Alcatraz
Three inmates escaped from an Indiana maximum-security prison on Sunday, evidently through the tunnel system running beneath the prison. One of the three escapees, convicted murderer Charles Smith, was captured in Michigan City, eight miles from the Indiana State Prison. A security guard held him at gunpoint until police could arrive to re-incarcerate the inmate. The other two are still at large.
Four convicts attempted to escape from the prison at Alcatraz today . Two drowned in the San Francisco Bay after being shot in the attempt, and the remaining two were recaptured. "The four convicts opened their bid for freedom by jumping and binding Henry Weinhold, captain of the guards, and George Smith, custodial officer, threatening them meanwhile with prison-made knives," explained The Lowell Sun on April 14, 1943. "Weinhold managed to slip his bonds, loosen his gag and blow his whistle.
