Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-05-01 | Page 11 | Guard at Alcatraz Tells of Shooting

GUARD AT ALGA TRAZ TELLS OF SHOOTING SAN FRANC FRANCISCO May Ma 1 UP Joe Joc Bow Bowers Bowers' rs fatal es escape ap from Alcatraz prison drew the thc first bullets ever fired tired by a guard at an Inmate of the federal governments government's rock an inquest record disclosed here today The bullets which sent Bowers hurtling from a 8 fence down a 60 GO- foot cliff o of the prison in San Francisco Francisco Fran Fran- cisco ba bay were fired by Guard E E. E F. F Chandler who testified I had m my orders and I 1 followed them Deputy Deput Warden Varden C. C J. J Shuttle Shuttle- worth testified yesterday no guard had ever before fired upon a convict convict con con- vict at the penitentiary where 60 of the country's most dangerous criminals arc are confined