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FD-302 (Rev. 1-25-60) (| FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGA’ \ Date _ 0/24/62 SI, cpa eresae cert an inmate of the United States 7 oO Penitentiary, Alcatraz Is |» Califo: << it iin resence of | in a court of law. He was told of his right to counsel. No threats or*promises were made to him. ee ...: that he had planned the escape from Alcatraz which took place on June 11, 1962, and that FRANK MORRIS, JOHN and CLARENCE ANGLIN had gone without him. He volunteered that when he had gotten out of the Treatment Unit about May 5, 1961, he had started thinking of ways to break out of Alcatraz. While painting the cellhouse, he noticed the ventilator pipe to the roof from on top of the cell block and thought of it as a possible escape route. He talked over escaping with the two ANGLIN brothers who were also inmates. He read Civil Engineering books in the prison hospital as to how one could break down 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 Pail finished his hole on April 25, 1962. They made cardboard frames rr and painted them to match the walls in their cells and inserted bse, and both officials o e ates | Pen: rye a ..: initially advised that he need not furnish any information, and if he did, same could be used against him : 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 helped CLARENCE complete his hole. FRANK MORRIS, Reg. No. 1441-AZ, had joined this venture in December of 1961, and was more or less partner in it. They built a raft out of olive rubberized rain- coats, tapi) luing the pieces together, as well as hand sewing then, did part of the work in his cell, however, ~ United States Penitentiary Alcatraz, California File 76-2887 ile On EL2/62 at es ' ) by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It ts the property of the FB your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. I and ta loaned to V0