tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post4276346400885936668..comments2023-10-31T12:00:04.997+00:00Comments on Ginger Historian: Guard down! The death of Officer Stites and the Battle of AlcatrazChris Samshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06042471123646388825noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-8311921125553311472014-09-07T14:45:20.396+01:002014-09-07T14:45:20.396+01:00No I haven't read it, but I will. Thank you fo...No I haven't read it, but I will. Thank you for the recommendation! Tilting Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670228193992604347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-56006969557715949582014-09-07T12:01:23.934+01:002014-09-07T12:01:23.934+01:00I thought it was odd that the Stites family were l...I thought it was odd that the Stites family were listed as living in LA rather than on the island (like all the other Correctional officers) - I guess they were briefly moved to LA and another prison during the investigation of the '38 escape attempt.<br /><br />Must have been an interesting upbringing on the island! If you haven't read it Anna Thulman's "Alcatraz school girl" is fantastic at describing life on the island. Chris Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042471123646388825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-53557158667269634702014-08-31T15:42:32.337+01:002014-08-31T15:42:32.337+01:00They did live on the island.
My grandpa (Harold an...They did live on the island.<br />My grandpa (Harold and Bessie's youngest son, Herbert) has shown me himself where he and his siblings lived in separate apartment buildings from the prison on "The Rock".<br />He told me how he remembers roller skating with the the other guards children near the apartments. <br />He also told me how he used to ride the ferry from the island to school in San Francisco. Tilting Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670228193992604347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-87093031664078485292014-08-31T15:40:18.599+01:002014-08-31T15:40:18.599+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tilting Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10670228193992604347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-88779413041095182302013-07-17T07:05:23.592+01:002013-07-17T07:05:23.592+01:00That would make sense. The enquiry probably took t...That would make sense. The enquiry probably took time and it would have been best to move him so they could investigate.<br /><br />Thank you - I appreciate it.Chris Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042471123646388825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-67451746999603045332013-07-16T22:06:59.399+01:002013-07-16T22:06:59.399+01:00You didn't read the census wrong, I can only g...You didn't read the census wrong, I can only guess he was sent to work at other prisons for a while after the 1938 escape attempt where he killed one and injured three others.The article is good, I appreciate your efforts.<br /> Tracie Curnell Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-41357869965262288132013-07-16T19:36:10.634+01:002013-07-16T19:36:10.634+01:00I must admit I thought they would have lived on th...I must admit I thought they would have lived on the Island especially with the six shifts in a row and the distance to LA!<br /><br />I might have miss read the US 1940 census wrong, they're very different to ours in the UK.<br /><br />I hope the article read well and paid justice to a brave man.Chris Samshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06042471123646388825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2540317467861757761.post-9109695485709432162013-07-16T19:13:32.183+01:002013-07-16T19:13:32.183+01:00Harold and Bessie did live on the island.Bessie wa...Harold and Bessie did live on the island.Bessie was my grand aunt.The picture of Harold & Bessie looks the exact same as the one on my Ancestry tree which came from Bessie to my Grandfather Manuel Etue.<br /> Tracie CurnellAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com