Alcatraz Prisoners
Numbers 251 to 300

# Inmate Name Race Offense Other
251 Gaydon, Walter B Robbery, Assault with Intent to Kill & Assault with a Dangerous Weapon Sentence expired
Discharged 1937
252 McGlone, John W Conspiracy, Robbery of the Mails, Assault & Kidnapping (1)
253 Fisher, Joseph W Conspiracy, Robbery of the Mails, & Assault Dead
254 Rettich, Carl W Conspiracy, Robbery of the Mails & Assault (1)
255 Harrigan, Charles W Conspiracy, Robbery of the Mails, Assault & Kidnapping
256 Dugan, Thomas W Conspiracy, Robbery of the Mails, Assault & Kidnapping (2)
258 Cole, Theodore W Kidnapping Escape Risk
(3)
259 Phillips, Burton W Kidnapping & National Bank Robbery (4)
260 Roe, Ralph W Armed Robbery of Nat'l Bank (3)
261 Goode, John W Postal Laws: Assault, Robbery & Dyer Act
262 Rector, Rollie W Nat'l Bank Robbery
263 Limmerick, Thomas W Escape Risk
(5)
264 Lloyd, Jack W Nat'l Bank Robbery, Armed
265 Unsell, Aubrey W Nat'l Bank Robbery & Kidnapping
266 Egan, Earl W Transportation of Kidnapped Person & Interstate Commerce
267 McCain, Rufus W Nat'l Bank Robbery, Kidnapping, & Dyer Act Escape Risk
(6)
268 Barker, Arthur W Nat'l Bank Robbery & Conspiracy to Transport Kidnapped Person (7)
269 Binkley, Homer W Nat'l Bank Robbery & Kidnapping
270 Cert, Warren W Nat'l Bank Robbery
271 Davis, Volney W Conspiracy to Transport Kidnapped Person Escape Risk
Dead
272 Kralj, John W Nat'l Bank Robbery Armed
273 Verheul, Ernest W Nat'l Bank Robbery
274 Leaman, William W Nat'l Bank Robbery
275 Rhodes, Jack W Postal Laws: Assault of Mail Custodian
276 Pivanoff, James W Postal Laws: Assault on Mail Custodian (8)
277 Clay, Clarence W Kidnapping
278 Brammer, Webb W P.O. Robbery Armed & Assault
279 Carter, James W Nat'l Bank Robbery Escape Risk
280 Clayton, Hicks W P.O. Robbery Armed Escape Risk
281 Kales, Louis W P.O. Robbery Armed & Assault (9)
282 Huffsitler, John W P.O. Robbery, Receiving Stolen Property, & Injuring Mail Bags and Personal Property
283 Harper, Francis W Nat'l Bank Robbery Escape Risk
284 Persful, Rufus W Kidnapping & Robbery Chopped off part of hand
285 Sadler, Herman W Nat'l Bank Robbery Escape Risk
286 Neumer, Richard W Bank Robbery & NMVTA Conditional Release 1951
287 Butcher, Hugh W Counterfeiting Conditional Release 1936
289 Johnson, Roy W NMVTA (11)
290 Brown, Charles B Robbery (District of Columbia) Escape Risk
291 Minor, Andrew B Murder (District of Columbia)
292 Sullivan, Ralph W Assault & Receiving Stolen Property (12)
293 Conway, Bryan W Murder (13)
294 Harpin, Harold W Kidnapping & Dyer Act
295 Phoenix, Donald W Kidnapping & Conspiracy (Bremer Kidnap Case) Barker Gang Associate
(14)
296 Streng, A. John W Assault on P.O. Carrier & Robbery
297 Sawyer, Harry W Kidnapping & Conspiracy (Bremer Kidnap Case) Barker Gang Associate
Dead
298 King, William W Nat'l Bank Robbery
299 Farmer, Elmer W Conspiracy to Transport Kidnapped Person (Bremer Kidnap Case) Barker Gang Associate
300 Miller, Robert W Counterfeiting & Escape Escape Risk
(15)

Notes:
(1)1937 received 77 additional years. Associated with New York City Underworld. [Return]
(2)Died at Alcatraz of Heart Disease 4-30-46. [Return]
(3)Escaped from Blacksmith Shop (Model Industries Bldg) 12-16-37, Missing/Presumed Drowned. [Return]
(4)Attacked Warden Johnston in Dining Room [Return]
(5)Attempted Escape 5-23-38 (Most sources give date as 4-23-38, but Warden's Notebook pages clearly states 5-23-39.) [Return]
(6)Attempted escape 1-13-39. Killed (stabbed) by 244-AZ, Henri Young, 12-3-40. [Return]
(7)Attempted escape 1-13-39. Died at Alcatraz (from gun shot wound received during escape attempt) 1-13-39. [Return]
(8)Conditional release 1952, Calif authorities took custody. [Return]
(9)AZ-2 times, Originally received 1935. Transferred to Leavenworth 1939. Returned to AZ 1941. Released on writ 1943. [Return]
(10)Conditional Release 1937. New York Authorities took custody. [Return]
(11)Sentence expired. Released 1939. [Return]
(12)Sentence expired. Released 1939. [Return]
(13)Sentence expired. Discharged 1937. [Return]
(14)Died at Alcatraz 6-29-44. No cause given. [Return]
(15)Wanted by Immigration for deportation to Czechoslovakia. [Return]

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