Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-17
PRISON FUCITIVES
DECLARED TO BE
HIDING IN BRUSH
Officials Satisfied Trio
Is No Long cr Concealed
Inside Walls.
HN nitcd Press Leased Ire

FOLSOM, PRISON. Cad. Nov. L..
Shcriffs and police in all cities Of
northern California today were
warned to watch for the three dcs.
lrr:ldor~, I.ro Brennan. William
. 'Erirn aud Tom Griffin VII" hay,
made good their csc:tpc from Folsom
prison.
There Is no longer any doHbt
that the men have scaled the stone
walls Of III" prison, according t"
prison officials. Under the Shrc"d
leadership Of brennan, the convictS
are now hiding somewhere in the
dense undrrhrush of the American
river country, waiting until the lar
..nd cry i over, Officers believe.
Definite assurance that the men
arc beyond the prison walls WAS
given last night by Frank Comes,
electrician nj the prison fire house,
Who reported that the day of the
cScapc he saw three men walking
along the brush bordering American
river. He recognized th,m rs priS
"ner- hN The regulation prison ami
tafm
Augmented forces took up the
manhuut today, n large number of
deputy >hetiff> being sworn in for
the purpp,e. -Four automobile loads
ot guards last nigh, were rushed to
ColfaN, Auburn and other coast
points along the railroad.
How the prisoners escaped was
believed definitely determined To-
day with the discovery that an I'M
provi,cd platform had been nailed
10 the bottom of one of the trucks
used to carry granite from the prison
This truck is drawn on rail, along
a narrow euagc track like ore dump
cars At mine. The track runs
through the lower ward Of the prison
along the bank of the American riv-
or. and beyond the walls.
The board were nailed in such 4
way that "A man could cling by hs
hand and feet, fairly well concealed.
This seemed to be 4 logical cN-
PLANTATION of the escape, II was
thought, Il, actual scaling OF the
wall, is virtually impossible in thc
face of the strict guarding system.
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Plans for a wholesale prison dctiN-
crv had been brewing in Folsom
prison for more than two months,
according TO Thomas NJ. Cannon,
member Of the state board of prison
directors. who reported that prs
ourr at Folsom came To him and re-
lcaIcd a scheme by Il group of dcs,
h.,
WAS planned far Saturday afternoon,
it was said. when the pliSon board
was in session.
"Ou the occasion of prison board
meetings many prisoners are called
in for questioning as to parole APP
plicationS. said Cannon. My
informant said the plottcrs expected
To take advantage of the occasion
when prisoners fill the corridors
outside the warden : office, rush the
Guards with smugGIed weapons, shoot
down the warden and members of the
hoard and lead general delivery.
Director Julian also conducted
an investigation and at the time, |
believe, found enough evidence t"
give crcdcncc to the story. y gun
was discovered but | do not know
if il was found in Griffin 5 cell or
not -
John L. Calkins, San Francisco
attorney, who was prosecuting at
torncy in Alameda county when
Brennan was convicted and scntcnc-
ed To San Quentin, told Cannon IN
Il telephone message that he WAS
much concerned about Brennan ;
escape.
Calkins reported that he was ask
ed by Brennan 1T one time to Nlsi'
him in san Quentin pcnitcntiarH.
When he went To visit the convict,
brennan said To Calkins:
..Calhins, some day IN going to
escape from here. When | do m
going 10 get YOU.