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Alcatraz Escape — Part 5

120 pages · May 08, 2026 · Document date: Jan 20, 1962 · Broad topic: Prisons & Escapes · Topic: Alcatraz Escape · 118 pages OCR'd
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t. . # Bo. 8. Peaitentiaxy Lesvexvor te ‘Menor Fern... mice were c cut ts. 3 ae - tap of bottom box and bottom af ben. ‘goanecti the two, cg sk ee ' _ believed to have assisted in escape atténgt as he workea +8 4m the bakery section with his brother, and vas observed ae the bread bexes conte the elevator... 0. 6, Penitentiary onplayes, : ae a bakery steward, detected movement between the boxes aad ok discovered CLARENCE ANGLIN concealed inside and found to : ' poesess sa improvised knife and an iren bar but offered so. _ - pesidtance whens captured. CLARENCE ANGLIZ admits he cut the... “poxes and concealed self, refuses to taplicate his brother ? Ree Fr to admit escape attempt. JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIN denies aay 3 ‘kuowledge of brother's escape atteapt. Prisons officials state ~*~ * CLARENCE ABGLIN could have made eecape possible if boxes had been put on the Honor Parn truck, Both eubjects were sentenced eg February 16, 1888, at Monteomery, Alabama, 2 haek vobbery. wwe = ¥ awys Alabama - ——— CLARENCE ANGLIN receiving 15 years and JOHN WILLIAM ANGLIN receiving 10 years. On Deceuder, 1s, 1960, CLARENCE ‘ARGLIE entered plea of guilty, oe @, District Court, Leavenworth, to offense of attempting to escape from BU. &, Penitentiary, Leavenvorth, and received a two-year seatence to run consecufively to Sentence he is now serving. Assistant U. S, Attorney, ‘Topeka, Kansas, Geclined prosecution on som WILLIAN ANGLIN, . Subject PRANK LER NORRIS was ‘the subject of a previous investigation conducted by the Kansas City Office tavolving | the burglary of the Bank of Slidell, Siidell, Louisiana so involved in sais iuvestigat k WUS50
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