Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-02-26
The WINDOW SMASHER.
Wisconsin Paper Thinks
She Should be

We object to the claim that Maria
Sweeney, the window smasher, Is q
Lacrosse woman, says the Leader and
Press Of that city. La Cross has to
bear great many things, but she is
not the residence of Maria Sweeney.
For the past twenty years this par
italy insane women has not had q
home She has not remained in any
city more than one or two days. unless
in the Jail or asylum, for her appear
ance on the street of any city has u.s.
ually resulted in tn. police swooping
down upon her and hurrying her
aboard the first train with ticket to
the next station, where the same ex-
perience would be repeated. Since she
left her girlhood home on a farm, near
Stevens Point, about twenty-five years
ago, Maria Sweeney, or Ricke, as she
latter called herself, though never
married, has never had "a residence.
It has not been altogether her fault,
for she has been willing to settle
do wn anywhere, but no community
would allow her to stay. and she has
been driven from one city to another
until the .poor, half-witted creature
must at last have come to the conclu-
sion. that there is no rest for her ex-
cept In the grave. Even states have
quarreled about her, and Minnesota
and Wisconsin at one stage were pre-
pairing to go into court to decide the
dispute as to her residence She, how
ever, belongs to Wisconsin, and if che
has any residence it is Portage coun-
! tv, this state. She does not belong to
La Crosse and never lived here She is
partially insane woman, with a
mania..for destructivenss, who has been
bounded from one town to another, for
quarter of century, She should be
placed in an asylum for the incurable
insane.
END OF THE SWINDELL CASE.
The case of J. J. Rassier, charged
with assaulting Geo. Swindell Jan.
21st, came up before Justice Sheldon
Friday morning.
Mr. Swindell testified that Mr..
Raseier struck him with his fist after
some words had passed.
who saw the affair, testified that there
was angry talk between the men, that
Swindell, who stood with his back
toward them, raised his fist to strike
Rassier, but they did not see that he
touched him. With his naked fist
Rassier hit Swindell, who asked for
his cap when he got up and left,
apparently not dazed.
Mr.. Raesier said the trouble started
over an old bill which Swindell had
not paid. Swindell gave him shove
: and he struck him.
Mrs. Swinden testified as to her
husband's illness.
+ The county attorney appeared for
the prosecution and Don. NJ. Cameron
for the defense.
! Mr.. Rassier finally pleaded guilty
to assault in the third degree, and
paid fine and costs
TO OPEN THE WHITE EARTH
RESERVATION.
Pioneer Press: George D. Hamil-
ton, editor of the Detroit Record, who
was at the capitol yesterday, predicted
that before many years the entire
White Earth reservation. comprising
more than 800, 900 acres of rich agri-
cultural lands, will be open ed for set
Element.
Mr.. Hamilton says that as soon
an Indian dies the eighty-acre tract
held by him is offered for sale at auc-
tion for the benefit of his heirs. Aue-
tion sales are held every Monday and
Thousands of acres have already gone
into the hands of white people.
"There is q movement on foot at
Washington to allow each Indian to
select an additional eighty-acre tract
with the privilege Of selling it. The
Indians claim that under q treaty
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