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On June 12, 1962, Custodial
Force Alcatraz Penitentia rn e , ry, s e o owing described
articles which he had located on top of Cell block B:
One bottle of Rem-Weld book repair liquid
plastic.
One homemade drill with ten foot extension
. cord wrapped in white blanket type material
fastened with black adhesive tape,
One file one foot long, cloth wrapped handle.
One 25 watt bulb inserted in cardboard,
screw part of bulb wrapped in black tape.
ne mirror, wooden six by five inch green frame.
One homemade wrench, six inch wooden handle,
fastened by three nuts and bolts.
n One Neva-Clog Products, Inc., stapling machi e.
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A five foot piece of rope which was tied to a
ventilator grill, the grill having been removed
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A piece of braided insulation about one and
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A homemade paddle, the handle of which is
approximately two feet long by two and one-half
inches wide, with a plywood blade eight by
twelve inches, fastened together by two screws and
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One electrical terminal box with two outlet
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face, black hair, eyebrows and eyelashes.
,pne imitation ventilator grill, ten inches wide,
six inches long, three and one-quarter inches
deep, made of cardboard, soap and painted cell
colored green.
One imitation wall section, sixteen inches wide,
by one foot long, made of cardboard, notebook
cover and soap and painted cell colored green,
which fits around imitation ventilator grill.
One pint bottle of green cell colored paint.
One six inch hack saw blade.
"Popular Mechanics" magazine, November 1960,
pages 154 and 155 depicts vulcanizing method in
constructing rubber geese.
One notebook folder cover, nine by eleven inches,
part of cover removed.
One C style art paint brush.
One small bottle of flesh colored paint.
One partial roll adhesive tape, black, cloth
type.
One inch black paper clip.
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On June 13, 1962, Cell 152 in B Block, Alcatraz
Prison, was entered for the purpose oi searching the cell.
This cell was formerly occupied by BnhJect CLABSNCI AHGLIR.Upon entering the cell, immediately to the right is the cot
or bed assigned the prisoner. The cell was noted to be 5 feet
wide and 9 feet long. Lying on the bed with a head Just inside
the bars was the dummy head lett in such a manner to represent
a prisoner asleep. An examination of this head disclosed that
it had been primarily made oi material resembling sheeting
and taped together forming a pad approximately 3 inches to 4
inches thick and about 3 inches in diameter.
One side of this dummy head was covered with a
heavy soap material which enabled the facial features of a
human to be molded and this, in turn, was painted in general
flesh color tones. This head was complete even to the dill
of an ear, which had a hole where it should be. This ear,
however, had either been Jarred loose and laid there by the
prisoner or some other individual.
The hair on this head appeared to he human hair and
was dark in color. A small section of sheeting was draped
over the top part of the head as though to protect it from
drait through the cell bars. The head was raced toward the
cell opening.
The "body" was covered by a white navy blanket and
sheet which had been drawn up to the chin. Six blankets had
been rolled or wadded in a manner to make up a "body" and the
lower leit leg was made up of the lower portion of a man's
long underwear. The head was resting on two pillows.
At the toot or the bed lying on the floor between
the bed and the toilet was a section of simulated wall containing
the simulated grill. The simulated grill and wall section
measured 15 inches in length by l0 inches in height, and had
been painted green to match the paint on the lower portion oi
the cell wall. _The simulated wall section had been constructed
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linen type material. The interior or prison cell wail of
this section had been covered by a thick coating oi soap, which
was mottled to resemble the general texture of the concrete
wall surfaces in the cell.
The place where this simulated wall section wold
have been is a large opening 15 inches by 10 inches at the rear
of the cell, slightly to the left of the washbasin and led
into the utility service area between A and B Cell Block.
Underneath the bod was found a small b bluecloth which was subsequently identified by Guar ¥3 :-
as prison issue handkerchiefs. In this bundle was a qu n ty
of human hair and two small white U,S, Penitentisg envelopes,
one of which contained several groups oi human hair tied with
fine thread to effect a "ponytail". Also in this packet was
a small metal object approximately 1/16 inch thick and 6 inches
by l/2 inch.
Also under the bed was a six to eight ounce square
bottle containing green paint oi the type used on the lower
portion oi the cell walls.
Hith reference te the artists hard board eentiened
above, this was determined to have been a section of a product
known as "Blue Boy Brand", which is issued in sheets 18 inches
by 24 inches and is basically used in art work.
A long length oi brown twine was observed under the
cot. This twine led into the adjoining cell by being passed outside
the bars and into the adjoining cell, where it had been secured
to the foot of the bed of the prisoner JOHN ANGLIN! in the next g
cell, and was apparently used as a signaling device between the
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eyebrows and eyelashes of simulated flesh color.
simulated ventilator grill made of cardboard and
soap, ten inches wide, seven inches deep, painted
cell colored green.
Piece of scrap iron, pointed and approximately
eight inches long, found under bed.
Three hack saw blades, six inches long, found
under bed.
Hand Mcally Road Atlas of United States, Canada
and Mexico, pages eleven through sixteen inclusive,
missing.
One one inch paint brush, Delta number l465XX.
One piece of hooked metal approximately nine
inches long, pointed and one-quarter inches square.
One home-made chisel, six inches long, taped
handle.
Three table utensils approximately five inches
long with.sharpened edge.
One partially used roll of black adhesive tape.
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can containing solidified paint cement on the
top of cell block B in Alcatraz Penitentiary. He then
cracked open the concrete and removed it's contents which
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homemade flash light;
electric cord
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tated that the holes dug in the vicinity
of the ven a or gr s n these two cells had been carefully
concealed bystuffing paper, soap in the hole and then covering
that material with cement paint and paint. It was painted
snmilar to that covering that portion of the cell and the holeswere not visible upon first checking . The oriEl'|-T1813of each of the three photos taken by were made available
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Alcatraz, Calirornia, advised that nxs records reflect that the
first time white cement paint was purchased for use in the cell
block was on October l0, 1961. On that date, under order number
18-340-2, request for purchase,number 187,196,199-20%, from the
GSA Federal Supply Service, ll-9-1-lth Street,__Sa.n Francisco, they
ordered an article having GSA book number 6010-25b-7721. This
was white cement paint, water mix, and was for ten 50 pound bags
of such cement pa t was received by the penitentiary onOctober 279 1961.Haav1sed that 1r you mix a slight amount
of water with this cemen paint it would quickly solidify and it
was a quick way to patch holes. If it was desired to have the
same color as the cell walls then it was necessary to paint over
with t uoise appearing paint utilized throughout the cell
block. stated that the above is the only type of cement
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of June 22, 1962, he was checking the back wall of cell B-152
which had been assigned to CLARENCE ANGLIN, Alcatraz # 1285, when
he escaped. On the left side of the toilet where it is attached
to the back of the cell wall, he located three pieces of copperwire aproximately one eighth oi an inch in diameter and ranging
from 1 inches to 17 inches long. They were secreted against
the wall through the use of friction tape, soap, paint, and were
so attached!-and camouaged that they appeared to be part of the
wall. He identified this material and made same available. It is
being maintained in the file of the San Francisco Office.
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Alcatraz en , v se . ARTHUR M. DOLLISON,
Associate Warden, had informed him that information had been
developed to the effect that the escapees had used a motor
from the vacuum cleaner from the utility room in cell block A.
stated that he went to this ntiiiiw room
and located the vacuum. He removed the cover which Oontalned
two motors and provides suction for the machine.
He stated he tool-c the cover to the main gate and ob-
taining a screw driver, he removed the screws holding-the case
covering the motors.
vstated he discovered that one motor wasmissing an e holenin which the motor ordinarily sat was
covered by a piece of cardtoaru glued to the uanwo
advised that the cover section was left at
the main gate an the vacuum cleaner was still located in the
utility room of cell block A.
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that he has been acquainted with the ANGLIN brothers
and MORRIS during the last couple of years at Alca
is an inmate electrician who says he never
of these individuals. Upon a couple of
a ceiling light in the main cell house for was
on the scaffolding painting and could ea
bulb. He seldom talked to any of them
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On one occas asked where the fuse box was
located for the cells. never him about the
to look the things up in the prison library. He said
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he helped anyone. None of the other individuals ever asked
him for anything.ventilator lids in the roo . Aftex had bothered himnumerous questions concerning ical wiring he told
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morning when one of the inmates was hit over the head by another
inmate while they were working in the kitchen.
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Point Stuart on Angel Island, which paddle appeared to be home-made.
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was directed to deliver the paddle to the authorities on Alcatraz
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He was on duty aboard US Coast Guard Cutter #0385 on
the evening of June 12, 1962, cruising the San Francisco Bay on
patrol duty. After several trips around Angel Island at approx-imately lO:l5 p.m,, he observed an object in the water approximately
100 to 200 yards off shore between Point Stuart and Point Knox on
Angel Island. The object was retrieved by him and identified asa home-madecyaddle 3% to H feet long. The handle part was made
of 1x2" pine and the blade was a blue green plywood which was
bolted into the handle. The paddle was delivered to the prison
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On one evening of June 12, 1962, he was patrolling and
was in emerge or Us Goast Guard Gutter #4Q385= He and the crew
had been patrolling the area surrounding Angel Island and at
approximately 10:15 p.m., had Just comleted a West-bound pass
through Racoon Straits and had turned South off Point Stuart on
Angel Island. Approximately half way between Point Stuart and
Point Knox, at a distance of 100 to 200 yards off shore, an object
was signal floating in the water as a result of directing the
cutter's spotlight along the shoreline. This object was picked
up and was determined to be a home-made paddle approximately
3 to ll feet in length, made of a pine handle 1x2" into which a
plywood blade section had been bolted. The blade was a blue
green. v
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from the Captain of the Port to deliver the paddle to the author-
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and stated that he initialled and dated the paddle at the time he
turned it over to the Alcatraz guard.
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without locating any mrther pieces of evidence.
stated that the depth of the water wrsre the
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were walking along on
Crcnkhite parking lot and
a big rock located at the south of the parking lot between
3:00 and 3:15 PM today. He observed something floating about
50 feet off-shore in the ocean and he and his wife watched this
object float to the shore within the next ten minutes.
_exsmined the object when it reached shore
wd noted it appeared ta be some "ind of H "b1=>mevnade lifepreserver," olive drab in color: s-aid he and his
wife realized, recalling articles newspapers, that this
object might have something to do with the Alcatraz escapees.
He advised that before leaving the area he and his wife looked
around the best they could for pieces of any other objects
which might relate to this case but saw nothing.
He and his wife then traveled to the Sausalito Police
Department, arriving about 4:10 PM, and reported the matter.
" de er " which w s turned over to Ema .1 8.SA by th was examined and determinedto ave e o o ing dimens ons:
One side is aproximately 30 inches long. The opposite
side is approximately 3 inches long. The two ends measure
approximately 17 inches and 18 inches. Attached to the two
corners of the preserver are two long, white tie strings which
appear to be possibly made of canvas. These were measured and
the white portion of the strings was determined to be 22 inches
and 21 inches, respectively. A hole apparently out for the head
is in the middle of the preserver and has the diameter of 6 1/2
to 7 inches.
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Alcatraz, California, was shown the life preserver located on
For Cronkhite Beach, California. He noted that it was olive
green in color and evidently made from parts of rubberized rain
coats similar to the raincoats issued to inmates at Alcatraz.
He advised that this life preserver was almost identical to the
life preserver which was located on the top of Cell Block B on
the morning of June 12, 1962, and that this life preserver was
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at which time he stated as follows: '
At 1:15 p.m., that date, while collecting debris in a
tid 1 i th az, er p n e area between Point Blunt, Angel Island, and Alcatr
retrieved this package and contactedhe noted an apparently water-proof p
stated he cut o ep n the package to de e s con en s an
noted that it contained numerous pictures and slips of paper with
addresses as well as a second similar package, which was likewise
cut open and found to contain the same type items.
The package appeared to be a rubberized material, olive
green in color, approximately 8x10" in size. The inner package
ame material and color, approximately 6x8" in size.
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in t e package when he cut a leak.
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pontoons scooping up debris from the Bay. The net extends to
approximately 2' to 3' beneath the surface of the water and the
debris is trapped inside the area between the two pontoons.
stated that at approximately 1=15
p.m., the C0 w co lecting debris in a riptide in the following
location:
145 degrees true from Point Blunt, Angel Island,
approximately 2,700 yards off the Point and 33 degrees true from
the Alcatraz light, approximately 3,200 yards from this light,
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similar to the larger one. This second package also was cut
open and noted to contain additio es and slips of
papers with names and addresses. spread out the items
on the galley table to d over to the interviewing
agent in the presence o of the US Coast Guard.
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receipt for $10.00 t b dpar ment of Justice
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dated December 5, 1961, received from
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retrieved by his officers Just east of Alcatraz Island in San
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and both offic a s o e e a es
Pen en ary.
was initially advised that he need not furnish
an information, and if he did, same could be used against him
in a court of law.
threats or promises were made to him.He was told of his right to counsel. No
Fsaid that he had planned the escape from Alcatraz
which oo place on June ll, 1962, and that FRANK MORRIS, JOHN
and CLARENCE ANGLIN had gone without him. He volunteered
when he had gotten out of the Treatment Unit about May 5,
he had started thinking of ways to break out of Alcatraz.
painting the cellhcuse, he noticed the
roof from on top of the cell block and
possible escape route. He talked over
ANGLIN brothers who were also inmates.
books in the prison hospital as to how
helped CLARENCE complete his hole.ventilator pipe to
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cement, etc. He said they made small holes in the cement next
to the ventilator grille at the back part of their cells by
using sharpened spoon handles and soap. He had practically
finished his hole on April 25, 1962. They made cardboard frames
and painted them to match the walls in their cells and inserted
them after they had removed part of the wall. They hid their
working tools behind these false frames. JOHN ANGLIN got through
his hole first and got into the utility corridor containing the
plumbing fixtures which is located behind the cells. JOHN then
FRANK MORRIS, Reg. Nb. 1441-AZ, had Joinedthis venture in December of 1961, and was more or les
partner in it. They built a raft out of olive rubberize ra -
coats, tapi luing the pieces together, as well as handsewing themtwdid part of the work in his cell, however, _
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cellblock. MORRIS and the ANGLIN brothers indicated the night
of June ll, 1962, at about 8:30 p.m. that they were aboutthrough the hole in ng and ready to go. A couple of
weeks prior to this d made for each one of them
a yoke life preserver ou of pieces of rain coats. JOHN ANGLIN
had obtained most of the raincoats and over a period of time
they had picked one up around the institution when the chance
presentedadtself. "
Nest of the material was hidden over night in the
ventilator pipe on top of the cell block, near the roof. On
the night of the escape, MORRIS and one of the ANGLIN brothers
went up to the roof ut 7:00 p.m. At about 9:30 p.m. MORRISwas trying to assisiin knocking out the little remaining
cement at the back o is cell. They could not accomplish it
without making some noise and MORRIS left to from oneof the ANGLIN brothers. They never returneigaid that
they probably had some maps of the surrounding area with them.
They had planned to go through the ventilator hole,
on to the roof and then down a large black pipe by the bakery.
They would go over by the water tank and then down by the
machine shop next to the water. They would pump up their
fourteen foot by six feet raft, made of raincoats and which
had fifteen inch pontoons, with a Concertina. MORRIS had pur-
¢hB@d the Concertina a month or so previously. The keys had
been taken out of it and a valve inserted so it would operate
as a bellows. They planned to go to Angel Island and stick a
knife in the raft so it would sink. They would then go to the
mainland. They had located about 125 feet of electrical cord
about one-half inch thick in the utility corridor and that was
to be taken with them to assist in getting down from the roof
and to lower their material.
They planned to commit a burglary to obtain guns and
clothes, and then ste ar. After they got away from the _Island and this aremyand MORRIS had planned to go one way ..
and let the ANGLIN br ers go another, however, no destinations
were mentioned. The only weapons they could possibly have had
with them would have been a sharpened kitchen knife or a screw _
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Alcatraz Is an , a orn a, was interviewed in the presence of
ARTHUR H. DOLLISON, Associate Warden, United States Penitentiary,
Alcatraz Island, at that institution. as was initially advised
that he need not furnish any information, and ii he did, same
could be used against him in a court of law. He was advised as
to his rights to consult an attorney. Ho threats or promises
were made to him.
vised that on May 5, 1961, he was
the Treatmen nit at Alcatraz and returned to thereleased from
main cell area.
At that time he began to think about and look for ways to break
out of Alcatraz. It was general knowledge among the inmates
that above the cell blocks there were some eight ventilator
holes to the roof which had not been used in several years.
These holes had been covered up; however, it appeared that the
one above cellblock "C" had been cemented up, according to in-
formation among the inmates. When painting in that area about
9 to 10 months ago, he noticed that the lid covering this
ventilator hole to the roof was not cemented up as he originally
had heard. He believed then that it was possible to break out
that way. Around this time plumbers were working in the utility
corridor which separates the cells in "B" cell block. This cor-
ridor contains all of the plumbing facilities which lead into
the back of all of the cells in that block.
After the plumbers had finished working was in-
structed to cleah the refuse fre the utilities eerridere This
utilities corridor is approximately 3 feet wide and extends to
the roof of the bail While cleaning the floor of the
utilities corridor, was scraping up some material while on
his hands and knees. nderneath a cement support,
something wrapped in an cil paper. when he epened
that it contained some rusty saw blades and little
files, all makeshift and which had evidently, from
tion, been secreted there for some 10 to 20 years.
material where he had located it. He mentioned ithe noticed
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ANGLIH, an inmate having cell #152 in Bloch "B." He had become
acquainted with JOHN ANGLIN previously when they were both in
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discussing this with JOHN ANGLIH, it was apparent that he was
already aware of the possibility of escaping through the
ventilation area in the root. They discussed the possibility
of breaking out of Alcatraz and swimming to the mainland.
They considered cutting a couple of the front cell bars and
possibly-going up the left front part of
a steel cage door and working on this as
decided that this could not be accomplish
he had told them that he had cut out of clnstitund it could be done so longofthm.
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cell was tthe cell area to behind
e ventilator hole as he felt that he could get the
It was then apparent that they
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The only possible
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decided that this hole could
cement to approximately a 10had to get out of the
corridor to get to
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teered that he had previously checked through library ooks
while at various institutions and had ascertained cementwould start disintegrating at from 500° to 906°. Obtained
some element wires similar to those in a toaster. He does not
recall the source of these owever, he recalls that thisoccurred in October of l96liplugged this wire into the
electric outlet in his cell, but he could not get enough heat
it to deteriorate the cement. He had discussed this,
the escape with JGER ANGLIH and CLARENCE AHGLIH,through
as well
brotherES
ofJOHN, and who resided in cell
JOHH AHGLIN said that he had a
sharpened and which somewhat resembled a
AHGLIN started poking around the side of
cell and he made a little bit of headway#152 in "B" Block.
spoon which he had
screw driver. JOHN
the ventilator in his
int cement. Thiswas about December of 1961, and by this timhad discussed
the plan with FRANK MORRIS, #1441-AZ, who was in cell #133 in»
"B" Block and who was to work with them. CLARENCE AHGLIN ob-
tained a spoon and made a few dents in the cement next to his
ventilator. The four of them got several spoons, the source Z
of these spoons being not recalled, and by beveling them
similhr to a screw driver, started to make holes in the cement.
It was decided to start the first hole a short distance from?.. h_?i§t:.fB°" 1,.-. ,813- salt: Luau. bemen e ore at other
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The cells oi the NGLIN brothers were adjacentto each other. The cells ofaiand MORRIS were adjacent to
each other. One evening one of the ANGLIH brothers would watch
while the worked, and the next evening they would changepositionmw and noruus he same method. Finally,after about three days workwdu hole about 3 inches deep,then for a period of about 30 ays was able to dig 2 such
holes every other night. During t eriod oi time the o
3 inmates were making headway in their respective cells.
made approximately 50 such holes around and to the left o s
ventilator grille. He made holes directly to the leit from the
top lefthand corner of the ventilator grille of a distance of
approximately 4 inches. He then dug the holes directly towards
the floor for a distance of approximately l0 inches. After this,
he drilled small holes to the right and under the grilled venti-
lator for approximately 13 inches. He completed his hole by
then taking the lower right-hand corner and drilling small holes
up the wal it hit the lower righthand corner of the metalgrille. Alilcompleted each small hole, he plugged it with
toilet paper and soap and then touched the outside of it up with
paint so no one would notice it, The other 3 inmates were doing
the same thing.
them in the holes they had bored, and through this method they
were able to make the holes larger and break one hole into
another. Finally the 3 inch deep slab of ce ent adjacent to the
screen came out. Just prior to taking the slab of cement out,
they made false cardboard fronts which would fit in the area to
be removed. They put paint and shellac on the cardboard so it
would appear the same as the rest of the wall and they used a
small amount of cement to put the cardboard in while they were
not working. They then hid their few drilling tools behind this
false front. They then made a false ventilator grille front of
cardboard and painted and varnished it so it would appear to'be.
identical with the grille work of the ventilator plate presently
there. They loosened the frame and the reinforcement rod of the
ventilator grille and broke out the criss-cross pieces of metal
in the ventilator grille. This took several weeks to accomplish.
The little hits ei residue metal were either flushed down the
toilet in their respective cells or hidden behind the false card-
board area which they had inserted in the wall.They found a couple of pieces of metal and stuck
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After taking out the ventilator grille-then
had an area to the left and below the ventilator grille
to knock out. This was also approximatel three inches in depth,however, with the ventilator grille out bcould place his
arm throu six inch by nine inch opening and get betterleverage. s of April 25, 1962, had practicallycompleted, oc out the small remaining portion of cement.
He decided not to disturb the side oi the cement adjacent
to the utility corridor any iurther since, if any one checked
the plumbing, they might notice same.
JOH ANGLIN had knocked his completely out by this
time and one evening had crawled into the utility corridor.
AHGLIN made a false cement back to cover the area he had knocked
out of the wall leading into the utility corridor so it would
not be noticed. JOHN then did work from the utility corridor
side and assisted CLARENCE ANGLIN in completing his hole.
JOH and CLARECE AGLlW then made a small dummy
face out of cement and gave it a flesh color. They put hair and
eyebrows on it with glue and they named it "Oink."
After CLAREHCE broke through his hole in the wall,
they made a dummy back for the hole which could be removed.
This was made out of cardboard and painted. One evening
CLARENCE ANGLIH went up the utility corridor to near the root,
using the network of plumbing in the corridor as a ladder.
He erawled on top et the cell blocks. He used n screw driver
and tried to take the screws out of the eighteen and onehal£
inch diameter metal coupling which was between the root
ventilator and the roof. He could not acc sh this byhimself and needed help. About this time in connection
with his work detail, had to paint one da n he utility
corridor and above the cell block area in the vicinity
root ventilator. while painting in that area that day
took the screws out of the ventilator coupling. He had a en
clamp from his bed and bolted them together and used them as a
clasp, thus succeeding in loosening the screws of the coupling.
The coupling, although unscrewed, was still in place so no one
would notice anything amiss. " _
About this time, CLARENCE ANGLIH made a second dummy
head of cement which was stored on top of the cell block next
to the roof. This one was called "OSCAR" and was to be given to
FRANK MORRIS. Then CLARENCE AHGLIH and FRANK MORRIS went up
the utility corridor next to the roof on about three evenings and
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they took the coupling out of the roof hole and from the
ventilator. They put grease around it so it would slide out
easily and replaced it so that no one would notice anything
amiss. 1a'Whi1e working around the cell block.area painting, :'qnoticed that bolts in certain instances were screwed in atap and were not braddéd. He thus believed that this type of
bolt could be loosened and, therefore, since this was a type on
a lid covering the ventilator o the roof, they would beable to remove that lid. Whenwas painting near the BarberShop he grabbed some electric ar r clippers, placed them in a
plastic bag and dropped them into his paint bucket. He removed
them later the same day and secreted them in his cell. About
that time, one of them was able to obtai n drillbits the source oi which was unlmown t set Iup the motor of the barber clippers so that could be used
with the aid of the drill bits as a drill. MORRIS and one of
the AHGLIN brothers tried to use this as a drill in removing
the bolts of the lid covering the ventilator to the roof. They
said the motor was too small and would not do the job. About
the vacuum cleaner in the cell area broke down and
a chance to examine it to see if it could be repaired.
noted that it had two motors in it. He took one or the
out and than he wired the other motor up so that it would
run the vacuum cleaner.
On the day he obtained the motor from the vacuum
cleaner, one of the inmates was hit over the head by another
inmate in the kitchen area and during the confusion he was able
to smuggle the motor to his cell without anyone noticing him.
This motor was given to MORRIS and the AHGLINs, and they took
it to the-roof to use as a drill. They said that it made too
much noise and they could not use it much. They were iinaiiy
able to loosen the tapins in the lid covering the ventilator
to the roofing. After getting them out, they replaced them so
they could be easily removed. Some time before this, CLARENCE
I In made a dummy head out oi cement_which was to be used bywhen, and ii, he left his cell and which was to be_stored
on top oi the cell block near the roof.
About the tirst part of May, 1962,? obtained an
olive colored rubberized raincoat from one of e inmates who
was transferred from this institution and, over the next few day
obtained a couple more of such raincoats. In addition, over
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placed down by another inmate and when this individual was not
looking. In the evening he would take these raincoats and cut
them up and paste them together with some glue which had
possibly been obtained from the glove factory at the institution
He would also sew some of the material together. He made a yoke
life preserver out of this. e made valves out of pieces of
tubing which he could pick up at various times. At night the
raincoats and the residue were hidden of the cell blocknear the roof in the ventilator pipe. made all four yoke
life preservers. JOHN ANGLIN was using e same type raincoat
in making the raft they proposed to use. Upo ons, bits
of this material were handed into the back of cell so he
could splice and glue the pieces together.
A raft was made which was approximately six ! feet
by fourteen IR! feet and which had fifteen 5! inch pontoons
around the edge and to the underneath section of the raft.
Originally, JOHN ANGLIN had said that he had
valve arrangement for one of the sections of
had discarded it in the ventilator pipe near
of making the pontoon with a rubberized typemade a wooden type
the pontoon but
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valve.
About a month and a half ago, FRANK MORRIS bought a
Concertina, which type instrument is allowed inmates at Alcatraz
The keys to the Concertina were taken out and a valve type
arrangement was made with it so that you could put your foot
in one of the straps of the Concertina
the other portion of the strap down so
act as a bellows.
Monday night, June ll, 1962,
that they still had to complete takingand with your hand push
that the Concertina would
MORRIS ma tempthe top off of t e
ventilator leading to the roof and to separate the bars on the'
roof. In addition, he indicated there was alittle work left to
complete the raft. FRANK MORRIS-said that the ANGLINs were
talking about completing the work and breaking out that night.
CLARENCE ANGLIN and FRANK MORRIS left their cells and went up
the utility corridor to the roof about 7:00 p.m. on June ll, 1962.
MORRIS came down at about 8:45 p.m. that and said thebars were out of the hole on md ave himsome water as he was thirstmven o the utility corridor
was still not quite completed, since his Job as to making the
life preservers and assisting with the raft did not call for
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would have been necessary to make the false rear to it to possibly
t detection. JUHN ANGLIN had cemented up a portion ofW vent to the rear where he had cracked the side of the
cement to the utility corridor so no one d notice it.
In addition, while working in his cell, had helped make
the paddles they intended to use. He ma e our paddles,
they were of plywood, twelve 2! inches by eight 8! inches
and with a wooden handle. He put about two or three bolts
through the paddle and handle to hold them together. These
paddles were stored up on top of the cell block and inside the
ventilator pipe.
memos indicated that they could go that evening if
they got the lid off of the top of the ventilator. He said
that the bars below it were out of the way and he felt that they
would get that off by 9:30 .m. He left and went up to theroof. Shortly therea.fter,&heard some noises and stirted
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to kick the rest of the cement out of the hole at of his
cell. He could not do it. ANGLIN tried to help for a minute or
so, but could not do anything. He then went up and got MORRIS.
MORRIS d t 1 i b d IT 1i ht were came own and put he dumm n h s e . 1e g s
out at 9:30 p.m. and MORRIS went up and got a two
inch piece of pipe and handed it to tried to push it
out but could not do it without mak ng o muc MORRISleft to go get cnaasncs ANGLIN to help clear out ho
This happened at 9:37 p.m. that evening. This is the ast
hesrd or saw of them. As there was no dummy head for his be_,Qwas afraid at that time to break through his cell until
a er the 3:00 a.m. count.
At about l:h5 a.m une 12, 1962, after waiting some-
time for them to come back, became anxious and broke through
his hole and went to the roo , y way e utility corridor.
There was no dumy for his bed. When got into the utility s
corridor he noticed that they had 1 NK" laying there and
he used this dum head in his bed. took his blue dungarees,
undershirt, and blue serge pea Jacket to the roof with h' could see that they had gone as the material, etc. whichi
had worked on, and thich they had described to him, was gone.
In addition, there had been some one hundred 00! feet of a
heavy electrical cording which had been laying on the floor of
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their material down from the roof of the cell house and possibly
in assisting in lowering one of them down.
wput on his life preserver and pea Jacket and pants
and star e o go through the hole in the roof. He had to rexrove
his clothing before he could get through the hole in the roof.
when he got on the roof he put his clothing on again and went
to the edge of the roof near the cage where the large black pipe
leads to the g They had contemplated going down this pipe
to the ground. ooked around and could not see MORRIS or
the HNGLINs an igured it was too late for him to go. Also,
they the raft which was to be their means of escape.
The MORRIS was at 9:37 p.m. on June llth, 1962,
and it belief that they would have been able to leave
the :30 p.m. that night or possibly no later than
11:00 p.m. t evening.
They had talked about going to Angel Island. It was
believed that there would be less chance of detection if they
proceeded in that direction. Upon getting to the mainland,
they had decided that they would commit a burglary so they could
obtain guns and clothes, and then steal a car. It was their
desire to go as far from this area as t uld, although they
had no plan as to where they would go. stated Just MORRIS
and the two ANGLINs, along with h were involved in this
escape. To assist in this effort, had made a periscope
out of paper and mirrors which th could stick out of the hole
on the roof to see i were any guards in that area priorto leaving the holahad given this periscope to MORRIS
for one of the ANGLI s an it was stored next to the roof. The
only weapons which they would have would possibly be a kitchen
knife or some similar type objects which they might have sharpened
When they were working, attempting to get out or their"
cells, they would work from between 5:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
in the evening. When MORRIS or the ANGLINS were working up
near the roof, they would generally do such work between 6=_1#5 pm.
and 9:OQ p.m. at night. Generally, MORRI with onéo£' thetwo ANGLINS when they went to the roof asdid not desire
that the two ANGLINs go there together as e i trust them.If they were successful in escaping, MORRIS andihad planned
that sooner or later they would go in one direct on and let the
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to furnish concerning this matter. He said that he didbelieve in gigned statements and would not furnish one. Yb
advised tha the other three individuals, as far as he knew,
had the same type of clothing to take, namely, their regular
denim garb and a pea Jacket. He said he knew of no other
clothing which would protect them from the cold water and he
had none.
After going to the roof of the cell house on the early
morning of June 12, 1 6 and seeing that MORRIS and the
ANGLINS had escaped, returned to his cell and went to bed.
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since Sepeemoe , 1961 ted he knew Inmate JOHN ANGLIN
at the U. S. Peniten prior to being transferred
to Alcatraz. He said he had heard no talk among inmates regarding
an attempted escape. He said he went to sleep immediately after
dinner on the evening of June ll, 1962, and slept until lights
out, which is 9:30 P.h. He said he heardziunusual noises
after 9:30 P.M. on June ll, 1962.
Q advised that J01-IN and cmasucs ANGLIN andFRANK MORRIS not know any of his relatives or associates
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if he was to escape.
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in the first tier of B cell block, spoons and digging
at the back of their cell under the sink ventilator.
They were taking the cupped portion of the spoon off and sharpening
that end of the spoon in the fashion of a screw driver which was
utilized then in the digging,
Handwstarted to dig holes in their cells.
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had tallced over the attempted break with the .l92.NGL-L*I hrot..ers an...
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of the ..-p..nioh._that once they got through the cell walla
into the utility corridor immediately behind it they could proceed
to the top of the cell block and break out through the ventilator
area on to the roof.
About the first of April, 1962, the ANGLIN brothersindicated that they had completed making the holes in their cells Q
near the ventilator area. They indicated that they had proceeded -
to the roof and checked the ventilator area and the ieved they e '1could break through the lid and on to the rooih-stated that
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he dug approximately six holes in his cell in the vicinity of the
ventilator. This was accomplidnd in about seven days of digging
over a two week period. He decided against trying to break out
and told the others of his decision. As he dug out each hole
he would fill it with soap and then paint over it with cement
paint s5-that they would be well camouflaged.
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more to do within cell
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wat wat for about one week and
holes in hs cell. quit did not
After breaking through the cell walls they had planned to
put a fake cell wall and ventilator in the area which theyroken out of. About March 1962, the ANGLIN brothers and
said that they were going to build two rafts out of olive
green rubber-* "-n coats issued to prisoners. From theirconversatio believed that they were obtaining tape and
paste from e or shop to assist in making the rafts. After
the rafts were completed it was planned to place them in the
ventilator pipe on top of B cell block and Just under the roof.
The ANGLTN brothers told him that NORRIS had made a hand pump
out of steel pipe, a leather typeplunger and wood which would
be used to inflate the rafts. They talked of wearing long under-
wear which they might dye or paint black and sweatshirts
similarly dyed or painted. This would be under their regular
prison clothing and they would discard their prison clothing on
the beach when they were ready to leave the island. They had
talked about making paddles out of some wood, 1 x 8 inch board
and each was to make his own. -
Ar___ for a few weeks the ANGLIN brothers,
MORRIS and told that all of them had to stop digging
since there wa to be ing installe utilityiirridor of B cell block. told this to and '
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best place would be in the vicinity of the ventilator grill.
_who worked in the utility c r upon variousoccasions since e was an inmate plumber 8fL who painted
around the cell block area were the ones who id the main
scheming and working on breaking through the ventilator lid
to the roof. During their conversations JOHN ANGLIN had indicated
that it was a shorter route to go from the island to the main-
land of San Francisco rather than toward Angel Island. At
that time they were considering building the rafts and going
with them to the docks near where the Alcatraz ori son boat dockedThey would then hide the raft, try to locate sn a5155§y'§Eéré'¬i{é§
might steal firearms.
Later the ANGLINS mentioned that they might try to
steal a helicopter as MORRIS had read considerably in the
prison library about flying and MORRIS
to pilot same. They would also steal
obtained a helicopter they would fly a
from here and thought somewhere in the
they would stay for a number of months
If they arrived in the desert they hadthought he would be able
food and clothing. If they
considerable distance
California desert, where
until the "heat" was off.
discussed stealing a big
trailer truck body, digging a hole in the ground in the desert
and putting the trailer truck body down in the hole and camouflage
it so that no one could see it. They would then leave it and
sneak out when no one was in the vicinity.
They talked about later on getting together and robb:tng,~
banks. -11]; ANGLINs mentioned that they would like to get theirbrothergiout of the Atlanta Penitentiary. None of the individual:
mentione y t they would contact on the outside nor didthey ever askfor any of his acquaintances or friends, nor-
did he volunteer same.
indicated that since he "backed out" of trying
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Fbecame aoqauinted with JOHN ANGLIN in 1958 when
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acquainted with CLARENCE ANGLIN, MORRIS a
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court against anyone of the above individuals so long as he
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June 12, 1962, when it was discovered by the prison authorities.
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that he had heard no digging noises in the cells nor had he
heard any unusual noises on the evening of June ll, 1962.
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law. He was advised of the provisions of the Harboring Statute
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need not furnish any information and if he did same could be
used against him in a court of law. He was told of his right
to consult an attornv.
being at Alcatraz and he never knew them before.
had never discussed an attempted escape with him nor had
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the names of any friends, relatives or acquaintances o
He said he was not interested in trying to escape since e ad
only seven months to serve on his sentence at Alcatraz and he
was not interested in getting into trouble. He volunteered that
he does not know anything about an escape and does not want
to know anything.
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he would not tell anyone anyhow since he is a convict.
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approached him regarding an attempted escape.
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cell recently. He said he usually spends his evening reading andlistening to the radio with his earphones, but does not recall
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by the officers on the morning of June 12, 1962.
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ANGLIN brothers or MORRIS never discussed an attempted break with
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did not get the wood screws for ANGLIN . said ANGLIN never
asked him to obtain any other property for him.
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has never heard unusual noises in back of his cell. He saidCLARENCE or JOHN ANGLIN or FRANK MORRIS have never asked him tobring them materials of any kind. He advised that the ANGLIN
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attempting to escape from the institution. He heard no unusual
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an attempted escape on the part of these individuals and he
was surprised to hear this. He has not heard any unusual noises
indicating that someone might be trying to break through the
cell walls, nor did he hear any unusual noises on the night
of June ll, 1962. On that particular night he was listening to
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he knows CLARENCE and JOHN ANGLIN by Bight only. said
he heard no talk among the inmates about an attemp e e cape
and first heard of the escape when the above were found missing
on the morning of June 12, 1962. He said he has heard no unusual
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records. JOHN ANGLIN had been working with him in clothing issue
for the past year. _
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and is only casual uain e w em. He had never heard
the ANGLIN brother or MORRIS discuss attempting to escape
and they had never a him for any assistance. In fact he
knew of no one who was attempting to escape from the institution.
On May 31, 1962, upon checking the inmate clothing he
noticed that they were short of olive rubberized raincoats
for inmates and he had made out a requisition for three dozen
of these to be obtained from the prison warehouse. He said that
each of the inmates is issued a raincoat when he arrives.
If an inmate turns in one which is old or torn this inmate
is issued a new one. He mid that he had not ordered raincoats
for inmates for about a year and at that time he had ordered
three dozen.
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surprised that the ANGLIN brothers would even consider trying
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JOHN ANGLIN_had told him that he, JOHN, was a poor swimmer.He does not recall CLARENCE ANGLIN discussing with him his ¥<_,l
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swimming around the beaches. He advised that he had never doneany swimming in the bay because to do so was toodangerous since ti:
water was too cold, rough and there was a very rough undercurrent.
He volunteered that he did not believe any of the inmates could A
swim across the bay without special training and gear. .
Upon many occasions he had had discussions with JOHN
ANC-LIN while in the clothing issue room relative to the tides
and heavy currents surround island Upon occasion JOHNANGLIN had '1 if hehad any friends around San
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He advised that the only friends he had in the San Francisco
area were endeavoring to have his sentence shortened and obtain
a parole for him, therefore, he would not involve any of them
with any convict at Alcatraz.
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brothers by sight. .
He advised that he had received no information as to
any of the above individuals attempting to escape from that
institution nor had he received any information relative to
anyone attempting to escape. None of the above individuals, nor
in fact had any inmate there asked him for any assistance in
endeavoring to escape. He said he had heard no one chiseling
or boring at the back part of their cell at the institution.
He said he had heard nothing of an unusual nature as to noise during
the evening of June ll, 1962. However, he was listening on theradio earphones to the baseball game from about 6:00 p.m. to
sometime after 9:30 p.m. .
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CLARENCE and JOHN ANGLIN and FRANK MORRIS by sight only. He said
he heard no talk among the inmates at Alcatraz regarding an
attempted escape. He said he has not heard unusual noises in back
of his cell or on top of the cell. He further advised that he
heard no unusual noises Monday evening, June ll, 1962. He said
he usuaigy plays his violin during the evening; and was probably
playing it during the evening of June 11, 1962.
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treatment unit from April 5, 1962, to May 26, 1962. He said
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above the cell or in back of the cell. He stated that he heard
no discussion among the "1mn,gtes regarding an attempted escape.
said that he does not know CLARENCE or JOHN
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library along wi er inmates. He said he spends three
to three and one-half hours each morning working in the library
and his work consists mainly of obtaining books requested by
inmates and delivering the books to their cells. He said that
_he_snends his aiternoons in the recreation area or in his ce1l=said there is glue and bookbinding tape in the library
used to the repair of books, He said no inmate has ever asked
him to g,_btain glue or bookbinding tape for him and he has never
given any inmate these items.
said he has heard no unusual noises in back orabove his cel!. Le further advised that he heard no unusual
noises Monday evening June ll, 1962.
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the evenings. He advised that the ANGLIN brothers or MORRIS
never discussed a plan to escape with him. He said the ANGLIN
brothers or MORRIS have never asked him to obtain property
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did not know them at that time. He said the above individuals
never discussed their plan to escape with him and he knew
nothing about the escape until they were discovered missing
on the morning of June 12, 1962. He further advised that he
heard'io unusual noises during the evening of June ll, 1962.
advised that he recalls a file being missing
from the ta or s op sometime ago, but he has no information
concerning the missing file.
_ advised that the ANGLIN b tnro ers and MORRIS
do not know the names of his relatives and associates and would
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discovered missing on the morning of June 12, 1962. He said
the above individuals had never asked him to obtain property
of any kind for them. He further advised that he had never
furnished the above individuals the names and addresses of
his relatives and associates and they would have no way of
contacting them.Ian! !s emp!oye!!n
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arriving at Alcatraz, however, he was never acquainted with
them while at the U. S. Penitentia:':,' at I..ea*-'en'.-.'orth, Kansas
nor was he aware that either of the Ns had been in that
institution. He is acquainted wit ut does not know
MORRIS: He said he was not closely acquainted with any of them.
He had heard nothing relative to the attempted escape
and he had not been asked by anyone to assist in the escape.
He had not heard any noises which would indicate that someone might
be trying to break through cell walls nor had he heard any
unusual noises on the night of June ll, 1962.
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never discussed any attapted escape with him nor did they
ask him for any assistance or for t s of any of hisfriends. He is acquainted with bot and MORRIS but they had
never discussed an attemped escape w im nor had they asked
him for assistance.
He first heard of the escape on the morning of June 12,
1962, when the inmates were discovered missing. He had heard
no noises which would cause him to believe that someone was
trying to break through the walls of their cells.
On the night of June ll, 1962 at about 9:35 p.m., Just
after the lights were dimmed out he heard someone walking or
running on the roof of his cell, he thought it was guards on the
roof. He volunteered that he would not tell anything about an
attempted escape if he knew same since to do so was against
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. ONSTINE, San Francisco. The complaint charged
FRANK LEE MORRIS, JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIN and CLARENCE ANGLIN with
a violation of Title 18, Section 751, United States Code, in
that on or about June 12, 1962, at Alcatraz, San Francisco
County, Rbrthern District of California, they did escape from
an institution; to wit, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz,
California, in which they had been confined by direction of
the Attorney General of the United States. Federal warrants
were issued for their arrest and these were lodged with the
United States Marshal at San Francisco.
Assistant United States Attorney WOELFLEN recommended
bond in the amount of $50,000.00 each.ah ? _ _ __-__ _.__i..___
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Mr. POOLE indicated that the initiation of prosecution
as to those inmates who were in on the attempted escape but who
did not leave with the Escapees would be premature at this time.
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Sheriff's
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West Virginia
National Train-
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Washington,
District of
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Q/Z2/5QSection 545,
Title 13, n.s.
COde & Mari-
huana Tax Act
Unlawful
flight to
avoid
prosecution_
Mann Act
violation
bans robbery
held for
Federal
authorities
in ?arish2/17/56, process
dismissed on
charge of UFAP
robbery Mann Act
indictment dis-
misses 9/19/5%
14 yrs. count 1;
5 yrs. count 2;
to run concur-
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Contributor of
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Number Received Charge
SO, Tampa, Fla.
PD , Tampa ,
Florida
S0, Tampa,
Florida
SO, Tampa,
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State Prison
Raiford, Fla.
USH Ci-
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12/11/51breaking &
entering,
grand lar-
ceny, 2
counts
investiga-
tion B & E
Petty
larceny
vagrancy
investiga-
tion
Grand
larcenyDisposition
12/24/43, re-
leased to
juvenile
authorities
released
12/26/45
11/23/43 dis-
charged
12/11/51,2 yrs
State Prison
2 yrs., 7/21/53
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1/22/60 ban: robbery
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ANGLIN, FBI N0.
Contributor of
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a
S0, Tampa, Fla.
Fla. Industial
School for
Boys, Marianna,
Fla.
SO, Tampa, Fla.
PD, Tampa, Fla.
SO, Tampa, Fla.
SO, Tampa, Fla.
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yumberArrested or
Raceiyaéej Charge
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ANGLIN
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CLARENCE
ANGLIN
#29919
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ANGLIN
#35795
CLARENCE
ANGLIN
#29919
CLARENCE
ANGLIN
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11/16/1+8
3/3/50
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entering &
grand
larceny
incorrigi-
ble break-
ing &
entering
grand
larceny
breaking
& entering
grand
larceny
two counts
investi-
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breaking
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larceny4 731 702, received June 13, 1962, is set forth:
Disgosition
7/6/H5 to
Florida In-
dustrial
School
Marianna, Fla
until legally
discharged
8/26/H6
discharged to
Mother
12/24/R6 to
Juvenile
Court
released
12/26/46
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State Board of
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SO, Bradenton,
Fla.
State Prison
Raiford, Fla.
State Prison
Raifcrd, Fla.
SO, Bartow, Fla
State Prison
Raiford, Fla.CLARANCE
ANGLEN
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CLARENCE
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5/5/51
5/28/51
6/22/51
6/22/51burglary
breaking
& entering
grand
larceny
breaking
& entering
burglary
breaking
& entering
with in-
tent to
comit1 to 2 years
turned over
to County
Jail
5/7/51
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5 years to
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Cincinnati,
Ohio
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Montgomery
Alabama
U.S. Peniten-
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Georgia
PD Montgomery
Alabama
U.S. Peniten-
tiary, Leaven-
worth, Kansas
USM, Topeka,
Kansas
U.S. Peniten-
tiary, Alcatraz
CaliforniaCLARENCE
ANGLIN
#58-18
CLARENCE
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CLARENCE
ANGLIN
#90510
CLARENCE
ANGLIN
#75#55
CIARENCE
ANGLIN
#60-361
CLARENCE
ANGLIN
#1485-AZ1/22/58
2/A/58
a/13/58 -
M/11/58
rec'd in
transfer
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of Feder-
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RE: FRANK LEE MORRIS
The following description of FRANK LEE MORRIS is set
forth as obtained from prison records, as well as various
police records:
Race
Dates of birth
Places of birth
Height
Weight
Complexion
Eyes
Hair _
Build
Teeth
Scars and marks
TattoosWhite
September 1, 1925; September 1, 1922;
September 1, 1928; September 1, 1925
Washington, D. C.; Mobile, Alabama;
Elizabeth City, North Carolina;
Ednor, Maryland
Approximately 5'7%"
135 to 1&5 pounds
Medium fair
Hazel-gray
Dark brown
Medium
Good, February 1950
Scar on middle of forehead; cut scar on
left forearm, near wrist; scar on left
biceps; vaccination scar on upper left
arwu scar on left little finger; scar on
left elbow; several scars on both shins;
1" scar on left foot
Devil's head on upper right arm; star on
left knee with "7" above and "11" below;
star on right knee; star on base or back
of left thumb; "13" on base of left index.
finger; circle between left thumb and
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RelativesWashington, D. 0., September 1956, January
1956; Ednor, Maryland, June l939
Mechanical draftsman; painter; car salesman;
laborer; fighter; odd Jobs
Fingerprint classification is
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Signature available in Identification
Division, FBI. Dental chart maintained
by U. S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island,
California, and copy available in San
Francisco Office file.
None listed in files at Alcatraz Penitentiary.
when investigated in l9#5 and again in 1951
in connection with Selective Service Act
violations, MORRIS advised on both occasions
an believed his mother's
519
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locate an tiry this aunt during
Selective Service Act investigations was
unsuccessful. In 1955 Vital Statistic Records
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born tember 1, 1926
as; JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIR I
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obtained from the records at the United States Penitentiary, s
Alcatraz Island, California, as well as police sources:
Race
Dates of birth
Places of birth
HeightWhite
May 2, 1931; May 2, 1930; May 7, 1930,
Donalsonville, Georgia, Colquitt, Georgia
Approximately 5'11"
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Scar left side abdomen; scar left cheek;
dim cut scar inside left forearm near
wt-1 at
Route #1, Box 205, Ruskin, Florida,
February 1958, January 1958, October 1951,
November l98, December 19H6
Farmer; laborer
Fingerprint classification is
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Signature of this individual is available
in the Identification Division, FBI.
The U. S. Fenitentiary, Alcatraz Island,
California, has a dental chart concerning
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Race
Dates of birth
Places of birth
Height .
Weight
Complexion
Eyes
Hair
Teeth
Scars and marks
Tattoos
Residences
Occupations
Identifications, California, and various police sources:
whiteMay ii, iggg; Apri%111i9%g31; March 11, 1930;May , - MayDonalsonville, Georgia; Colquitt, Georgia
Approximately 5'11
167 pounds, December 1960
RuddyHazel-blue "
Dark brown
Good, June 1951
Fitted scar between eyes; scar on left side
of upper lip; cut scar back of third Joint
of right ring finger; mole on each side of
stomach; vaccination scar on upper right
arm scar on outside edge of right forearmScroll and "ZON" onleft wrist, outer or
upper forearm; NITA on upper right arm
Ruskin, Georgia, December 1960; Route 1,Ex E65, Ruskin, Florida, Febrggry 1958,January 1952 June 1951 May l 1 March1926, November 198, December 19kg, June
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in the Identification Division of the FBI.
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