Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-17
GOULET WAVES 4
HEARING AND IS
HELD BY COURT
WITHOUT BOND
He Appears Unconcerned and
Displays No Nervousness
When He Is Brought Before
Judge Reynolds Today.
COR0NER'S VERDICT
SAYS HE SHOT KNAPP

Theodore Goulct, through his attor-
noy Judge w. g. Hoacock, waived pre-
limlnory hearing before George r.
Craig. justice OF the peace ana APP
poarod this afternoon at two o'clock
before Judge Reynolds in the district
court whore hc was held without bond
for the murder OF Alexander Knapp,
policeman, WHO wac buried ycsicr-
day.
GOuict appeared unconcerncd dur
ing the brief time nc was in the court
room and was not uervoug. So far as
ans outward display was concerned.
His clothing was disarranged and he
needed r. shave but otherwise he APP
peared about as he did when arrested.
Judge Heacock wanted the charge
brought against him as Theodore
Goulet and not as Watson but the
complaint was unchanged, u having
been drawn tu include both names.
At the conclusion OF the brief pro-
ceedlngs. GOulet was handcuffed by
sherin Romero and his deputy. Dick
Lewis, and tgken again TO the county
Jail.
Goulet appeared Ia court as though
his mind were on something else than
the charge against him and ala not
even look about him az the few att
torneys and spectators who were Ia
the room al the time.
The coroner's inquest this morning
was completed with the finding uf a
verdict by the jury In which Theo-
dore Goulet was formally charged
with having shot Policeman Knapp
Eight witnesses were examined this
morning and practically nothing new
was developed Ia the case from what
had previously been published. The
only feature was the testimony 81 NJ.
Cox, proprietor Of Gold avenue
shooting gallery that prior 10 the
shooting Goulet had entered the gal
lery. exhibited the pistol ana had
asked TO be permitted 20 try his
| Workmanship AT tho targets. As the
pistol shot steel Jacket bullets he was
not allowed To shoe, at the gallery
and went away.
! Tho witnesses brought out the fact
that officer Knapp, after he left Chict
] McMillin. went 10 the First National
/ bank, thence north 20 the pustutf!ce
corner and across 70 Central avenue
ana Copper avenue on Fourth street
/ Gouiet IL was shown. was arrested
near Fourth street and Central owe.
nue. and the policeman then started
down Fourth street with him Ia Cop
, Ter avenue, then down copper avenue
, towards the police station on Second
street. near the rear door of strong 5
/ furniture store on Copper avenue
whore two native young men employ
| cd at the American Lumber company
/ testified that they saw the struggle
/ begin and heard the shot fired.
/ II was at this place, on copper ave-
nue. where the policeman succeeded
/ Ia getting Gculct down and choking
/ him until he was insenslblo.
/ The witnesses examined were nr. L.
I g. Rice. who testified that death re-
suited from pneumonia caused by the
bullet WOUND; Thomas McMillin. chic,
I of police; OFFICER James Martin. r. j.
Schinnick, NJ. l.. stern. Mr. Cox. pro-
I prietor OF the shooting gallery. and
the two native young men from IA.
3 American Lumber company The wit
/ nesses were questioned by George T..
Craig, justice of the peace. who cau-
/ Quoted the inyestigatlon. NJ q. vigil.
I district attorncy represented tho state
az the hearing This morning.
Judge W. g.. Heacock was not pres-
/ ent NJ the hearing this morning. hay
ling business before the district court.
/ lie asked the district attorney 10 COM
I tinuc the hearing until tomorrow bur
as the witnesses had been summoned
q" appear it was decided 10 complete
the coronor's ugcstigution today.
! The coroner jury returned tho
/ following verdict:
We, the Undersigned Justice of IN.
! peace ana jury, who sat upon the ln-
/ quest, held ON he 18th and 18th DAYS
of January, 1879 on the body OF Alex
andcr knapp, lpund IN Precinct 80.
I 20, of the county Of BcrualIlO. find
mat the deceased came 60 his death
/ by reason OF Ruush0t wound. the
gun being held aud discharged by the
hand ~ Theodore G0ulet otherwise
known as Fred j. Watson.
signed: George n. craig. Justice OF
the peaco' Don Rankin. W. r. Bled-
soc u. Spear 20. s. Knight, Ed Hale.
Harry +. Ice foreman
RALPH HAND GIVEN
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