The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03
LONE LOVELORN SQUAW
WELCOMED WARRIOR COOK.
He Moved In and Tarried Seven Years
Like Jacob of Old-Trtbal
Question Involved.

REPUBLIC sPEc1AL
Syracuse, n. Y, May 1.-The Spirit OF
Garangula, tbs great onondasa Indian or
ator, must have lowered about Judge Ross
chamber in the afternoon.
Heap much red man was there. and there
was heap much talk.
It was the opening Of the arSunent and
the first proceeding to Gust all Indians not
Onondagans from the reservation. Every
body who had anything to say was asked to
come in to say 1t. The rear seats looked
like a treaty conference. and red. COM
| plex,on and trimmings predominated.
If it wasn't for the principle involved 1t
might nave been easy to decide Andrew
Cooks case. He was the first one picked
out to be removed, and the allegation was
made that he wasn't an especially good In
| dian to keep around, although he did have
a pretty onondaga squaw for a wife. 1t
was alleged that Cook loved heap lot FIRE
! water.
! Ja,rus Pierce moved in the case. COM
planning at the white mans big wigwam at
| Albany. The matter was referred to Indian
would nave to come before Judge Ross any
way, he just shifted the burden at once.
Mr.. Pinckney said that it would be diff
cult to tell where the case would end be,
cause of the mixture Of tribes, 1t was said
$50 Indians were involved, and there were
intermarriages and what-not, mostly what
not, that were obstacles. Many of these
Indians have built the homes in which they
live. II there is a removal ordered, 1t Is the
Sheriff'S duty to do 1t.
When the case was called there was Henri
B. Clark present for tho District Attorneys
office. John Conway for Jalrus Pierce and
Superintendent of Indian Schools w. w:
Newman for Mr.. Cook. There was a lot OF
preliminary arSument, Indian and other.
wise. Cook denied the charges against
h;r, onH for him yrog rnila3 nninfS Ql 10
treaties. etc.
Mr.. Newman objected to the remark in a
newspaper written by an onondaga, that he
himself could even marry an ,Onolaasa
squaw. He said he was reminded of the
bad INDIAN who. 1850 years ago. took q
certain person to a high hill and told him
he would give him ali if he would follow
him. The Indian chiefs to-day were like
that. bad Indian they couldn't deliver the
to say about it. Mr.. Newman also nailed
other assertions against his having proper
ty at the reservation. He showed a pos
sessory title.
He then referred to the treaty Of l7s
and said the chiefs themselves had violated
this treaty. 1t was denied that COOK wa:
his points arranged in true lawyer-like fash
ion. only with more latitude. He said tina
IL Cook was an intruder then GOD Almighty
was an intruder. for he yearly intrude.
babies on this reservation that are no
Onondagas. and he should be represented
in this proceeding.
LII liC 1iit.dIi liz th~'>
families represented that were Onondaga
and forty-two that were not Onondagas. l
was also urged that only a majority o
chiefs could make this petition. and as Their
were twenty-six on the reservation, 1t wa
questioned il fourteen had signed the pc
tition.
looking Indian, and, spoke excellent English
He said he was a st. Regis Indian and wa
born at Hogansburs. Franklin County. II!
receives an annuity from the State. Cool
said he was hired to a white man for s.
a month and didn't work on the reserva
lived with. She had the mouse.
81 found sauaw. empty wigwam. I move
in!". admitted Cook. II drink when I'm dry
about twice a month; l been there ssve'
Ridges now. that's all. 1 fight once wit
Indian. but not Onondaga. and I lick him..
Mrs. Cook pro tenn. offered to give eH
dence. as she was In court. but 1t was no
taken. The matter was held open. so tina
the court could have more proof II h
wished. He took the papers in the case. a
though he said he believed that a trib
should be free from trespassers. Many es
timab.e Indians had settled on the land
and they ought not to be harrassed or dis
turhed. II there was any help for it.