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Alcatraz Escape — Part 6
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handles with sharpened edges, four flesh-colored dummy faces,
"Popular Mechanics" and "Sports Illustrated" magazines contain-
ing photographs and description as to making rubberized rafts
and lifesaving type vests, paint, paste, tape, and twine
between cells, evidently used as a signal device. Search of
area on top of cell block indicates same used as workshop by
Escapees, A life preserver made from olive drab rubberized
material cut from inmates! raincoats, a partially completed
raft of similar material, electric drills fashioned through use
of a motor from the prison vacuum cleaner and one through use of
motor from barber clippers, liquid plastic, a homemade periscope
and miscellaneous items located there. A homemade wooden
paddle and about 100 feet of heavy black extension cord located
on cell house roof, and similar type cord located on beach. On
6/12/62, a wooden paddle was picked up near Angel Island in San
Francisco Bay, and on 6/15/62, a homemade life preserver
observed to wash ashore on Fert Cronkhite Beach, which is on
ocean side of Golden Gate Bridge. On 6/22/62, another homemade
life preserver picked up 4n San Francisco Bay some 50 yards
@as$ of Alcatraz. All items similar in appearance and materlal
to those recovered at prison. On 6/14/62, waterproof package,
apparently made of inmate raincoat material and containing
names, addresses, photographs and personal property identifiable ‘$1 a
with ANILIN brothers, picked up in Francisco Ba n ly a)
Angel “sland and Alcatraz. Inmate
Stated so FBI Agents that he
initially in on escape plot. i arver "
digging tew holes in cell io MME cus, severs1 holes
in his cell but stopped along with Escapée avoid detection
while plumbing being installed, and not told by Egceapees to
start digging again. ncovered in’
some 36 holes pyeovere - -
ookout ror about one week each and then -
t. Sa: ANGLIN in February 1962 showed him two files
ch ANGI wmed obtained from an inmate,
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pe Ol Daly a: . : complaint
was filed 6/13/62 before USC, San Francisco, charging Escapees
MORRIS and ANGLIN brothers with violation Title 18 Section 751,
U. S. Code. Federal warrants issued and bond recommended in the
amount of $50,000.00 each. on 6/20/62, USA CECIL F. POOLE, San
Francisco, advised he would consider prosecutive action at
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