# Alcatraz warden's notebook page for Albert L. Bates, No. 137

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Bureau of Prisons notebook page with the identification photograph of Albert L. Bates, No. 137, received at Alcatraz from Leavenworth on 4 September 1934 under a life sentence for kidnapping and holding for ransom; a red header records his death in the prison hospital on 4 July 1948. A copy is stored here.

The National Archives catalog titles this page "BATES, ALBERT LAWRENCE "GEORGE" - Alcatraz Number 137 - Warden's Notebook." It is a Bureau of Prisons notebook form with an identification photograph at the upper right; the placard in the photograph reads 137. It belongs to the series Warden's Notebook Pages (NAID 296686).

The typed entries, as printed: name "Albert L. Bates," No. 137, received 9-4-34 from Leavenworth, date of birth 10/16/93. Offense "Kidnaping & Holding for Ransom," dated October 7, 1933; sentence "Life"; district sentenced "W/Okla., (Okla., City)." The red header reads "Died, 4:27 a.m. July 4, 1948 in Prison Hospital, heart trouble." The page lists many detainers from other jurisdictions, which this archive does not transcribe. A staff note speculates about ransom money and is not repeated as fact. The "Reason for Transfer" box is staff opinion and is not repeated.

Catalog data, labelled as such: offense "KIDNAPPING & HOLDING FOR RANSOM (URSCHEL)"; received at Alcatraz 09/04/1934 from US Penitentiary, Leavenworth; transferred 07/04/1948 "to DEATH"; birth date 10/16/1893; death date 07/04/1948 at Alcatraz.

## Sources

- National Archives Catalog: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/236734592
- National Archives series: Warden's Notebook Pages (NAID 296686): https://catalog.archives.gov/id/296686