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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, 1562, a waterproof
package, apparently made of inmate raincoat material and con-
taining names, addresses, photozraphs and personal property
identifiable with the AYGLIN brothers, was picked up in San
hatisam A 1 Tal Fa -Al AY wns i
Francisco Bay PSLween MNBSs 254aNna ana Ascatraz.
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
les in his cell wall and
then pluaged them up. He said «ha ll dug several holes in
his cell wall but stopped alongs with Escapees to avoid detection
hile plumbine was being installed in the cell block, and
i. ; not told by Escenees to start diggin goage in os they
“Ree done. Eight holes were uncovered in check cell
and some 36 holes were uncovered in checkin ecéli, all
of which had been carefully cancuflased.
tated that and
both inmates, acted as cookout for about one 7.0
week each and then quit. He said that JOHN AVGLIN in February
1962 showed him files which ANGLIN claim tained
from an inmate,
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denied any knowledge Or participation in the escape.
An authorized complaint was filed on June 13, 1962,
berore the United States Commissioner at San Francisco charcing
Escapeces 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 th ould iii, ails action at b87¢.
the proper time as to and
Liaison maintained with | with police agencies, searches,
neighborhood investigation, and various inquiries in the San
Frantisco Bay area have developed no information indicating: that
Escapets 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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