Pending Alcatraz Habeas Corpus Cases
(1939)

Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Washington, D.C.

May 23, 1939

MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR
BUREAU OF PRISONS

For your information, I am enclosing herewith a copy of a letter dated May 13, 1939, from the San Francisco Field Division of this Bureau, which comprises a complete list of all cases for application of Writ of Habeas Corpus now pending from inmates of the United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz, California.

Very truly yours,

(Signed)
John Edgar Hoover
Director

Enclosure

San Francisco, California
May 13, 1939

Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
Washington, D.C.

Dear Sir:

Below is a complete list of all cases for application of Writ of Habeas Corpus, now pending, emanating from the U.S. Penitentiary Alcatraz, California, together with the dates set for hearings:

U.S. District
Court Docket No.		 Name of Inmate Date Set
For Hearing		 District
Rec'd From
22734 ARTHUR E. COLLINS, AZ #423 5/3/39 Nebr., Grand Island
22802 ORVILLE C. GARRISON, #439 On Appeal West.Dist.Mo.
22939 SAMUEL WHITE, #447 5/15/39 W. Dist.Tenn.
22940 FORREST HOLIDAY, #422 4/25/39 Fargo, N. Dak.
22945 SELVIE W. WELLS, #458 5/15/39 W. Dist. Texas
22954 CLINT SMITH, #196 5/15/39 E. Dist. Okla.
22958 HARRY JAMES LOGAN, #384 5/15/39 W.Dis. Pa.
22959 JAMES McNEALY, #75 5/15/39 So. Ala.,So.Fla.
22960 JOHN A. STRENG, #296 5/15/39 W.Dis.Mich
22961 RICHARD ADAM NEUMER, #286 5/15/39 Mid.Dis.Tenn
22968 SIDNEY H. SADLER, #285 5/15/39 Mid.Dis. Tenn
22969 JACK WALKER, #329 5/15/39 No. Dis. Texas
22970 ROBERT LEE PRINGLE, #405 5/15/39 So. Dis. Texas
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22971 FRANK McKEE, AZ #188 5/15/39 Minneapolis,
Minn.
22972 ROBERT E. LAMBERT, #306 5/15/39 E.Dis.Ky.,E.Dis
Va.,N.Dis.Ga.
22975 SPENCER WALKDEN, #102 5/15/39 Washington, D.C.
22976 CHARLES O'KEITH, #401 5/13/39 E.Dis. Texas
22977 J. L. STEWART, #396 5/15/39 N. Dis. Texas
22978 JERRY CANNON, #383 5/15/39 E. Dis. La.
22980 THOMAS W. WAREAGLE, #79 5/15/39 M. Dis. Tenn.
22981 RAYMOND PYLE, #465 5/29/39 E. Dis. Mich.
22987 WM. W. PALMER, #441 5/15/39 S. Dis. Ohio
22989 JOHN RICHARD BAYLER, #466 5/15/39 W. Dis. Mo.
22990 TAYLOR SEALS, #351 5/15/39 E. Dis. Tenn.
22992 HARRY C. KELLY, #190 5/15/39 N. Dis. Calif.
22998 ENNIS SMIDDY, #243 5/15/39 W. Dis. Okla.
23000 MORSON J. LEWIS, #470 5/29/39 E. Dis.Ky., E.Dis.Pa
23001 HOMER S. PARKER, #334 5/29/39 N. Dis. Fla.
23002 CECIL SNOW, #222 5/29/39 E. Dis. Okla.
23003 NEILS NELSON, #316 5/29/39 Massachusetts
23004 W. WARDEN, #193 5/29/39 E. Dis. Ill.
23006 JAMES A. LAVVOM, #367 5/1/39
(Denied)		 N. Dis. Texas
23007 HAROLD HARPIN, #294 6/5/39 Nebr. Omaha
23009 ROBERT M. HATHAWAY, #408 6/5/39 S. Dis. Ohio
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23011 ELZEAR, JOHN HOWDEN, #355 6/5/39 Wash. D.C.
23014 MAJOR DIXON, #364 6/5/39 N. Dis. Ill.
22449 H. KARL HALL, #228 Open W. Dis.Mo.
22988 JACK GELBIN, #326 Denied 4/20/39

Very truly yours,

N.J. L. PIEPER,
Special Agent in Charge

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