Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-09
Theodore Goulet Who Shot
Policeman Knapp Had Gar
ments From Council Bluffs,
Omaha, Wichita, Kingman
HE HAD TWO FRIENDS
rs POLICE THEORY
Thorough Search Of Room He
Occupied at La Veta Room
ing House Gave No Clew
Except He Was a Wanderer

The police last night made thor
ough search Of the room occupied by
Theodore GOulet, the man who shot
and desperately wounded Policeman
Knapp Saturday afternoon, bat their
work was rewarded only with The
discovery that Goulot had apparently
| travelled considerably and that he had
bought clothing In Council Bluffs, Ia,
Omaha. Nebr., Wichita, Kan, and
! Kingman, Arizona.
In the room which he occupied moth.
! ing was found but old clothing from
which no effort had been made TO take
the trade marks OF the dealers a
bundle of cheap envelopes and ten
cent writing tablet were found The
tablet had not been used and Goulet
had apparently just bought a.
Important, however, IN connection
with the case was the disclosure that
Goulet had associated during the two
! days he was here with couple OF
lother men. both of them wanderers
! like himself ard the police believe
that one Of them at least knew him
quite well and IL likely stlll IN hiding
IN the city
The other man. who Il Is known. met
GOulet but few hours before the
shooting and did not know him in
timately, left the city Saturday going
east
The other man was supposed 80
have left also. but Il was learned by
the police that while he pretended to
leave, he was seen eating supper IN
a local restaurant on Saturday night
lie Is supposed 10 be keeping near, in
the hope that he may be able 70 aid
his friend but as yet he has not been
found by Inc officers.
At the county Jail today. Goulet
kept 20 himself and declined td talk
TO anyone about anything. lie Is stub
born and apparently Is accustomed TO
moody spells during which he eats
very little and does not talk
| Yesterday he asked the officers 90
lgive him some OF the money that had
been taken from him IN order TO buy
a few extras" as he said His re-
lquest was refused.
Two attorneys who tried 90 see him
yesterday were turned away and II Is
said that habeas corpus proceedings
may be begun In an effort TO secure
an interview with the man by Judge
HoacUck
| 4 AAt HiNlA va Nhn libHiNl "a kNAiu at
the cell and every movement made By
the prisoner Is carefully watched so
that he has no chance whatever 20 at.
tempt 10 release himself and II would
be impossible for any ore on the OUT
side 10 slip anything 20 him
Did He Fire Two Shots7
The question that Is puzzling the
police IL how 70 account for three
bullet holes through the coat pocket
where Goulet had the pistol when he
snOt the officer II Is believed that
Goulet fred swO shots and the second
one missed its mark
The police have given the matter
considerable investigation. They found
that Goulct had bought q box OF car
tridgos for his pistol which contained
50 loaded shells. In the magazine OF
his pistol, after II was taken from him.
there were only six cartridges where
as. had he fired only once, there
should have been seven becKuse fully
loHded the magazine holds eight In
the box which formerly contained so
cartridges, there were but AZ left
showing that eight had been taken
n out However, there was bur one
empty cartridge found and a thorough
I search OF the street I'm the vicinity of
where the fight took place failed 10
; dlyulge the other empty cartridge
TO add 20 the puzzle. the wOun6ed
= policeman saws be heard only one shot
fired. Now the police are puzzled IA
. know whether Goulet might not have
iircd one shot through hts coat pocket
= az some orc or something prior 10 tho
time he was arrested or whether h6
shot al the officer twice and Knapp
failed 10 hear one OF the shots ThC
:. latter theory Is tenable since th,
I pistol made only a faint report ans
= muffled IN an oyercOat pocket II ID
possible for q TO have been fired with
p out the officer hearing the report Al
all events. there are three holes In th'
y oyorcOat, ono of which can not b,
accounted for Two are shown q
,. have been made by the same bulle
y because when the coat Is folded bacl
y as Il doubtless was al the time OF the
shooting, the two holes are on a line
y But the third hole rs In such a posi-
k ton that It does not seem possible (
x could have been made except by
- second shot
j. Did ooulet Want a Job7
GOulet told the officers after mucl
questioning that he intended 10 get
Job heye and remain for n time a
- the rOomlng house he had paid for III
room in advance for one week but
d he intended 10 remain here the polio
i are at loss 10 know why he shout
N have shipped his suit case 10 Mime
Rpolls The more the mans move
b. ments are traced, the stranger hi
actions appear and the police adml
=. that while they have a theory con
u cefnlnR the presence of Goulet IN an
IA city. they have not az vet learne
anything definitely as to his purpos
here.
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