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Smuggler Held After Bay Area Prison Break Fight
Police captured the alleged ringleader Rudolph Straight and three accomplices after a dramatic two hour raid on San Quentin prison break. Prison board members were taken hostage, warden beaten, and a gun battle left Straight fatally wounded. Officers pursued the escapees to a creamery near Valley Ford. Sykes and Stephens were wounded, others unharmed.
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Associated
PLEAN
Quentin Pestensiory
Galil
Lady of
Sherman Island
Charles Dutlea
San Francisco
Glen
Rudolph Straight
Board of
Strafeht
Alexander MacKay
Joe Christy
Pred Sanders
Aire
Hamilton Field
Paylice
Harry Jones
L. Dogse
Valley Ord
Sherif Max Blum
Straight
Sykes #22
Stephens