Evening journal., 1921-11-17
BANDIT Caught;
HOLD-UP FAILS
Escaped Convict Meets
Match in Santa Fe Mail
Clerk He Attacked
FINGER PRINTS
ARE RECOGNIZED

PHOENIX, Ariz. Nov 17.-Roy
Gardner, mail bandit. who escaped
undor the fire Of a score Of guards
from the federal penitentiary al
Mcneil Island. Washington. where
he was serving sentence for Pa
cihc coast robbories. was captured
single-handed here by Herman In
derlied when he attempted to rob the
mail car on an Atchlson, Topaka and
Santa Fe railway train a the Santa
Fe station. Inderlied was. unarmed
and was the mail clerk of the car.
Late yesterday Gardner was ar
raigned before u. S. Commissioner
John B. Henke and was held TO the
federal grand jury in bonds OF 800.
900. He will not be tried here. how
ever. but will be sent to Leaven-
worth. Kansas. to finish serving
sentences which were hanging over
him when he escaped last Septem-
ber, according to Thomas Flynn.
United States district attorney
Mr.. Flynn said he had asked the
Department Of Justice at Washing
ton whether 10 prosecute Gardner
Tor the affair and had been instructed
TO have the prisoner transferred TO
the federal penitentiary at Leaven-
worth
The bandit admitted his Identity
when local police recognized in him
likeness with descriptions sent
broadcast at the time Of Gardner's
escape from Mcneil Island.
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identity. Gardner was turned over
10 the federal authorities. The pris-
|anor's first words to Sheriff JNln
Montgomery when taken into the
county jail we're a warning that he
Intended TO escape n the opportun-
ity arose.
Edward c. McGrath, superinten-
dent OF railway mail service In the
West. declared that Inderlied would
receive the reward OF $4,000 offered
sor the capture of any person who
attempted to rob the mails and also
the $4,000 which was a special re-
ward offered for the capture OF
Gardner.
The attempt 70 rob the mail car,
mado while the train was standing
al the station. was frustrated when
Inderlied overpowcred the robber.
The train was due 10 leave for Los
Angeles ten minutes after the at
tempted robbery. and IL was the
theory OF the police that the robber
. Intended to ride TO a nearby station
Where accompllces we're believed "a
&, be waiting.
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and carrying a revolver entered the
EAR while his attention was engaged
elsewhere, and placed a pisto
rgainst the mail clerks body In.
3erlied. who Is six feet two incho.
.ali and weighs. about 2t5 pounds
truck his assaiiant. took his gur
away from him and then sat on hin
while ne waited for police TO respond
% his calls. Tho bandit gave hil
mme as r. p. Nelson, OF Chicago
A. the county Jail.
While Inderlied was holding nm
prisoner the latter said. well
you've earned your $4,000 tonight,
-eferring to a standing reward Of
Tered TO mail clerks for the capturi
II mail bandits.
Another Santa Re train wa
standing on a track at the local sta
ion just a few feet away and
southern Pacific train with two ma
'ino guards in the mail car was a
he Southern Pacific station quar-
.er Of a block away, when Inderlief
was attacked.
Indcrlied. who returned 10 Phoe
nix. was called 10 the police statia
20 Identify the prisoner as his as
nilant.
AS he approached the prisoner tn
latter held out his hand and said;
You haven't got any hard icri
mgF, have you?"
I've got a wife and child a
home" inderlied replied.
$50 have T." responded the prif