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Alcatraz Escape — Part 4
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Alcatraz Escape June 13, 1962
to separate the son the roof. In addition, he indicated there
was a little wor! 0 te the raft. Frank Morris said
that the Anglins were talking rw iting the work and break-
ing out that night. Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris left their
Ovils dnd went up the utility corridor to the roof about 7:00 P. M.
on June 11, 1962, Morris came down at about 8:45 7. M, that evens
ing and said the bars were out of the hole on the roof and I gave
him some water as he was thirsty. My yent to the utility corridor .
was still not quit mpleted since my job as to making the Tite
preservers and assisting W: the tt not ca. or leave.
my call. Also, iri had completed mins, it would have Deen neces .
sary to make the false rear to it to possibly prevent detection.
John Anglin had cemented up a portion of mine ta the rear where :
I had cracked the side of the cement to the utility corridor so
no one would notice it. In addition, while working in my cell,
I had helped make the paddies we in e. I made four
paddles were 0: ‘001 12_ inches by 8 inches and with a
woodén handle. .I 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.
“ . e b-eoe
” Yorris indicated that we could go that evening if we 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 P. M. Ha Lert and went up to the roof. Shortiy there-
after I heard somé notses and I started making noise to cover it
up_so-n0 one woulmmotice it. At 9:22 P. M. that date, Clarence _
I tried to kick the rest of the cement out o: ie hole at the back
of my tell. I Gould not do it. He tried to help for a minute or
u.
so but couldn't do anything. He then went up and got Morris.
Morris_came down and put the dummy in his bed. The lights were
out at 9:30 P.M, and Morris went up to the roof and got a 2 inch
piece of pipe and handed it to me. I tried to push it out but
couldn't do without making too much noise. Morris le to go
' get Clarence Anglin to help clear out my hole. This happened at
9:37 P. M. that evéning. This is the last I heard or saw o em.
As there was no dummy head for my bed I leave my cel at Cone
until after the 3:00 A. M. count, rend
SAAR, A dnd :
~AbeaboutJi45A- M._off June 12, 1962 after waiting for some-
time or them to come backy I broke hole and went to
the roof by way of the ytility corridor. There Was no dummy for
my bed. When I got int utility corridor I noticed that they ;
had left "Oink" la here and ed this dummy hea my bed.”
I took my blue dungerees, undershirt and blue serge pea jacket to
the roof with me. I could see that they had gone as’ the. material,
etc. which I ha and which they had describe
was gone. In addition, there had been some |
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