Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1893-03-17

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fight with Artman who struck him
with fork, he took it from him and
struck Artman with it; am on
friendly terms with Gravel and go
there frequently. Saw, cut on his
head but did not notice clothing.
He wanted to go back and have
another fight. We went out in The
yard and Gravel said to Casa, 81
broke one blade of your knife on the
- ---:" spoke as lift was Casa's
knife, was four or six feet away
when he said so.
On cross examination he stated
that he was not in bed when Mrs.
Gravel called him. Those at Gravels
when he went in We're n. Gravel and
wife, defendant and wife, Casa and
Alexis wife's sister. GravePs head
was cut and bleeding andhis mother
was washing off the blood. Did not
noticeif he was bloody elsewhere, we
had been tostable and conversation
took place when we were coming
back, was four to six feet from
Gravel when conversation about
knife took place. When asked to
give exact words he repeated what
had been previously stated, and said
he was not sure but thought they
were the exact words:> When asked
by Lyon if anything was said there
with reference to Artman, council for
state objected. He said that Gravel
wanted him to see if Artman was
hurt. He started to find out and
| met a man who said that Artman
had been taken to town Casa was
with me and then went home. = .
| On being examined by Jamison he
stated that Casa had said he thought
Artman WAS dead. : Gravel wanted
to go back and have the fight out.
1t was now $50 p. m. and the
defense asked thatcourt be adjourned
until ga. ~, but Judge Scarle wished
to finish the case as soon as possible
and court adjourned to 1870 p. m,
At the evening session the court
room was crowded as usual and
ladies were to be seen in all parts OF
the house.
| The first witness called was Sheriff
Houde who testified as to being
notified by the coroner and to going
out and finding body of Artman,
was not present when clothing was
removed from body was not at Jail
when Gravel was broughtin. When
taken to Office there was blood ON
shirt and pants. Got him new suit
and took old ones. Saw him in town
on day OF murder. Think he wore
same clothing as when arrested.
Gravels' clothes We're brought in,
identified by the sheriff, and offered
in evidence. They were examined
and dark spots were found on shirt
and pants. Coroner talked with
Gravel at jail office and Gravel told
him that Artman struck him with
the fork and that he Gravel after
wards struck Artman with the same
fork AS near as could make out
he said Artman struck the first blow.
Pitchfork brought in and offered as
evidence. Looked at Casa sclothire
but did not see any blood. Think
he wore sameclothing as when saw
him in town. Got the pitchfork
from Adolph Lafond, ST..
|, On cross examination the sheriff
stated that he thought Casa had
same pants on when brought to Jail
that he wore the day previous; was
not sure about shirt. Did not pay
much attention to his clothing. Saw
condition of Gravel's clothing and
cut on head. Did not notice cut on
face
| DR.. Wright was with Tanner when
arrest was made and upon .examina-
ton his statements as to the arrest
were about the same as the deputy
He examined and recognized shirt,
pan Clllu SllOCS CLc CllOoS lHdC vi q ' Z
wore when arrested Was present
when clothing was removed from
Artman. Here the clothing OF Art
man was identified by, DR.. Wright
Was present when white hat was
found 800 feet west of body, also
| when black hat was found 400 feet
east of body. When we passed Art.
mans place Gravel said I'VE ought
to go in and give him a drink" DR.
Wright kept the minutes at coroner's
inquest.
| On cross examination his testi
mony was the same. 4.
! DR.. O.C. Trace was called and test
flied that he was the physician who
had charge Of the autopsy. He ther
testified from his report at time o
J inquest which is as follows:
! Al incision from a sharp instru
ment in the upper third OF the lef
leg, cutting through the skin and al
tissues, penetrating and cutting into
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branch of the fernoral artery, thu
wound being two and one halfinche!
long and gaped one inch. There was
also a wound over the stomach
three and quarter long, and abra
sion Of the skin on the right sid
three inches long, one on the RICH
leg and one over fourth false rib OF
: the right side about one half OF al
L. inch in diameter.
There was a cut OH the right TEN
poral bone two inches above the ey,
two inches in length and to the bone
and one two inches oyer the left ear
There was in addition wount
two inches long on the postear tpor
ton OF the right temporal bone ant
the tissues bruised from blow
The brain was taken out and exam
, ined and found in Il normalcondition
The lungs and heart We're also takel
out and carefully examined and fOnnt
to be normal The same was fount
in regard to the stomach and viscera
II His testimony as to the time ;
{ man would live after. receiving sucl
!, a wound was the same as that of DR.
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