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Ln SST Si anh ta Aa . * » orninal' soe No. 18 UNITED STATE =. 0d _* NA orn. cccccat vs i YLCTNC] Ultuihiit TO : Mr. vast, SZ DATE: 6/18/62 q FROM =: an 7-/ — subject: FRANK LES) MORRIS - FUGITIVE “ | 9 ; Tr wrt TAM AN BRIS | wer SerAemeress i | CLAR wi AM-ANULIN =~ TE i i L~ / a | GITIVE tps / ivf EDERAL PRISONERS wi : mh CONSPIRACY This is in reply to the Director's inquiry as to whether the Anglin brothers were prosecuted in connection |) with the attempted escape from U. S&S. Penitentiary,, x Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1960 or whether the mattes was eS handled administratively by the Bureau of Prisonay Fo evr Our files indicate that on August 8, 1980, Clarence Anglin attempted to escape by concealing: himself . in a metal breadbox which was to be transported fo the Leavenworth Honor Farm, The facts showed that Jehn Willian Anglin assisted his brother by pushing the br cadboxan’ including e ong in _woich Clarence Anglin was concealed, onto the ee eed SS ee eee ee Pi Lh S2Svetour iFom woica néported ¢ tHe . Honor Farg. According to testimony o Food 9, 2. Supervisor, Leavenworth Penitentiary , discovered movement between the breadboxes and after receiving assistance from the Assistant Food Supervisor, discovered Clarence Anglin concealed inside, with an iron bar and a. knife in his possession. ast me Prosecution of Clarence Anglin was authorized 5 | [by the U, S, Attorney and “oi 42/19/60, upon a plea of guilty | Anglin was sentenced to two years to run consecutively ‘te the sentence he was then serving on bank robbery. = tur Meer wa Assistant U. 5, Attorney W. Ray Stewart, «Topeka; ‘ Kansas, however, declined prosecution of John William Anglin on the basis that insufficient evidence for collusion with Clarence Ang an in the escape was present to serve ag a basis a4 for presentmérn€t-¢ he grand jury. The Bureau of Prisons, - — of course, was eulige Udyised as to the facts of the attempted escape and the prosecutive action taken Mee sre, 4) 07 aff a oe . a ¢ vee) BOSH: DeLeach