Roy Gardner, Last of the Lone Wolf Bandits

It’s been said the Lone Wolf Bandit stole more than $350,000 but perhaps he should be better-remembered as the “Houdini of Escape Artists.” Newspapers dubbed him the “Smiling Bandit,” and “King of the Escape Artists.” Roy Gardner was more of a throwback to the train robbers of the Old West. His entrance into the world of crime other than petty theft began as a gunrunner during the Mexican Revolution. He lost his money from gambling so he turned to robbery. His first holdup was i