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Alcatraz Escape — Part 4
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Alcatraz Escape June 13, 1962
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te the raft. Frank Morris said
that the Anglins were talking a ting the work and break-
ing out that night. Clarence Anglin and Frank Morris left their
ogils and went up the utility corridor to the roof about 7:00 P. M.
’ 1642, M a * 4 ws i"
on June 11 erris came down at about 8:45 P. HM. that sven<-
ing and said the bars were out of the hole on the roof and I gave
him some water as he was thirsty. My vent to the utility corridor
was still not quit ompleted since ob as to making the life
preservers and assisting w the raft not c& or leave
mer aa Alan SR ee eee a a ee ee ee
ay ¢ Also, if I had completed mine, it would have been neces—
sary to make the false rear to it to possibly prevent detection.
John Anglin had cemented up a portion of mine ta the rear where
I had cracked the side of the cement to the utility corridor so
no one would notice it. In addition, while working in my cell,
I had heiped make the paddies we intended i e. I made four
paddles were 0 lywoo 12_ inches by 8 inches and with a
wooden handle. .I put about two or three bolts through the paddle
and handle to hold them together. These paddles were stored up
on top of the cell block and inside the ventilator pipe.
a . e : . Lr ff- au
_ Yorris indicated that we could_go that evening if we got the
liad off of the top of the ventilator. He said that the bars below
it were out of the way and he felt that they would get that off
by 9:30 P, M. He left and Went up to the roof. Shortly there-
after I heard some noises and I started making noise to cover it
up so nd oné-woult-notice it. At 0:52 P.M, that date. Clarence
Anglin tapped on my ventilator and said that Sid see the Hoon.
I tried to kick the rest of the cement out o e hole a @ back
of my Gell. I Gould not do it. He tried to help for a minute or
so but couldn't do anything. He then went up and got Morris.
Morris_came down and put the dummy in his bed. The lights were
out at 9:30 P. M. and Morris went wp to the roof and got a 2 inch
piece of pipe and handed it to me. I tried to push it out but
couldn't do it without making too much noise. Morris Tert to go
' get Clarence Anglin to help clear out my hole. This happened at
9:37 P. M. that evéning. This is the last I heard or saw of then.
As there was no dummy head for my bed 1 coutdn'y leave my cel
until after the 3:00 A. M. count, et=that—biney es thet Toone
deo .
rend
tad, threwgh,
" At ab . M. of/June 12, 1962 after waiting for some-
time for them to come back*¥ I broke t h my hole and went to
the roof by way of the utility corridor. There Was no dummy for —°:
‘my bed. When I got int e utility corridor I noticed that they _ ;
had left "Gink" laying there and I used this dummy head in my bed. -
I took my blue dungerees, undershirt and blue serge pea jacket to
the roof with me. JI could see that they had gone as’ the. material,
etc. which IT had wo and whic oy had described to me,
was gone. In addition, there had been some | eet of a heavy
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