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‘ zo2007 LS )Ln a discussing this with JOHN ANGLIN, it was apparent that he was = already aware of the possibility of escaping through the ventilation area in the roof, 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 possibiy going up the left front part of the cell area to behind a steel cage door and working on this as a m exit, then decided that this could not be accomplished. said that b7z he had told them that he had cut out of cemen ore at other institu nd it could be done so lorg as they had plenty bw of tine} said that they could go out through the roof through @ ventilator hole as he felt that he could get the lid off, It was then apparent that they had to get out of the back part of their ceil into the utility corridor to get to the roof. The only possible escape area at the back of the ceil was through a 6 inch by © inch iron ventilator. It was decided that this hole could be enlarged by taki 2 cement to approximately a 10 inch by 13 inch nel A ot teered that he had previously checked through library books while at various institutions and had ascertained cement would start disintegrating at from 500° to $c6°] obtained some element wires simiiar to those in a toaster. He does not recall the source of these owever, he recalls that this occurred in Gctober of 156i plugged this wire into the electric outlet in his ceii, but he could not get enough heat through it to deteriorate the cement. He had discussed this, as well as the escape with JOAN ANGLIN and CLARENCE ANGLIN, brother of JOHN, and who resided in ceil #152 in "B" Block, JOW ANGLIN said that he had a spoon which he had sharpened and which somewhat resembled a screw driver. JOAN ANGLIN started poking around the side of the ventilator in his cell and he made a little bit of headway int, cement. This was about December of if61, and by this tim had discussed the plan with FRAINX MORRIS, #1441-AZ, who was in cell #133 in- “B" Block and who was to work with them, CLARENCE ANGLIN 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 of these spoons being not recalled, and by beveling them similar to a screw criver, started to make holes in the cement. It was decided to start the first hole a short distance from the top left-hand corner of the ventilator grille. They started to work shortly after the 5:15 or 5:30 PH count in the evening and would work until 9:30 PM. “52- TA0