Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-23
Slayer Of Policeman Alexander
Knapp who Made Sensation
al Jail Break Passes Away
This Morning.
APPEAL TO SUPREME
COURT WAS PENDING
Young Desperate, After Muir.
dering Veteran Officer Re.
captured by States Chief
Sleuths.

Theodore Gouiot who was convict
ga az tho spring term OF court here ~
me murder of Policeman Alex Knapp
ana sentenced 10 twenty years In me
ponitcntiary as a consequence. died
this morning at 4 o'ciock az the pen-
itentiary in Santa Re. Tuberculosis
Is the cause assigned FOR death.
G"ulet had Appealed from The dis
trict court and hiss appeal was argued
Friday before the supreme court hy
". c. itcacock and n. q Cornell OF
THIS city. No decision had been rem
dorcd w To the time Of his death.
Goulet was comparatively young
man but admitted having served "a
term ia "a reformatory ana o. said TO
have broken his parole To- that instl-
tuition when released.
II h believed that fear az rccog-
milton and return To this Institution
led him Co resist arrest bv Knapp
here. Goulet himself claimed that he
was drunk at tho time of the arrest
and shooting and said he did not
know what happened.
Goulct was FIRST seen sitting ON
step az Second street and Gold avenue.
where he was thought to be- drunk
and an officer son; after him. Knapp
was selected for the arrest. lie fol-
lowed Goulct to the federal building
two blocks west. where Goulct att
tempted 90 enter Is rig and drive away,
and later "a Fourth street between
Central and Gold. whore the arrest
was made Knapp started to the poo
lice station with his prisoner and had
got him as FAR as Copper avenue near
Second street when "a sCuffic took
place. 81 The end OF the scuffle 90
was found that knapp had been shot.
Hc said 600 q statement made shortly
afterward that Goulct shot him and
that he then ovcrpowcrcd The man
After the struggle Goulct remained in
a stupor for several hours
Knapp was removed 90 hospital
where for fcw days AN went wen,
but ou January 49, six days attor his
injury, ho died These events am
happened in 1919. but continuance
were granted because of public ieol-
ing and for other reasons so that 81
was not until the spring term ~ court
this year that Goulet was finally tried.
while confined m the county ia.l
Ia ola Albuquerque. Goulot planned
and executed. according Go bis own
story. one of tho most daring single.
handed escapes Boo the local police uu-
nails. In May. frn months after hlH
arrest. he -aWCd his way out oi the
inu and after "a series eft actions ot
which accounts and do Dries differ
got clear away. lic was caught al
Mcintosh, in the EstHucia valley
three DAYS later. and brought back uy
ID posse or Officers which Included
Sheriff Jesus Romero. Chirf OF Police
Thomes McMWin OF this city ana
cnptaln Fred Foruoft ol tho mount
ia police. From that time until his
trial ne was confined az tho state
for safo-kceping.
Goulot declared chat he engineered
this escnpo himself bat from tho
finding OF steel saws in the cage
where ne rad slept ana Of o large
wrcrch hidden beneath his bed, b. was
TINT negro blacksmith. Sam
IvIc. who had had several visitors
while n j1n awaiting trial also ON
70 charge 81 murder, that Lyle assist
cd him
when on his way to tho ponlton-
.larv for bookkeeping Goulet produc-
.d another aav from his clothing and
turned DO over 90 Undershcriff DICK
Lewis. with the remark that DO
'would not need This now Where
1o got the Saws. aud how he conceal
.d them dcapitr severe searches. has
never been explained.