Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-03-17
GRAVEL's TRIAL.
Is Listened to Daily by Crowds of
People Who Seem Deeply
Interested.

Testimony for the State All in, and the
Defense Opens Before
Noon
The Defense Will try to Prove that
Casa, and Not Gravel,
Killed Artman.
Just before the trial began yester-
day afternoon the mother and wife
of Alex. Gravel came in and took
seats beside him. Mrs. Gravel Jr.,
is only 10 years of age. but owing
to the trouble looks much older. Her
complexion is fair and she is a
pleasant looking lady. Mrs.Artman
entered bringing with her a child and
accompanied by a lady friend. She
is a brunette and being dressed in
mourning looked much older than she
really is. There is a troubled look
on her face, and as she took her seat
inside the railing she was the center
for all eyes. Mrs. Artman has been
i'll most Of the time since the murder,
and she looks rather feeble.
The first witness called for the
state was a young man named
Duclos who testified that on the
evening of Oct. l, he was going from
Grayelville to Little Fails, and when
about five miles east of town met
sNarcisse Gravel ridingln a buggy and
directly behind him two men with a
double team and hay rack on the
wagon. At Eugene Cota's Fleicken-
stein told him about the body in the
road one mile west. He viewed the
body, went to town and notified the
coroner.
John Fleickenstein, farmer from
PielZ, upon direct examination
testified that he was at Little Falls
on Oct. !, and while in the bar room
at the American house he heard
Alex. Gravel say to Casa that we
will kill the referring to
Artman with vile epithet. Witness
found body in road about three
miles from town, and notified Eugene
Gotta, who lives one mile east of that
place. Fleickenstein knew Gravel,
Casa and Artman.
Eugene Gotta was the next witness
called and testified that he resided in
Little Falls town, four. miles east of
city. On eveningof Oct 1, he was mott
fed by Fleckenstein that there was
the body of a man lying in the road
one mile west OF his place. He drove
to the place and recognized the body
as that of Gust Artman. 1t was ly-
ing face up on right side of road
about one foot from wagon
truck. Started for town, and met
Coroner Fortier. Sheriff Houde and
DR.. Wright. DR.. Fortier examined
body, put it in wagon and left for
town.
On cross examination by Jamison
witness stated that he had known
Artman seven or eight years. He
was stouter than Gravel and would
weigh about $50 to 100 pounds.
DR.. Fortier called, and testified
that he had practiced medicine in
Little Falls for twelve years; is cor
oner of Morrison county; knows
Duclos, and was notified by him Of
Oct. l. that there was the body OF a
man near the road about three miles
from town. Notified Sheriff Houde
and they went out accompanied by
Dr.. L. J. Wright. Found body on
right side Of road and recognized it
as that of Gust Artman. Examined
cuts on head and that on thigh
which cut the femoral artery
Brought body to city that night and
an inquest was held. Clothing was
removed by them. Was assisted at
autopsy by Drs. Trace, Dumont and
Paquin.
DR.. Fortier's description, of the
wounds on Artman's body is the
same as that of Dr. O. {. Trace.
Cut on femoral artery caused Art
mans death. A person would bleed
to death in a few seconds if blood
could flow freely, but where the
wound was covered a person might
live five or ten minutes. The other
wounds We're not so bloody, proha-
bly, because they were made after con-
siderable blood had escaped from
body.
On cross examination by Jamison
he stated that the cut on leg was
one inch deep Femoral artery is
from half to one inch under skin. Art.
man would weigh from 100 to 1S(
pounds, was about five feet seven
inches to five feet nine inches in height
Cutin pants was larger than that on
leg. Pants covering wound would
prevent free flow OF blood. Wound
| on leg was cut down and with q
sharp instrument. Showed on Jam.
ison the exact location Of wound in
thigh. Wound on left side ofhead
was cut down, cut over right eye
was not SO bloody; was cut hori
zontally and with q dull instrument
That on stomach was about hall ar
inch long and cut down. Searched
body and found rock in right hiI
pocket OF pants. Rock was pro
-duced and is about the size that
could be easily held in a mans hand
Artman had on two pairs q
pants, shirt, coat and shoes. DR.
did not see pitchfork.
Deputy Sheriff Tanner testified
that he knew Gravel, went to his
house on night Of Oct. |, for lnforma
ton concerning Artman's murder
supposing that Casa had killed him
Gravel was i'll bed on floor, haG
pants and shirt on. Asked him i
Casa and ArtInan had row. HI
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