St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-03
CARVED TO DEATH.
Two Farmers Fight in the
Road Near Little Falls,
Minn.
One Uses a Pitehfork and the
Other DeXterous With
a Knife.
The Man With the Knife StabS
His Antagonist to
Death.
A DeadWood Physician Shoots
a Fireman Dead After
a Quarrel.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the Globe.
LITTLE FALLS, Mimi, Oct. "A
most cold-blooded murder was commit
ted last night on the highway leading to
Gravelville, small country village just
east of this place. The scene of the
murder was about three miles out from
this city. August Artman was killed
while on his way home from this city,
where he had been during yesterday.
On their way home were also Narcisse
Gravel, his son Alex and rig, and an
other young man, an Italian. The
story of the Crime
Is as follows: As near as can be ascer-
tanned from reliable authority, Artman
had been to town with a load of hay,
and had a hay rack on his wagon: also
a pitchfork. \. Gravel, his son and
the Italian overlook the murdered man
and III attempting to pass him Artman
asked who was there. Mr.. Gravel re-
piled. When Artman asked who the
rest OF the party was Mr.. Gravel an
swered again, his son putting in saucy
remark. One word led to another, and
Artman said he had good deal of re-
Spect for Gravel. but began calling his
son vile names. who jumped out of his
buggy, and, as Gravel claims. Artman
used his pitchfork on his son. Mr..
Gravel is a
Cripple on Clutches
and consequently could not dismount
from his buggy to separate the parties.
The young Italian did endeavor, so it is
claimed, to separate them, but not until
Artman, the murdered man cried
enough did Gravel induce his son to get
back IN his buggy and drive home, leav-
ing Artman alone. This is the story as
told by Narcisse Gravel, the father.
Artman was stabbed in several places,
but what kind of a weapon was used
cannot be determined from the kind of
wounds inflicted, but it is supposed a
knife must have been used. as there
are at least ten or more wounds, and
very bad, deep ones.
The Fatal stab
was most likely one received in the left
thigh. The cut is deep and about two
inches in length. This thrust severed
an artery, from which it is supposed he
bled to death very quickly. Gravel. the
father of the supposed murderer,
claimed that when leaving Artman he
did not know that Artman was badly
hurt, as it all happened in a rather dark
place about o'clock in the evening, and
he could see nothing that was going on
very distinctly, being at distance
from the participants in the fight.
When Gravel and his son arrived home
the father thought Artman was probably
badly hurt, so he started back, but was
met by party coming from town, who
informed him that Artman had been
found and
Taken 10 Town.
Upon hearing this h. ,turned home,
where the officers found him. His son
Alexander Gravel, the supposed mur-
derer, and the Italian, whose name has
not been learned, were arrested at a late
hour last night and are being held. The
coroner held an inquest last night. The
jury Will convene again tomorrow
morning, at which time they will prob
ably arrive at verdict. The murdered
man leaves a wife and couple of chill
dren. He was about thirty years of age
and was not considered a rough char
acter. Alex Gravel is the son of re-
spectacle parents. well-to-do, and is
Just twenty-five years of age and mar
ried. All are farmers living about ten
miles east of this city, near the town OF
Gravelville.