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{ FD-802 (Rev. 1-25-60) {_yeverat BUREAU OF INVESTIGA’ } pore Une 18, 1962 ARTHUR M. DOLLISON, Associate Warden, U. S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California, stated that he was advised by the control room at that institution that at about 7:15 a.m. when the inmates were being counted that officers had found three dummy faces in the beds of inmates. He immediately proceeded to the main cellhouse where he ascertained that JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIN, CIRENCE ANGLIN and FRANK LEE MORRIS were the inmates involved who had escaped.’ bo They had evidently effected this escape by way of holes which they had made in the ventilator area in the rear of their cells. They had evidently climbed up the plumbing fixtures in the utility corridor immediately to the rear 3 of the cells to the top of the third cell tier, They had i evidently spread the bars in the ventilator area to the roof and removed the ventilator lid. An inmediate check was made of the Island to locate the inmates. ‘ Later in the same day it was ascertained that there was 74, the ventilator area in the cell of inmate and that evident ily wes to have gone with en eason was left beh . cThere was also a Gummy face located fe] cell which he had proposed using. _ WRB 220000 that the ANGLINs and MORRIS had escaped = 7. A om their cells about 9:30 p.m. on June 11, 1962. check of the area indicated that the ANGLINs and MORRIS after going through the hole in the roof had probably climbed down the large black pipe by the bakery and over the fences. They had then proceeded to the water tower and crawled down two steep enbankments to the northeast shore of the island. 6/12/62 Alcatraz Island, California ite # 76-2887 ile is) [| anne Ge nan SE '< sps/ee by Date dictated ‘This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI, It 4s the property of the FBI and te your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed-outeide your agency, loaned to o74