Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-10-07

stood the ordeal well. a trembling
Of the lips could be noticed, though,
and a nervous clenching Of the fingers
ais he looked strait before him over
the body Of the corpse.
4 County attorney Lindberg, after
informing him that he did not have
to answer questions, asked him If he
recognized the face OF the dead.
Dropping hisleyes to the body and
looking closely at the face, after
what seemed q long time he answer
ed in the affirmative. -
Whose is it?' was asked.
81 guess it is Gust Artman," came
the feeble answer through trembling
lips. -....-, -,
"When did you see him last %
Last Saturday."
And in answer to further question
ing he stated that he did not have a
fight with the deceased, although ad-
hitting that they had some slight
trouble while going home. Casta
and his father were with him, but
there was no one else. He had not
got onto Artmann's wagon, and the
last he had seen of him he was in the
road.
The prisoner was then taken back
to the county Jail and the autopy
commenced.
THE INQUEST.
At O'Clock, the time announced
for the inquest to be held, so great
was the interest in the case that
every seat in the court room was oc-
cupied. Narcisse Gravel, father of
the accused, was present and sat be-
side Attorney r. W. Lyons, whom he
has engaged to defend his son. He
occupied the time before the proceed
ings were opened by reading the
morning papers.
The following jurors were impan
nelled by Coroner Fortier: Joseph
Gross, John Kerich, Earnest Kaest-
ner, Henry Bentfeld, William O'Shea
and Martin Besson.
The prisoner was not present dur
ing the inquest.
The first witness called was Sheriff
Houde. He stated that he found the
body of Gust Artmann Saturday
evening about 8 O'Clock on the Rich
Prairie road and brought it to the
city. Nothing new was elected from
the sheriff.
DR.. L. J. Wright testified to going
out. with the coroner Saturday even
ing and assisted in bringing it to the
city. He was present at the post
mortem examination. He was not
called upon to describe the wounds.
The body was lying on the back,
cross-ways OF the road with the
arms slightly extended. The face,
hands and clothing were covered
with blood and dirt.
DR.. o. G.. Trace, deputy coroner,
was the next witness examined. His
evidence was as to the result of the
post mOrtem examination.
The report OF the physicians con-
Quoting the autopsy was as follows:
An incision from Il sharp instrument
in the upper third Of left leg, cutting
through the skin and all tissues, pene-
trating and cutting into the profonda
fem erals, the largest branch of the
femoral artery, the wound being
two and half inches long and gap
ed one inch. There was also a
wound over the stomach, three and
a quarter long, and abrasion of the
skin on the right side three inches
long, one on the right leg and one
over fourth false rib on the right
side about one-half on inch in dame
ter. =.
There was cut on the right tenn
poral bone two inches above the eye
two inches in length and to the bone,
and one two inches over the left ear.
There was in addition a wound
two inches long on the poslear por-
ton of the right temporal bone and
the tissues bruised from a blow.
The brain was taken out and exam
ined and found in normal condition.
The lungs and heart were also taken
out and carefully examined and found
to be normal. The same was found
in regard to the stomach and Wis.,
eera.
Dr.. Trace in his testimony stated
that in his opinion death was caused
by the wound in the thigh, which
cut an artery A person might live
ten minutes after receiving the
wound, but could not defend himself
from attack after five minutes. None
OF the other wounds were sufficient
to cause death. He was positive
that such q wound as caused Art
mans death could not be made by a
pitchfork. 1t had been made by a
knife blade two and a quarter inches
or two and a half in length.
DR.. Paquin was then called and
IcOrrobrated the statements made by
DIR. Trace.
A sad feature in connection with
the murder is the distressingly sad
circumstances in which Mrs. Art
mann is left. She is about to become
a mother, and it is feared the shock
of her husbands death will endangel
her life. She is left In very poor cir
cumstances and has three children.
From Tuesdays Daily.
-rhe inquest on the body of Gust
Artmann, who was found murdered
Saturday night on the Rich Prairie