OF the CO
instead Of the negro mail clerk tn,
: Gardner thought would be in charg
He said he was confident the negi
. would have obcyed ths command
put up his hands.
Gardner confirmed the police theol
that he intended to try to get u
, $4,000 he believed was to be shipp,
, hut he denied that he had any a
, compllces. Don't you know | alwa!
work alone7" he said when ask,
about accomplices.
, He told officers he had watched u
registry window closely during Il
three weeks he was here. waiting
see II any valuable shipments we
= being made. Yesterday. he said
! heard bank messenger mention
4 shipment of $4,000 and Gardner N
g he believed Il would be sent out I
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