Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-29


Z Theodore Goulet escaped from the
county jail Yesterday afternoon about
6 O'Clock,
Goulet is the man who was indicted
at the last term Of the grand jury for
the murder OF Policeman Alex Knapp,
of Albuquerque. while that officer was
taking him "a iail lie had been In
jail since that day, January 6th.
and when Knapp died nine days later
from the bullet wound inflicted 10y his
prisoner. formal charge of first de-
gree murder was laid against him.
His attorney w ~, 'teaerrk. secured
a continuance for his client until the
next term Of court, because OF the
high public feeling against Goulet.
This was about -four weeks ago.
Goulet escaped by saving through
the steel grating of window in the
iail corridor downstairs Prisoners
are allowed the freedom of this cor
ridor during the day time, but are
locked Into steel cages at night In
this portion OF the Jail there were
nine prisoners, Including Sam Lyle.
the negro blacksmith who is alleged
to have shot aud killed Ira Carr. u
negro tailor. on February eth Not
one of them gave any information re-
Sarding Goulets intended escape.
though the saving OF the bars must
have been going ON for several days.
The aperture through which Goulct
escaped measured seven and three
quarters inches wide. from bar TO win
dow casing. and twelve and tive-
eighths inches high. Part of this
however. WAS taken up with the bend
iu one Of the bars. which was eat only
at one end. and then bent ont of the
way. II Is generally conceded that no
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bent so large a bar of steel within the
short length Of less than thirteeu
inches up and ont of the way, as this
bar was bent sheriff Romero stated
positively last uight that Goulet had
help from his fellow prisoners In
bending this bar. as well as their sup
port In preventing the jail officials
from learning Of the intended deliN-
'rN Further. he must have had help
"a escaping through the aperture.
Tho hole 10 the grating was made
it saving through two of the upright
steel bars. Just above y cross piece.
rhis saving may have been done from
.ither inside ~ outside. Two cross
,ieccs fastened across the entire
width pt the grating. inside and out
idr. were removed, the inner one by
aWinE and the outer lay bending II
'ut and breaking u off This portion
if the Iawing. from MARKS ON the
,ars. was done from the inside. The
,Hr nearest the side of the windo~
vas sawed entirely out. the second
,ar WAS cut ut THE bottom. and then
,vut upward uut uf The way. II ~ be
irycd Ihat THE outer bar was sawed
ud Tho inner cross piece cut through
cvtr.l DAYS ago. This left the top ot
he inner. hlr and the outer cross
.isr. tD hold everything in shape so
bar things looked AN right In a casual
when Gotltt Eut ready Ia leave. the
lUcr ,ru---ri'ot was wrtnchrd Off.
easy matter. for IL Nas
,ld hy lut One hult near lis end; tho
utsr Itf was remuVrd through its
tts no, outer cruss-pirce was pushed
ut and broken on. and the inner bar
a~ Isut Hs described The whole
iatt-r need have taken hat a fcw
iinufU~ This LETT an aperture. about
tur urb a half feet from the ground.
ifh its greatest length extending up
Hrd. pu, man alone would have
id 3D. hard time getting through n.
aeaus. OF tis size and location. hut
ith one nr two strong men tu sup
lrf bis body uu the inside ~ the
'l'. Nhil, boz wriEsied "ut th. task
-cau1c comparatively easy. u1riicu-
rly @" a man of slight physique.
once outside Gouiei took or enp-
,l"i the pieces of grating which
ere r-mnfrd. and jumped tho fence
.r losing Traction park. While do
4 this h. was seen hv ". a. street
race horse man who was ou thu
ack tAeTD isiug -sme stock Street
rs Do paid up attention to the man.
man, boys and men had jumped
. fence before q" view the hal
ue. lis -aN~ th, man wrnt into the
ID exhibit huildtuc iu fhe pairs. aud
Thought nuthinr more 20 hfgu until
e. Officers csme. hooking frr au