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Alcatraz Escape — Part 11
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picked up in San Francisco Bay some 50 yards east of Alcatraz.
All of these items were similar in appearance and material to
those recovered at the prison. On June 14, 1962, a waterproof
package, apparently made of inmate raincoat material and con-
taining names, addresses, photographs and personal property
identifiable with the ANGLIN brothers, was picked up in San
Francisco Bay between Angel Island and Alcatraz.
On June 19, 1962, inmate
advised FBI Agents that he and inmate
were initially involved in the escape plot.
that he quit same after digging a fe es in his cell wall and
then plugged them up. He said <li dug several holes in
his cell wall but stopped along with Escapees to avoid detection
hile plumbing was being installed in the cell block, and
.:; not told by Escapees to start digcingmagzin as they
Mee done. Eight holes were uncovered in check cell
and some 36 holes were uncovered in checkin ceti, all
of which had been carefully caacuflaged.
WEP: tea that no ED 7 <
WHPon inmates, acted as cookout for about one 1.0
week each and then quit. He said that JOHN ANGLIN in February
1962 showed him files whic NGLIi aim eh tained
from an inmate A vrreroogcrsersemiseeteareeritt
denied any knowledge participation in the escape.
An authorized complaint was filed on June 13, 1962,
before the United States Commissioner at San Francisco charging
Escapees MORRIS and the ANGLIN brothers with violation of Title 18,
Section 751, U. S. Code. Federal warrants were issued for their
arrest and a bond recommended in the amount of $50,000.00 each.
On June 20, 1962, United States Attorney CECIL F. POOLE, San
Francisco, advised TO lial So" See eey tive action at b7¢.
the proper time as to and
P ——— a
Liaison maintained with police agencies, searches,
neighborhood investigation, and various inquiries in the San
Frantisco Bay area have develoned no information indicating that
Escapes arrived on the mainland. Authorities indicated that
the bodies of Escapees were possibly carried out to sea by the
outgoing tide which was existent during the pertinent period
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