Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1889-08-09
From the Sank Rapids Free Press, Aug. 2.
SERIOUS AFFRAY AT RIGGS.
Station Agent Beckman Serious
Z ~ Injured.

Last Tuesday morning F., W. Beck
man, Of Rices, was rendered uncon-
scious for sc hours by q blow from the
fist of John Gazette, merchant Of that
place. According to Mr.. Gazette's: side
ofthe story he went to the depot to get
duplicate Of afreight bill. and was re-
fused by the agent. who ordered him
out Of the Office. Upon Gazette refns-
ing to go out the agent advanced toward
him, kicked at him and forced Gazette
almost to the door when Gazette struck
him with his left hand on the neck,
Beckman falling heavily to the floor,
striking his head very hard. This hap
pened about 8 a. m. and Beckman; re-
manned unconscious until nearly noon
OF the following day. .<.,.
Sheriff Quinn went to Rices Tuesday
noon and zreturned the same day
Wednesday, County Attorney Sem and
the sheriff went up but no arrest was
made. No one saw the affair and as the
attending physician, DR.. Rathburn,
would permit no one to interview Beck
man, we are unable to give his side of
the story which many people at Rices
think will differ materially from tina
told by Gazette.
Mr.. Beckman was young man high
ly respected and was but recently mar
ried. HIS health has been poor for
ong time and his weak appearance
would indicate that it would not take
much of a blow to "knock him out"
Public opinion at Rices is against Ga
zette, and should Mr.. Beckman die
here is no telling what might happen;
but We have faith in the good people Of
Rices that they will: do nothing RASH
Mr.. Gazette is an industrious business
man and feels very bad over the affair.
Since the above was in type we learn
that ". P. Rcmer, editor of the St.
Cloud Nordstern, and who is a friend
and old class man of Beckman accompa-
MED by physician visited him yester-
day but was refused admission to his
presence by the learned doctor in at
tendance. Late last evening Mr.. Rem
er swore out a warrant before Justice |
Moody for the arrest OF Gazette. Sheriff |
Quinn went up on the midnight train |
and brought Mr.. Gazette down on the
early train. The prisoner was arraigned |
before Justice Moody this morning and
through his attorney, D. 4. Calhoun,
plead not guilty. The case was con-
tinued by consent until Monday, Aug.
18th. The court fixed the bond of the
prisoner at $3.50 which was promptly
Parties who have been permitted to
see Mr.. Beckman say he is verv sick
man and that back of his left ear ap.
pears large black and blue spot. Mr..
Beckman is unable to give any account
Of the affair and labors under the i'm
preston that he is sick with cholera
morbus.
st. Cloud Tim es: John Coates re-
turned last night from a trip up the
Crow river, where he has been several
days looking after his logging interests.
His second drive is now within about
four miles Of the Mississippi and
it is expected that it will reach
the mouth of the Grow river
early next week. The river becomes
wider and more shallow as it approach
es the Mississippi, and FOR this reason
driving is necessary very slow. The
drive is now passing over sand bar
it is necessary TO build what are known
as "horse dams' in order to make any
progress at all. These dams are built
by piling up logs below the drive and as
the water backs up the logs above are
driven over the bar. The horse dams
are no relation to Spokane, and conse-
quently the work progresses very
slowly.