The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-03
NEGRO FEARS A MOB
Sam Miller Is Insane in the
County Jail.
WANTS TO BE PROTECTED
Afraid That a Woman viii
Identify Him.

one OF the most peculiar forms Of in
sanity which has come to the notice Of
the officers in this city is that which has
developed in a colored man by the name
OF Sam c. Miller. Miller is now confined
IN the county jail and at times is very
violent He has the impression that a
mob is after him for some deed and that
he is soon TO be taken into court to be
identified by a woman. He fears lynch
ing and begs the officers to protect him
and asks that in case he IS identified that
the officers win not let the people take
him. At times the colored man appears
to be improving, but he. seemingly can
not escape from the idea that he is want
ed Miller is colored man about o
years Of age. He has been in the city
a number Of times and is wei known
around town. His home has been in
KIgnshcr and his father is in business
there. Miller came here a few days ago
and was seen onthe street by the officers,
but there was nothing in his Indication
that would indicate that he was unbal-
Rnced mentally. He was around on the
streets with other colored people and
acted rational all OF the time. Friday
afternoon, he stepped up to Detective
Harry Sutton and told him that he wish
cd TO spea kto him. Sutton said an
eight and the two stepped of on one
side Of the street Miller told him that
he had left Kingfsher with two colore3
men for Wichita He stated that they
al got on train going north and at
Peck, Kansas. he was put off of the train
during the night. He aid not see any
thing OF the other men. but sat on the
depot platform for some time. He stated
that he heard a noise in the depot and
thought that some crime had been COM
mitted or was about to be committed and
Immediately thought that it was a danger
Gus position for him to be in. He stated
TO the officer that he started north to-
ward his city and while walking along
the track, he overlook the two colored
men. but they evaded him. He tried to
find them but as he stated 70 the officer
they hid along the track and after he
failed to find them he continued to walk
20 this city. He stated that after he ar
rived here. that he found the two men
here and had often seen them on the
streets.
Sutton heard the story and told the col
ored man that in an hour or two he
ould telegraph the agent at Peck and
ascertain what was wrong or if there had
been any trouble alon gthe road He told
the colored man that he would be at
Towards barn and for him to come there
when the time arrived for them TO go 10
the Rock Island station Sutton went
over TO Towards barn and while he was
sitting in the Office, a short time after
he had been talking to the colored man,
Che same man rushed into the barn and
1qulred for Sutton. When told that he
was in the office, Miller Immediately
opened the door and seeing the officer, ex- /
claimed: "They are after me and I
want you to protect me. The men on
the street want me. You viii protect
me. won't YOU Sutton said that he
would and the colored man talked on at
random. He seemed to stiu have the
idea that some people We're after him and
that woman would identify him. Miller
became so violent IN Towards barn Chat
the officer took him to the police station
tion. He seemed TO thing that if he was
locked up he would be safe. The police I
officers did not think much about the
affair until they found colored man 1
who knew Miller and his circumstance. /
Tt seems that his father has feed yard I
In Klngfsher and that the son had helped I
him to attend TO his business One nieht /
a number Of cattle We're left in the yard /
and The next morning one or two Of them +
were missing. The colored man was /
implicated in the affair and he left Kins- I
fisher Detective sutton wired the sheriff (
at Kingfsher about the matter and st /
was learned that there was a warrant for I
The unfortunate man. Farther than that (
nothing has been heard, although it had (
been expected that The sheriff would DE (
here after the man.
After having been placed In the city
fail Miller became very violent and the /
same idea that he was to be identified (
and that a mob Of people was after him
was urDermost in his mind He was
talked to about the matter and when the
officers told him that he would be pro-
ected Immediately quoted him After tho
officers left he would set violent again.
and It was concluded that it would ne
pest TO remove the man to the county jaD.
When approached about tho matter and
of the decision of the officers,
Miller was much pleased and concluded
hat he would be better or 70 taken there
One Of the FIRST questions asked when DE
vas told that the change would he made
vas. IL the officers would protect him.
They promptly told him Yes. and he ap-
reared satisfied The patrol wagon was
brought around and tho man was placed
n IT, Instead az sitting down In the
seat be got on the bottom Of the wason
md crawled as far under the driver
eat as possible and remained there until