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2887 w7e bI7¢ PROSECUTIVE ACTION On June 13, 1962, Assistant United States Attorney FREDERICK J. WOELFLEN, San Francisco, California te of a complaint, which was filed by SA on the same date before United States er . CONSTINE, San Francisco. ‘The complaint charged FRANK LEE MORRIS, JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIN and CLARENCE ANGLIN with a violation of Title 18, Section 751, United States Code, in that on or about June 12, 1962, at Alcatraz, San Francisco County, Northern District of California, they did escape from an institution; to wit, United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California, in which they had been confined by direction of the Attorney General of the United States. Federal Warrants were issued for their arrest and these were lodged with the United States Marshal at San Francisco. ~ Assistant United States Attorney WOELFLEN recommended bond in the amount of $50,000.00 each. on tates Attorney ceciLpF. WIL, POOLE advised SAI ld withhold prosecu- tion at this time as To! pending location of the three Escapees. oped concerning Eom were discussed We, § and Assistant United . RICK J, WOELFLEN, both by Mr. POOLE advised tha and WOU, e considered for prosecutive action for the le of attempt to escape. He did not feel that there was adequate ‘ie ie 2 type of prosecution at this st time as t Mr. POOLE indicated that the initiation of prosecution as to those inmates who were in on the attempted escape but who did not leave with the Escapees would be premature at this time. He will make a final decision concerning prosecution as to ail _ Subjects after all pertinent facts have been developed. ia x -117- V1)