Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-08
Chief of Police at Minneapolis
Wires Chief McMillin That
Fred J. Watson Is Undoubt-
edly Paroled Convict.
HIS RIGHT NAME rs
THEODORE G0ULET
Tracing of Suit Case Which
Prisoner Had Sent Back
Home Resulted in Officers
Finding Who Man Was.

That the desperate man who shot
and perhaps fatally wounded Alex
Knapp, patrolman who had arrested
lim saturday afternoon. IL not Fred
j. Watson but that his real name Is
Theodore Goulet, % years old. for
mer convict from Minnesota and
wanted at Minneapolis FOR violating
his parole. was the Information fur
nishcd chief of Police McMillin today
by the chief of police at MINI apolis.
Chief McMillin received telegram
shortly after noon today which stated
hat photograph OF Theodore G0u-
lot had been mailed and that the man
held here as Watson was undoubtedly
Goulct Gouiet Is 90 years old and
his parents live at 1914 Logan avenue,
Minneapolis.
The discovery OF the prisoners
Identity was due TO the fact that
he had sent suit case by express 10
r. GOulet, Minneapolis, and when ar
rested he had receipt for the suit
case IN his pocket. The police at
once wired the chief Of police at Min
neapolis 20 look up GOulet and also
briefly described Watson. The reply
confirmed the suspicion OF the local
officers that Goufet and Watson were
one and the same.
over IN the county JAIN. the prisoner
still maintains his surly attitude and
dcclincs TO talk. what little infOrma-
tion secured from him by the officers
after sweating him for hours today.
was of little value TO them In tracing
the man prior 10 his arrest In this
city.
Fearing that watson might make
some desperate effort TO get away or
that he might have pals on the out
side Of the jail who would attempt TO
aid him TO escape, the sheriff has
taken extra precautions TO guard the
man until the outcome OF the police
mans wounds Is known. The pris-
oner has also been deprived Of his
shoes and Ia kept locked securely in
steel cell which II enclosed In the
center of the main room where petty
offenders are allowed liberty.
I'VE are taking no chances with
this man." said Dick Lewis. UNDER
sheriff. today I'VE have placed an
extra guard on him day and night
and II ne has outside friends, they
viii fnd II useless 20 make any at
tempt 20 aid him"
The shoes worn by the prisoner
were searched carefully by the police
for concealed saws or keys but moth
Ing was found
saturday night the prisoner melted
the handles or two tin cups and Il is
supposed that ne Intended 90 try and
make crude saws with them but he
was searched and the tin removed
from his cell before he he'd started
work.
The other prisoners In the Jail fear
the man He has made overtures 20
several Or them IN an effort to get
them 90 ala him but all declined and
later informed the jailer This an
gored the man. and since then he has
declined 60 fratcrnize with anyone in
the jail
Picture VIII ~ sent out.
chief of Police McMillin Ben VIII
liams Of the Santa Fe special service.
and Deputy sheriff Dick Lewis this
morning put the prisoner through "A
gruoling examination which lasted for
several hours.
what took place. the officers de-
cined 90 state hut Il n said that they
got practically no Information Of value
from TIE man. a photographer took
The customary picture Of the prisoner
lone afront view and the other a
side view when told that he was 20
be photographed, the prisoner appear
cd nervous but made no attempt 20
prevent the picture being taken he
was told thai n he resisted he would
be- dealt with summarlly and aside
from nervous twitching OF the mus
cles of his face which apparently he
could not prevent, he did not move as
| the camera was lcveled al him.
Many criminals have resorted 10
| sudden ContortlOns of the face. jerks
OF the head and closing OF their eyes.
| just az they are being photographed
in an effort te render the picture use-
/ less for Identification bat GOalet made
no such attempts.
lie admitted that he had been Ina
| Bishee. Phoenix. Winslow. Kingman
and other Arizona towns during the
past two weeks but gave various ans
wers as 20 when he came % this city
and apparently desired az much "a,
/ possible 90 confuse the officers by cOn-
| illctlng statements.
The man slared boldly al the oiil-
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