Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-29
Man Indicted for Murder Of
Policeman Alex Knapp Who
Escaped From County Jail
Last Night, Still at Liberty.
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
OFFERED FOR CAPTURE
Every Effort Being Made by
City and County to Appre-
hend Prisoner Who Made
Daring Getaway, Saving
Steel Bars to Freedom.

Nearly twenty-fou hours have
elapsed and Theodore Goulet, accused
OF the murder OF Policeman AIox
Knapp who escaped from the Berna-
lino county jail shortly before
O'Clock last evening. is ssill at liberty.
Up and down the rio Grande. from
isieta to Bernallllo, a hundred armed
men, most OF them sworn In as special
deputies. are searching for 0onleg,
anxious TO obtain II possible the $500
reward, $3.50 being offered by tho
county, and $3.50 BY the city Il has
been almost definitely established that
Immediately after breaking Sail Goulot
went 70 the river. hardly half u mite
away, and followed the river north.
For this reason Il Is believed that the
escaped prisoner is now Ia hi0lng
some place between Albuquerque and
beraalillu. Sheriff Jesus Romero and
a posse Of nine men secured the conn-
Try north Of AlbpQuernue today, bit
We're unsuccessful Ia locating Coulet
sheriff Emiiianc bucerO OF Sahuoyal
county, and half dozen deputies, are
working In Sand3val county and have
warned the people iu every village 20
be on the lookout for the escaped man.
Mayor ID. X, b. SELLERS today notified
he Rheriffs office that the city po-
lice department will do everything IN
its power to cooperate with the coun-
" In running down Goulet The sec
ret service department OF the Santa
Fe railroad has also rendered active
assistance and every special officer m
the state has been notified Of Goulets
escape. and OF hls description.
The escape OF GOulet came as as
tOnlshiRE news to the men In charge
Of the county Jail That a man ln-
dlcted for murder and supposed 10 be-
one OF the most carefully watched
prisoners In the jail had escaped, was
almost beyond belief A nasty SUR
vey OF the bull pen" IN which Gou-
let, Sam Lyle, also accused OF MUIR
der, and a dozen or more grand Jury
prisoners had been confined. disclosed
that the report Of Goulets flight was
only too true
G0ulel had gone. taking with him as
souvenir OF ta0 occasion, probably
20 be used as a weapon II necessary, q
steel bar an inch In diameter and 4
foot Ga length, which he or his fellow
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dozen OF more bars which covered a
window facing south GOulet escaped
at about 5:55 o'clock, while the jaller
and guards were eating supper. he
had taken the one bar out entirely and
some Of his pals had been back an
other bar. sawed through one end.
which permitted his escape. The hole
through which OOulet made his get
fa nH.a
and In appearance does not seem big
enough to permit d small boy 10 crawl
through II Is evident from the ap-
pearance Of the bars and from the
secrecy which surrounded the saving
OF the bars and subsequent escape.
that G0uiet had the complete coop
eraflon Of AL hls fellow prisoners in
the bBil pen and possibly the active
assistance OF one or more friends On
the outside The marks made on the
sawed bars. indicates that 4 WAS slow
and tedious work 10 saw through
them. and that At least a dozen hours
Ia ali must ~ been put IN on the
job Goulet. Is ie and other prisoners
were confined in steel cages in the
night time and permitted the freedom
ni the adjoining corridor or bun pen
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nearly dark M the evening. Des-
perate because of the fact that be was
standing face 90 faces with hard trial
for the murder OF Policeman knapp.
Goulet took a long shot chance %
break jail and won hands down.
when Il became known last night
that Goulot had escaped, Sheriff lcsuA
Romero and Under Sheriff DICK Lewis
became exceedingly active ana tele-
graphed and telephoned Oouiets des-
crlpiiOu au over The state. STARTING
posses ont TO hook for him at the same
imo. High hope h entertained IN the
ahenfrs office that 0oulet will be ap-
pretended II Is pointed cut that ho
WAS not IN albuquerque long enough
before ahootiuk Knapp 10 Decume sur
flcionily acquainted with the geogfn-
Dhy Of the surrounding country to
make an intelligent campaign tor con
tlnued freedom. Il n also shown that
Goulot has been confined Ia iail since
January ). the day or which ho alot
knapp. and ~ not ln any condition
.hNaIDHIIw "a aInnH L faaI nj endurance